Austin Smoak

Founder at Grove Oaks Capital | Private Equity Investor

📍 United States🔄 Updated September 2026💼 1 investments📅 3 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2023
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2023
2022
Chairman | Owner
2022
McHale Roofing is a premier residential & commercial roofing company servicing thousands of clients annually in Central Florida. Our organization has been operating at scale for the last two decades.
Owner
2022
Opportunistically acquiring food & beverage franchises in the Southeast.
2021
Founder | Managing Partner
2021
Grove Oaks Capital is an investment partnership focused on acquiring privately owned businesses in the lower middle market space with an enterprise value of $5M - $50M. GOC seeks to optimize and scale legacy businesses with technology-enabled solutions and provide forward-thinking to stagnated industry processes. The firm assumes an active role in day-to-day management with a long-term growth focus. GOC is backed by a diverse group of investors, including CEOs, entrepreneurs and institutional investors. ​ GOC also has an angel investment arm that invests in cutting-edge technologies that help accelerate the optimization of its’ portfolio companies. ​ The firm was founded by Austin Smoak who spearheads acquisitions and asset management, alongside his advisors and equity partners. Austin began his career within Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking Division focusing primarily on the asset management of debt & equity investments held by the firm. He holds a B.A. in Economics from St. John’s University and a Graduate Certificate from Emory University.
2020
Associate, MBD
2020
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