At SurePath, we are always looking for resources to help our SMB software clients succeed in this very challenging market. After following their progress since launch, The B2SMB Institute is a resource we recommend that you consider. Founded by two SMB industry veterans, Dave Walker and Peter Hutto, the Institute…

Once upon a time, there were relatively few buyers of software companies: Google, IBM, Oracle and the like bought lots of companies. And for the most part, buying was concentrated in the hands of large, public tech companies like them. The world is very different now. When we run stats…

We just published our Q1 State of SMB Software report, looking at all the venture, private equity, M & A + IPO deals in the SMB space for Q1. …

As a passionate advocate of both Canadian tech and the SMB software market, I have been waiting for some time for Lightspeed POS to go public. So, it was with great anticipation that I poured through their 211 page prospectus filing. Here are the highlights for me. The Opportunity As…

Mindbody shareholders got an early Christmas present on Dec. 24, when Vista Equity Partners agreed to buy them for $1.9B. As a devoted yogi, I have been a fan of Mindbody for years. …

2018 marked our third year at SurePath. It was another exciting year! Deals We closed 8 deals in 2018, up from 4 the prior year. In addition to the announced deals below we did a secondary for a large SMB POS player, a raise for a vertical marketplace and an…

If you follow the public stock markets, then you might be reaching for a bottle of Gravol these days. …

I am pleased to announce our latest deal: The sale of Tictail to Shopify (NYSE: SHOP). Based in NYC and Stockholm, Sweden, Tictail is a mobile-first e-commerce platform serving emerging brands in over 140 countries. With funding from Acton Capital, Balderton Capital, Creandum & Thrive Capital, Tictail has built a large global community of shoppers and sellers. Shopify is building the future of retail. Online, offline. Big brands, small brands. We can’t wait to see what comes of this combination.

If you read the tech press regularly, you would be forgiven for thinking that it’s easy to raise capital these days. Every day is filled with new funding announcements. Rounds are getting bigger and happening faster. However, the sad fact is that most companies that look to raise capital will…