Fit criteria
Eight facts we check before we reply
- GeographyBritish Columbia, Canada (remote OK if the revenue is BC)
- Revenue$5,000 to $50,000 / month, trailing 6 months
- ModelDigital-only. Directory, marketplace, template, lead-gen, content-product
- TeamZero or one operator. We replace employees with the AI stack.
- TenureTwo or more years in market. We avoid pre-PMF bets.
- GrowthFlat-to-growing. We do not need a rocket ship.
- MarginsGross margin 60%+ after AI-stack substitution
- ComplianceDefensible is/is-not boundary in a regulated category
Fit vs not-fit
Two piles. Be honest with yourself first.
We acquire
- BC-focused directories, marketplaces, and lead-gen sites
- Legal / compliance / procurement templates and tools
- Information products with proprietary structured data
- Businesses with a regulatory moat and clear compliance lines
- Content sites that already monetise without an audience play
We do not
- Physical inventory, stores, or logistics businesses
- Pre-revenue or audience-first plays
- Agencies or services with human delivery as the product
- Crypto, adult, firearms, or other restricted categories
- Businesses that require a full-time operator to survive
Deal structure
How BCG pays
All-cash, no earn-out
We pay cash at close. No seller financing. No seller note. No three-year earn-out chained to your next life.
3 to 5x SDE, case by case
We underwrite to stable SDE with AI-stack substitution applied. Premiums for clean books, regulatory moat, or recurring revenue.
30-day diligence
Books, traffic, compliance, and platform risk. If diligence is clean, we close in 30 days.
Permanent ownership
We do not flip. If we acquire your business we hold it indefinitely. The brand and the domain stay.
Process
From first email to close in 30 days
- 01
Intro email
One paragraph: what the business is, last-12-months revenue, why you are open to sale. No NDA required for this step.
- 02
Fit review, 48 hours
We confirm fit or pass. If we pass we tell you why. If we fit we send a short data-room request.
- 03
Diligence, 21 days
Books, analytics, platform risk, compliance, content review. Under mutual NDA. Direct line to the founder throughout.
- 04
Close, 7 days
Purchase agreement, asset transfer, domain + accounts handover. Payment at close, wire same day.
Direct route
Think your business fits? Send one email.
If you are a broker representing a fit business, we still take the intro, but we do not pay broker fees. The seller gets the full number.