Acquisition Diligence Support
Bring senior operating capacity to organize diligence workstreams, surface execution risks, coordinate stakeholders, and turn findings into practical priorities before closing.
Buying a business requires more than finding an opportunity—it demands disciplined diligence, decisive operating judgment, and a clear plan for what happens after closing. Veep connects founders, owners, and investors with vetted senior operators who can help evaluate priorities, organize critical work, support transition planning, and maintain momentum without requiring an immediate permanent executive hire.
Experienced operators provide hands-on support for acquisition diligence, transition planning, integration priorities, and post-close execution.
Bring senior operating capacity to organize diligence workstreams, surface execution risks, coordinate stakeholders, and turn findings into practical priorities before closing.
Develop a clear operating plan for ownership transition, including key responsibilities, unresolved priorities, documentation needs, and continuity considerations after the transaction.
Use an experienced operator to help establish ownership, advance critical initiatives, and keep the business moving while longer-term leadership decisions are made.
Buying a business can leave founders and investors balancing diligence, transition questions, and urgent operating decisions at the same time. Veep matches companies with vetted senior operators who can take ownership of defined priorities across finance, go-to-market, operations, product, people, fundraising, or strategy. Engagements are scoped to the work, with flexible formats and a 30-day fit guarantee.
Veep gives buyers access to senior operating judgment and hands-on ownership when acquisition work cannot wait.
Work with former founders, CEOs, GMs, C-suite leaders, and functional experts who understand complex decisions.
Receive an operator selected for the priority, urgency, company stage, function, industry, and business context.
Operators step into the work and own outcomes instead of leaving recommendations for clients to execute.
A 30-day fit guarantee helps reduce engagement risk while acquisition priorities and operating needs evolve.
Founders and operators helping companies move critical work forward.
Co-Founder
Dave Garcia is a Co-Founder of Veep, bringing decades of experience building and scaling products inside high-growth startups. Throughout his career, Dave has launched products from the ground up, led critical organizational pivots, and guided companies through successful exits. His deep understanding of what it takes to move fast without sacrificing quality shapes Veep's approach to matching companies with senior operators who can immediately own outcomes. At Veep, Dave focuses on helping founders and CEOs offload urgent, high-impact work so they can concentrate on strategic priorities. He is passionate about giving founders access to the same caliber of operating talent that only the largest companies typically enjoy, ensuring critical work never sits idle waiting for a permanent hire.
Co-Founder
Jian Yang is a Co-Founder of Veep with an extensive background in raising capital, scaling companies, and leading organizations through successful exits. His experience spans multiple high-growth environments where he directly navigated the operational and financial challenges that founders face daily. Jian co-founded Veep to give other founders and executives access to senior-level operating expertise without the delays and risks of traditional hiring processes. He is dedicated to helping companies move critical initiatives forward with the same rigor and judgment he applied while building and scaling his own ventures. At Veep, Jian focuses on ensuring clients receive matched operators who bring both strategic insight and hands-on execution, helping founder-led and investor-backed companies grow smarter and faster.
Co-Founder
Mark Newhouse is a Co-Founder of Veep, known for building brands, transforming organizations, and successfully selling startups over the course of his career. His broad experience across company stages and industries gives him a unique perspective on the operational gaps that emerge as businesses scale. Mark co-founded Veep to address a recurring problem he witnessed firsthand: critical work without clear ownership, left to founders and CEOs already stretched thin. He is committed to building alongside founders, providing them with vetted senior operators who step in immediately and take ownership of high-impact priorities. At Veep, Mark emphasizes clean handoffs and guaranteed fit, ensuring that every engagement delivers real results and lasting continuity for the businesses Veep serves.
Business acquisition consultants can help buyers organize the work surrounding a transaction, including diligence coordination, operating-risk review, transition planning, and post-close priorities. Veep adds hands-on senior operators who take ownership of defined initiatives rather than only delivering recommendations. Legal, tax, accounting, and investment-banking decisions should remain with appropriately qualified professionals.
Talk with Veep about the operating support your transaction requires.
Access to a curated senior operator network
Former founders and executive leaders
30-day fit guarantee for reduced engagement risk
Share your transaction priorities and Veep will help identify a practical senior operating engagement.
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