Horizen Capital targets B2B SaaS acquisitions between $500K and $5M ARR
Akil Jabbar · Startup Acquisition Stories with Akeel Jabber - Investment Director at Horizen Capital · May 23, 2022 · at 0:53
Akeel Jabber, Investment Director at Horizen Capital, describes the firm's investment criteria and target profile to Andrew Gazdecki.
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“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.”
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