BIRMINGHAM, AL (May 25, 2022) – Founders is pleased to announce that LeadsOnline, LLC has received a strategic growth investment from TA Associates. Founded in 2000, LeadsOnline is a nationwide provider of data, technology and intelligence software tools used by law enforcement agencies, investigators, and businesses. The company’s unique dataset and highly scalable SaaS platform…
By: Billy Pritchard What is Deferred Revenue? If a software company offers its customers the ability to prepay on longer-term contracts, Deferred Revenue becomes an important consideration during the transaction process. Generally, a prepayment from the customer creates a future liability for that company to service the customer over the life or term of the…
BIRMINGHAM, AL. (May 10, 2022) – Founders Advisors (“Founders”) is pleased to announce that ActiveCampaign, a leader in Customer Experience Automation (CXA), has acquired the Postmark and DMARC Digests products from Wildbit, LLC (“Wildbit”). Founded in 2000 by Chris and Natalie Nagele, Wildbit has been developing innovative software products through a dedicated focus on cultivating…
Current Trends in Managed IT Services Talent Scarcity – The biggest growth challenge cited by MSP operators is the scarcity of good IT Engineers and supporting talent. Because of this, employee retention is quickly becoming as important as customer retention in driving valuation Cybersecurity Tailwinds – Customers who previously hesitated to invest in security are…
By: Billy Pritchard & Tate Fowler Once full-year data is officially aggregated and reported, it will be no surprise that 2022 will be viewed as a down year for M&A activity across all industries, with private software transactions declining significantly. During the first three quarters of 2022 756 SaaS M&A transactions closed, a ~17% reduction…
By: Billy Pritchard Unlike owners of many traditional businesses in manufacturing or service industries, SaaS entrepreneurs typically set out on a journey of building their businesses with the end in mind → a noteworthy exit /liquidity event. The Technology Practice at Founders Advisors spends most of our time engaging with founders of vertical & horizontal…