From one generation of
NYC entrepreneurs to the next.
A public-private partnership building an ecosystem for acquisition entrepreneurs to succeed the businesses that have served NYC for decades.
A public-private partnership building an ecosystem for acquisition entrepreneurs to succeed the businesses that have served NYC for decades.
Curriculum, capital, and community — built for acquisition entrepreneurs who will acquire and grow the businesses that have served New York for decades.
Over $100mm in committed capital is available to ETA NYC participants through Deal Utility and a network of partnered lenders, family offices, and search fund investors. Advisory is not theoretical — every participant is matched with advisors who have skin in the game.
$100mm+
capital pledged
10,000
NYC businesses that need transition
DASNY provides a public-sector lens on economic development, ensuring that ETA NYC transactions are evaluated not just for financial returns but for their role in preserving New York's small business fabric.
Rachel Kim
Partner, Deal Utility
James O'Brien
Lender, SBA Specialist
Amanda Foster
Advisor, Berkley Center
Robert Hayes
Family Office Principal
Sarah Chen
Partner, Deal Utility
Michael Torres
Managing Director, Family Office
Jennifer Walsh
Advisor, NYU Stern
David Park
Search Fund Investor
Prince is the technology layer built specifically for acquisition entrepreneurs. It structures diligence, generates valuations, coordinates lenders and advisors, and keeps every party in a transaction aligned from LOI through close.
NYU Stern provides the academic backbone — a rigorous curriculum built around the mechanics of entrepreneurship through acquisition. Participants work directly with faculty, researchers, and a growing alumni network of ETA operators who have been through the process themselves.
Community is not a feature of the program. It is the program. ETA NYC participants gain access to a peer cohort of acquisition entrepreneurs, a network of New York-based searchers and operators, and a speaker series drawing from some of the city's most experienced dealmakers.
Applications for the Spring 2025 cohort are open now. ETA NYC is selective by design — we work closely with every participant, and cohort size reflects that.