Denis Aven
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Denis — enjoyed your Silver Tsunami piece. Similar background in banking and growth equity, now building sourcing tools for funds like Kodiak.
Denis — given Kodiak's focus on backing owner-operators, curious if you've seen the deliverability issues most funds face when reaching small business owners. Most cold outreach lands in spam. Built something that fixes this — happy to share what's working.
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Denis - saw your piece on the Silver Tsunami — the generational transfer of small businesses is real. Started in banking at Credit Suisse, then growth equity. Now build deal origination systems for funds backing owner-operators. We knit together your existing tools into one seamless system that finds founder-led businesses and books meetings. No dumb AI spam — just quality operators in your calendar. Seeing great results with similar funds like Noble Rock (18+ portfolio companies). Worth a quick call? searchloop.ai linkedin.com/in/russellt23
Denis - most funds reaching out to small business owners are landing in spam. Tools like Instantly and Smartlead get flagged. Means the best founder-led companies never see your message. We use proper infrastructure so emails hit primary inboxes — where owners actually respond. Happy to show you how it works. Russ
Denis - we're working with 20+ funds in the US and UK focused on founder-led businesses. Axiom Equity and Noble Rock are seeing strong results — qualified meetings, not just lists. Given Kodiak's focus on backing exceptional operators, might be worth a conversation. Russ
Denis - know you're busy scaling Kodiak. If sourcing quality owner-operators ever becomes a bottleneck, happy to share what's working for similar funds. Door's open. Russ
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Russel -- thank you for reaching out. How's the week of Dec 8th look for you to connect? Best, Denis On Wed, Nov 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM Russell Taylor <rt@momen2um.com> wrote: Denis - saw your piece on the Silver Tsunami — the generational transfer of small businesses is real. Started in banking at Credit Suisse, then growth equity. Now build deal origination systems for funds backing owner-operators. We knit together your existing tools into one seamless system that finds founder-led businesses and books meetings. No dumb AI spam — just quality operators in your calendar. Seeing great results with similar funds like Noble Rock (18+ portfolio companies). Worth a quick call? Russ searchloop.ai linkedin.com/in/russellt23
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## PROSPECT INFORMATION: Name: Denis Aven Title: Founding Partner Fund: Kodiak Background: Denis Aven, Co-Founder & CEO at Kodiak, recently shared an article he co-authored about 'A Silver Tsunami' on October 28, 2025. He mentioned Kodiak is 'a platform focused on backing and scaling enduring small businesses across the US.' Denis added, 'We partner with the next generation of American owner-operators - exceptional entrepreneurs taking on the stewardship of high-quality, founder-led companies - by providing patient capital, operational partnership, and strategic resources to help them grow.' On November 4, 2025, Denis's connection, Jake Medwell, shared news about '8VC’s partnership with Apollo Global Management, Inc. to help build and finance the future of American innovation.' Fund details: - Description: Kodiak is a dedicated investment partner and growth platform for owner-led businesses in the lower middle market. We partner with the next generation of owner-operators - providing patient capital, strategic resources, and operational support to help scale enduring, high-quality companies. Our focus is on durable business models and exceptional operators, where we can deploy both investment discipline and hands-on partnership to compound value over time. We believe in thoughtfully backing small businesses with the potential to become significant, sustainable enterprises. - Website: https://kodiakholdings.com/ - Location: Austin, Texas, United States - Lead qualification: - Recent deals: Research: - Query: Kodiak (web (Denis Aven) recent investments? fund focus / thesis? - Answer: Kodiak focuses on supporting small business owners and invests in self-funded deals based on business and operator quality. Recent investments are not disclosed publicly. Kodiak's fund focus is on enabling business owners to exit with liquidity.