ABOUT
Cracking the code on transitioning exceptional small businesses to the next generation of owner-operators.
Who We Are
Lab One Capital is built by self-made entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs. We’ve spent our careers buying, building, and growing small businesses — tackling the same tough decisions, sleepless nights, and transformative wins that only founders truly understand.
From first-hand experience as founders, operators, and private equity investors, we know what it takes to scale enduring companies. Our approach isn’t grounded in distant oversight or theoretical models; it’s shaped by rolling up our sleeves, solving problems alongside leadership teams, and investing our personal capital earned through our own entrepreneurial successes. We’re here to be dedicated stewards — respecting the legacies of the businesses we acquire while nurturing their next stage of growth.
Too often, traditional private equity drifts toward short-term returns and quick exits. We wanted something different — an approach that empowers entrepreneurs, encourages patient growth, and builds lasting value.
Enter Lab One Capital. A network of entrepreneurial operators, fueled by permanent capital, and an obsession for building. We never sell to the highest bidder, we champion the next generation of leaders, and we love what we do.
What We Believe
We believe enduring companies are built by loving the work, measuring what matters, empowering leaders, and playing the long game.
Joy in the Climb
We choose this work because we love it. We roll up our sleeves, tackle hard problems, and move work forward every day. Good is the baseline. Exceptional is the target. We see things through and we enjoy the climb as much as the summit.
Scoreboard Discipline
The scoreboard matters. Facts beat anecdotes and analysis beats hunches. Clear KPIs, simple dashboards, and a transparent weekly rhythm help teams see the truth, improve, and celebrate progress. Results are checkpoints, not finish lines.
Operators Are Our Cornerstone
Running a small business is rewarding because it demands everything you have. Few are truly wired for it, especially in the lower middle market where leaders wear five hats before lunch. Our strategy starts with people. Every company we buy is paired with a seasoned, values-aligned operator who becomes the foundation for everything that follows.
Playing the Long Game
We do not make trades, we make commitments. We think in decades and let steady improvements compound. Strong teams, trusted relationships, and healthy families are part of durable success.
What Makes Us Different
Investing our own equity
Self-funded and independent. Capital earned through building and reinvested into every acquisition.
A network of proven operators
Our strength is our people. Day-one leadership from seasoned, values-aligned operators.
Permanent owners
No fund clock. We buy to keep and compound forever.
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THE LAB ONE VALUE CREATION ENGINE
We partner with proven operators to build enduring businesses. The Lab One Value Creation Engine captures what we’ve learned over decades in private equity and as operators—not by chasing quick wins, but by compounding disciplined decisions over decades. Each principle builds momentum for the next, creating a self-reinforcing system of value creation.
Our Creed
The Lab One Creed:
- Speak with candor, act with care
- Lead with curiosity, follow with humility
- Your word is your contract
- Precision in planning, power in execution
- Relentless in improvement, restless in pursuit
- Show results, not intentions
- How you do anything is how you do everything
Meet the Team
INVESTMENT & STRATEGIC ADVISORY TEAM
Tyler Atkinson
Managing Partner
OPERATING PARTNERS & PORTFOLIO COMPANY CEOS
Taylor Love
Operating Partner, Lab One Vancouver Island
INCOMING OPERATING PARTNERS & CEO SUCCESSORS
Currently seeking qualified candidates.
Our History
Lab One Capital was founded on a simple idea: great small businesses deserve owners who think in decades, not years.
Through decades of building companies and over a decade in private equity, we saw a pattern. Too many family-owned small businesses were being sold into short-term hands. We set out to build something different: a permanent home for entrepreneurs who love operating, backed by our own capital, a patient timeline, and the resources necessary to unlock each company’s potential.
The name Lab One reflects our philosophy: part laboratory, part partnership. We operate like an incubator for transitioning family-owned businesses in Western Canada. We test ideas, share playbooks, and scale what works. Each company is paired with a seasoned operator to step in as a successor and plugs into a community of proven operators where ideas compound, systems improve, and lessons travel fast.
What began as a single acquisition has grown into a family of Western Canadian businesses. Each is led by hands-on operators and backed by our own equity. It is an entrepreneurial laboratory for long-term value creation, rooted in discipline, stewardship, and a love of the craft of business building.
