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Akil Jabbar

Founder & Investment Director, Horizen Capital. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Akeel Jabber is the founder and Investment Director at Horizen Capital, a micro private-equity firm acquiring and operating profitable B2B SaaS companies. He also hosts the SaaS District podcast and previously served as CEO of 99 Dollar Social and partner at Wired Investors.

What they said6 Shows1

Everything Akil Jabbar said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

ACQUISITION STORIES Disclosure

Jabbar says Horizen Capital avoids high-growth startups and VC competition

“So we don't like these, you know, super high growth companies and we're not competing with VC money or capital investments.”

Akil Jabbar May 23, 2022 ▶ 1:46 Startup Acquisition Stories with Akeel Jabber - Investment Director at Horizen Capital

ACQUISITION STORIES Prediction Not checkable as stated

Jabbar: Cash-Burning Startups Will Struggle to Raise and Face Bankruptcy or Sale

“I think like midterm, you also see even not just like buyers, but you know, VCs, investors will also be like more risk averse. So I wouldn't be surprised if like some of those high growth cash burning startups, like rely on constantly, you know, new rounds to …”

Akil Jabbar May 23, 2022 ▶ 11:07 Startup Acquisition Stories with Akeel Jabber - Investment Director at Horizen Capital

ACQUISITION STORIES Insight

Jabbar: Churn matters more than growth when evaluating SaaS acquisitions

“The one that scares me and also excites me is churn. ... I don't say growth, it's churn, for sure.”

Akil Jabbar May 23, 2022 ▶ 12:38 Startup Acquisition Stories with Akeel Jabber - Investment Director at Horizen Capital

ACQUISITION STORIES Disclosure

Jabbar says Horizen requires sub-3% churn and $1,500 minimum LTV

“And then the other criteria is, you know, looking at monthly churn of less than three percent and LTV of at least 1500.”

Akil Jabbar May 23, 2022 ▶ 2:00 Startup Acquisition Stories with Akeel Jabber - Investment Director at Horizen Capital

ACQUISITION STORIES Assertion Not checkable as stated

Jabbar doubled 99 Dollar Social within five months of acquisition

“So NineEye. Social was the first kind of bigger one that, you know, over many different investors, that one came out you know, bought that one, was able to like double it within like five months.”

Akil Jabbar May 23, 2022 ▶ 8:44 Startup Acquisition Stories with Akeel Jabber - Investment Director at Horizen Capital

ACQUISITION STORIES Disclosure

Horizen Capital targets B2B SaaS acquisitions between $500K and $5M ARR

“Horizon Capital, we invest, you know, B to B SaaS companies, you know, we've gotten, we do acquisitions, we do investments you know, all sizes, generally somewhere between, you know, 500 K to five million in ARR B to B only.”

Akil Jabbar May 23, 2022 ▶ 0:53 Startup Acquisition Stories with Akeel Jabber - Investment Director at Horizen Capital

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Akil's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
ACQUISITION STORIESLEDGER	Founder & Investment Director, Horizen Capital	1	6	—	full record on Startup Acquisition Stories →