We know what drives PE success – transforming good B2B tech-focused companies into great acquisition targets that command premium multiples. Your operational expertise builds remarkable businesses, but does the market fully appreciate what you’ve created? That’s where we come in. Kickstart Consulting draws from a deep library of tailored playbooks to ensure your portfolio companies’ narratives shine as brightly as their performance metrics.
With 25+ strategic acquisitions under our belt, we’ve helped investors like you realize premium returns when it matters most.
Exits with industry leaders, including:
Portfolio Value Enhancement
Strategic communications that strengthen market positioning and accelerate growth trajectories for your B2B technology investments.
Exit Acceleration
Targeted messaging and visibility campaigns that showcase innovation and market impact, creating competitive interest from strategic acquirers.
Proven Experience
We understand your timelines and objectives, bringing tested playbooks developed through as we supported companies going through M&A, buy-outs, corporate carve-outs and public offerings.
The Kickstart Difference
Our team of executives has personally navigated through M&As, buy-outs, corporate carve-outs, and public offerings. We understand that a $50M company has different needs than a sub-$5M company; the Kickstart team seamlessly integrates with your portfolio companies at any stage of maturity.
Whether we’re stepping in as an interim CMO or providing specialized expertise to supplement existing teams, Kickstart’s world-class, senior-level execution delivers quick results that maximize marketing’s contribution to your value creation plan.
Kickstart Expert Advisors
In addition to our Kickstart Consulting team of communications strategists, writers, and media mavens, our advisors bring an extra punch through their experience in building companies, market strategies, and fostering engagement that drives tangible value.
Eric Tonk
Demand Generation
Advisor
Rocky Gunderson
B2B Enterprise
Market Advisor
Ted Ko
Energy and
Policy Advisor
Tina Bayloq
Events &
Promotions Advisor
Case Studies in Successful Exits
Read about a few transactions showcasing our approach to driving market leadership and successful exits.
From Invisible to Acquired:
Positioning a Storage Management Company
for Strategic Exit
From Think Tank to
Successful Exit:
Research as Lead-
Generation Secret Sauce
Engineering to Enterprise
Value Resulting in a Major Acquisition:
A Graph Database Success Story
From Category Innovator to Unicorn:
Dominant Share of Voice Attracts New Investor
Timing Is Critical
Building market presence for a premium exit takes 12-24 months of sustained strategic communications. The earlier we start positioning your portfolio company, the stronger its market leadership story will be when you’re ready to exit.
Start Building Exit Value Today
Schedule a complimentary 60 minute strategy session or communications audit. Let’s explore the next steps in your portfolio company’s exit planning.