Principals

Operators First. Investors Second.

EverKap is led by operators who have spent decades building and investing in businesses.

We have navigated growth and contraction, made decisions under pressure, and learned through both success and failure.

Our relationships with founders are built over time and often span multiple phases of a company’s evolution. This includes a long-standing advisory role with EquityZen, working closely with its CEO for over a decade through critical stages of growth and decision-making.

That experience informs how we evaluate opportunities, support partners, and allocate capital.

Jim Kaplan

Founding Partner, EverKap

Jim Kaplan

Leads the EverKap platform across private investment, operating partnerships, and long-term capital allocation.

Jim Kaplan guides EverKap with a disciplined, relationship-driven approach rooted in patience, accountability, and long-horizon thinking. Over more than two decades, he has partnered with over 40 companies across consumer, sports, fintech, hospitality, and real estate, supporting founders and management teams through critical phases of growth, scale, and transformation.

Through EverKap, Jim provides more than capital, serving as a hands-on strategic partner across team construction, brand positioning, and operational execution. Known for his ability to quickly assess leadership dynamics, identify gaps, and align the right people and resources, he has become a trusted collaborator to entrepreneurs building enduring businesses.

His role spans platform direction, partnership evaluation, and the stewardship of capital across evolving opportunities, with a consistent focus on backing people, ideas, and industries that will define the future.

Todd Kaplan

Principal, TwoKap

Todd Kaplan, PhD

Co-leads the TwoKap family partnership with a focus on aligned relationships and durable compounding.

Todd Kaplan brings a partnership-oriented investing lens to TwoKap, with a focus on opportunities at the intersection of technology, safety, and industrial environments. He emphasizes selectivity, long-term fit, and practical alignment, with a bias toward businesses where operational execution and real-world performance are critical to success.

He has a track record of managing complex budgets and driving measurable outcomes through financial discipline and hands-on operational focus across technology-enabled and infrastructure-driven settings. He is particularly drawn to systems and platforms that improve safety, efficiency, and reliability in demanding environments.

Through TwoKap, Todd focuses on identifying scalable opportunities, deploying capital efficiently, and working closely with teams to translate strategy into execution.

His role spans investment strategy, capital allocation, and operational partnership, with a consistent focus on building resilient, high-performing platforms positioned for sustained growth.

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