Insights on Kumo for Deal Sourcing

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What is Searchfunder.com?

Searchfunder.com is an online community of searchers, investors, lenders, brokers and other professionals. Over 80% of those involved in searchfunds maintain a Searchfunder account to help them network, hire, and mentor others.

What are the benefits of membership?

In addition to accessing the most active online network of business buyers, Searchfunder licenses research that is simply not cost effective for individuals. Access over 15,000 industry reports and 50,000 transaction financials. You also get monthly credits for contact information for your company sourcing campaign with the option to purchase more at drastically discounted rates. Searchfunder has pre-purchased access from these data providers in order to empower individual buyers and to help searchers level the playing field versus private equity.

Do you have deals?

While we are primarily a buy-side network, we do have hundreds of brokers that regularly post deals to the community.

Can I find an internship on Searchfunder?

Absolutely! We have the industry's largest intern job board. If you are considering a search, the first step is to help another business buyer so you can hit the ground running.

What does it cost?

Searchfunder is a subscription service. We offer flexible monthly, annual and lifetime memberships.

Monthly

$79 / month

Annual

$19 / month

Lifetime

$432 / once

Those who maintain an account with us for over 4 continuous years are permanently added to the community without the need for a membership.

Do I need an MBA to join?

While a large number of our members come from dedicated programs at Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, Chicago Booth, and other top programs, searching is no longer reserved for the elite. With the current abundance of dry powder in private equity, and an increasing number of business owners reaching retirement age, good deals rarely go unfunded.

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by a searcher from INSEAD
in Chicago, IL, USA

2yrs ago

Insights on Kumo for Deal Sourcing

Hi All -

Any insights or experiences on using Kumo for deal sourcing for self-funded deals in EBIDTA 500K - 2M.

I have been using the free version and considering upgrading to the pro version with the 30$/month fees.

Appreciate any insights you might have on Kumo or any other portals that I should consider for my deal sourcing. Many thanks in advance!

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reply by a searcher 2yrs ago
from INSEAD in Chicago, IL, USA

Thanks Erwin for your insights! Agree with you on the list not being exhaustive and having broken links. I tried their pro access for a few months last year. They have now raised the pricing to 100$/month from the 30$. At this point, It's too expensive and I have cancelled my membership!

reply by a searcher 2yrs ago
from East Carolina University in Atlanta, GA, USA

I was looking through their free deal "view only" and i noticed a handful of listings where the data didn't make sense, ask was $1m and the ebitda was 1m but the revenue is 750k. Not sure its worth the shifting.