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What's your shape?

Five facts set your company apart. Together they decide what it's worth, and who will pay most for it.

Find your shape Six answers, two minutes, free
Recurring revenue62%EBITDA margin18.4%Growth+14% a yearCustomer mixtop 5 = 31%Founder in saleshighStrategic buyer Afit 86 · pays 6.8xStrategic buyer Bfit 79Sponsor platform Cfit 71Strategic buyer Dfit 68WORTH TODAY · ILLUSTRATIVE$15.1M
ILLUSTRATIVE$15.1M
An illustrative company's shape: The Annuity. Recurring revenue pulls hardest, so buyers who pay for predictability line up first.

Four families of shape

No two companies are alike.
The family tells you who's looking.

We weigh each fact the way a buyer would. The heaviest line sets your family, and your family tells you who pays most.

The Annuity

Revenue that repeats. Buyers pay for predictability.

Who pays most: Consolidators and infrastructure funds

The Engine

Margin that compounds. Cash now, and plenty of it.

Who pays most: Private equity platforms

The Rocket

Growth that outruns the market. Buyers pay for next year.

Who pays most: Strategics buying the future

The Keystone

One relationship carries a lot. The buyer who already serves it pays most.

Who pays most: A strategic already inside that customer
01FoundersFor founders Free

Know what it's worth, and who will pay most for it.

  • Your value, with a rangeAn honest low, likely and high, updated as your numbers change.
  • The buyers who fitRanked by how much your shape matters to them.
  • The leversWhich fact moves your value most, and by how much.
Recurring revenue62%EBITDA margin18.4%Growth+14%Customer mixtop 5 = 31%Founder in saleshighBuyer Afit 86Buyer Bfit 79Platform Cfit 71Buyer Dfit 68$8M$10M$12M$14M$16M$18M$20M$22M$12.4M low$18.0M highMOST LIKELY · ILLUSTRATIVE$15.1MHeaviest lever: recurring revenue. At 70%, the range moves up about $1.9M.
02CapitalFor acquirers and investors By invitation

See the companies that fit your thesis, before the first call.

  • ResearchTargets and buyers built from filings, websites and deal history.
  • People and signalsWho decides, and what changed this week.
  • FitWhy them, why you, why now, scored before the meeting.
Enter Capital Founders stay private unless they choose.
Recurring revenueover 50%Marginover 15%Size$10M to $30MFounder stayingtwo yearsCompany Afit 88Company Bfit 81Company Cfit 74Company Dfit 66THIS WEEK · ILLUSTRATIVE4 fit

What we believe

01

Your company, not your category

We value what sets you apart. Your facts, weighed the way a buyer would weigh them.

02

Fit before price

The buyer who needs your shape pays the most. Your family tells you which kind of buyer that is, and why.

03

Founders first

Free to start and private by default. Nothing you enter is shown to a buyer unless you choose.