Organization · Family Office
Mauloa
Mauloa is a long-term investor focused on providing liquidity and working capital to family-owned businesses, primarily in the middle market. They invest between $10-30 million for equity stakes, emphasizing alignment of interests through regular cash distributions.
Overview
What Mauloa does
What Mauloa is
Mauloa is a long-term investor focused on providing liquidity and working capital to family-owned businesses, primarily in the middle market. They invest between $10-30 million for equity stakes, emphasizing alignment of interests through regular cash distributions.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Family Office
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- April 9, 2026
Official channels
Find Mauloa elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Mauloa as a funder
Investment thesis
Mauloa focuses on providing capital and expertise to family-owned businesses, supporting middle-market companies while allowing owners to maintain control.
Focus narrative
Mauloa specializes in minority investments in privately held companies with revenues between $20 million and $100 million and annual cash flows of $3 million to $10 million. The firm is open to various industries within the United States, typically making initial investments ranging from $10 million to $25 million.
Value beyond capital
Mauloa adds value to its portfolio companies through operational expertise, strategic guidance, and a formidable network, allowing businesses to grow while maintaining their family-oriented culture.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $10,000,000–$25,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Friends and Family · Angel · Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+ · Series A · Series B · Series C · Series D · Series E · Series F · Growth Equity
- Sectors
- HealthcareConsumerFintechEnergyBiotech & Life SciencesCommerce & RetailEducationLogistics & Supply ChainReal Estate & Property TechArtificial Intelligence
- Regions
- United States
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Recorded portfolio count
- 5
- Recorded notable exits
- ESS and TLK & Vcare
Portfolio context
Notable portfolio companies include O'Connor Plumbing, a family-owned plumbing business; Ducky Johnson Recovery, providing rapid-response construction services; ESS, which received growth capital leading to a successful acquisition; AlphaStaff, supported through a management buyout; and TLK & Vcare, a call-center company that successfully exited with Mauloa's investment.
Common questions
What to know about Mauloa
Upseed classifies Mauloa under the Family Office organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 9, 2026
Known limits
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