Capital
Real capital.
A patient partner.
Chisel invests in trades businesses and holds for the long term. Grow, or hand off what you built — we meet you where you are.
What you get
A partner who makes the business stronger.
Grow without giving it up
Capital, technology, and back-office muscle to scale — while you stay in the driver's seat and keep control of the business you built.
A home for a life's work
Ready to step back? We're a long-term home, not a quick flip. We keep the name, keep the crew, and carry the legacy forward.
Keep more of every dollar
Run on Chisel and the same business simply earns more — lower software costs, an automated back office, and stronger margins.
Your people are protected
Retention plans, career development, and modern tools for every employee. Nobody gets left behind in a Chisel partnership.
Fair, clean terms
No 47-page earnout mazes. Straightforward structures at fair value — and we close what we say we'll close.
Built by operators
We're in the trades ourselves. We've sat in your chair, so the conversation starts from respect for the work.
Three ways forward
A partnership that fits where you are.
Every owner's story is different. We structure the deal around your goals — not ours.
Full partnership. A clean handoff, full value.
Sell the business at a fair valuation, keep your team intact, and know the work you built will last. Walk away with certainty — or stay on in whatever role suits you.
Majority partnership. Take chips off the table.
Not ready for a full exit? Sell the majority, take real cash out, and stay involved as an owner and advisor — keeping upside in the growth we create together.
Growth investment. Capital and a co-pilot.
Want to scale but constrained by capital, systems, or bandwidth? We invest alongside you as a partner — technology, playbooks, and network — while you stay firmly in control.
Our approach
Built different.
Operators, not financial engineers.
We don't load companies with debt, cut staff, and flip in three years. We hold for the long term, invest in growth, and measure success in decades.
Technology is the advantage.
Free software removes a five-figure annual cost, automation expands margins, and embedded payments add revenue. The same business, run on Chisel, is simply worth more.
We keep what works.
The name stays. The team stays. The relationships stay. We add resources and remove friction — we don't blow it up and start over.
Operator stories
Hear it from owners who've partnered with us.
Two owners. Two decisions about a life's work. These short films tell their stories — in their own words.
Decades of Napa pools, one crew that never cut a corner — and the day the owner decided the next chapter didn't mean walking away.
A builder whose houses hold up wine country's hills — on the craft, the crew, and finding a partner who keeps the name on the door.
“We’re in the trades — we buy them, run them, and build the tools we wish we’d had. Then we give those tools to everyone.”
We run our own trucks on this.
Seller education
Thinking about selling? Start here.
Selling the business you built is one of the biggest decisions you’ll ever make. We’ve written the most thorough, owner-first guide to selling a trades business anywhere — plus trade-by-trade breakdowns and a Bay Area guide. No jargon, no sales pitch.
Guides by trade
Capital partner aligned with the long-term success of the trades? Get in touch.
Capital
Let's talk about what's next.
A fair conversation with operators who've sat in your chair. No brokers, no games — just a clear process and a real offer.