Arrowroot Capital Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Private Equity Firm Profile

In the last 3 years, Arrowroot Capital has acquired 1 company. It has also invested in 9 others.

Arrowroot Capital’s most common sectors for investment areinternet software and services (41%) and software (38%) . The Firm’s most common investment types include venture (60%) and growth capital (30%). In total, Arrowroot Capital has invested in 11 US states and 3 different countries.

In the last 3 years, Arrowroot Capital has exited 4 companies. The Firm’s most common exit type is trade sale (50%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity32
    • M&A Buy Activity27
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 18
  • M&A Advisors 1

Arrowroot Capital

4553 Glencoe Ave., Suite 200,
Marina Del Rey, California 90292
United States
(310) 566-5966
www.arrowrootcapital.com
contact@arrowrootcapital.com

Arrowroot Capital is a private investment group focused on making growth capital investments in software-as-a-service and internet-based companies. The Firm looks to invest $5 to $25 million per transaction to support growth initiatives, liquidity for founders/investors, or acquisitions. Prospective companies are generally are b2b, offering mission-critical services. Arrowroot was formed in 2014 and is based in Santa Monica, California.


Investment Criteria

Sectors of Interest: Information Technology, Internet Software and Services, Software

Target Transaction Types: Buyout (LBO, MBO, MBI), Divestiture, Growth Capital, Recapitalization, Venture

Geographic Preferences: East US, Midwest US, South US, West US, Australia/New Zealand

Transaction Criteria Min Max
Target Revenue 5 -
Target EBITDA - -
Investment Size 5 25
Enterprise Value - -
values in millions of USD

M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (2.6/yr) # 14 3 4 2 3 1 27
Sell (0.8/yr) # 2 - 1 - 3 - 6
  33

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
iLearningEngines, Inc. 2023-04-27 - PIPE
Bethesda, Maryland · www.ilearningengines.com
Clickatell 2022-02-22 - Venture
Downtown Redwood City, California · www.clickatell.com
Protecht Group Holdings Pty Ltd. 2022-02-14 - Venture
Sydney, Australia · www.protechtgroup.com
BryterCX 2022-01-27 - Trade Sale
Greenwood Village, Colorado · www.brytercx.com
Appvance, Inc. 2022-01-18 - Venture
Santa Clara, California · www.appvance.ai
Cygilant, Inc. 2022-01-10 - Trade Sale
Burlington, Massachusetts · www.cygilant.com
Ayla Networks, Inc. 2021-12-06 - Growth Capital
Milpitas, California · www.aylanetworks.com
Tulip.io, Inc. 2021-06-24 - Venture
Kitchener, Ontario · www.tulip.com
Sourcepoint Technologies, Inc. 2020-12-15 - Venture
New York City, New York · www.sourcepoint.com
FiscalNote, Inc. 2020-12-04 - Venture
Washington, District of Columbia · www.fiscalnote.com
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Portfolio M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Riskonnect, Inc. 2017-06-07 Castellan Solutions Inc. 2022-07-12 6
Kennesaw, Georgia · www.riskonnect.com Audubon, Pennsylvania · www.castellanbc.com
SilverSky 2020-11-02 Cybraics, Inc. 2022-04-05 3
Morrisville, North Carolina · www.silversky.com Fort Lauderdale, Florida · www.cybraics.com
SilverSky 2020-11-02 Cygilant, Inc. 2022-01-10 2
Morrisville, North Carolina · www.silversky.com Burlington, Massachusetts · www.cygilant.com
Riskonnect, Inc. 2017-06-07 Marsh ClearSight LLC 2018-07-19 5
Kennesaw, Georgia · www.riskonnect.com Kennesaw, Georgia · www.marshclearsight.com
Riskonnect, Inc. 2017-06-07 Aruvio, Inc. 2017-12-07 4
Kennesaw, Georgia · www.riskonnect.com Cumming, Georgia · www.aruvio.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Current # Value All-time # Value
Internet Software and Services 9 (43%) - 11 (41%) -
Software 9 (43%) - 10 (37%) -
Information Technology 3 (14%) - 5 (19%) -
Information Services - - 1 (4%) -
Total 21 - 27 -

Acquisitions By Geo

State/Country Current # Value All-time # Value
United States 17 (81%) - 23 (85%) -
  California 7 (33%) - 7 (26%) -
  New York 3 (14%) - 3 (11%) -
  North Carolina 2 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
  Minnesota 2 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
  Georgia 2 (10%) - 2 (7%) -
  Massachusetts - - 2 (7%) -
  Maryland 1 (5%) - 1 (4%) -
  New Jersey - - 1 (4%) -
  Maine - - 1 (4%) -
  District of Columbia - - 1 (4%) -
  Colorado - - 1 (4%) -
Australia 3 (14%) - 3 (11%) -
Canada 1 (5%) - 1 (4%) -
  Ontario 1 (5%) - 1 (4%) -
Domestic 17 (81%) - 23 (85%) -
Cross-border 4 (19%) - 4 (15%) -
Total 21 - 27 -

Acquisitions by Deal Type

Type Current # Value All-time # Value
Venture 14 (67%) - 16 (59%) -
Growth Capital 4 (19%) - 8 (30%) -
Divestiture 1 (5%) - 1 (4%) -
PIPE 1 (5%) - 1 (4%) -
Secondary Buyout 1 (5%) - 1 (4%) -
Total 21 - 27 -

Exits by Deal Type

Type Total # Value
Trade Sale 2 (33%) -
Secondary Sale 1 (17%) -
SPAC 1 (17%) -
Trade Sale - Public Company 1 (17%) -
Unknown 1 (17%) -
Total 6 -

Top M&A Advisors

Legal Deals
Goodwin Procter
 1

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Strategic(s)
4%
1 (4%)
Exited to
Investor(s)
17%
1 (17%)
Strategic(s)
50%
3 (50%)

Investor Summary

Investor Type

Private Equity Firm

Size

Small

Established

2014

Specialist/Generalist

Specialist

Leadership

Matthew Safaii

Founder & Managing Partner

Kareem Sawy

Founding Partner

Steve Kim

CFO

Thomas Olivier

Managing Director

Clem O'Donnell

Partner

FAQ

When was Arrowroot Capital founded?

Arrowroot Capital was founded in 2014.

What type of investor is Arrowroot Capital?

Arrowroot Capital is a private equity firm.

Where is Arrowroot Capital headquartered?

Arrowroot Capital is headquartered in Marina Del Rey, California.

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