Owners, not flippers · Greater Seattle

A good business deserves a good next owner.

Velvet Arcs is a family-owned holding company. We're a married team of hands-on owners acquiring one established, profitable business in the Pacific Northwest — to own, lead, and hold for the long term.

Mount Rainier and Pacific Northwest wildflowers Greater Seattle · Pacific Northwest
20+ yrsoperating & leadership

Not a fund. Not a flip. A new home. We're acquiring one profitable, well-run business — to operate it ourselves and steward it for the long term.

Self-funded Amazon & AWS background $500K–$2M PNW
How we think

Three things you can count on.

Between us, two decades building and leading operations and product teams inside Amazon, AWS, and other global technology companies — now pointed at one business of our own.

We operate — we don't flip.

One business, owned and run by two principals for the long term. A general manager runs the day-to-day; we lead strategy and systems. We're buying a place to stay.

We keep what works.

An owner built something real but never had time to systematize it. We respect that — then add operations discipline and modern tooling, carefully, without breaking what made it good.

We move like professionals.

We read financials and CIMs seriously, communicate clearly, and can move to LOI quickly on the right fit. Self-funded, decisive, and discreet — an easy buyer to work with.

What we're buying

The kind of business we're looking for.

An established, profitable local business whose owner built something real — steady demand, loyal customers, and a team that can run the floor. We're industry-flexible within that frame, and we'd rather see something close than not see it at all.

If it's profitable today, has a brand or trust moat, and isn't leaning on any one customer, it's worth a conversation.

Self-storageCar washesChildcare Home servicesProperty managementNiche distribution
Where
Greater SeattlePacific Northwest
Size
$500K – $2MProfitable today · no turnarounds
Profile
Service or B2B with a moat5+ years operating history
Team
A GM in place or hireableWe lead hands-on; a GM runs the floor
Customer concentration
No single customer over ~25% of revenueAnd an owner ready to transition the business well
Our story

Why we're doing this.

We're Ankita and Aikansh — a married team who spent the better part of two decades operating inside companies like Amazon and AWS, building teams, products, and operations at scale.

We're not private equity, and we're not here to flip. We're buying one business to own and lead for the long term — to give a good company a careful next chapter and build something our family holds for years. We lead strategy and growth; a capable manager runs the day-to-day.

That means keeping the team, the name, and the relationships that made it work — and growing from there. The people who built it are exactly who we want to keep.

If you've spent years building a business and you care where it lands, that's exactly the conversation we want to have.

— Ankita & Aikansh
Fog drifting through a Pacific Northwest forest
Primary contact Says hello first
Ankita Yadav

Product and growth leader with 10+ years across Amazon, AWS, and venture-backed startups, most recently Principal Product Manager at Symbl.ai. Customer discovery and go-to-market by reflex; she leads the customer and growth side of Velvet Arcs full-time.

Operations & systems
Aikansh Garg

15+ years in big-tech operations and engineering leadership, including 10+ years at Amazon — a Director of Engineering who built and led a 40-person engineering and operations org. He installs repeatable process and technology into operations-heavy businesses.

For brokers & advisors

An easy buyer to work with.

We know your time goes to the buyers who are real. Here's why we're worth a place on your list.

Self-funded & serious

Financed through conventional bank debt, seller financing, and our own equity. Proof of funds shared at the NDA stage.

Fast & decisive

We read financials and CIMs seriously and can move to LOI quickly when the fit is right — no endless tire-kicking.

Discreet

Confidentiality respected at every step. We're careful with your sellers and your relationships.

Responsive

You'll hear back from a real person — Ankita — quickly, with a clear yes, no, or what we'd need to know.

Let's talk

We'd value a place on your buyer list.

If you have a business that fits — or you're an owner thinking about what's next — we'd like to hear from you. Real, discreet, and serious.

ankita.yadav@velvetarcs.com
Prefer a call? Email us and we'll set up a time that works.
Ankita Yadav · Velvet Arcs — a family acquirer · Greater Seattle / Pacific Northwest