Lud Schroedl - Entrepreneur and Investor
I founded my first company, ado Group, in 2016, and sold it four years later to Deutschmann Holding. The money was not the relevant part at that stage. What the sale left behind was a deep desire for equity transactions, and one realisation: building real enterprise value out of profit and cash flow is what I love, far more than a valuation on paper.
The proceeds went into my family office LS&C. It backs entrepreneurs who want to buy companies instead of starting them, and the portfolio passed $100 million in 2026. Alongside it I built my second software company, INAI, and sold it as well, this time to FLYERALARM in 2024. It was the last push I needed to find what I actually want to do. Since 2026 I operate FISART, an investment bank for owners who want to sell. We closed $265 million in transactions in our first twelve months.
I have sat in both chairs. I have been the founder who learned what his company was really worth, and I have backed buyers who knew exactly what they were paying for. The lessons are the same on both sides and I know them from the inside.
Pick your pill.