We develop ventures internally, acquire established businesses for the portfolio, run them with our own operating infrastructure, and transition ownership when the moment is right.

The platform is not a passive fund and not a conventional consulting firm. Companies are formed, staffed, systemised and run, and the same operating discipline is applied to businesses we acquire.

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Ecosystem entities: 17
Sectors: 6
Base: Virginia
Acquisition focus: US East

Our model

Our Model

Build → Acquire → Operate → Exit. Four stages, applied in sequence and repeatedly. A business can enter the platform at any one of them.

Build

Identify opportunities, validate concepts and develop businesses from the ground up.

Acquire

Evaluate and acquire established businesses with durable economics and growth potential.

Operate

Build teams, systems, controls and operating infrastructure around each business, then expand revenue, channels, locations and capability.

Exit

Hold strategically, transition ownership or exit when appropriate, and redeploy experience and capital.

Build → Acquire → Operate → Exit

What we do

Capabilities

Four capabilities, used together. Most engagements touch more than one.

Private Holding

Build and hold operating businesses across selected industries with a focus on long-term enterprise value.

Direct ownership and operating control
Long-hold orientation rather than fixed fund life
Shared back office, procurement and systems across the group

Venture Building

Develop businesses from opportunity identification and validation through launch, operations and scale.

Concept validation before capital is committed
Entity formation, licensing and systems set up in-house
Operators placed at launch, not after

M&A Advisory

Support business acquisitions, divestitures, buyer and seller engagement, transaction evaluation and strategic transactions.

Seller preparation and valuation context
Buyer qualification and opportunity release under NDA
Diligence coordination through to close

Strategic Advisory

Advise entrepreneurs, operators and business owners on growth, restructuring, market entry, operating strategy and value creation.

Operating strategy and margin recovery
Market entry for international founders and investors
Systems, controls and reporting build-out

How each capability works

Our ventures

Portfolio

Businesses built, acquired, operated and advised across the Salaar ecosystem.

17Brands

10Operating

7Development & holding

Brands shown form part of the broader Salaar group ecosystem. Their presentation here reflects operating, development and advisory involvement and is not a statement of legal ownership by Salaar Ventures LLC. Group structure is held separately.

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Our ventures

Portfolio

Businesses built, acquired, operated and advised across the Salaar ecosystem.

Portfolio by sector

Advisory, Transactions & Holding4
Consumer & Local Services4
Automotive & Mobility2
Retail, Vending & Distribution3
Technology & Digital Commerce2
Business & Education Services2

Portfolio by status

17brands in the ecosystem

Operating10

Venture Development5

Holding2

Advisory, Transactions & Holding

Consulting, transaction advisory and holding entities within the group.

Operating

Startup Business Bureau

Business consulting, advisory and venture development.

Mahandru Associates LLC DBA Startup Business Bureau, parent operating consulting and advisory business within the broader group.

Holding

Acquisitions LLC

Business consulting and acquisition advisory.

Intermediate holding company within the group structure.

Holding

Salaar Ventures LLC

Private holding, venture building, M&A advisory and strategic advisory.

Operating

Flip Any Business LLC

Business brokerage services.

Consumer & Local Services

Recurring, route-based and on-demand household and business services.

Operating

Cleanables LLC

Cleaning and car-care services and consulting.

Venture Development

Washables LLC

Laundry pickup and drop-off services and consulting.

Operating

Errandables LLC

Concierge and errand services.

Operating

Designables LLC

Customized gifts and personalized products.

Automotive & Mobility

Vehicle acquisition, retail and rental-related businesses.

Operating

CarVest LLC

Car dealer and vehicle-buying consulting.

Venture Development

Drive X LLC

Car rental consulting services.

Retail, Vending & Distribution

Physical retail, unattended retail, procurement and distribution.

Operating

Connex LLC

Retail stores and consulting.

Operating

Vendables LLC

Vending machine operations and consulting.

Operating

Deal Box LLC

Procurement, supply chain and distribution services.

A portfolio company. Distinct from the platform's acquisition programme, which is presented as the Mandate.

Technology & Digital Commerce

AI and technology services and online commerce operations.

Venture Development

TechVest LLC

AI consulting and technology services.

Venture Development

E-Commerce Business

E-commerce operations.

Public brand and entity name to be confirmed before launch.

Business & Education Services

Business support services and entrepreneurship education.

Operating

Minutes LLC

Business services, pack, print, mail and creative.

Final public description to be confirmed.

Venture Development

Little Founders LLC

Children's entrepreneurship enrichment and learning-centre consulting.

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Acquisitions

Mandate

What Salaar wants to acquire. We buy established businesses for our own portfolio and run them, owners, intermediaries and originators may present confidentially.

Earnings$200K to $500K+SDE / EBITDA preferred

Margins15%+EBITDA / SDE margin preferred

Track Record3+ yearsEstablished operating history preferred

GeographyUS EastUnited States; East Coast preference

Have a business that fits?

Confidential. Nothing is listed, marketed or disclosed without your written authorisation.

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Build with us

Build With Us

Investors · Operators · Partners · Entrepreneurs. Four ways to join the platform, each with a defined process and a direct route.

Investors

Back a business that will actually be built and run. The platform handles formation, systems and operations; who owns what and who runs it is agreed before launch, not after.

Build With Capital

Entrepreneurs

Bring a concept and use infrastructure that already exists instead of assembling your own, entity, licensing, insurance, systems, vendors and staffing.

Start a Build

Operators

Run a portfolio business or launch one from the build pipeline. You own the P&L; the back office, procurement and reporting are already in place.

Join as an Operator

Partners

Bring capability, customers, distribution or capital to an existing business. Contribution, economics and the named owner on each side are settled before work begins.

Propose a Partnership

Leadership

Entrepreneurs

Founder

Raheel Sheikh

An entrepreneur and operator who forms, acquires and runs businesses. Work spans company formation and launch, retail and service operations, vending and distribution, automotive, and advisory engagements for owners, buyers and international investors.

The platform's approach comes from that operating seat: systems and controls before scale, cash discipline before expansion, and transactions evaluated on what the business will actually require to run.

Leadership, commitments & questions

Engage

Let's Build.

Pick the route that describes you, or call and we will point you at the right one.

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