Aleph Fund V | 2026 VC Fund

Aleph

Status

ACTIVE

Global HQ

Brooklyn Center, United States

Countries of investment

United States
Canada

Investment stages

Series A
Series B
Growth

Industries

Residential Painting
Home Services
Trades
Consumer Services
Skilled Trades

About
Aleph Ventures is a Brooklyn Center-based holding company focused on investing in, building, and acquiring painting companies across North America. Their focus spans residential painting, home services, and adjacent trades across the United States and Canada. The firm supports painting company owners from Series A through growth stages.

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Max check size: $25M
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Investment Thesis

Aleph Ventures is a Series A to growth stage private equity and holding company deploying capital across residential painting and home services sectors. They partner with painting company owners through minority, majority, or full exit transactions to bring vested management, technology, and operational infrastructure that scale businesses beyond $10M in annual revenues. The firm differentiates itself through 24 partner companies generating $70M+ in revenue with an average of 30% growth in first year of partnership, driven by their proprietary operating system and hands-on execution model.

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Manager's Experience

Founded by Haakon Hansen (Founder and CEO) as an investment and holding company focused on acquiring, building, and investing in painting companies across North America. Team of vested management professionals with a decade of assembling operators and strategists. Portfolio of 24 partner painting companies generating $70M+ in combined revenue with average 30% growth in first year of partnership. Model partners with owners through minority (40-49%), majority (81%+), or full exit transactions bringing operational infrastructure, technology, and vested management. Based in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.