Our Investments
Proprietary Venture Capital Deals
As a result of differentiated sourcing and strategic value add by our founder, Michael Paulus, PCM Encore is able to offer high quality venture capital deals for its clients to directly invest in
Addepar
Michael Paulus served as Founding President of Addepar through 2014.
Assurance
Michael Paulus was the Founder and President of Assurance IQ through its sale to Prudential.
RelateIQ
Seed investor, company sold for $390m.
Vector
Seed investor, company raised from BVP Forge in May 2025.
Ontra
Michael Paulus led Series A and B and serves as a board member.
Nesto
Michael Paulus led Series A. Company is one of the top mortgage brokers in Canada today.
PCM Encore Investment Team
Michael Paulus
CEO, PCM Encore
Michael Paulus
CEO, PCM Encore
Bradford Lin
Principal, PCM Encore
Bradford Lin
Principal, PCM Encore
Proprietary Private Equity Deals
Founded in 2013 by Scott Wilson and Matt Mehr, Hawx Smart Pest Control is a full service, high-growth, and technology-driven pest management company. Today, Hawx operates 17 service centers across the US and offers comprehensive pest management spanning General Pest, Outdoor Mosquito, Termite Baiting, and other specialty services.
Investment Thesis
PCM acquired Hawx in 2021 to accelerate growth of the business by investing in key technologies targeting customer experience, technician efficiency, and sales management. With proprietary market mapping technology, PCM has driven durable growth by capturing customer clusters in key markets, driving a 5x increase in revenue over 4 years of ownership thus far.
At PCM, we are actively nurturing our pipeline of private equity deals. YES! Brands is a recent venture of ours focused on youth enrichment. YES! Brands inspires kids by providing memorable and lasting experiences. Through sports, camps, leagues, and other recreational programs and activities, YES! help kids discover joy and enthusiasm in new activities, which grows their self-confidence and builds grit and determination to accomplish bigger goals in life.
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Richmond, VA 23233
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