We are operators first, investors second, who have built and sold search-acquired companies.

Our team has run search-acquired businesses, exited them, and invested in more than 50 others. Our Operating Mentor network extends that reach across eleven more former search operators. We bring this experience to every searcher we back.

We built Searchers Fund to be the best board members and mentors our searchers will ever have.

  • 100+

    Searchers
    Backed

  • 50+

    Companies
    Invested

  • 11

    Operating
    Mentors

  • 20+

    Years of Search
    Fund Experience

  • 300+

    CEO’s & Searchers
    Mentored

  • Ned Tomasevic

    GENERAL PARTNER

    A seasoned search fund investor and operator, Ned acquired EZRack in 2015 through a traditional search fund and subsequently sold the company two times over the next 8 years. Following his latest exit, he divides his time as a board member, mentor, coach, and investor, helping searchers and CEOs live their dreams. Ned received his MBA and MA in foreign policy from the University of Michigan.

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  • Giacomo Prandelli

    PRINCIPAL

    Giacomo is the former COO of a search fund-acquired vertical software company, that exited in 2025. Earlier in his career, he worked as an investor and M&A investment banker. He holds an MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

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  • Michael Grabenstein

    INVESTMENT ADVISOR

    Mike is a successful private equity investor and former searcher who acquired and exited his company. He brings 20+ years of investing and operating experience in the search fund space. He earned his MBA at The University of Chicago Booth.

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  • CEO's & Operators

    OPERATING MENTORS

    Strong mentorship has been a hallmark of the most successful searches. Our OM’s are successful former searcher-CEOs’' who fill that gap, mentoring our searchers, serving on boards, and being thought-leaders in the space.

    Meet the OM's

Our Values

By providing clear & honest feedback and doing the right thing for searchers, we build relationships that last a life time 

  • We prioritize the development of the searcher over short term wins and strive to do the right thing

  • We believe in open and honest communication, encouraging independent thinking from an operator's perspective

  • We mentor first-time CEOs, helping them grow their business and supporting them throughout their journey to a better life