Business Services
Professional services, recruiting, HR, finance and operational infrastructure behind resilient companies.
The McLeod Family Investment Company
Growing enduring companies for future generations.
LL McLeod Capital is the McLeod family's long-term investment company — founded by operators, rooted in the Pacific Northwest, and focused on businesses that help entrepreneurs succeed.
Our Investment Thesis
We invest in the systems that help entrepreneurs grow.
Entrepreneurs create real value. We focus on the businesses that help them operate, expand, protect and compound it.
We are not chasing quick exits. We back enduring companies with strong fundamentals, practical use of technology and room to get better for a very long time.
Trust & Identity
Identity, compliance, risk and digital trust systems that help entrepreneurs move with confidence.
Financial Services
Banking, payments, lending, insurance and the systems businesses depend on to grow responsibly.
Business Software
Software, workflow tools and AI that make ambitious operators measurably better over time.
Acquisitions
Established businesses with real customers, recurring revenue and room to compound for another decade.
What We Do
Three ways we partner with great operators.
01
Invest
Backing exceptional founders and businesses with patient capital and long-range conviction.
02
Acquire
Buying enduring companies and building on what already makes them trusted.
03
Advise
Helping operators navigate technology, acquisitions, strategy and the next chapter of growth.
About
Built by operators. Investing with a family horizon.
LL McLeod Capital is the long-term investment company of the McLeod family, founded by Andrew McLeod.
Andrew is the Co-Founder and CEO of Certn, a global identity verification and background screening company built by operators who understand trust at scale.
We are building wealth for future generations of the McLeod family through businesses that do more than just make money — businesses that create jobs, strengthen communities and make entrepreneurship more possible.
The best long-term outcomes come from trust, patience and backing the right people for the right reasons.
Portfolio
A small, deliberate collection of enduring businesses.
TBA
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Why Founders Partner With Us
A founder's approach to long-term capital.
Operator Experience
We've built companies ourselves, so our advice is grounded in real operating decisions.
Long-Term Capital
We invest with decades in mind and make decisions accordingly.
Technology Mindset
We look for businesses that can use software and AI to widen their edge over time.
Acquisition Expertise
Deep experience sourcing, financing and integrating businesses with discipline.
Founder Friendly
Flexible structures built around the entrepreneur and the quality of the company.
Trusted Network
Relationships across operators, buyers, advisors and technology leaders.
Our Approach
Great businesses are built patiently — over decades, not quarters.
We move at the speed of conviction. Every step is designed to compound trust, judgement and value across the long arc of a company's life.
Step 01
Find
Identify exceptional businesses with durable fundamentals.
Step 02
Invest
Commit patient capital and align around the long term.
Step 03
Build
Partner on operations, systems and strategic decisions.
Step 04
Acquire
Use disciplined M&A to expand capability and reach.
Step 05
Scale
Strengthen product, team and market position over time.
Step 06
Compound
Create lasting value for founders, employees and future generations.
Looking For
The kinds of businesses we actively seek.
01Founder-led businesses
02Business services
03AI companies
04Vertical SaaS
05Technology-enabled services
06Financial technology
07Recurring revenue businesses
08Succession opportunities
We invest in businesses that help entrepreneurs build better businesses.
Contact
Let's build something enduring.
Whether you're raising capital, exploring an acquisition, or looking for a long-term partner, we'd love to hear from you.
Victoria, British Columbia · Canada