About Meraki Partners
Institutional experience, built for founders
About Joel
I'm passionate about giving founders the same rigor institutional investors expect.
I've spent more than 30 years on every side of the table in capital raising, and I founded Meraki Partners to close a gap I saw firsthand: founders raising capital rarely have access to the strategy, structure and investor materials that institutional deals take for granted. My work focuses on preparing founders to raise on their own terms, with fixed fees and no strings attached.
30+
Years in capital raising, on every side of the table
$300K-$10M
Typical raise size supported
$0
Equity or success fees taken
2 Bus. Days
Response time during launch support
My story
Founders raise ambition. Investors expect preparation.
How it all started
I started my career as an analyst at two multi-billion-dollar asset managers, then moved into institutional sell-side equity research. I later became a partner at a 700-plus person investment bank, and I've served as CEO of public companies. I've been directly involved in taking 17 companies public, including several of my own, across IPOs, direct listings and reverse mergers in the US and Canada, and I've reviewed hundreds of investor presentations along the way.
Seeing the gap firsthand
Working alongside institutional capital raises made one gap obvious: privately held, founder-led companies raising up to $10M rarely have access to the same strategic rigor, structure, and materials that larger deals take for granted. I founded Meraki Partners to close that gap, on fixed fees, without ever taking a piece of the deal.
Why I love this work
I believe founders deserve a genuinely ready offering before they ever approach an investor. When strategy, materials and structure are prepared properly, founders raise with confidence, and they raise on their own terms, keeping full ownership of their investor relationships.
Philosophy
“We prepare you to raise capital to fund your business, for a fixed fee, with no strings attached.”
Joel Arberman
Founder, Meraki Partners, LLC
Joel Arberman
Get Started
Find out if you're ready to raise
The Readiness Assessment is the first step for every client. In 5 business days, you'll get a clear report on where you stand and which package fits your raise, with the fee credited toward that package.
