Empowering Entrepreneurship through Acquisition

We provide capital, expertise, and network for entrepreneurs to acquire and grow exceptional businesses through ETA and Search Funds

A proven path to CEO

Become an entrepreneur without starting from scratch—acquire an established business through a Search Fund.

Built for entrepreneurs

We back your search, your acquisition, and your growth with capital, expertise, mentorship, and a global network at your side

Experienced team

Our team combines the grit of entrepreneurs, the insight of investors, and the experience of operators

Search Funds and ETA explained

Search. Acquire. Create Value.

Search. Acquire. Create Value.

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) enables aspiring entrepreneurs to acquire a profitable business and run it as CEO.
It’s a faster, lower-risk path to entrepreneurship than starting from scratch.

Search Funds are a proven ETA vehicle, where investors back an entrepreneur to identify, acquire, and operate a company.

INSETA’s experience

entrepreneurs backed

companies acquired

successful exits

Our Approach

We don’t just invest — we support entrepreneurs

We are a pragmatic and experienced partner for high-potential search fund opportunities.
Search Funds backed by the INSETA team have outperformed the ETA market and led to out-sized returns for investors and entrepreneurs

 

We back your search

Providing the capital and resources you need to find the right business

We support your acquisition

Guiding you through due diligence, negotiation, and structuring with our decades of transaction experience

We help you to create value

Assembling strong boards and offering ongoing strategic & operational support

The Team

We are:
Entrepreneurs Investors Mentors Academics

We’ve been where you want to go.
Our team brings together the grit of entrepreneurs, the insight of investors, the experience of operators, and the analytical depth of academics.
We have built, scaled, and exited businesses — and we’re here to help you do the same.

Lukas Krauß
Lukas Krauß

Partner

Prof. Dr. Ivana Naumovska
Prof. Dr. Ivana Naumovska

Partner

Dr. Gernot Eisinger
Dr. Gernot Eisinger

Partner

Kieron Chalder
Kieron Chalder

Partner

Case Studies

Testimonials from entrepreneurs who have partnered with us

Pawel

SINGU (Velis)

Alex

MediaKom

Vito

Etichettificio LGL

Luis

CTAIMA


The mentorship from the team and support from the wide network were instrumental in helping us find a high-quality business, successfully and sustainably transition it into a pure-play SaaS model, establish focused fundamentals for scalable growth, and achieve a subsequent exit. Having the same partner with such breadth and depth of experience from the very beginning of our search allowed us to build a trusting relationship that we know we can always lean on.

Pawel
Pawel and his partner Marek acquired Velis, transitioned the business to B2B SaaS, scaled it internationally, and exited to a PE buyer


Thanks to the close guidance of the team as experienced investors and advisory board members, we were able to double our results within two years. His entrepreneurial spirit and extensive private equity experience played a crucial role in rapidly establishing sustainable operational excellence within the company and identifying the right strategic moves

Alex
Alex and his partner Chris acquired MediaKom, a BPO company for private and public health insurances

Over the years the team was very helpful in particular about how to grow the business inorganically, how to incentivize the management and position the company for an exit

Vito
acquired LGL, a food labelling business, scaled the platform through multiple tuck-in acquisitions, and exited to a PE buyer after four years

It has been an absolute privilege to partner with you and we hope we can do it again in the future. You’ve been amazing partners to Lorenzo and I, always available to discuss and share ideas, and showing continuous support and empathy towards us as Searchers and as co-CEOs. We really thank you for that

Luis
Luis and his partner Lorenzo acquired CTAIMA, a contractor management & compliance software company, modernized it into a SaaS platform, executed a tuck-in acquisition strategy, and exited to a leading PE fund after four years with attractive returns

Contact

Get in touch

Whether you’re an entrepreneur, investor, or simply curious, we’d love to hear from you and help you take the next step

INSETA Partners GmbH
Maximilianstr. 40
80539 München