We understand perfection is fantasy, imperfection is opportunity and that the only constant in the world is change. We believe successful organizations are those that operate best in a fluid environment.

These views shape Lock 8’s investment strategy and our holistic, hands-on approach to consistently building valuable businesses.

Lock 8 Partners makes control investments in small-scale B2B SaaS businesses — and helps enhance operations to achieve their full potential. Our investment thesis focuses on sourcing below-the-radar companies that have solid products and stable businesses, but which have generally under-indexed in their go-to-market efforts. We avoid hyper-competitive bidding situations and seek to build value in investments by deploying a proven and replicable operating model developed over two decades (and counting). We work with owner-operators who are looking for attractive options to achieve liquidity or exit, while finding the right partner to help their businesses scale.

We are neither day-to-day overseers nor once-in-a-quarter directive-givers. We are active collaborators who work with leadership teams to collectively and thoughtfully drive results by applying an operating framework built around the needs of key stakeholders. We reject a one-size-fits-all approach but believe in a core set of disciplines critical to all growing businesses. The Lock 8 operating model enables consistent and scalable success, while embracing the uniqueness of each business, market and situation.