Blake brings 15 years of investment banking and private equity experience to 14V, having invested in more than 35 businesses and deployed over $1.3 billion in debt and equity capital throughout his career. He began on Wall Street as an investment banker, went on to work at a $2 billion AUM private equity firm, and earned his MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Blake leads the firm’s finance, legal structuring, M&A execution, and capital allocation efforts.
Kyle has spent his entire career investing in services businesses in the lower middle market. He spent nearly a decade as the first employee at a private equity firm, where he led and contributed to more than 50 transactions across consumer and business services. Kyle believes the best investments are built on great relationships — grounded in honesty, shared goals, aligned values, and the right incentives. He focuses on sourcing, thesis development, M&A activity, and post-close leadership and growth initiatives across 14V’s portfolio. As a former Division I basketball player at BYU (where he served as team captain), Kyle brings the same competitive mindset and commitment to 14V that defined his time on the court.
Kyle lives in Utah with his wife, Kelli, and their three children. Outside of work, he enjoys coaching his kids’ sports teams, river rafting and all things outdoors, jiu jitsu, and traveling with his wife.