Search Fund Partners

Search Fund Partners invests in small, profitable companies and builds on the proven success of the search fund model, where entrepreneurs are funded to find, acquire and manage a profitable company. The firm focuses on well-managed companies with a history of profits and significant growth potential.

Dave Carver, Co-founder

David spent thirty years as a technology executive, including CEO of HiFive! and Hipbone Networks, EVP and GM at Network Associates, COO of Network General, and a decade at Hewlett-Packard. He has served on many portfolio boards and holds an MBA from Stanford and a BS in Mathematics from the University of Arkansas.

Rich Kelley, Co-founder

Rich co-founded Search Fund Partners in 2004 and has been a search fund investor since 1994. His experience includes CFO of Score Learning Centers, CEO of the San Jose Giants, and early investments in Coinstar, PLX Technology and Corcept Therapeutics. He holds a BA and MBA from Stanford.

Jim Edmunds

Jim joined Search Fund Partners in 2008 after acquiring and running Celebrity Kids Portrait Studios through the search fund model. He was previously at McKinsey & Company and Bear Stearns, and holds an MBA from Stanford (Siebel Scholar) and an AB in History from Harvard.