Read the latest interview with Allied Advisers on Investment Banking Trends: M&A, AI, US Fed rates, and private credit. Read more here

Allied invited to moderate a panel in front of investors and entrepreneurs at SoCal on capital raises and Exits.

We find that valuable business insights on an industry are obtained from successful entrepreneurs who have grown a significant business in that industry (“been there and done that”). Allied Advisers conducted an interview with our former client Jay Nitturkar, who bootstrapped a vertical SaaS healthcare technology company to 8-figure ARR and exited successfully to PSG Equity, a $10B+ fund. Founders and management teams will benefit from learning about some of the playbooks in

Allied Advisers is thankful to have worked as sell-side advisor to Cloudwords. We wish Michael Meinhardt and the teams continued success. This transaction underscores the continued evolution and growth potential in automation for language translation and technology sector.

Congrats to Landon Taylor, Jeff Grover and team on this notable acquisition milestone that propels home services clients into a new era of growth and innovation. Majority of customers research reviews before making a purchase and BestCompany stayed true its North Star of providing authentic reviews and insights.   Allied Advisers is thankful to have worked as sell-side advisor and we wish the teams continued success benefiting their clients. #reviews   #exit   #technology Rea

Allied Advisers is pleased to release its latest report on bootstrapping to success. Notable examples include Atlassian, Intuit Mailchimp, Netcore Cloud, Veeva Systems, Qualtrics, Zapier, Zoho among others. Special thanks and appreciation for Rajesh Jain, founder of Netcore, who not only bootstrapped his business profitably to over $110M in ARR, but also purchased Unbxd for $100M in cash to further accelerate growth. Having grown two successful profitable bootstrapped busines

Europe based venture investor invites US investors, CVC and Allied Advisers for a roundtable discussion on M&A, investment trends and to share some of the current market observations and outlook for 2024.

Congratulations to Thijs, Maurits and the team at Onramper on their strategic transaction with industry leader MoonPay which will democratize access to cryptocurrencies worldwide. Read more here

The turbulent markets of 2022-2023 and volatility in the M&A environment has brought the topic of valuation to the forefront in many of our discussions with founders and investors. Regardless of market ups and downs, the factors that are most impactful to valuation remain relatively constant, with some standards changing with market cycles as witnessed over the past decade. Safe to say, valuation continues to be both art and science. Allied Advisers put together this artic

Allied Advisers is releasing its inaugural report on product led growth (PLG). As software users, we have had magical experiences with products that allow us to independently explore, test, purchase and expand usage without intervention from the product vendor’s sales team; these PLG strategies have been utilized successfully by leading SaaS companies such as Dropbox, Zoom, Klaviyo and Slack among others. This contrasts with sales led growth (SLG) that relies on direct sales

Allied Advisers updated our previously published report on SMB SaaS, a sector that has been growing with notable outcomes such as the IPO of Freshworks ($1.03B), Digital Ocean ($780M) and the recent IPO of Klaviyo ($576M), as well as notable exits such as Mailchimp’s acquisition ($12B+, one of the largest boot-strapped exits) and growth of private SMB SaaS companies like Calendly (last valued at $3B), Notion (last valued at $10B). Other success stories such as GoDaddy, Gusto

Allied Advisers Managing Director Gaurav Bhasin was interviewed on the Startup Success Podcast. In this podcast, Gaurav discusses M&A, Private Equity, Fundraising, and advice for founders. Listen to the full podcast

Since Allied Advisers’ last report on Navigating M&A in Uncertain Markets in Q3 2022, we have observed certain key trends emerge in the M&A markets that are highlighted in this update. While 2010-2021 were robust years for M&A and capital raises for technology companies, the markets today have changed significantly in terms of deal volume and valuation though we are seeing improvements to a more rationale and sustainable market. With the major indices rebounding this year fro

As a founder or CEO of a SaaS company, one of the metrics your investors and buyers will probably scrutinize most closely is your gross profit. The article covers what gross profit is, why it matters and how you can improve it. Read More on Crunchbase News

When opportunity knocks, a quick read on questions to consider and strategies on ensuring you get a competitive offer. Read More on Crunchbase News