Our Mission
We aim to run each business as if it is our family’s only asset for the coming decades. Our aim is to amplify what has made your company great.
Solen is a permanent capital acquisition company investing in & partnering alongside founders building resilient software businesses.
Our hands-on team of operators propel growth by leveraging engineering, sales, marketing, finance, and operations expertise.
The Solen Business System
Although the struggles and opportun
ities faced by small software business are peculiar, hairy, and unique... we have found that they rhyme. The Solen Business System is a systems based framework to seize common growth challenges.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
Founder First Process
Our Process
Say hello to fast painless exits,
goodbye to tire-kicking buyers without capital.
Share your journey (history, metrics, etc.) with us. Let's collaborate on how we can grow your company to new heights.
We will work collaboratively with your team on deal structure and Sign NDA.
We decide fast. Expect an offer within 7 days. We will collaborate on valuation, Letter of Intent, etc.
We have experience in facilitating and expediting what can otherwise be a painful process.
As soon as we finish the closing process, the exit is complete and you’ll get paid in cash!
How We're Different
We're paving the path to quick and easy exits
Vulture Capital
Private Equity
Solen
Quick Process
Exploratory seller calls & extensive diligence
Constantly chasing 10x+ hurdles
Structure allows us to become a long-term sustainable home for the business
Flexible process with ready-to-fund partner
What's our strike zone?
Growing Ecosystems
Products benefiting from strong industry and/or marketplace tail winds with lots of growth ahead
Passionate Entrepreneurs
Independent and proud business builders. As entrepreneurs, we know how important your business is, and want what’s best for it.
Our Strike Zone
We like companies that mostly embody the following characteristics--a proven product in a growing industry with room to grow. A SaaS with $2M to $20M in Annual mostly Recurring Revenue. High Net Dollar Retention and Low Churn on a cohort basis with happy, sticky, customers. Healthy growth and margins.
We’re flexible. We are agnostic to geography (the world is flat!), industry, and whether founders stay as part of our growth plans or leave to start their next venture.
These are rules of thumb. Every company is distinct. Reach out to have a conversation! We value discretion and seek to be helpful in our conversations with founders.
"I had a number of different companies who'd expressed interest in buying Track Star. My concerns with the transaction were that many of the people who approached me really were looking to flip the business. I wanted the product to continue, I wanted the team to be taken care of. Of all the people I talked to, Solen was the one that met those expectations. Alex and the Solen team are interested in long term ownership of Track Star and their other properties and to grow them and hold on to them, not bundle them up with something else and
send them over for an instant profit."
What people say about us
Solen CEOs and Operating Partners