For CEOs and founders of automotive software companies
Preparing to sell or raise
Strategic acquirers and investors in automotive retail technology have a short list of things they look for. We know what's on it, because we've sat on both sides of the table. We help you see your company the way they will, fix what we can before the process starts, and tell the story in their language.
auto-tech companies in our landscape database, which means we already know your competitors, your adjacencies, and the acquirers who have bought in your category.
Where we see companies lose value
The growth story doesn't survive diligence
Top-line growth that hides monthly churn, or a customer base that's one large account away from a cliff. Buyers find it. Better that you find it first.
Nobody has defined the strategic fit
You know you'd be valuable to someone. The buyer needs to know which of their problems you solve and which adjacency you open. That case has to be written before the first conversation.
The wrong acquirers are in the process
The buyers who pay the most are the ones your product completes. A long list of logical names is not the same as a short list of motivated ones.
The data room tells a different story than the deck
Pricing, contracts, integrations and churn by cohort either back up the story or undermine it. We look at them the way a buy-side team will.
How we prepare you
Acquirer's-eye assessment
We review your business against what strategic buyers and investors in dealer and OEM software are weighting right now: growth quality, retention, product fit, integration posture and team.
Position in the landscape
Using our AutoScapes landscape of 800+ companies, we place you against competitors and adjacent categories and identify the acquirers whose strategy you complete.
Fix what can be fixed
Some gaps take months to close, like retention ownership or a cleaner pricing structure. Some take weeks. We help you prioritize by what moves valuation.
Tell the story in their language
We help you package your data, roadmap and growth thesis the way corporate development and investment teams need to see it to move a deal forward.
Open doors
Where it helps, we use our 40,000 auto industry connections to make warm introductions to the right people at the right acquirers and investors.
Is this for you?
A good fit
- You lead a software, data or services company that sells to auto dealers, dealer groups or OEMs.
- A sale, a strategic investment or a growth round is likely in the next 12 to 24 months.
- You want to know what a buyer will see before you run a process, not during it.
- You already have a banker, or you're deciding whether you need one. We work alongside either.
Probably not yet
- You're pre-revenue or have no dealer customers yet.
- You need a valuation opinion or a fairness opinion. That's a banker's or an appraiser's job, not ours.
- You're looking for someone to run the sale process end to end. We prepare you for it and support it; we don't replace the banker.
What it has looked like
Helped a customer engagement company plan and execute an exit.
Identified and helped execute a pivot from a consumer solution to B2B.
We keep client names confidential. More than 85%+ of our clients have engaged us for more than one project.
Want a quick read on how an acquirer would see your company today?
Book a conversation