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It puts email, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Telegram and phone calls into one workflow for sales teams and agencies. Revenue is shrinking by about 6% a year.

Ask $750K · Profit $246K · 3.0x · Acquire.com

Nov 3
Ask
$750K
Revenue
$277K
Profit
$246K
Margin
89%
Multiple
3.0x
Age
3 yrs (Jun 2023)
Label
Worth Studying
Reason
Highly profitable for its size, but at 3 years old with churn of 10% or more, it is too young and unsteady to rate as a purchase.

Why it's interesting

  • Almost all revenue reaches profit: $246K of $277K over the last 12 months, and $24K of $26K last month.
  • Bootstrapped and based in France, with 251-500 customers and $250K of recurring revenue.

What to watch

  • Annual growth is minus 6% and churn is 10%+ with no period stated; if that is monthly, most of the customer base turns over within a year.
  • An 89% margin for a software product with a 2-20 person team suggests owner pay or staff costs may sit outside the profit figure.
  • The price rests on the seller's claim that it is the only bootstrapped, profitable player among VC-backed rivals valued at $20M+, a pitch aimed at strategic buyers; the listing names Attio, Pipedrive, HubSpot and Close as direct competitors.
  • The listing doesn't say how the LinkedIn and WhatsApp connections work; if they rely on unofficial automation rather than approved access, either platform could cut off the core multi-channel feature.

Who it fits

A hands-on SaaS operator with product and retention skills who can stop churn before spending on growth.

Ask the seller

  1. Is the 10%+ churn measured monthly or yearly, and which kinds of customer leave first?
  2. Does the $246K profit include pay for whoever builds, sells and supports the product?
  3. Do the LinkedIn and WhatsApp connections use official APIs or browser automation, and has either platform ever blocked them?

Growth plays

  • Target sales agencies in markets where WhatsApp is the main business messenger, such as Brazil, India and Southern Europe, with localised onboarding.
  • Court crypto and web3 project teams, who close partnerships and deals on Telegram that standard CRMs cannot track.
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