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Sourceco

United States

SourceCo is a US buy-side deal sourcing firm that uses AI to surface off-market, founder-led acquisition targets and connect them with vetted buyers.

Key features

  • AI-powered buyer-seller matching
  • Access to off-market deal flow (marketplace) for SourceCo vetted buyers
  • Custom target dataset generation for buy-side theses
  • Direct founder introductions without brokers or auctions
  • Business valuation calculator
  • Zero-fee model for sellers
  • Optional retainers for thesis-driven searches

AI capabilities

AI models analyze industry data for acquisition patterns — growth, ownership transitions, hiring activity and strategic fit — to surface off-market targets and match them with aligned buyers.

Integrations

Primarily accessed via web interface with CSV/Excel export

More information

SourceCo is a Miami-based buy-side acquisition search firm and off-market deal sourcing platform. It uses AI-driven data analysis to identify founder-led companies (roughly $2M–$200M) and connect them directly with vetted buyers such as private equity firms, corporate development teams, search funds and family offices. Business owners pay no fees; the model is buyer-compensated.

What Makes Sourceco Different

Key differentiators highlighted by the vendor.

  1. Exclusively off-market, proprietary deal flow
  2. Free for business owners; buyer-compensated model
  3. AI signals on ownership transitions and hiring activity

Key facts

Year founded
2022
Pricing
Free for business owners; buyer-compensated, with optional retainers for dedicated searches (no public price list)
Deal stage
Sourcing
Target market
Private Equity · Corporate M&A · SME Owners · End client (sell side)

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