Founder Interview Video
How SaaS Group Reached $60M ARR Across 20 Acquisitions with a $25M Equity Round (Interview with Co-Founder Tim Schumacher)
Chapters
- 0:00Introduction and SaaS Group Overview
- 1:13First Acquisition: DeployBot in 2018
- 1:52Funding the First Deals with Personal Capital
- 3:20Three Sources of Financing: Debt, Cash Flow, and Equity
- 4:21The $25M Equity Round and Investor Profile
- 7:37Acquiring Companies Out of Bankruptcy: Crosstalent and Zenloop
- 12:25Dash This Acquisition and Post-Acquisition Improvements
- 14:51Deal Structure: Earnouts, All-Cash, and Seller Financing
- 17:50Typical Acquisition Multiples: 2x to 4x ARR
- 18:46Always Buying 100% and the Evergreen Model
- 19:44Fastest Growing Portfolio Companies
- 22:22Balance Sheet Investing and Use of Debt
- 23:31Famous Five: Books, Sleep, and Life Lessons
- 24:27Closing Summary