Pocket Ventures

Investment decisions are made by the three principals: Felix Magowan, Andy Pemberton and Greg Thomas. Their public profiles, including direct email addresses published on the firm's contact page, indicate a flat, hands-on partnership structure without a designated CIO or external investment committee.

The firm acquires profitable small-to-middle-market companies in media, information and events. It specifically targets businesses operating in the outdoor, sports, environmental and technology arenas where Pocket Ventures sees an opportunity to drive growth through digital distribution, ancillary business lines or operational improvements.

Pocket Ventures describes itself as an acquisition group rather than a traditional fund. It pursues control investments, suggesting a holding-company or permanent-capital approach rather than a blind-pool fund with a defined life. No external limited partners or fund vehicles are disclosed.

No. The firm targets profitable, established businesses — specifically small-to-middle-market companies — rather than early-stage or venture-backed startups. Its thesis relies on existing profitability and revenue that can be scaled through better digital execution, not on funding unproven business models.

The firm does not flag sectors it avoids, but its stated focus is narrow: media, information and events within the outdoor, sports, environmental and technology segments. Unprofitable companies, large-cap enterprises, and categories outside digital-content and live-event verticals appear outside its mandate.