From Idea to Private Equity Exit
From Founderville.vc by Shay Houser
October 22, 2025 · 41 min · Episode 18
About this episode
Jim Wanner shares his journey of building Keymark from the ground up to a successful private equity-backed company.
Founder of PE-backed Keymark, Jim Wanner, discusses how we built Keymark from scratch to a 100+ person team
People in this episode
Guest: , Jim Wanner
Topics covered
- private equity
- founding a company
- business growth
Keywords
- Keymark
- team building
- entrepreneurship
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Keymark
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