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Saw Mill Capital

Geography: United States
Stage: Series A
Fund size: $435M
Focus: Deep Tech and SaaS
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

About Saw Mill Capital

Saw Mill Capital is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageSeries A

Industry Focus

Deep Tech

SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Experienced operators in lower middle market industrial or services businesses

lower middle market PE

industrial services

engineered products

professional & consumer services

climate & sustainability

Bullish Signals

29 platform investments since 1997external

34 active independent board directorsexternal

20+ years avg senior team tenureexternal

Founded 1997 — deep track recordexternal

Multi-sector portfolio: climate, industrial, servicesexternal

Active portfolio: Southern Aluminum, Rasa Floors, Let's Paveexternal

GPs directly embedded with portfolio CEOsexternal

Climate Pros: industrial refrigeration growth platformwebsite

Skilled labor + technology value creation focuswebsite

Diverse, experienced team united by valueswebsite

Partnership with ambitious, experienced management teamswebsite

Recurring demand + mission-critical products focuswebsite

Long-term mindset to build enduring valuewebsite

Preserve legacy in invested businesseswebsite

Contrarian Signals

NY suburbs base — non-coastal biasexternal

Long-term hold — slower liquidityexternal

Traditional PE, not VCexternal

Founder Do's

Come with experienced management team

Show recurring demand, mission-critical product

Demonstrate skilled labor or talent aggregation

Embrace active board involvement

Have legacy/family business to preserve

Founder Don'ts

Early-stage or pre-revenue companies

High capex, capital-intensive models

No clear management team in place

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$435M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Howard Unger

Scott RivardPartner

Scott VandeKerkhoffPartner

Kacy YuhasPartner

Tim NelsonPartner

Ray WangPartner

Travis FoltzPartner

Daniel GreggPartner

Howard UngerPartner

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