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Austin · Texas

Rooted in Texas.
Permanent capital.

A single-family office deploying permanent capital across real estate, private equity, venture, and opportunistic investments, with the freedom and conviction to back exceptional people on their terms.

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Broad Mandate. Flexible Approach.
Sector
  • Real Estate
  • Consumer & Retail
  • Software & Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Blockchain & Digital Assets
  • Hospitality & Leisure
  • Media & Entertainment
  • Oil & Gas
Security
  • LP & Fund Interests
  • Mezzanine Debt
  • Preferred Equity
  • Common Equity
  • Convertibles
  • Life Settlements
  • Royalties
  • Senior Debt
Strategy
  • Buyout & Growth Equity
  • Co-Investments
  • Direct Lending
  • Real Assets
  • Recapitalizations
  • Secondaries
  • Specialty Finance
  • Venture Capital
We invest in people, not categories.
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About

Patience, conviction, and a multi‑generational horizon.

Keller Capital manages the private investments of the Keller family. Founded by Gary Keller, who built Keller Williams Realty into the world’s largest real estate franchise, the firm deploys permanent capital across asset classes with no fund lifecycle, no outside LPs, and no artificial exit pressure.

We invest where deep domain knowledge and long time horizons create asymmetric value that time-constrained capital simply cannot. Our small team operates with full authority and decisions are made directly, without committees or external mandates.

Austin, TX Headquartered
2018 Founded
50+ Active Investments
$1$10M Target Check Size
01 / Permanent
No fund lifecycle

We invest from a permanent balance sheet. There is no harvest period and no obligation to exit on someone else’s timeline.

02 / Direct
Decisions made in the room

A small team with full authority. No investment committees, no external mandates, no political process between yes and wired.

03 / Aligned
Family capital, family terms

We back operators we believe in, structure deals to fit the situation, and stay engaged for as long as the thesis remains intact.

Investment Focus

Sector-agnostic. Thesis-driven.

We concentrate capital where we have a genuine edge, identifying structural inflections across asset classes and backing the next wave of operators.

01
Real Estate

Commercial, residential, industrial, and land development across Texas and beyond.

02
Private Equity

Direct equity, growth capital, and co-investments alongside top-tier sponsors.

03
Venture & Technology

Early and growth-stage technology companies, with a focus on AI-native businesses.

04
Opportunistic

Special situations, structured credit, and asymmetric opportunities across cycles.

Team

Small team. Full authority. No committees.

John Keller Principal
Gary Keller Founder
Mitch Johnson Managing Partner
Nick Johnston Vice President
John Keller
Principal

Leads sourcing, portfolio management, and strategic direction across the firm’s investment activity. Also serves as Executive Vice Chairman of Keller Williams, overseeing governance, capital allocation, and growth strategy. His approach favors deep preparation, probabilistic thinking, and the discipline to act decisively when conviction aligns with value.B.A. University of Georgia; MBA Acton School of Business, Austin.

Gary Keller
Founder

Founded Keller Williams Realty in 1983 and grew it into the world’s largest real estate franchise by agent count, units, and sales volume. Gary shapes the firm’s long-term vision and investment philosophy, drawing on four decades of building, scaling, and advising growth businesses. New York Times bestselling author, widely recognized as one of the most influential entrepreneurs in real estate history.

Mitch Johnson
Managing Partner

Oversees day-to-day operations, investor relations, and business development across the portfolio. An experienced operator and board member with deep expertise spanning residential, commercial, industrial, and land development real estate. Brings a hands-on management approach and a track record of growing businesses from early stage through maturity.B.A. Boston University.

Nick Johnston
Vice President

Supports diligence, underwriting, and active portfolio management across Keller Capital’s investments. Previously five years in investment banking at Citizens Bank in New York, advising on M&A and capital raises for technology, media, and sports companies with over $3 billion in completed transaction value. Began career at Deloitte M&A Consulting, TMT practice.B.S. University of Toledo; M.S. Finance, Rutgers.

Contact

We prefer direct conversations.