Small business, together

The partner you need to actually buy or build a business.

PartnerUp pairs people with capital and credit to people with hands-on operating experience — so the right two humans can start or acquire a small business together.

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Two sides of one deal

Most small businesses don't fail from bad ideas. They fail from missing halves.

Capital Partner

You have the money. You want a business.

Cash to invest, or the credit and W-2 income to qualify for an SBA loan.
You don't want to leave your job to run day-to-day operations.
You want a trustworthy operator with real trade or industry chops.

Operating Partner

You have the skill. You want ownership.

Years in a trade or industry — HVAC, restaurants, logistics, salons, SaaS, whatever.
You'd run the business full-time and grow it hands-on.
You don't have the capital or credit profile to do it alone.

We're not a broker and we're not a matching algorithm — yet. Right now we're building the list of the first hundred serious partners on each side.

The partner you need to actually buy or build a business.

Most small businesses don't fail from bad ideas. They fail from missing halves.

You have the money. You want a business.

You have the skill. You want ownership.

Tell us who you are and what you bring.