Acquire a startup with certainty
You Specify
You set targets for technology, team and timeline
Every project begins with your requirements. We’ll work together to define measurable KPIs for both the technology and team to be built, with clear milestones and timelines. We jointly pre-agree on an acquisition price.
We Build
We finance and build the startup to your exact requirements
We take on the risk and cost of building your startup. From inception to completion, the startup is made for you (and only you), in collaboration with you. You buy the startup from XLIO™ when we achieve your KPIs.
You Acquire
When the targets are met, you Purchase at the pre-agreed price
Since XLIO™ has worked in collaboration with you, checking in code with each sprint, you are assured that the startup will easily integrate – because both the team and technology are pre-integrated. No surprises, predictable outcomes, and incredible value for both the founders and our startups’ buyers.
An innovative new model –
made to order startups™
Acquiring a custom-made startup achieves your goals faster and more efficiently.
The technology already works with your infrastructure
All code is written specifically for your platforms, systems and business requirements, using appropriate languages, libraries and licenses. You establish all compliance and security protocols that meet your needs.
The team looks forward to joining you
Our model gives the startup’s founders clarity on their career and financial outcomes from the start. Knowing that they will join your business and that the code they developed will be delivered to the market provides motivation and focus.
The startup is already delivering for you
Even before project completion, the startup collaborates with you. QA, testing, and integration happen in parallel with development, so the startup is ready to deliver value at the point of handover.
The Cap Table is clean; the cost is lower
The startup is created and funded only for you. So there’s none of the typical complexity of startup capitalization: there are no outside investors with which to negotiate or unfair share distributions to resolve; no bidding wars to win and no unexpected costs.
The operations of the startup are streamlined
There are no entanglements to pry apart, such as customer and business relationships, and no unnecessary infrastructure and staff.
The process is simple and predictable
From specification to team recruitment to development, we offer transparency and as much participation as you’d like. When we achieve the KPIs, you purchase 100% of the startup in a clean transaction, with no complex diligence process, and start benefiting from the purchase on Day 1.
A better alternative
All too often, typical approaches to meeting your technology goals fail to provide the required value – they are too slow, or too expensive, or don’t build value in your own team.
acquisitions and Acqui-hires
Existing startups will have faced speed, cashflow and differentiation pressures that result in incompatible product and multiple entanglements with clients and investors. Key talent may be unwilling to join your business, while other staff and infrastructure may be unnecessary. Historically, most acquisitions and acqui-hires never meet the buyers’ goals for budget and timeline. XLIO changes that.
Article: Why Acquihires Never Work
Professional services
While capable of solving specific problems, professional service providers rarely produce the kind of innovation that a startup excels in – and which you need. Furthermore, while working for you, these providers build up highly valuable institutional knowledge that remains with their team rather than accruing to you. This knowhow benefits their future clients, maybe your competitors, but does not build value in your team.
Build it yourself
If you have the capability to solve your problem on time internally, it’s always your best option. But if you don’t have these resources, building functional teams with the required skills is not fast or predictable. Recruiting teams that are already operating in harmony and with the passion of entrepreneurs is virtually impossible.
Made to order Startups
We rapidly build the startup you really want to buy, and sell it to you for the price you really want to pay. This unlocks more value than a typical acquisition, while also providing the high-impact team of an acqui-hire that is pre-integrated into your business from Day 1.
XLIO can offer this new approach because of the unique combined experience of our team, our funding model, and our global network that gives us access to talented founders and unique IP.