780-952-1146

Permanent Capital · Vertical Software

We buy software businesses and hold them forever.

RidgeMark Capital acquires vertical market software companies from founders who built something worth keeping. No restructuring mandates. No exit timelines. Just long-term partnership with the teams that made it work.

Buy
Hold
Grow
Never Sell

40+

Software companies acquired

∞

Intended holding period

M+

Minimum ARR considered

90

Days avg. close timeline

Our Philosophy

Built differently. Held permanently.

Most acquirers have a fund life. They buy companies, optimize them for a secondary sale, and move on. We think that’s the wrong model for software businesses that serve specialized markets with deep customer relationships.

We operate with permanent capital meaning there is no obligation to sell. Our businesses stay within the RidgeMark portfolio indefinitely, led by their existing management teams, allowed to compound over decades rather than quarters.

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No sale. Ever.

We don’t buy companies to flip them. There’s no exit pressure, no fund expiration date, no strategic acquirer waiting in the wings. When we say permanent, we mean it.

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Management stays.

We are not operators. We are capital partners. The people who built the company and know its customers remain in control of the day-to-day. We provide capital, guidance, and access to our operating network.

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Vertical market focus.

We specialize in software that serves a single, defined industry construction, healthcare administration, agriculture, logistics, legal, and beyond. Narrow market, high retention, durable revenue.

What We Offer

More than capital. A long-term operating partner.

The transaction is the beginning of the relationship, not the end. Once we acquire a company, we remain actively engaged sharing playbooks across our portfolio, supporting management on strategic decisions, and enabling the kind of patient compounding that private equity timelines rarely permit.

Acquisition & Transition

We acquire controlling interests in vertical software companies, typically from founders seeking liquidity, retirement, or a succession partner. Our process is fast, confidential, and minimally disruptive to the business.

Operational Partnership

Post-close, RidgeMark works alongside portfolio management on pricing strategy, sales process improvement, product roadmap prioritization, and talent acquisition drawing on patterns from across our portfolio.

Growth Capital

Need to add engineering capacity, expand to a new geography, or make a tuck-in acquisition? We deploy additional capital into portfolio companies when the opportunity warrants it without the pressure of a return timeline.

Succession Planning

For founders who want to step back but ensure their business survives them, we offer thoughtful leadership transitions often keeping the founder in a board or advisory seat while installing management capable of carrying the company forward.

Tuck-In Acquisitions

We actively source and execute add-on acquisitions for portfolio companies expanding their product capabilities, customer base, or market reach through consolidation in their vertical.

Portfolio Network

Portfolio companies gain access to a peer network of 40+ software businesses sharing vendor relationships, go-to-market learnings, executive talent pipelines, and the accumulated institutional knowledge of the RidgeMark platform.

Acquisition Criteria

What we look for.

We focus on a narrow profile of software business one that has already demonstrated product-market fit, sticky revenue, and defensible positioning within its vertical. We are not turnaround investors.

If your business fits the parameters below, we’d like to hear from you. We move quickly, sign NDAs on day one, and give honest feedback within two weeks of a first conversation.

Revenue Profile

M – 0M ARR

Gross Retention

85%+ annual

Geography

North America, UK, ANZ

Growth Profile

Stable to growing preferred

Revenue Type

Recurring or subscription-based

Market Focus

Single vertical or niche

Business Type

B2B (SMB to mid-market)

Deal Type

Full or majority buyouts

Investment philosophy

RidgeMark operates on a fundamental principle:

We acquire enterprise software companies with the intention of keeping them forever. This permanent capital model shapes everything we do, from evaluating potential acquisitions to supporting portfolio companies post-acquisition.
We look for established enterprise software businesses with strong market positions, proprietary software, loyal customer bases, and potential for continued growth.

STEP 01

Long-term value creation

Without pressure to sell portfolio companies, we make decisions that build value over decades, not just quarters.

STEP 02

Founder legacy preservation

We maintain what makes each company special – its culture, mission, and customer relationships.

STEP 03

Operational enhancement

We improve without interfering, providing resources and expertise that accelerate growth while respecting company autonomy.

STEP 04

Sustainable growth

We balance ambitious growth goals with sustainable business practices for long-term success.

Get In Touch

You built something worth keeping. So will we.

If you’re a founder thinking about your next chapter whether that’s full retirement, a partial liquidity event, or simply finding a steward who won’t undo what you built we’d like to talk.

Conversations are confidential. There's no obligation, no banker involved, and no pitch deck required.

Email

jim@ridgemarkcapital.ca

Phone

780-952-1146

Location

Alberta, Canada