“We started Venmark to build a long-term home for the best TICC businesses globally. Preserving what owners have built, while empowering their teams with AI.”
Felix Leuschner
CEO & Co-Founder
Felix has spent his career building and scaling tech-enabled businesses across Europe
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Drover
Felix founded Drover, a regulated car-leasing and subscription platform. In less than four years, he scaled it to $40m+ in revenue with a team of 100+ across operations, sales, and technology, before selling to Cazoo for $85m.
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Cazoo M&A
After the Drover acquisition, Felix stayed on to lead Cazoo's M&A strategy across Europe. He personally led 9 deals worth a combined $360m, learning first-hand what makes acquisitions succeed or fail, and what founders need from a buyer.
Sam Silvester
CTO & Co-Founder
Sam's background is in building frontier technology at scale. Before co-founding Venmark, he was a Principal Engineer at Improbable (which raised $500m from the world's best tech investors), where he led work across high-performance simulations and ML/AI research solutions. Sam launched his first single-player game aged 13 and holds a Guinness World Record for hosting the largest online battle in history. At Venmark, Sam leads the build of our AI-native platform for TICC businesses.
Nick Lawitschka
COO & Co-Founder
Nick built his career at the intersection of M&A and technology. He began advising on multi-billion dollar transactions at JP Morgan before leading operations for a buy-and-build in the self-storage sector. Prior to co-founding Venmark, he spent several years investing in and serving as Board Member to early-stage businesses across Europe.
Janick Stappen
VP Operations
Janick's background is in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and investments. He started his career at Rothschild & Co, advising clients on large M&A transactions, after which he joined PX3 Partners, a London-based private equity firm, working on new investments and the transformation of existing portfolio companies. At Venmark, he is responsible for developing and deploying powerful AI products across the portfolio and supporting new businesses as they integrate into the Venmark family, helping them unlock their next chapter of growth.
Patrick Arbuthnott
VP Growth
Patrick's background is in commercial leadership at high-growth technology businesses. At what3words, he owned the North American market entry and global emergency services partnerships. He then built the international SME sales function from scratch, scaling and leading a team of more than 30 across his time there. He joined Lenkie next, an SME lending fintech, as the first commercial hire, building the sales and marketing function from the ground up. At Venmark he leads revenue growth across the portfolio.
Our approach
The TICC industry is massive, $78 billion in Europe alone, yet it remains surprisingly fragmented. Thousands of small businesses deliver essential services: fire safety inspections, water hygiene testing, asbestos surveys, electrical certifications. Services that keep people safe.
We believe these businesses deserve better than a quick flip or a Private Equity cost-cutting playbook. We're building an AI-native platform on top of which great TICC companies can thrive for the long term.
Every business we partner with is different: different people, different strengths, different markets. Yet the bottlenecks and workflows are often strikingly similar. We keep what makes each one special and add the tools to help them grow in the age of AI.
How we support
Hiring & Retaining TICC Engineers
The talent that keeps great businesses great.
Intelligent Operations
Automating the paperwork so your team can focus on the work.
Sales & Growth
The systems to win more work and serve more customers.
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