# Community businesses > Profitable, community-anchored businesses that we help grow with patient capital and modern tools. URL: https://regenerate.capital/sectors/community-businesses/ Language: en · Other language: https://regenerate.capital/fr/secteurs/entreprises-communautaires/index.md Publisher: Regenerate Capital (https://regenerate.capital) · Updated: 2026-09-25 --- [Home](https://regenerate.capital/) / [Sectors](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/) / Community businesses Sector 01 · Community businesses # Businesses that *anchor* a community. Not every great business is a startup. We also back profitable businesses rooted in their towns, and help them grow with patient capital, AI and a venture studio’s operating playbooks. The thesis ## Why community businesses, why now? Across Québec, thousands of healthy businesses in hospitality, food, services and trades hold their towns together. Most have never had the tools, capital or growth thinking that startups take for granted. What grows a startup also strengthens these businesses: better software, AI that clears the admin, sharper marketing and a partner who has scaled teams before. The difference is that your business already works. The job is to make it more resilient and more valuable, not to reinvent it. This is regeneration in its most literal sense: good businesses that stay rooted and thrive for another generation. We start close to home, in the Eastern Townships, Québec. Themes ## What we look at. 01 ### Hospitality and experiences Places to stay, eat and gather. The businesses that make a region worth the drive. 02 ### Local services and trades Service companies with loyal customers and room to grow with better systems. 03 ### Food and craft Producers and makers with a brand worth taking further. 04 ### Community platforms Businesses that bring people together: memberships, events, retreats and gathering places. Studio companies here ## Who we work with in this sector. [ExperiencesStudioGravitéStudio companyPremium urban rappelling experiences. Every city has an edge, and gravity favours the bold.](https://gravite.fun)Community · Eastern Townships**Studio** ### Veille Chalets Studio companyWatch and care for second homes and chalets in the Eastern Townships, so owners can be away with peace of mind. [CommunityStudioRemote Work VillasCo-founderRemote-work retreats that bring founders, investors and operators together in inspiring places worldwide.](https://remoteworkvillas.com) What we look for - A business that is already profitable and generating cash - Deep roots and loyalty in its community - Owners who want a partner in growth, not a quick exit - Clear upside from better tools, marketing or operations How the studio helps ## Help where founders in this sector need it most. Every service below comes from a role Joaquim has actually held. We picked the ones founders in this sector ask for most. 01 ### AI automation of operations Agents that take over admin, reporting, support and back-office work, so a small team operates like a large one. **Experience** · Runs a fleet of dozens of AI agents across his own businesses. Co-founded the AI inference platform Gatewayz.ai. 02 ### Sales automation AI agents for prospecting, outreach, qualification and follow-up, wired into a clean CRM. Your pipeline keeps moving while the team sleeps. **Experience** · Builds and runs AI lead-generation and outreach agents across his own companies. 03 ### Marketing strategy Positioning, brand, messaging and a plan tied to revenue, from the first campaign to a full marketing function. **Experience** · Led an 8-figure brand launch at L’Oréal Canada. CMO at TrustSwap. Youngest person ever on the Canadian Marketing Association’s Martech Council. 04 ### Content, SEO and audience Organic growth through content, search and editorial. An audience you own instead of rent. **Experience** · Built The Alternative Ways to 1M+ monthly views through SEO. 05 ### Talent and team building Hiring plans, recruiting pipelines, onboarding and the HR foundations you need before you need them. **Experience** · Scaled MLG Blockchain from 4 to 120 employees in 9 months. Built the HR function at Secure Digital Markets as it grew from 9 to 40. 06 ### Change management Leading your team through growth, reorganizations and new systems, including the human side of adopting AI. **Experience** · COO through hypergrowth at MLG Blockchain. Installed HR and marketing systems as Chief of Staff at Secure Digital Markets. 07 ### Community and events Communities, memberships, retreats and events that turn customers into advocates. **Experience** · Co-founded Remote Work Villas’ retreats. Built token communities at TrustSwap and Alpaca Network. 08 ### Founder coaching One-on-one coaching on clarity, energy, decisions and life design, so the person running the company keeps growing too. **Experience** · Certified life coach who works with founders and executives on mindset, energy and alignment. Your business already works. Our job is to clear the admin, bring in customers and build a team that runs without you in every room. Other sectors ## The rest of the studio’s focus. [01RoboticsRobots and autonomous systems moving from the lab into the field, and the software that runs them.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/robotics/)[02BiotechAI-driven discovery, lab automation and the platforms that make biology faster and cheaper to engineer.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/biotech/)[03Physical automationAutomating the physical economy with AI, software and machines: manufacturing, logistics, construction and agriculture.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/physical-automation/)[04Space techThe space economy after the launch revolution: data, communications, in-orbit services and the software that ties them together.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/space-tech/)[05Digital assetsMarket infrastructure, tokenized real-world assets, stablecoins and healthy token communities.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/digital-assets/)[06FintechPayments, capital-markets technology and financial services rebuilt for global, remote-first customers.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/fintech/)[07AI and AAOsAI agents, applied AI and agentic autonomous organizations (AAOs): companies where humans and AI agents share the work under one rulebook.](https://regenerate.capital/sectors/ai/) Work with the studio ## Building in this space? Tell us what you’re building and what you need. We read every application, and every founder gets an answer. [Apply to work together](https://regenerate.capital/apply/)