About

We don’t sell fantasy.

We’re rooted in reality as an experienced and innovative force that uses art and science to drive business growth and achieve business owners’ dreams.

Founders

  • Scott Rayden

    Scott Rayden

    Partner

    Scott is one of the founders of the LVL3 Private Equity Group and is also an accomplished entrepreneur and advisor in the digital media sector, spending most of his career working with companies large and small in Silicon Valley. He has held many roles from Business Development Director, President, and Chief Revenue Officer.

    Throughout Scott’s auspicious career, he founded and sold three successful startups with the last company going from $0 to $50MM+ in revenue and managing over a $1 Billion media spend annually for his clients. In 2018, prior to selling 3Q Digital, the company had over 300+ employees in nine cities around the country. 

    Scott received a Bachelor’s degree in business and marketing communications from Arizona State University.

  • Nick Slinde

    Nick Slinde

    Partner

    Nick is a founding partner of Slinde Nelson, practicing business and real estate law in the Pacific Northwest for twenty years. For the last eight years, Nick has focused on helping startup companies leverage strategic relationships, develop channel access, and execute on revenue generation strategies.

    Nick has founded numerous non-law businesses that span multiple categories.

    Nick earned his BA in Journalism/Rhetoric from the University of Iowa and graduated with his law degree from the University of Oregon.

  • Jason Frank

    Jason Frank

    Partner

    Jason is a Partner at LVL3 and an experienced CEO and CFO of mid-market businesses in the manufacturing, semiconductor, and food & beverage industries. He has consulted with over a dozen businesses in the mid-market and has held several direct positions in the public and private sectors ranging from Senior Analyst to Chief Executive Officer. 

    Jason has experience in businesses with revenues ranging from sub-$1 million to over $1 billion annually. His areas of expertise include business strategy, buy-side and sell-side mergers and acquisitions, financial modeling, capital planning, and organization design and leadership. 

    Jason received his MBA from the University of Oregon and received a Bachelor of Science in Finance, cum laude, from Portland State University.