Yanisse: 2021 valuation overhangs will drive sustained startup M&A
Daniel Yanisse · Fighting AI Fraud and the Future of Verification | Ryan Sandler & Daniel Yanisse on TBPN · Apr 26, 2025 · at 21:33
Daniel Yanisse, CEO of Checkr, discusses the M&A landscape and why startups that raised at high multiples in 2021 will continue seeking acquisition exits.
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“I think it's from the seller side, there's going to continue to be a lot of appetite because the, again, the valuations were so high in 20, 21. It's really hard to catch up, especially when you are like raising at a hundred times revenue, multiple things like that. If the scale is not there, profitability is not there, companies might really struggle to fundraise more. So I think we're going to continue to see companies interested in joining forces and demand on the seller side.”
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