Third South Capital

What We Do

Third South Capital is a permanent holding company that acquires, builds, and operates profitable businesses.

What We Believe

AI should support people, not replace them. We build tools that help people do more work that matters. If a project's goal is cutting jobs, we're not the right firm.
Effective AI needs shared buy-in. The most effective projects create shared excitement on a team.
People in the loop. AI can save teams time, but important decisions remain theirs.
Ownership stays with the operator. From training to data, core competencies and operations should live with the business.
AI deployment must be thoughtful. Not all projects are a good fit for AI. We focus on the ones that are.

We believe human-centered AI projects can help software and software-enabled businesses scale effectively while generating value for our holding company and the team members we work with.

Our Portfolio

EntryThingy, a leading gallery and call management software for arts organizations
Blue Canary Software, a suite of several Zendesk applications used by thousands of agents
Icon Horse, the easiest way for developers to retrieve icons for a given URL
Clipboard History Pro, a browser plugin for managing your clipboard history
Shopping Cart Apps, a Shopify app for syncing e-commerce tools with advertisers
Third South Solutions, a boutique consultancy deploying AI solutions in partnership with people

We focus on two different kinds of companies:

Software Businesses

Vertical and niche SaaS with 70%+ recurring revenue, teams under 10, and 5+ years of operating history. We don't buy pre-revenue or unprofitable growth businesses.