PE firms will not acquire for $100k. They won't look at you unless you have at least 10x that in ARR, possibly more. If you have cool new features and have something to add to existing products, then you should have no problem taking customers from the PE-backed companies. Do that, or find a way to protect your competitive advantage (patents?) and then approach the other companies.
FAANG doesn't look at startups in this range either. They make strategic acquisitions and acquihires, and generally for much more than this (even for just a single employee).
It's the same as what they say about funding: the best way to get it on good terms is to have a business that's doing really well. Ditto for acquisitions.
FAANG doesn't look at startups in this range either. They make strategic acquisitions and acquihires, and generally for much more than this (even for just a single employee).
It's the same as what they say about funding: the best way to get it on good terms is to have a business that's doing really well. Ditto for acquisitions.