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TECHNOLOGY M&A FOR VC FIRMS

A VC portfolio company is ready to exit. We run the sell-side process.

Technology M&A advice for VC portfolio-company exits in Australia—exit readiness, buyer mapping, blind approaches and a seller-only process.

20Seven is an Australian technology M&A adviser that works with VC firms to prepare and run exits for portfolio companies, representing the company as seller.

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THE MOMENT

A portfolio company is nearing exit—and the founder should not negotiate alone.

You need a process that protects timing, keeps the board and founder aligned, and gives the company more than one route to a buyer. We prepare the story and numbers, rank the buyer universe, approach buyers blind, and run the sale on the company's side.

A company approaching exit

We prepare the business the way a buyer will read it — readiness, a ranked acquirer map, blind approaches, and a tight process — so the exit lands on a sensible timeline and the founder isn't negotiating solo.

Portfolio-wide readiness

Across the portfolio, we help you see which companies are exit-ready and where the gaps are, so you can point advisory attention where it will actually move an outcome.

WHY 20SEVEN FOR VCs

We've sat in the founder's seat—and we know what a fund needs from an exit.

Backed-founder experience

We've built and sold backed companies ourselves. We understand the cap table, board, investor and founder dynamics because we've sat inside them.

Fund and founder alignment

We keep the founder, board and fund working from one process, with clear decision points before buyer conversations create pressure.

Exit readiness

An honest read on how prepared each portfolio company is to sell — the story, the numbers, the buyer universe, and the gaps to close before a process starts.

Buyer mapping and blind approaches

We map and rank the acquirers who can't afford to lose the company, then approach them blind — without naming the company until it's ready — to build competitive tension.

Operators, not bankers

We've built and sold companies ourselves, so we prepare each business as operators who know what a buyer will actually test in diligence.

Sell-side only

Our mandate is to the portfolio company as seller. We do not represent the buyer or sit on both sides of the transaction.

HOW IT WORKS

We run the process; you keep your board seat.

We prepare the portfolio company, map and rank its buyers, run blind approaches, and drive a tight process to close — representing the company as seller. The full method lives in our Strategic Sale Planning. See how Strategic Sale Planning works.

QUESTIONS WE GET

The questions we get,
answered straight.

Yes. We are an Australian technology M&A adviser working with VC firms and their portfolio companies. We prepare the company, map and approach buyers, and run the sale as the company's sell-side adviser.

We support your portfolio companies through sell-side exits. You introduce us to a company approaching a liquidity event; we prepare it, map and rank buyers, run blind approaches, and drive the process to close — representing the company as seller while keeping you and the founder aligned.

Yes. We can assess exit readiness across the portfolio and run individual processes as companies mature toward a sale. It's a company-by-company engagement, but we can help you see where advisory attention will move an outcome.

Yes — that's the most common way we work with funds. Refer a founder who's approaching an exit or has just been approached, and we take it from there, sell-side, with the founder and the fund aligned on the plan.

Yes. We only ever represent the seller — in this case the portfolio company. We never sit on both sides of the table, so there's no conflict with the company's or the fund's interests.
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