Stonemason, a software holding company that acquires, builds, and improves software businesses, has closed a pre-seed funding round backed by a group of angel investors. The new capital will support the company’s first acquisitions, accelerate development of its AI products, and strengthen its growing team.
Rather than following the traditional venture-backed model of building toward an exit, Stonemason acquires or creates software companies with the intention of improving them and owning them for the long term.
Today, Stonemason’s portfolio includes Regulara, a compliance automation platform for EU financial institutions, along with two AI software products currently in stealth development.
“We combine Berkshire Hathaway’s philosophy with the execution speed of an AI startup,” said Alex Mokrov, founder of Stonemason. “Without fund timelines or pressure to sell, we’re free to make decisions that maximize long-term value. Ownership isn’t just part of the strategy; it is the strategy.”
According to Mokrov, advances in AI are fundamentally changing the economics of software companies. The cost of building, operating, and scaling software is falling faster than ever before, creating an opportunity to acquire and build software businesses more efficiently than was possible just a few years ago.
Stonemason was created to take advantage of that shift. The company is actively reviewing acquisition opportunities across the software and SaaS market, with a focus on businesses that have proven product-market fit and clear potential for product, operational, and commercial improvements.
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