Built by operators for operators.
M&A practitioners. Capital formation veterans. Modern software builders — working the lower middle market the way it actually trades.
Scout checks every business across these nine sources before it reaches you
Three principles that shape how we sell — and what we won't do.
We work the buy side.
Owners owe us nothing — no retainers, no commission on close. Capital partners pay us, not the people selling their life's work.
Agent for volume. Buyer for judgment.
Scout handles the scale — nightly hunting, evidence, drafts. The buyer keeps the judgment: every outreach waits in an approval queue. On Dealport Discovery, our team layers on for managed campaigns and brokered introductions.
We name what we are.
Not a broker-dealer. Not a fund. The origination platform paid by acquirers — clear about scope, clear about incentives.
$10T
Boomer business value in transition over the next decade. We're building the team that helps capital meet it.
The team for Main Street's next chapter.
Co-Founder · CEO
Robert Masiello
Founded Arcade.xyz (~$300M in NFT loans) and Sova (crypto-infra, backed by Castle Island, Lemniscap). Engineering & capital formation.
Co-Founder · President
Andrew Buehler
10 years family office & PE. Built and exited two F&B businesses. Advises on M&A and GP solutions.
GTM · Marketing
Jonathan Vargas
Agentic marketing systems. Former BCG Project Leader, Marketing & Sales practice.
Underwriting · Compliance
William Kim
Corp dev & M&A. Prior: VP at K2 HealthVentures, Marathon, Deutsche Bank IB.
Head of Sales
Jack Mulvaney
Enterprise sales & CS in fintech & financial services. Prior: Manulife, Reggora.
Advisor
Norman Villarina
Founder/MP, Industry Capital. Co-founder & former GP of Industry Ventures (~$7B AUM).
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