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The Found & Funded Podcast

Hosted by Carl Lundberg · business · EN-GB

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Found & Funded, the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition podcast for searchers by search experts, where we explore the route to business ownership without having that million dollar idea.

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Public web form

Booking probability

38%

Guest openness

Selective

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What is The Found & Funded Podcast about?

Found & Funded, the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition podcast for searchers by search experts, where we explore the route to business ownership without having that million dollar idea.

Who hosts The Found & Funded Podcast?

The Found & Funded Podcast is hosted by Carl Lundberg. The show has published 37 episodes to date.

What has The Found & Funded Podcast covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Episode 6: Backing the next generation of CEOs: Inside Orca Equity Partners" (31 August 2026, 60 minutes), "Trailer: Episode 6 'Backing the next generation of CEOs: Inside Orca Equity Partners'" (27 August 2026, 1 minute), and "Episode 5: Lessons from a leading search fund investor with Jan Simon" (14 August 2026, 48 minutes).

How often does The Found & Funded Podcast publish?

The Found & Funded Podcast publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 37 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Found & Funded Podcast?

Booking probability for The Found & Funded Podcast is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Found & Funded Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Found & Funded Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch The Found & Funded Podcast?

The strongest fits for The Found & Funded Podcast are Investing & Wealth Management and Business & Management Consulting. The Found & Funded Podcast has a business audience.

About the host

Carl Lundberg hosts The Found & Funded Podcast, a business podcast with 37 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #6

    Episode 6: Backing the next generation of CEOs: Inside Orca Equity Partners

    Aug 31, 20261 hourS3

    Send us Fan Mail In the Season 3 finale of the Found & Funded Podcast, Carl Lundberg is joined by Jo Cockburn and Sandy Farmer, co-founding partners of Orca Equity Partners. Orca is an entrepreneurial investment firm...

  • Episode #6

    Trailer: Episode 6 'Backing the next generation of CEOs: Inside Orca Equity Partners'

    Aug 27, 20261 minS3

    Send us Fan Mail What does the future of entrepreneurship through acquisition look like? For the Season 3 finale of Found & Funded, Carl Lundberg sits down with Jo Cockburn and Sandy Farmer, Co-Founding partners at Orca...

  • Episode #5

    Episode 5: Lessons from a leading search fund investor with Jan Simon

    Aug 14, 202648 minS3

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the Found & Funded Podcast, we’re joined by Jan Simon, an investor, academic, and all-round leading voice in the global search fund industry. To say Jan has a diverse background is...

  • Episode #5

    Trailer: Episode 5 'Lessons from a leading Search Funds Investor, Jan Simon'

    Aug 12, 20261 minS3

    Send us Fan Mail Jan Simon has spent his career leading, investing, teaching, and helping entrepreneurs succeed. In this episode of Found & Funded, he shares his perspective on: - What investors look for in search fund...

  • Episode #4

    Episode 4: Why I bought a healthcare marketing agency: Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition with Ben Marcilhacy

    Jul 22, 202656 minS3

    Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Found & Funded Podcast, host Carl Lundberg is joined by Ben Marcilhacy, CEO of HMDG. Born and raised in France, Ben’s career has taken him from Google to Harvard’s MBA programme...

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  • Episode #4

    Trailer: Episode 4 'Why I bought a healthcare marketing agency: ETA with Ben Marchilhacy'

    Jul 21, 20261 minS3

    Send us Fan Mail What does it take to leave a career at Google, earn an MBA from Harvard, and acquire one of the UK’s largest healthcare marketing agencies? In our latest episode, Carl Lundberg sits down with Ben...

  • Episode #3

    Episode 3: What investors really look for, with Ibrahim Rahim

    Jul 2, 202645 minS3

    Send us Fan Mail Season three episode three is here! This time, Carl is joined by Ibrahim Rahim, Managing Partner and co-founder of Moonbase Capital, a global investment firm backing search fund entrepreneurs to acquire...

  • Episode #3

    Trailer: Episode 3 'What investors really look for with Ibrahim Rahim'

    Jul 1, 20261 minS3

    Send us Fan Mail In episode three, Ibrahim Rahim, Managing Partner at Moonbase Capital, shares a journey that moves well beyond theory. From scaling a family business in Egypt, to advising at McKinsey, and ultimately...

