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Raise again, or sell to the strategic buyer?

Founder-led software company

The options we weighed

A Series C at a flat valuation. A sale to the strategic buyer. Profitability and no new money.

The call

Cut to profitability in nine months, then reopen the sale on our terms.

Outcome

Sold 14 months later at twice the first offer

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