The Found & Funded Podcast
Found & Funded, the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition podcast for searchers by search experts, where we explore the route to business ownership without having that million dollar idea.
Episodes
37 episodes
Episode 6: Backing the next generation of CEOs: Inside Orca Equity Partners
In the Season 3 finale of the Found & Funded Podcast, Carl Lundberg is joined by Jo Cockburn and Sandy Farmer, co-founding partners of Orca Equity Partners.Orca is an entrepreneurial investment firm backing the next generation of CEO...
Trailer: Episode 6 'Backing the next generation of CEOs: Inside Orca Equity Partners'
What does the future of entrepreneurship through acquisition look like?For the Season 3 finale of Found & Funded, Carl Lundberg sits down with Jo Cockburn and Sandy Farmer, Co-Founding partners at Orca Equity Partners, to explore the...
Episode 5: Lessons from a leading search fund investor with Jan Simon
In this episode of the Found & Funded Podcast, we’re joined by Jan Simon, an investor, academic, and all-round leading voice in the global search fund industry.To say Jan has a diverse background is something of an understatement. F...
Trailer: Episode 5 'Lessons from a leading Search Funds Investor, Jan Simon'
Jan Simon has spent his career leading, investing, teaching, and helping entrepreneurs succeed.In this episode of Found & Funded, he shares his perspective on: - What investors look for in search fund entrepreneurs- T...
Episode 4: Why I bought a healthcare marketing agency: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition with Ben Marcilhacy
In this episode of The Found & Funded Podcast, host Carl Lundberg is joined by Ben Marcilhacy, CEO of HMDG.Born and raised in France, Ben’s career has taken him from Google to Harvard’s MBA programme, tech startups, and now, entrepre...
Trailer: Episode 4 'Why I bought a healthcare marketing agency: ETA with Ben Marchilhacy'
What does it take to leave a career at Google, earn an MBA from Harvard, and acquire one of the UK’s largest healthcare marketing agencies?In our latest episode, Carl Lundberg sits down with Ben Marcilhacy, CEO of HMDG, to discuss his jo...
Episode 3: What investors really look for, with Ibrahim Rahim
Season three episode three is here! This time, Carl is joined by Ibrahim Rahim, Managing Partner and co-founder of Moonbase Capital, a global investment firm backing search fund entrepreneurs to acquire and grow established businesses.Ib...
Trailer: Episode 3 'What investors really look for with Ibrahim Rahim'
In episode three, Ibrahim Rahim, Managing Partner at Moonbase Capital, shares a journey that moves well beyond theory. From scaling a family business in Egypt, to advising at McKinsey, and ultimately backing search fund entrepreneur...
Episode 2: How two HBS graduates built a healthcare holdco
Season three episode two, 'How two HBS graduates built a healthcare holdco' with Claire Nesler and Yoni Wehbe is now live. In this episode, the Co-Founders of Kinetico Health sit down with Carl Lundberg to unpack:• Why they c...
Trailer: Episode 2 'How two HBS graduates built a healthcare holdco'
"You're going to have to be ready to do 20, 30, 40 deals. You’re going to have to be ready to do 20, 30, 40 integrations." From business school graduates with entrepreneurial ambitions to operators running simultaneous acquisitions,...
Season 3 Episode 1: From JP Morgan to business owner with Linh Van Deibel
Welcome back to a brand new season of The Found & Funded Podcast.In this first episode of season 3, we welcome Linh Van Deibel, Director of Infrastructure Design Solutions, a B2B telecom services provider. <...
Trailer: Episode 1 'From JP Morgan to business owner with Linh Van Deibel'
“Search is a binary process — you either make it, or you don’t."In our upcoming episode with Linh Van Deibel of
Episode 6 'Self-funded, self-doubt and self-belief: Darnell Irozuru's acquisition story'
From finance to founder; trading career certainty for autonomy and long-term impact.In our season finale, Carl Lundberg is joined by Darnell Irozuru, CEO of Birch Faraday Capital and 2024 ETA Award winner, to unpack his ETA journey.<...
Trailer: Episode 6 'Self-funded, self-doubt and self-belief: Darnell Irozuru's acquisition story’
"I would not want to put my worst enemy through what I went through in that year, in terms of the highs and lows of getting that deal over the line."Faced with setbacks and challenges, Darnell Irozuru's first acquisition was anything but...
Episode 5: Why I bought a white-collar business: Toby Henry's leap into ETA
In our penultimate episode of the season, Carl Lundberg is joined by Toby Henry, CEO of Accelerator Solutions, to unpack the personal and professional driving force behind his ETA journey.After starting out in financial services and spe...
Trailer: Episode 5 'Why I bought a white-collar business: Toby Henry's leap into ETA'
A sneak preview of what's to come in this week's episode. After starting out in financial services and spending seven years in management consulting, Toby realised he wanted more from his career.Inspired by his entrepreneur paren...
Episode 4: Building a Holdco - The Value Creation Playbook
Sergey Sushentsev, Co-Founder of Astra Holdings, shares how a failed succession plan sparked his journey into ETA. He unpacks his deal sourcing tactics, Astra’s 3-step value creation playbook - professionalise, incentivise, digitise - and why t...
Trailer: Episode 4 'Building a Holdco: The value creation playbook'
New episode coming soon! Hear from Sergey Sushentsev, Co-Founder of Astra Holdings, as he shares the personal story behind his passion for succession planning, his approach to sourcing deals, and how Astra creates value through its ...
Episode 3: Switching sides: Investor to search fund operator
Episode three has landed. Traditional searcher, Allison Stuckless, sits down with Carl Lundberg to share her journey from investment banker at JP Morgan, to stand-up comedian in the UK and then into the world of search. ...
Trailer: Episode 3 'Switching sides - Investor to search fund operator’
Our next guest to join Carl in the hot seat is traditional searcher, Allison Stuckless, Founder and Managing Partner of Vericor Capital. Allison shares her journey from investment banker at JP Morgan, to stand-up comedian in the UK...
Episode 2: Rethinking deal origination - Insights from BizCrunch’s CEO
'Leave your job, become a self-funded searcher and start building relationships’ - Gareth Hawkins. In our brand new episode featuring Gareth Hawkins, CEO of BizCrunch, Carl and Gareth explore how data, technology, and a relationship...
Trailer: Episode 2 'Rethinking deal origination - Insights from BizCrunch’s CEO’
Episode two coming soon...In this brand new episode, Carl sits down with Gareth Hawkins, to dive into how deal sourcing is evolving and why traditional methods may get left behind. From data-driven strategies to the future of search, thi...
Season 2 episode 1: 'A self-funded acquisition with no external equity'
Episode one of this brand new season kicks off with Olivier Stapylton-Smith, Director of Serv-Ice Refrigeration. Listen along as Carl and Olivier deep dive into self-funded search, initial deal pipeline, the importance of having a ...
Trailer: Season 2 Episode 1 'A self-funded acquisition with no external equity'
An official first look at what's to come in episode one of season two... 👀'A self-funded acquisition with no external equity' with Olivier Stapylton-Smith, Director of Serv-Ice Refrigeration, will be dropping on 2 May 2025.In the ...
Bonus clip: Episode 5 'The self-funded path to success - Harvard Business School to CEO'
"Ask for money, get advice. Ask for advice, get money." - Alex Glasner on seeking investment. Bringing you a never seen before bonus clip from episode five 'The self-funded path to success - Harvard Business School to CEO'.