The best home for the business you built.
You spent years building something special. We honour that legacy and work alongside your people, bringing experience, capital and practical AI expertise to help your business continue to grow, while preserving what makes it yours.
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The Meaning Behind NinetyNine
99 out of 100 is great. NinetyNine spends our time on the last 1%.
WHAT WE DO
We buy vertical software businesses from the founders and owners who built them, and we run and invest into them for the long term.
Your name stays on the door, your people stay at the heart of the business, and your customers keep getting the service they count on.
Welcome
We acquire founder-led and privately held vertical software companies, including those with services and hardware alongside their software. You deal directly with the people making the decision, from first call to closing.
Preserve
The things that make your business special stay that way: your brand, your culture, your customer relationships and the people who made it all happen.
Invest
We invest in your people, from leadership to the newest team member, and bring proven best practices and practical AI tools to keep moving the business closer to 100.
Software Acquisition Expertise
Our team has cumulative experience of 50+ software acquisitions and $350M+ deployed.
Entrepreneurs & Operators
$1B+ in combined exit value from businesses our team has built and led.
Capital & Connections
$500M+ raised across our team's prior companies, plus relationships that can help with financing and partnerships.
A Long-Term Commitment
We hold for the long term. No flipping, and no folding your brand into ours.
What are we looking for?
Geography
United States & Canada
Revenue
USD $3–10M
Profitability
EBITDA of USD $1M+
Business type
Vertical market software: mission-critical products serving a specific industry
Services & hardware
Businesses where software sits alongside professional services, implementation, payments or hardware
Revenue model
Highly recurring revenue, low churn and loyal, long-standing customers
Maturity
Established businesses, typically 10+ years old, with deep roots in their industry
Ownership
Founder-owned or privately held; 100% acquisitions of standalone businesses
Not a perfect fit? Please reach out anyway.
Great businesses don't always fit neatly in a box, a meaningful services or hardware component is never a dealbreaker, and we're happy to look at horizontal software businesses too.
Thinking about the next
chapter for your business?
Conversations are confidential and there's no obligation.