Building a legacy of strong BC businesses.
Westwater Partners is a family-run investment company building lasting value in the places we call home.
Our approachVancouver families, investing in Vancouver businesses.
Westwater Partners is a small, family-run investment company based in Vancouver. We put our own capital to work in established businesses across British Columbia and Western Canada — companies we can genuinely care about and own for the long term.
We are not a private equity firm. There is no fund to return, no exit clock, and no plan to restructure and resell. We buy good businesses, take care of the people in them, and make them better over time.
Buy good businesses. Take care of them. Make them better. Hold them for the long term.
Preserve what works
A business that has run well for twenty years doesn't need fixing. We start by understanding why it works, and we protect that.
Take care of people
Employees and customers are the business. We keep the team in place — there's no plan to cut jobs to hit a number — and we earn trust before changing anything.
Improve thoughtfully
Over time we invest in the unglamorous things: marketing, systems, reporting, hiring. The goal is to help a good company become a stronger one, not a different one.
Own for decades, not quarters
We're building a permanent home for BC businesses, not a portfolio to flip.
What we look for
We're industry agnostic, with a preference for durable, unfashionable businesses.
- Established and profitable — typically $500K–$1M of EBITDA, though we're open beyond that range for the right company
- Durable demand — a product or service customers will still need in ten and twenty years
- Repeat customers and long-standing relationships
- A capable team that runs the business day to day
- Based in BC
For owners thinking about what's next
If you've spent decades building a company and are starting to think about retirement, succession, or a transition, we'd like to meet you. There's no obligation and no rush. Many of the best conversations start years before a sale.
You'll be dealing directly with the two of us — the people who'll actually run the business after you step back, not a deal team that moves on once it closes.
The people behind Westwater.
Westwater is led by two Vancouver entrepreneurs and backed by a small group of local families. We take an active role in every business we buy, combining patient capital with hands-on operating experience.
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Josh Bluman
Partner — Growth, marketing and technology
Josh has spent 15+ years building and scaling businesses, with a focus on customer acquisition for subscription and ecommerce companies. He helped grow Fresh Prep from a few hundred customers to one of Western Canada's largest meal-kit companies, built and sold his own direct-to-consumer brand, and founded Hoppy Copy, a software company he grew from zero to seven figures in revenue.
At Westwater, Josh leads marketing, lead generation, systems and technology — the parts of a good business that are most often under-invested in.
Chris Rowland
Partner — Operations and management
Chris has spent over 15 years driving operations and finance in real estate development. As the leader of a prominent Vancouver developer, he directed the full lifecycle of large-scale residential communities. He has deep experience managing construction operations, multi-disciplinary teams, and complex financial partnerships to ensure projects are resilient and profitable.
At Westwater, Chris leads operations, management and the transition period after an acquisition, working directly with owners to preserve what works.
Let's start a conversation.
Whether you own a business, advise owners, or simply want to learn more about Westwater, we'd be glad to hear from you.
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