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Seawall Capital
Seawall Capital partners with exceptional companies delivering products and services that people love and trust. They partner with founders and owner operators...
Seawall Capital
Seawall Capital partners with exceptional companies delivering products and services that people love and trust. They partner with founders and owner operators seeking to realize the full potential of the businesses they have created, focusing on businesses that would benefit from enhanced customer insights, operational attention and strategic investment. They maintain a conservative investment approach and limited use of leverage.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2020
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Austin
Corporate office
Austin, TX, United States
Principals
Matt Eby
Founder and Managing Partner
Kris
Partner
Robin
Partner
Rebecca Gilbert
Senior Associate
Jordan
Controller
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Seawall Capital?
Founder and Managing Partner Matt Eby leads deal origination and investment committee decisions. He brings consumer-brand operating experience from his prior firm Tengram Capital Partners, where he was Co-founder and Managing Partner, and family-office CIO experience from JAWS Estates Capital. Partners Kris and Robin, both veterans of Tengram, support sourcing and portfolio management alongside a small Austin-based team.
What investment check size and revenue threshold does Seawall target?
Seawall looks for profitable companies generating more than $20M in revenue and targets equity investments between $25M and $100M. The firm states a preference for limited leverage, using structured equity to give portfolio companies operational flexibility while pursuing organic expansion or M&A.
How does Seawall Capital source proprietary deal flow?
Sourcing runs through Eby and his partners’ multi-decade networks in branded consumer, retail, and recreation — built first at Tengram Capital and extended through Tengram’s exits. The firm also leans on its peer-operator network across existing portfolio companies, sharing best practices and surfacing add-on acquisition targets within sectors like climbing fitness and youth team sports.
What is Seawall Capital’s current portfolio concentration?
The known portfolio concentrates in two verticals: soccer e-commerce and custom uniforms (Sports Endeavors, which owns Soccer.com and WorldSoccerShop.com, plus INARIA) and indoor climbing gyms (Movement Climbing Yoga + Fitness, with over 30 locations across nine US markets). The firm also has prior experience in prestige beauty through Tengram exits, which signals potential for future consumer-brand deals.
Is Seawall Capital a fund or do they invest off balance sheet?
Seawall operates as a private equity firm making fund-based investments, not as a permanent capital vehicle. Specific fund structures, vehicle names, or vintage years beyond the firm’s 2020 founding have not been publicly disclosed.
Which sectors does Seawall Capital explicitly target, and does it avoid any?
Disclosed sector focuses include consumer goods, consumer and business services, consumer technologies, omnichannel operators, recreation, hospitality, and entertainment, and sports and fitness. There is no publicly stated list of excluded sectors, but the firm’s deal history shows no activity in enterprise software, hard tech, financial services, or healthcare services.
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