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Traction Advising M&A
Investment Banking
Seattle, Washington 107 followers
Trust. Integrity. Experience.
About us
Better EXIT Advising For Small B2B SaaS Companies •Small technology companies need a different kind of advising than the rigid investment bank process •Traction Advising was founded to deliver a better experience by leveraging best in class enterprise selling strategy •As a former F500 acquirer of companies and startup Founder/CEO with 3 exits, I know what makes transactions happen (and fall apart) We are better at: •Identifying the right financial and strategic buyers •Properly positioning the seller as an extension of the buyers business or platform add-on •Helping buyers build their internal business case to acquire you We are b2b SaaS specialists focused on $5M (or a clear path to $5M) to $10M ARR companies Email me at lowell@tractionadvising.com or schedule directly here and let's talk about your options today
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- Industry
- Investment Banking
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Seattle, Washington
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 2012
- Specialties
- M&A Advising for $5-$30M transactions and Sales and Marketing Consulting Services
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- After robust hiring following big raises in previous years - net employment with startups decreased last year - data from Carta. - In 2023, founders adopted stricter hiring practices, following robust hiring in 2021 and 2022. - The year saw widespread layoffs, resulting in an overall reduction in the workforce across Carta companies. - While 2021 and 2022 collectively witnessed over half a million new hires (per Carta), 268,000 hires were made in the past year, with 286,000 employees leaving (voluntarily or due to reductions). - Explanations for the decline in hiring include founders heeding investor calls to cut costs, with payroll being a significant target, and employees staying in their current “safe” roles more frequently. Are you a B2B SaaS company with $3-$20M ARR and considering selling? Please reach out to me directly, and let's talk about it.
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Top 10 Seattle-area tech companies likely to go public: GeekWire reports on the status of Seattle's tech industry, highlighting a two-year IPO drought in the region. The recent stock market rise and positive trends in the tech sector could lead to more IPOs this year. PitchBook identifies the top 10 Seattle-area tech companies likely to go public: Outreach Tanium Rad Power Bikes TerraPower TwinStrand Biosciences Highspot Qumulo Viome Life Sciences Shape Therapeutics OfferUp Are you a B2B SaaS company with $3-$20M ARR and considering selling? Please reach out to me directly, and let's talk about it.
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Top 10 AI startups likely to IPO: Despite stringent profitability guidelines and the need for more private capital, several AI and machine learning startups are positioned for potential IPOs. PitchBook's VC Exit Predictor identified the top 10 US VC-backed AI and machine learning unicorns with high probabilities of going public based on (what else - AI) a machine learning model using historical and real-time data on exits. Cerebras Designs Specialized semiconductors for AI and machine learning. Capital Raised: $723M Stripe Payments giant collaborating with OpenAI for GPT-4 deployment. Capital Raised: $9.1B, Last Known Valuation: $50B Synthego Uses AI and machine learning in genomic engineering for drug discovery. Capital Raised: $461.5M, Last Known Valuation: $1.2B Ultima Genomics Biotech startup using AI for genomic sequencing scalability. Capital Raised: $600M, Last Known Valuation: $3.6B Checkr Offers an HR hiring platform using AI for background checks. Capital Raised: $750.8M, Last Known Valuation: $4.6B OneTrust Sells a data governance program overseeing AI models for enterprises. Capital Raised: $1.2B, Last Known Valuation: $4.5B SingleStore AI data analytics startup providing a platform for creating AI and ML models. Capital Raised: $582.2M, Last Known Valuation: $1.3B ThoughtSpot AI data analytics startup with clients like CVS and Comcast. Capital Raised: $801.5M, Last Known Valuation: $4.4B Anthropic Generative AI startup with a large language model. Capital Raised: $7.3B, Last Known Valuation: $25B Uniphore Offers AI products, including automation and voice transcription. Capital Raised: $624.2M Last Known Valuation: $2.5B Are you a B2B SaaS company with $3-$20M ARR and thinking about selling? Please reach out to me directly, and let's talk about it.
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Though PE had its worst year since 2016 - sub $50M exits are still thriving as add-ons to existing PE portfolio companies. In 2023, add-on acquisitions comprised 75.9% of all private equity (PE) buyouts, remaining near a historical peak despite a slight decrease from 2022. These smaller deals are crucial in sustaining PE sector momentum during tightened credit and market dislocations. They enable PE sponsors to deploy capital and adapt to lending market constraints, leveraging existing credit facilities of larger platform companies. Since 2018, the PE sector has seen $343.5 billion in leveraged loan deals for mergers and acquisitions, with add-ons consistently maintaining a significant share of PE buyout activity. Add-ons contribute to expanding and enhancing PE platforms' market positions, facilitating buy-and-build strategies even in challenging market conditions. Their cost-effectiveness and flexibility make them integral to PE firms' sustained growth strategies. Would you like to know what an exit could look like for you? Reach out to me directly. https://lnkd.in/gNQ7MA2g