Lab One Capital

Lab One Capital is a permanent holding company dedicated to acquiring exceptional founder-led and family-owned businesses in Western Canada. Founded by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, we partner with proven mid-career operators to buy, build, and hold businesses permanently creating lasting value for our partners, employees, and the communities we serve. We are a team of self-made, lifelong entrepreneurs passionate about identifying and unlocking value in every business we acquire. Our first-hand founder, operator, and private equity experience allows us to place our own dedicated CEOs armed with proprietary private equity playbooks and resources into a segment of the market that is typically underserved by professional equity capital providers. While Lab One Capital operates similarly to a private equity firm in that we buy equity of private companies, we differ from traditional private equity and search funds in several key ways: 1) Operator-first investment approach – We begin by identifying industry-leading SME operating partners in each vertical, and then collaboratively reverse-engineer a search process to source businesses that align with their expertise and Lab One’s investment focus; 2) Forever hold strategy – We follow a permanent hold philosophy, investing with no intention to exit and viewing profit as a measure of value creation rather than value extraction; and 3) Investing our own capital – Our equity investments are comprised exclusively of our own capital earned through our own successful entrepreneurial endeavors in the past. Simply put, we are a collection of builders committed to creating enduring value. We have an active and profitable portfolio, enhanced by industry-leading SME operators and support systems, and deeply enjoy our work. With an active mandate of buying family-held companies paired with our constant pursuit of better, we are committed to being the purchaser of choice for retiring business owners in Western Canada.