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Holekamp Ventures
Holekamp Ventures, the single-family office of the Sunbelt Rentals fortune, makes early-stage tech investments from St. Louis and Conshohocken.
Holekamp Ventures
Holekamp Ventures was founded in 2006 by Matt Holekamp, a St. Louis native whose father Sam founded Sunbelt Rentals in 1975. The office manages capital from the Holekamp family, one of the largest equipment-rental fortunes in the US. The firm pursues direct investments in enterprise software, fintech, digital health, AI/ML, and climate technology. It typically leads or co-leads seed and Series A rounds in companies with teams headquartered in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. Known portfolio companies include the construction-technology platform Procore Technologies (per public record) and the healthcare data platform HealthJoy (per public record). Holekamp Ventures also makes smaller allocations to venture funds and sidecar vehicles. Holekamp Ventures maintains offices in St. Louis, Missouri, and Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm is small, with a tight team of principals; exact headcount is not disclosed. There is no publicly visible philanthropic arm attached to the office. The firm's differentiator is its regional focus on the Midwest, a deliberately smaller pool of high-growth startups relative to coastal hubs. By concentrating on this underserved geography, Holekamp Ventures sources proprietary deal flow through local networks and relationships built over two decades.
General information
Firm type
Single Family Office
Year founded
2006
AUM
Under $500M (Altss estimate)
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
St. Louis
Corporate office
St. Louis, MO, United States
Additional offices
Conshohocken, PA, United States
Principals
Matt Holekamp
Founder and Managing Director
Ed Bai
Managing Director
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Holekamp Ventures?
Matt Holekamp is the Founder and Managing Director. Ed Bai also serves as a Managing Director. The team is small, and the principals make all investment decisions.
What investment stages does Holekamp Ventures typically target?
The firm typically leads or co-leads seed and Series A rounds. It focuses on early-stage technology companies, generally investing between $1 million and $5 million per deal.
Where does the underlying wealth for Holekamp Ventures come from?
The capital originates from the Holekamp family fortune, which was built through Sunbelt Rentals, an equipment-rental company founded by Matt Holekamp's father, Sam Holekamp, in 1975. Sunbelt Rentals was sold to Ashtead Group in 1990.
Does Holekamp Ventures invest only in the Midwest?
No, but the Midwest is a primary focus. The firm is particularly active in St. Louis and the broader Midwest, as well as the Mid-Atlantic region from its Conshohocken office. It invests in technology companies across the US.
Which sectors does Holekamp Ventures explicitly focus on?
The firm focuses on enterprise software, fintech, digital health, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and climate technology. It has a track record in construction-tech and healthcare-tech.
Is Holekamp Ventures a single-family office or does it accept outside capital?
It is structured as a single-family office, primarily managing the Holekamp family's capital. It does not publicly offer vehicles to external LPs.
How does Holekamp Ventures source proprietary deal flow?
The firm relies on local networks and relationships built over nearly two decades in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. It sources deals through university tech-transfer offices, incubators, and direct founder relationships rather than through intermediaries.
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