About
Calm Capital buys and invests in profitable companies with simple business models (something grandma can understand). Typically, these companies have been in business for a while, have an established customer base, don't require a large team to operate, and have good margins. Calm works with the selling-founders to make sure there is a mutually beneficial outcome — offering clear terms and a simple process.
The Calm Way
Our companies and investments share these common threads.
Principled
Patient
Persistent
Performance-oriented
Perpetual
Team
Marty Balkema
Co-founder, Managing Partner
Over the last 23 years, Marty has progressed from writing code as a software engineer to leading product teams across a wide variety of industries for companies like Mitsubishi Caterpillar and Lifetime Fitness. Building on these experiences, Marty co-founded and operated multiple software companies before starting Calm Capital with David.
Marty resides along the southern coast of North Carolina with his wife and four kids — where you’ll find him cruising on open water or putting on fast greens.
David Horne
Co-founder, Managing Partner
After a brief stint playing professional golf, David worked in marketing until going out on his own in 2008. Since then, he launched several startups and built a few creative agencies before co-founding Calm Capital.
David resides in his home state of North Carolina, bouncing between the Sandhills and the Outer Banks with his wife and two sons.
