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AI-native investment bank for small businesses
OffDeal is an AI-native investment bank, offering small business owners a faster, cheaper way to sell their companies at premium prices. Our AI technology automates most of the grunt work typically done by analysts at larger Wall Street banks, enabling our in-house M&A advisors to focus more on strategic client interactions, leading to better outcomes for both sellers and buyers.
OffDeal is an AI-native investment bank focused on helping small businesses sell their companies through valuations, advisory services, and matched buyers. It emphasizes a modern, fee-only approach with no upfront costs and a fast, AI-assisted sale process.
OffDeal provides end-to-end M&A advisory for small businesses (sales typically in the $5M-100M range). It offers a free valuation, dedicated M&A advisor guidance, an AI buyer-matching system to identify strategic buyers, and a competitive auction process to drive higher offers. The platform touts a fast timeline (offers in about 45 days) and a performance-focused model where fees are earned only if the client wins a deal, with no upfront retainer. Users can join a buyer network to connect with high-intent purchasers and receive publicly highlighted metrics such as 1,000+ strategic matches and 30% higher offers through auctions.
Who itβs for: Small to mid-size business owners looking to sell or exit their company, typically with $5M-100M in annual sales, across multiple industries including home services, HVAC, business services, healthcare, consumer goods, and more.
Customers: Mary L. Motley, Sheldon Young, Steve Barnes
Series A raised, notable funding round ($12M) and media coverage; hiring/traction implicit in growth and advisor network expansion (industry press mentions cited).
Founder / CEO @ OffDeal building an AI-native investment bank for buying and selling small businesses. prev. mba @ harvard + couple of startup stints. lover of carbs and espresso martinis. avid runner and cyclist.
Founder / CTO @ OffDeal. Previously, Founder / CTO @ Bizwise, SWE / SWE Intern @ Meta, Google, Yelp, PagerDuty, IBM, and Encircle. Software Engineering @ University of Waterloo.
Custom-built AI agents to find, vet, and engage SMB acquisition targets
OffDeal builds an AI broker that helps individual buyers find and acquire small businesses by automatically screening millions of SMBs, performing automated diligence with AI agents, and sending hyper-personalized outreach to target owners for deals in the $10-50 million range.
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