Family Office

Patient capital behind businesses that build.

MindSpring Ventures is a private family office. We own and grow a focused group of operating companies across media, property, and construction, and we back early-stage founders in the sectors we know firsthand.

3Operating companies
4Sectors of focus
LongHold horizon
Mandate

Where we put our time and capital.

We invest where we have operated. That discipline keeps us close to the work and useful to the people we back, well beyond writing a check.

01TechnologySoftware and AI-driven products with a clear path from first customers to durable market position.
02FinTechFounders rebuilding payments, lending, and financial services for how people actually transact.
03Home ServicesOperators bringing real efficiency and a better customer experience to a fragmented market.
04Private LendingTransparent, well-structured lending models that serve borrowers banks overlook.
Holdings

The companies we own and operate.

Smart Media
Smart Media
Marketing & Media
A full-service marketing agency building brands, campaigns, and digital presence for growing companies, including the AI-driven platform Trussi.ai.
Hayden Holdings LLC
Hayden Holdings LLC
Property
Real estate holdings and property investment, managed for long-term value and steady income.
Shamrock Roofing and Construction
Shamrock Roofing & Construction
Construction
A leading roofing and construction firm with a reputation built on quality work and steady growth.
TrussiAI
Spotlight

Where we build the future.

TrussiAI is our AI venture, developed within Smart Media to bring intelligent automation and data-driven decision-making to the businesses we operate and the founders we back.

It reflects how we invest: hands-on, technology-forward, and focused on tools that compound in value over time.

Learn more at Trussi.ai
Approach

Owners, not spectators.

Our approach is grounded in research, sector knowledge, and a long view. We partner with people who share our standards: integrity first, real operating discipline, and a bias toward building something that lasts.

Support goes past capital. Founders get strategic guidance, operational help, and access to a network we have built over years of running companies ourselves.

Leadership
Garen Armstrong
We back the businesses we understand, and we stay for the long build.
Garen Armstrong
Principal, MindSpring Ventures · Executive Director, Shamrock Roofing & Construction

Garen's experience building and running operating companies shapes every decision at MindSpring. Under his leadership, Shamrock Roofing & Construction has grown into an industry name, and that same hands-on standard guides the firm's holdings and investments.

Contact

Building something worth backing?

If you are leading a company in technology, FinTech, home services, or private lending, we would like to hear from you.

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