Unleashing Your Business Potential
EPL Group is an investment and advisory partnership based in Miami, FL.We are dedicated to assisting ambitious entrepreneurs in taking their businesses to new heights.Our focus is empowering founders and innovation teams to unlock value in the ever-evolving venture landscape.With a history of assisting over 100 startups, scale-ups, and corporates throughout the U.S. and Europe, we collaborate with some of the most prominent visionaries to bring ideas, products, and ventures to the market.We offer specialized M&A advisory, strategic venture capital investments, and customized innovation programs to help you achieve success.Let us guide you on your journey towards success by providing you with the support and expertise you need to thrive.
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About us
EPL Group is dedicated to supporting ambitious entrepreneurs in taking their businesses to new levels. Our primary focus is to empower founders and innovation teams to unlock potential in the ever-evolving venture landscape.Our Expertise
- History: With a proven track record of helping over 100 startups, scale-ups, and corporations across the United States and Europe.
- Collaboration: We work closely with visionary individuals to bring ideas, products, and ventures to the market.
- Services: We offer specialized M&A advisory, strategic venture capital investments, and customized innovation programs to help you succeed.Our Beliefs
- Business Builders: We firmly believe in the transformative power of technology across all sectors of the economy.
- Support: We provide funding, specialized knowledge, and guidance to technology firms aiming for growth.
- Expertise: By leveraging our extensive sector-specific knowledge, we invest in promising prospects to give technology companies a competitive edge.Investment Strategy
- Distinctive Approach: We employ a unique investment strategy by providing transformative capital and expertise at critical turning points.
- Partnership: Our goal is to deliver exceptional partnerships to our companies, ensuring excellent returns for our investors.At EPL Group, we are committed to partnering with you on your journey towards success. Let's build the future together!
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We are Business Builders who believe technology is transforming every segment of the economy.
We offer funding, specialized knowledge, and assistance to tech firms aiming for growth. Relying on our extensive sector-specific expertise, we invest in promising prospects to give technology companies a competitive edge.
We employ a distinctive investment strategy by offering transformative capital and expertise at critical turning points. Our aim is to deliver exceptional partnership to our companies and yield exceptional returns for our investors.
Sector Specialization
Our investment approach is based on our deep knowledge in each specific vertical sector within the technology industry. As experts in these sectors, we actively seek investment opportunities in technological applications that address real-world challenges across all sectors of the economy.
Flexible Capital
With flexible capital, we seek investment opportunities with transaction values spanning from $300,000 to millions across different transaction types, tailoring our approach to each unique situation.
FPC Operating Executives
Our dedication to operational excellence commences with our team. Comprising former C-suite executives and advisors, our FPC Operating Executives offer firsthand experience to our companies. Employing a consultative approach, we assist our companies in reaching their objectives.
Sustainability
Our commitment is to incorporate environmental, social, and governance factors into our investment process and corporate culture. We recognize a distinctive duty and opportunity to address significant global issues by focusing on technology companies. We aim to generate profits for our investors while engaging in sustainable investments.
Tell is about your business and where you are in your journey.
We support founders across a wide range of industries, revenue size, and focus areas, but our most important criteria is more nuanced than what you’d typically find in a pitch deck. We look for a mutual sparc between your team and our own. It’s this deeper connection that makes our portfolio companies more like family, not a collection of business deals.
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Our Office LocationsCorporate Office: 16192 Coastal Highway, Lewes (DE) 19958Operational Office: 1000 Brickell Ave, Miami (FL) 33131
(305) 317-1922
Investment Criteria
Growth Equity for Founders, Built by Founders
Our partners choose to collaborate with us due to our established processes, operational focus, and industry expertise. However, what truly sets us apart is our deep understanding of the founder’s journey. We approach each partnership on a personal level, providing support backed by our own capital and connecting founders with the necessary resources to make strategic hires, optimize operations, refine business strategies, and ultimately scale their companies. When you join forces with us, you can expect to be actively involved every step of the way, ensuring transparency and clear expectations.Criteria We Consider
While we support founders across various industries, revenue sizes, and focus areas, our selection process goes beyond what is typically found in a pitch deck. We seek a genuine connection between your team and ours. It is this deeper bond that transforms our portfolio companies into a closely-knit family, rather than just a group of business deals.Profiles
- Founder/family-owned businesses
- Passionate management teams
- High-growth businesses and sectors
- Opportunities for rapid scalability
- Raising funds less than $350M (Avg. ~$175M)
- Taking controlling interests of small businesses with enterprise values most typically in the $10M to $50M range
- Tech-enabled services
- Operating control, but we are open to considering minority positionsSectors
- Technology
- Consumer
- Energy
- Business Services
- Professional Services
At EPL Group, we scout and validate startups for corporations and governments, ensuring innovation teams find precisely the technologies they need to solve business problems, identify opportunities, and build new products.
