Steve Weed

Money Moves

Led the consortium acquiring EarthLink

EarthLink started in 1994 selling dial-up internet. Trive Capital bought its shrinking DSL and email business from Windstream in late 2018 for $330 million in cash, and on Oct. 20, 2026 it closed the sale of the rebuilt company to a group led by WaveDivision Capital.

Updated Nov 1