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

Summary: Allied Advisers is pleased to congratulate Onramper on its strategic transaction with MoonPay. Onramper provides a fiat-to-crypto onramp aggregation platform that enables wallets, exchanges, and decentralized applications to integrate multiple fiat-to-crypto providers through a single API and user interface. MoonPay operates a global payments infrastructure platform that enables users to buy, sell, and manage digital assets using traditional payment methods. The tran

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

At Allied Advisers, we have advised bootstrapped companies on growth financing from leading PE firms and exits to Fortune 50 companies. While institutional backed companies have a natural cadence of raising rounds of private capital every 12 to 24 months, followed by an eventual exit via M&A or IPO, bootstrapped companies don’t have such deal experience and can hence be flat footed when it comes to executing a funding round or exit process. Some notable companies which were b

Allied Advisers is publishing our sector update on Automation Software which provides an overview of this important segment, recent exciting trends, the transactional market and active acquirers and investors in the ecosystem. Automation technologies are becoming increasingly pervasive across industries driven by the clear opportunity to achieve great improvements in productivity, process efficiencies and reduce human errors. Tailwinds to this sector have been strengthened b

Allied Advisers is thankful to have served our client OpsCruise as exclusive sell-side advisor on this transaction. Read the full press release

Summary: Allied Advisers is pleased to congratulate OpsCruise on its exit to Virtana. OpsCruise provides an AI-powered infrastructure monitoring and observability platform designed to help organizations manage the performance and availability of complex, cloud-native environments. Virtana delivers a platform for hybrid cloud infrastructure monitoring, performance optimization, and capacity planning for enterprise IT environments. The transaction expands Virtana’s observabilit

Allied Advisers is thankful to have served our client pVerify as exclusive sell-side advisor on this transaction. pVerify’s SaaS solution helps improve patient access to healthcare and maximize practice revenue by streamlining front-end insurance eligibility, authorization and benefits verification. The company’s mission-critical API-driven platform enables healthcare providers deliver care that patients need much more quickly. Read the full press release

Summary: Allied Advisers is pleased to congratulate pVerify on its acquisition by DoseSpot, backed by PSG. pVerify provides real-time insurance verification and eligibility solutions that help healthcare providers automate patient coverage checks and improve revenue cycle efficiency. DoseSpot offers a leading ePrescribing platform used by healthcare providers to manage medication prescribing and pharmacy connectivity. The transaction expands DoseSpot’s capabilities in eligibi