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.
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.
Businesses Empowered by Software & AI
Businesses where we can use technology to make a large, positive impact on a team and its operations. We target $2mm+ of EBITDA and 5+ years of operating history.
Who's Behind This
Colin Burns, public markets and capital allocation.
Justin Duke, software engineering and SaaS.
Myles Marino, early-stage operations.
Harrison Roday, business operations, finance, and deal execution.
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Have a business we should consider acquiring? Please reach out. We aim to move quickly.
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