Maximize your support.
Maintain your independence.

At Erie Street, we provide founder-led companies the resources needed to achieve next-level growth — while preserving the entrepreneurial courage and spirit needed to get to the next level.

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Our approach to your growth:
the founder’s friend.

An alternative to traditional private equity, Erie Street provides founders a unique blend of strategic capital and transformational guidance, creating a new kind of partnership model for growth.

Founder experience

In today’s transformational environment, high-growth companies need an empathetic partner who has been there, done that. Founders also often need a fresh injection of the entrepreneurial courage they had when they first started out.

Boundless partnership

We are fully committed to knowing your business inside and out. From the co-creation of a future vision to side-by-side activation, it’s a level of engagement that spans whiteboards to board rooms.

Warm, patient capital

Backed by our network of 45+ family offices, we define a future vision and work to realize outsized outcomes — even if that’s outside typical time frames. Transforming services-led companies takes time, but also results in more lasting advantages.

Cultural alignment

Our team of business-builders bring kindness, curiosity, and courage to our work. We see the people inside the organization as partners — and that means spending time with and making decisions with those same people.

We’ve been in your shoes.
And your chair. And your situation.

financial situation - boot-strapped businesses

We’ve boot-strapped businesses on a budget. We’ve navigated turbulent times. And we’ve rallied employees around ambitious growth initiatives. If you’re looking for a partner with first-hand experience, and the empathy to help you manage similar situations, look no further than Erie Street.

Experience true partnership
without limits.

What we look for in a founder is a desire and an interest in transformation. We are not the kind of partners who show up every eight weeks and come to a board meeting. We’re very engaged. And we’re looking for a partner that lights up when that type of engagement happens.

Jerry Graunke

President, Erie Street

Four focus areas on the path
to next-level growth.

Leadership and talent: Investing in people

We specialize in business services organizations — so people are at the center of everything. Working closely with our partners at Lacey Lake Leadership, we unlock business potential by identifying possibilities, attracting talent, and retaining and inspiring teams.

Talent strategy
Executive search
Human capital management

Revenue enhancement: Designing for growth

Growth by design starts with a vision for what success looks like for the business – both quantitatively and qualitatively. Based on a shared vision, we build a strategy and prioritized roadmap, as well as help build the teams and programs to get there.

Growth vision and strategy
Go-to-market and business development strategy
Marketing communications advisory

Operational efficiency: Driving excellence

Sound operations are the foundation of any growing organization. We partner to ensure your teams, systems, and processes are fit to scale efficiently as your business grows.

Finance and accounting infrastructure
Client delivery model
IT optimization

M&A: Increasing market share

We bring 30+ years of experience successfully starting, buying, and selling businesses. Our partnerships with institutional investors and family offices provide the capital, resources, and expertise to drive growth and support management.