We acquire and grow essential B2B companies — and hold them forever.
As a permanent capital firm, Long Holding Company invests in founder-led information and software businesses with recurring revenue. We support leadership, preserve what makes each business great, and grow it sustainably — without ever planning to sell.
Our Core Tenets
Decentralization
Every company runs independently, empowering leaders to move fast, make decisions confidently, and fully control their own destiny.
Quick Decisions
We move fast and treat your time like we treat ours. We give founders and entrepreneurs quick answers and direct feedback.
Doer Mentality
We are doers. We bring over four decades of operational experience across sales, growth, finance, operations, and M&A.
Investment Profile
We focus on established, founder-led businesses with strong recurring revenue, high retention, and long-term growth potential.
Key Criteria
$1–5 million in EBITDA
High recurring revenue and strong customer retention
Founder-owned, with leadership team in place
10+ years of operating history
Market leader serving a mission-critical role for its clients
Growing Your Legacy
Our purpose is to honor and elevate the legacy that founders have spent decades building. We take the long view and hold companies we acquire forever.
Meatingplace is the leading source of news, insights, and industry coverage for meat and poultry processors across North America.
“Jake and Ross took the time to truly understand the heart of our business, respected the legacy we built, and brought the expertise, resources, and long-term mindset to make it even stronger.”
“We sold to Jake and Ross because we believed in their vision. We weren’t just another transaction — we were treated like partners from day one.”
Could Your Company Be Next?
We partner with founders who care deeply about their legacy and their team. If that sounds like you, let’s talk.
Discuss your company’s futureAbout Us
We’re operators first. With decades of experience building and scaling B2B companies, we founded Long Holding Company to offer a different kind of partnership — one that values people, preserves legacy, and invests for the long haul.
Jacob Smilovitz
CO-FOUNDER
A strategic operator with deep experience across media, publishing, and finance, Jacob previously served as Principal at The Chernin Group, where he helped lead investments in media and consumer businesses, and as VP of Corporate Development at The New York Times, guiding acquisitions and long-term strategy. He was named to Forbes 30 Under 30 for Media in 2018.
Jacob lives in Brooklyn with his wife and two young children.
Ross Hoffman
CO-FOUNDER
Ross focuses on business development, sales, and scaling high-growth companies. He was CEO of Goldin Auctions (sold to eBay), Global VP of Business Development at Twitter (joining as one of the first 150 employees, pre-revenue), and held leadership roles in partnerships at Google and YouTube. He brings a hands-on approach to building durable, mission-critical businesses.
Based outside Philadelphia, Ross is also a proud dad to two young kids.
Our Investors
We are backed by some of the world's best operators and capital allocators, with permanent capital.
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Will Thorndike
Managing Partner, Cromwell Harbor
Founding Partner, Housatonic PartnersWill is a seasoned investor focused on long-term value creation through essential services businesses.
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Kent Weaver
Founder & CEO, Granite Point Partners
Kent has personally invested in over 75 middle-market companies, with deep expertise in leadership continuity.
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Tom Jackson
President, Datacor
Tom leads a market-defining ERP company and is a dedicated partner to entrepreneurs in their growth journey.
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Kirk Riedinger
Vice Chairman & Co-Founder, Alta Colleges
Kirk invests in growth-stage businesses across the Americas and Europe, with a background in education and operations.
What Sets Us Apart
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Long-term thinking lets us make the right decisions and preserve the legacy of the businesses we acquire.
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With four decades of experience, we focus on growing revenue and profitability the right way.
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We’re hands-on operators who work closely with leadership to build lasting value together.
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We value trust, integrity, and collaboration — because life’s too short to work with the wrong people.
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We believe in employees having equity-like upside, so we all share in success when we work together