Everclear Celebrates 25-Year Anniversary; Repositions as Capital, Growth + M&A Advisory Firm

Everclear Expands Leadership Team And Fractional Operator Network; Announces Native Agentic AI Framework To Support Cybersecurity, Aerospace & Defense Portfolio

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Everclear today announced it is officially re-positioning as a premier Capital, Growth + M&A Advisory Firm for Cybersecurity, Aerospace, and Defense technology companies in Washington, D.C., after operating for 25 years as the B2B Marketing Agency for Venture-Backed Tech Companies. The announcement was made at the 2026 Capital Capital by DCA Live, followed by a 25th Anniversary reception celebrating Everclear’s legacy at Moonraker South, the penthouse bar of the Pendry Washington, D.C.

“The M&A ecosystem is fundamentally broken for many founders and investors, leaving double-digit multiples on the table by treating technology assets as pure financial engineering,” said G. Scott Shaw, Founder and Managing Partner of Everclear. “Since 2001, our team has worked alongside technical founders to drive market narratives that trigger category re-ratings from 2x to 20x, while generating combined enterprise value across multiple exits.”

Proven Track Record of Category Transformation

Everclear’s track record includes transformative strategic positioning across its client portfolio. “Everclear delivered uniformly excellent results for several portfolio companies,” said Jonathan Perl, General Partner with Boulder Ventures, “creating significant pipeline, revenue, and enterprise value.”

Key historical milestones include:

• Aerospace and Radar Technology: Repositioned and rebranded an antenna-based, aircraft-tracking solutions manufacturer into a category-defining successor to legacy radar systems, scaling from $1M to $45M in revenue in two years ahead of a $125M exit.
• Aviation Predictive Analytics: Transformed a predictive analytics software and services provider into a global leader in air traffic flow management, growing revenue from $45M to $65M and priming a billion-dollar FAA NextGen small business set-aside contract for its ultimate exit.
• Next-Gen Physical and Cybersecurity: Repositioned and rebranded a physical and cyber security startup into the industry's fastest-growing access control provider, scaling revenue from $500K to $1.5M prior to a $32M exit.

Veteran Leadership Team and Fractional Operator Network

To drive this next phase of institutional growth, Everclear is introducing its inaugural fractional leadership team of senior executives, each carrying 25 or more years of enterprise experience:

• Kevin Wine, Chief of Staff
• Mark Tootsey, Chief Financial Officer
• David Schoenecker, Chief Operating Officer
• Rich Cooper, Chief Communications Officer
• Mickey Panayiotakis, Chief Technology Officer
• Jill Alarcon, Chief People Officer

Alongside this executive suite, the firm unveiled an elite advisory board, a native-AI Agentic investment portfolio, and the formal activation of its “The Future is Fractional” business model. This modern workforce architecture deploys veteran, fractional C-suite operators supported by a network of 50–100 specialist practitioners, enabling Everclear to seamlessly scale from five to more than 25 concurrent client engagements with superior velocity and capital efficiency.

“Ninety-five percent of small businesses fail in the first five years, according to Michael Gerber’s seminal E-Myth,” said Shaw. “Not because the owner lacks deep subject matter expertise, but because they have not yet operationalized how to systematically earn a customer, keep a customer, and scale the engine. Everclear solves that breakdown for the next generation of cybersecurity, aerospace and defense technology companies.”

About Everclear

Everclear is a premier Capital, Growth + M&A Advisory Firm for Cybersecurity, Aerospace, and Defense technology companies, operating outside Washington, D.C. since 2001. For 25 years, the firm's veteran leadership team, elite operator syndicate, and fractional execution network have served as the essential translation layer between technology visionaries and institutional capital—de-risking high-value assets by converting technical founder vision into absolute category dominance. Guided by its proprietary, native-AI growth framework, Clarity™, Everclear assists technical founders in unlocking captured alpha, raising capital on founder-friendly terms, driving disruptive market narratives, accelerating revenue velocity, and engineering exceptional exit outcomes for entrepreneurs, shareholders, and institutional investors. For more information, visit https://www.everclear.io/.