Looking for guidance in acquiring another microsaas company

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by a searcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
in San Francisco, CA, USA

4yrs ago

Looking for guidance in acquiring another microsaas company

I acquired a micro-saas company that had very little revenue (<$500 MRR) a couple of years ago that has done really well and since acquisition I've grown it ~20x just working on it part-time. It is continuing to grow and I expect it to reach 500k-1M ARR in 2-3 years.

I also recently spoke with another related micro-saas company that would be a great acquisition for us and help accelerate growth even further while giving me the necessary scale to hire full-time employees (right now I have a part-time developer and I invest a part of my time) and for me to do this full-time. This company has about 500k ARR and is in an adjacent market that I've been interested in expanding into and with the combined capabilities can really accelerate growth.

I know this is not a typical searchfunder model, but was hoping to get some insights from the folks here who have acquired or funded SaaS companies in the past. If I go through the acquisition path will also need to figure out funding as there is no collateral to take a loan on.

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reply by an investor 4yrs ago
from Lewis and Clark College in Ashland, OR 97520, USA

My brother has a growing Saas business of a similar size that I helped him acquire and we are actively looking to add to that business through another acquisition. I'd love to compare notes. Feel free to DM if you want to chat.

reply by a professional 4yrs ago
from Bentley College in Miami, FL, USA

I've been following Xo Capital for a while and I think their blog could be helpful for you. They are a micro-SaaS PE fund that has acquired 5 businesses. They do a great job of documenting their journey. Check it out here: redacted