Van Murray Ventures

The companies I've built.

VMV is a studio that builds operating companies. 25 years. 11 deals. Multiple exits.

Currently Building

Active ventures

Active 2026–Present

Mahiri

Founder / Principal

Mahiri is an Autonomous Business Operating System. Instead of ten vendors and a coordinator, you get an always-on operating team of AI agents — each assigned a domain. Strategy. Execution. Outreach. Content. Pipeline. Finance. Resilience. They act on behalf of the business and surface only what requires a human.

Active 2021–Present

Aeolus

Managing Partner

Fractional CIO and IT-Leadership-as-a-Service. On-demand executive IT leadership — one monthly fee, no long-term contracts.

IT strategy, cybersecurity, infrastructure, vendor management, and software selection — the full CIO function for companies that can't justify a full-time hire.

Previously Built

The exits

Acquired 2018

AppSmart

Founder and Co-CEO → AppDirect

Co-founded AppSmart as part of the AppDirect ecosystem. Built on the foundation of the NeoCloud acquisition to create a comprehensive technology marketplace for SMBs.

Acquired 2016

NeoCloud

Founder → AppDirect

Spun out of NRTC/NeoNova. Built into a cloud services company and sold to AppDirect. The exit that set up the AppSmart chapter.

Acquired 2012

Accent Plus

Founder → NRTC/NeoNova

Founded in 2010 as one of the first Google Cloud and Microsoft reseller partners in the country. Built into acquisition by NRTC/NeoNova. The company that started the operator arc.

Earlier Career

Where it started

2000s
Cherokee Investment Partners
Head of IT / Founding shared-services member
1990s
Mi-Co
Early-stage implementation engineer — mobile data software, Research Triangle Park
25+
Years Building
in technology and operations
11
Deals Completed
as acquirer or target
3
Exits
completed and closed