Dealwise Newsletter #8

Author

Jason Fan
February 22, 2024

Hi Dealwise subscriber,

Someone kindly pointed out that my previous email was missing links, so here’s the actual link, plus a few more listings we added recently!

🌟 Selected Listings

AI-powered social commerce platform
The Company provides a B2B multi-tenant eCommerce platform that specializes in creating proprietary social content. Company consists of two separate businesses (developed by the same founders) packaged into one unique acquisition opportunity. Company packages its original social commerce software offering – a social community platform – into a white-label enterprise product that can be used by brands across all categories.

📊 $1.4mm in ARR
♻️ Not profitable
🏦 $8mm in funding raised
👥 11 employees

Ideal for: software holding companies or strategic buyers in the e-commerce industry

Hosted Infrastructure and Application Monitoring
The platform offers a comprehensive infrastructure and application monitoring solution utilizing a collection of open-source monitoring tools. Users can effortlessly transmit metrics to a cloud-based Graphite service and visualize their data through attractive dashboards in real-time.

📊 $1.9mm in ARR, contracting 15% YoY
♻️ $16k in EBITDA
🏦 Bootstrapped

Ideal for: software holding companies with expertise in developer tools, strategic buyers in the developer tooling industry

AI coach for online meetings with real-time feedback
AI-based coach that helps professionals motivated to improve their communication at work - by providing them real-time nudges during meetings, coaching after meetings based on meeting goals and helping track progress over time. Managers can also deploy it across their teams, customizing the rubrics they want the team to be given feedback on and track progress.

📊 $190k in ARR, growing 100% YoY
♻️ Not profitable
🏦 $6.5mm in funding raised
👥 3 employees

Ideal for: strategic buyers in the sales enablement software industry

Design-first webinar platform for marketers
This company grew quickly during the COVID boom and raised from top VCs, but has since been on the decline as teams return to office. The founders are very motivated to sell, investors are onboard and the team has no specific price floor in mind.

📊 $650k in annual revenue
♻️ Not profitable
🏦 $17mm in funding raised, but still majority founder-owned

Ideal for: strategic buyers interested in videoconferencing technology, or financial buyers who specialize in turnaround situations.

Production platform for TV and Films
The Company develops a SaaS platform for the film and TV production industry. It provides the first SaaS cloud base platform for the entertainment industry. They are based in Israel but serve customers across the USA and Europe.

📊 $2.5mm in annual revenue, growing 120% YoY
♻️ Not profitable
🏦 $12mm in funding raised, no longer majority founder owned
👥 32 employees

Ideal for: strategic buyers in the media industry

Cloud Based Enterprise Site Design Software
This company’s platform is a no-code website builder that helps enterprises create trackable microsites that increase engagement and conversions. The company was founded in 2012 and the team is based in the USA.

📊 $2.2mm in ARR, growing 10% YoY
♻️ Breakeven profitable
🏦 $1.4mm in funding raised
👥 10 employees

Ideal for: Roll-ups in the no-code website builder space, strategic buyers who need to add website builder functionality to their platform, or search

Community for B2B Sales, Marketing, and RevOps Professionals
This company is a community of professionals specializing in sales, marketing, customer success, and revenue operations. They company monetizes through advertisements sponsorship packages
📊 $600k in annual revenue, down from $1.1mm in 2022
♻️ Not profitable
🏦 $100k in funding raised
ℹ️ >80k members on Slack and in email

Ideal for: Strategic buyers who sell GTM software and want their own highly engaged community

Subscription-Based Platform for Public and Private Company Business Intelligence
This company is the #1 provider of public and private company data in Romania, which is also where it’s based.

📊 $3mm in annual revenue, growing 45% YoY
♻️ $1.2mm in EBITDA
🗜️ >100% NRR
🏦 <$1mm in funding raised
👥 56 employees
ℹ️ 4000+ customers

Ideal for: EU-based rollups or strategics in the business intelligence industry

Profitable B2C Mobile App Studio with Subscription Revenue and 30M+ App Downloads
This company has developed and maintains a portfolio of profitable consumer apps, with a focus on AI tools ad engaging social experiences for Gen Z. Since they are not dependent on a single app, their revenue is much more consistent than most app companies. The current owner is no longer involved and has hired on leadership to run day-to-day, and the team would be staying on post-acquisition (including the current CEO).

📊 $5.5mm in annual revenue, growing 16% YoY
♻️ $1.5mm in EBITDA
🏦 $1.1mm in funding raised
👥 8 employees
ℹ️ 30M+ app downloads

Ideal for: Search fund looking to take over an app studio with a team already in place, or roll-ups and strategics in the mobile app industry looking to expand their portfolio.

You can browse all 50+ listings here.

Don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.