Why Build With Us?

Operators, Not Just Investors

We have done the work ourselves — built, scaled and sold companies. We know what the grind actually feels like.

Process Before Luck

We don't count on breaks. We build SOPs and systems that turn chaos into something predictable.

Cash-Aware From Day One

Profit isn't a later problem. Every company is designed to throw off cash early.

No Drama

Clean handoffs, honest feedback and relationships without politics. Just building.

The name

Build Space is two words on purpose.

Buildthe constant
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Spacewhat surrounds it

Most founders remember the moment a project stopped being a side idea and became their answer to "so what do you do?" It becomes the reason for late nights and the future they've promised themselves. Which is exactly why, when it stops working, letting go can feel like losing a piece of who they are.

We start from a different idea. The building — the judgment you have earned, the nerve to start, the ability to get things done — belongs to you. That is the constant. It travels with you from company to company.

The space is everything around it: capital, delivery pods, a back office, and people who have been through it. That is what we hold. A company has to earn its place in that space with customers, revenue and the ability to sustain itself. When one doesn't, changing direction doesn't mean starting over alone.

We ask founders to commit fully, to listen honestly to what the numbers are saying, and to trust that walking away from one idea doesn't erase what it taught them.

You bring the building. We hold the space. Together we find the company worth it.

The Founding Team

Operators first. Every partner has run a P&L and signed the front of a paycheck.

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Dana WhitfieldManaging Partner

Built and sold a regional bookkeeping firm with 40 staff. Owns studio strategy and capital.

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Marcus ReyesPartner, Operations

Ran field operations for a multi-state services company. Owns the pods and the SOP library.

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Priya RamanPartner, Commercial

Led sales for two B2B service companies from zero to eight figures. Runs the Commercial Office.

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Jesse TranPartner, Finance

Former controller and fractional CFO. Keeps every company's numbers honest, weekly.

Advisors & Mentors

People who have already made the mistakes you're about to.

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Bea ColemanRestaurant group operator
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Cole BarrettFormer HVAC company owner
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Hélène RousselCustomer support leader
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Idris BakareSolar asset manager
Partner networkNow forming
Partnerships

Who we build alongside.

We are forming partnerships with alumni groups, chambers of commerce and operator communities across North Central Florida. Partners' members get reserved application review and mentor time.

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Disclaimer. Build Space is an independent venture studio based in Gainesville, Florida. People, companies and figures shown on this site are illustrative placeholders while the studio launches.

Want to build something real?

If you care about process, cash and clean handoffs more than hype, let's talk. We like people who will share the messy middle, not only the wins.