  • Episode #2

    Episode 2: How two HBS graduates built a healthcare holdco

    May 22, 202643 minS3

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Season three episode two, 'How two HBS graduates built a healthcare holdco' with Claire Nesler and Yoni Wehbe is now live. </p><p>In this episode, the Co-Founders of Kinetico Health sit down...

  • Episode #2

    Trailer: Episode 2 'How two HBS graduates built a healthcare holdco'

    May 21, 20261 minS3

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>"You're going to have to be ready to do 20, 30, 40 deals. You’re going to have to be ready to do 20, 30, 40 integrations." </p><p>From business school graduates with entrepreneurial ambitions...

  • Episode #1

    Season 3 Episode 1: From JP Morgan to business owner with Linh Van Deibel

    Apr 23, 202647 minS3

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p><b>Welcome back to a brand new season of The Found & Funded Podcast.</b></p><p><b>In this first episode of season 3, we welcome Linh Van Deibel, Director of Infrastructure Design Solutions, a...

  • Episode #1

    Trailer: Episode 1 'From JP Morgan to business owner with Linh Van Deibel'

    Apr 21, 20261 minS3

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>“Search is a binary process — you either make it, or you don’t."</p><p>In our upcoming episode with <b>Linh Van Deibel</b> of <b>Acacia Partners Ltd</b>, we dive into the raw, unfiltered...

  • Episode #6

    Episode 6 'Self-funded, self-doubt and self-belief: Darnell Irozuru's acquisition story'

    Jul 25, 202548 minS2

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>From finance to founder; trading career certainty for autonomy and long-term impact.</p><p>In our season finale, Carl Lundberg is joined by Darnell Irozuru, CEO of Birch Faraday Capital and...

  • Episode #6

    Trailer: Episode 6 'Self-funded, self-doubt and self-belief: Darnell Irozuru's acquisition story’

    Jul 23, 20251 minS2

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>"I would not want to put my worst enemy through what I went through in that year, in terms of the highs and lows of getting that deal over the line."</p><p>Faced with setbacks and challenges...

  • Episode #5

    Episode 5: Why I bought a white-collar business: Toby Henry's leap into ETA

    Jul 4, 202545 minS2

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In our penultimate episode of the season, Carl Lundberg is joined by Toby Henry, CEO of Accelerator Solutions, to unpack the personal and professional driving force behind his ETA...

  • Episode #5

    Trailer: Episode 5 'Why I bought a white-collar business: Toby Henry's leap into ETA'

    Jul 3, 20251 minS2

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>A sneak preview of what's to come in this week's episode. <br/><br/>After starting out in financial services and spending seven years in management consulting, Toby realised he wanted more from...

  • The Found & Funded Podcast

    Episode 4: Building a Holdco - The Value Creation Playbook

    Jun 13, 202553 minS0

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Sergey Sushentsev, Co-Founder of Astra Holdings, shares how a failed succession plan sparked his journey into ETA. He unpacks his deal sourcing tactics, Astra’s 3-step value creation playbook...

  • Episode #4

    Trailer: Episode 4 'Building a Holdco: The value creation playbook'

    Jun 10, 20251 minS2

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>New episode coming soon! </p><p>Hear from Sergey Sushentsev, Co-Founder of Astra Holdings, as he shares the personal story behind his passion for succession planning, his approach to sourcing...

  • Episode #3

    Episode 3: Switching sides: Investor to search fund operator

    May 30, 202542 minS2

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Episode three has landed. </p><p>Traditional searcher, Allison Stuckless, sits down with Carl Lundberg to share her journey from investment banker at JP Morgan, to stand-up comedian in the UK...

  • Episode #3

    Trailer: Episode 3 'Switching sides - Investor to search fund operator’

    May 28, 20251 minS2

    <p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Our next guest to join Carl in the hot seat is traditional searcher, Allison Stuckless, Founder and Managing Partner of Vericor Capital. <br/><br/>Allison shares her journey from investment...

Recent guests

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Jo Cockburn

Orca Equity Partners

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Ben Marcilhacy

HMDG

C

Claire

Kinetico Health

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Linh Van Deibel

Acacia Partners Ltd

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