A search fund accelerator for the public good
Invest in the businesses your town runs on.
We back entrepreneurs to take over and grow local businesses that would otherwise close. It’s one of the most direct ways to put money to work in a local economy.
What your region gets
A direct lever on the local economy
Local businesses stay open
Suppliers keep a customer, the high street keeps its shops and the know-how stays in town.
New cash flow, more GDP
A business that grows instead of closing adds output, payroll and tax revenue to the region.
Fewer people out of work
Every job kept is an unemployment benefit the public doesn’t have to pay.
Aim it where it matters
Focus on a commercial corridor, a town or a sector, and measure the results within a year.
Less waste than starting over
Renewing a working business skips the cost of closing it and building a new one to do the same job.
Talent stays local
Ambitious people get a reason to build their careers where they live, and the region stays competitive.
Alongside venture funding
An addition to your innovation budget
Innovation funds and venture subsidies back new companies. Turnaround is built to sit alongside them and reach the established businesses they were never designed for.
Ways to take part
Three ways in
Public funders
Fund searcher salaries in your region, and get reporting on every business they take over.
Philanthropy
Back a cohort, a new chapter or the bootcamp, and see exactly where it went.
Acquisition capital
Invest in the deals themselves, in one of the strongest-performing asset classes in private markets.
Bring Turnaround to your region.
A search fund accelerator for the public good