Prospector Equity is an independent sponsor and hands‑on owner‑operator building a collective of leading services businesses that serve contractors, with a focus on estimating, supplementing and adjusting. We partner with great teams, unite them behind an industry-leading technology stack, and stay involved as operators.
Our Companies
Contractor Supplement Solutions
Insurance supplementing and estimating for roofing and restoration contractors.
Our Founder
Shahriar Shams-Ansari
I grew up in the Canadian Rockies and moved to the States to study finance at the Wharton School. After graduating, I’ve spent the past decade on Wall Street, first as an investment banker, then as a private equity and venture capital investor. While working at H.I.G. Capital, Brookfield, and Energy Impact Partners, I deployed hundreds of millions of dollars across over a dozen acquisitions and numerous add-ons. Beyond being an investor or advising on boards, I worked shoulder to shoulder with owners to scale operationally. Now, I invest my own capital alongside a small group of mentors, institutional, and individual investors I’ve previously worked with and known for years. In 2026, Prospector closed its first acquisition, Contractor Supplement Solutions, where I now serve as CEO, and has since acquired ClaimGeeks and launched 99DollarEstimates.com.
Our Founder
Shahriar Shams-Ansari
Industries
We only focus on industries we have direct experience (financially & operationally) with:
Contractor & Insurance Services
IT & Tech Enabled Services
Industrial (Manufacturing & Wholesale)
Facility and Home Services
Infrastructure Services
Transaction Type
- 100% buyout
- Majority buyouts in partnership with existing owners and managers rolling equity
- Carve-outs
- Add-ons and partnerships with our contractor services platform
Ideal Ownership Transition
- Minimum 12-month transition period to set the business up for future success
Industries
We only focus on industries we have direct experience (financially & operationally) with:
Contractor & Insurance Services
Facility and Home Services
IT & Tech Enabled Services
Infrastructure Services
Industrial (Manufacturing & Wholesale)
Transaction Type
- 100% buyout
- Majority buyouts in partnership with existing owners and managers rolling equity
- Carve-outs
- Add-ons and partnerships with our contractor services platform
Ideal Ownership Transition
- Minimum 12-month transition period to set the business up for future success
Financials
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Platforms: $1MM - $15MM EBITDA
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≥15% operating margin
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≥3 years of profitability
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Add-ons: profitable contractor services firms of any size