Three Main Pillars of Service:
1. Research
- Description: In-depth analysis of expert-level market trends and methodical use case definitions to guide strategic decisions.
- Benefits: Provides corporations with actionable insights and a clear understanding of the innovation landscape relevant to their needs.2. Scouting and Validating
- Description: Curated search and thorough validation of global market-ready technological solutions.
- Benefits: Assures businesses access to vetted, potentially transformative technologies, increasing the likelihood of successful integration.3. Operations
- Description: Complete execution of the innovation process, from initial identification to implementation.
- Benefits: Streamlined process management that reduces the complexity and resources required to engage with new technologies.
How it works
We’re methodological about the way we do open innovation.
Here’s what to expect from an innovation project:
1. Use Case Definition – Crafting clear objectives and parameters for innovation.
2. Startup Scouting – Identifying potential startup partners with the necessary technological solutions.
3. Startup Validation – Rigorously assessing startups to ensure they meet corporate standards.
4. Startup Shortlist – Narrowing down the options to a manageable selection of highly compatible startups.
5. Startup Prep – Preparing the selected startups for collaboration, including pitch polishing and value proposition refinement.
6. Business Meetings – Facilitating discussions between startups and the corporation to explore possibilities.
7. Pilot Planning – Designing a pilot program to test the solution's feasibility and impact in a controlled environment.
8. Pilot Implementation – Executing the pilot, including monitoring, evaluation, and adjustment phases.
A tailored funnel to reach your target.
This structured approach ensures a high-quality match between corporations and technology solutions, driving innovation forward efficiently and effectively.
Why Choose EPL Group Innovation:
- Innovation Leadership: Drawing from vast experience since 2018, EPL Group has mastered facilitating impactful collaborations between startups and corporate clients, achieving measurable business impacts.
- Global Network: With headquarters in Miami (U.S.) and offices globally, our reach spans the most vibrant tech ecosystems worldwide.
- Proven Track Record: Success stories across various sectors, from significant operational cost reductions to implementing groundbreaking tech solutions in traditional industries.
Let's Shape the Future Together
With EPL Group, you’re not just exploring the next big thing in technology but actively participating in a tailored process that brings it to life within your organization.
Strategic M&A Advisory
Driving value in a business can be challenging, particularly when it comes to deciding on your optimum strategy.
EPL Group Advisory team has significant experience supporting organizations when they reach a critical crossroads.We help them make informed decisions supported by market-leading analysis, ultimately assisting them in selecting the right path to deliver their strategic and financial objectives.We provide management teams, sponsors, and stakeholders with strategic, commercial, and financial support, from assessing potential acquisition targets to deciding whether to embark on a sale or consider an investment process.We advise clients on options available: raising investment, expanding, or divesting via M&A.We advise on whether it is the appropriate time to sell or acquire. Working alongside owners and sponsors and using various modeling techniques, data-driven analysis, and valuations, we help our clients find the optimum M&A strategy for their business and situation.When management teams need a trusted partner to navigate through the potential complexities of a deal, we can support them through:- Helping to identify potential M&A strategies and a roadmap to achieving a client’s strategic objectives;
- Advising on current trends in the relevant sector and how these would impact an M&A process;
- Advising on any actionable steps management could take to maximize potential deal value ahead of a process;
- Following the setting of a strategy, supporting management teams with implementation and how best to present the strategy to their stakeholders.
- Illustrating a potential timeline and step-by-step M&A process; and
Modelling of potential investment returns.Although acquiring a business can help a purchaser quickly expand into new markets and build value, it is crucial that work is done both pre- and post-deal to ensure that the business is well-prepared and given the best chance of success.By identifying any potential issues or pitfalls early, we can give you the best chance of successfully implementing your M&A strategy.
