Search Funded: The ETA Podcast

About Search Funded: The ETA Podcast

Search Funded is the entrepreneurship through acquisition podcast for search fund entrepreneurs, self-funded searchers, independent sponsors, investors, and operators. Hosted by Nick Lall, the show features conversations with acquisition entrepreneurs and ETA investors about how to find, finance, acquire, operate, and grow established small and lower-middle-market businesses.

Publisher

Nick Lall

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Sept 2022

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

38 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Buying Independent Hotels through the EtA Model: Kevin Fleming, Avenir Hospitality

   Kevin Fleming left Wharton during COVID to pursue an unconventional search thesis: combining ETA with his background in real estate private equity. In this episode, we discuss: Why Kevin chose independent hotels despite their asset intensity and operational complexityHow he financed Avenir Hospitality’s first acquisition in Cannon BeachWhat he learned going from investor to hands-on operatorWhy Avenir focuses on supply-constrained leisure markets and independent hotelsHow the strategy has evo...

2. 

   22 Sept 2026

   The Rise of the AI-Powered HoldCo - Vadim Rogovskiy

   In this episode of Search Funded, we sit down with entrepreneur, investor, and holdco founder Vadim Rogovskiy to explore one of the most important emerging trends in entrepreneurship through acquisition: the intersection of AI and small business ownership. Vadim shares his journey from building and scaling venture-backed startups, including AI company 3DLOOK, to founding Rebel Capital, a holdco focused on acquiring and modernizing software businesses with AI. He explains why more founders and...

3. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Permanent Hold ETA in Australia with Nikita Gossain, PPR Capital

   In this episode of Search Funded, we are joined by Nikita Gossain, founder and principal of PPR Capital, an Australian investor who has acquired, operated, and exited small businesses through a permanent-hold acquisition model focused on durable, founder-led companies. Nikita shares her path from KPMG, where she worked on large acquisitions, IPOs, and complex transactions, into the much more personal world of small business ownership. After completing her MBA at Cornell, she set out to ...

Who has been a guest on Search Funded: The ETA Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Alexander Kelm
• Lee McCabe
• Ibrahim Abdel Rahim
• DC Moore
• Kevin Hong

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

55

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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