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Sell Your Technology Company
Technology Business Brokers & M&A Advisors
To sell a technology company that makes physical products or owns its own technology, you have to show a buyer two things at once: that the products keep selling and that the know-how behind them stays with the business. Patents, firmware, supplier relationships and a small group of engineers often carry more value than the year’s profit suggests, and they are also where buyers look for risk.
DealPipe’s technology business brokers and M&A advisors act for owners of electronics and smart device brands, patented product companies, B2B hardware makers, tech-enabled service firms and engineering-led product studios. We document the intellectual property, recast earnings, map the supply chain and introduce the company to screened buyers without revealing its name.
Want a sense of what your company and its IP would bring? Begin with a free, confidential valuation.
Why Sell Your Technology Company Through a Broker
Founders of product companies are usually engineers or inventors first. When a larger competitor or a distributor calls about an acquisition, the conversation quickly turns to technical details, and the commercial terms get settled almost as an afterthought. That buyer often knows more about deal structure than you do and has every reason to keep the price tied to last year’s earnings rather than to what the technology could do in its hands.
We prepare the company before anyone sees it. We restate profit as SDE or EBITDA, pulling out owner compensation, one-time development costs and unusual inventory write-downs separated out. We build a register of patents, trademarks, firmware and design files showing who invented and who owns each item, list contract manufacturers and component sources, and show margin by product and channel. A buyer can then judge the business on facts instead of guesses.
With the groundwork done, we bring strategic and financial acquirers into the same process so they compete on price, structure and your role after closing. Advisors such as Tom Hall, whose background covers investment banking, established technology companies and early-stage tech startups, help owners hold their ground in those negotiations.
Technology Company Valuation: What Moves the Price
Buyers of privately held tech product businesses generally apply a multiple to SDE or EBITDA, and the asset base and intellectual property decide where in the range the number lands. When patents or equipment carry real weight, an asset-based view also comes into play, and our guide to common business valuation methods compares those approaches. What acquirers examine first:
- Ownership of the technology. Granted patents, filed applications, trademarks, source files and firmware should sit in the company’s name, with signed invention assignments from founders, employees and contractors.
- Product margins. Gross margin after bill of materials, freight, duties and warranty costs shows whether the product line can carry growth.
- Supply chain resilience. A second source for critical components and written agreements with contract manufacturers, including clarity on who owns tooling and molds, reduce risk.
- Customer and channel mix. Revenue spread across distributors, direct B2B accounts, retail and online is easier to underwrite than one OEM customer or a single marketplace.
- Recurring revenue. Service plans, consumables, monitoring or software subscriptions attached to hardware raise the quality of earnings.
- Compliance and certifications. Required product approvals, such as FCC authorization for wireless devices and safety listings, should be current and documented.
- Engineering depth. A team that can maintain and extend the product without the founder, plus a documented roadmap, lowers transition risk.
Technology Companies We Sell
Our team works with owners across hardware and technology-driven businesses, including:
- Consumer electronics and smart home brands. Companies that design connected devices, audio gear, accessories or IoT products and sell through retail, distributors and online channels.
- Patented product companies. Businesses whose value rests on protected designs or utility patents, from tools and safety devices to training systems.
- B2B hardware and components. Makers of data storage, networking, sensor, lighting control and industrial electronics products sold to businesses and integrators.
- Hardware with companion apps. Device makers whose product relies on proprietary firmware and a mobile or web app.
- Tech-enabled service firms. Businesses that pair proprietary tools or platforms with services, such as data recovery, testing or technical support.
- Engineering and product design studios. Firms that develop electronics for clients and often hold their own product IP.
Subscription software is covered by our SaaS M&A advisors, and companies whose value lies mainly in factories and production lines fit better with our manufacturing business brokers. Brands that resell sourced products online belong with our ecommerce business brokers. Licensed software, IT and managed services, and AI businesses each have their own specialists. Larger companies usually follow our M&A advisory process.
What Is Your Technology Company Worth?
Tell us your yearly revenue and what the business pays you, and see a first estimate of what your technology business could sell for. Your answers remain confidential.
Your numbers
We value on your trailing twelve months, because that is what buyers underwrite. The prior full year sits beside it so we can read your growth. Round numbers are fine.
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| equals Seller’s Discretionary Earnings | $0 | $0 |
Add-backs are the expenses a new owner would not carry: your own salary, personal costs run through the business, one-time expenses, depreciation and interest. Adding them back to net profit gives SDE, the number buyers actually pay a multiple on.
What makes you valuable
0 selectedCheck everything that is true today. These are the levers that move your multiple up, and they count towards your estimate once your figures are in above.
Where the risk sits
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Your figures, and how we got this number
Get your technology company valuation report
You receive an indicative value range, a summary of the IP, margin and supply chain factors acquirers weigh first, and the option to speak with an advisor.
This estimate draws on transaction multiples from sales our advisors have completed. Technology companies with clearly owned intellectual property, healthy product margins, diversified customers and channels, recurring service or subscription revenue and an engineering team that stays can sell above it. Unclear IP ownership, dependence on one customer or supplier, thin margins or a founder who holds all the technical knowledge can lower it. Treat the number as an early guide, not an appraisal or an offer.
Tech Company Exit Strategy: Prepare 12 to 24 Months Ahead
A well-planned technology exit starts long before the first buyer call. Confirm that every patent, trademark and domain is registered to the company, and collect signed invention assignment agreements from founders, past employees and contract engineers. Gaps found in diligence can delay or reshape a deal, so ask qualified counsel to review the IP chain of title, open-source use in firmware and any export control questions early.
Put contract manufacturers and key component suppliers on written agreements, qualify a second source for parts that could halt production, and document who owns tooling. Report revenue and gross margin by product and channel each month, and reduce reliance on any single customer. Hand day-to-day engineering decisions to a lead who can explain the roadmap without you. Because much of the price may rest on intangible assets, it helps to understand how to calculate goodwill value before negotiations begin.
The Process
Valuation & IP Review
Confidential Outreach
Offers & LOI
Diligence & Transfer
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Who Buys Technology Companies
Technology product companies attract buyers for different reasons:
- Strategic acquirers. Larger electronics, industrial and technology firms buy to add products, patents, engineering talent or entry into a new market.
- Distributors and channel partners. Companies that already sell your product sometimes buy the brand to secure supply and margin.
- Private equity platforms. Funds building groups in electronics, security, industrial technology or consumer products look for add-ons with defensible IP and steady earnings.
- Competitors. A rival may pay for your customer relationships, certifications or technology instead of developing them from scratch.
- International buyers. Overseas acquirers seek US brands and channels; some cross-border deals call for government review, which counsel should assess early.
- Individual operators and search funds. Experienced managers buy smaller product companies, often with an SBA loan and seller financing.
Current technology businesses for sale are listed on our site as blind profiles, so buyers can see the opportunity without learning whose company it is.
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Selling a Technology Company: FAQ
Privately held tech product companies are usually priced on a multiple of SDE or EBITDA, adjusted for the strength of their intellectual property and assets. Clear IP ownership, healthy margins, recurring revenue and diversified customers push the number up, while supplier or customer concentration pulls it down. Our free business valuation gives you a starting point.
Pull together two or three years of financial statements, an IP register, supplier and customer contracts and product margin data. An advisor normalizes earnings, sets a defensible price, approaches screened buyers anonymously, negotiates the letter of intent and manages technical and financial diligence through closing and the transfer of IP, contracts and staff.
Plan on roughly six to twelve months. Preparation and quiet marketing take a few months, and technology deals often add time in diligence because buyers review patents, firmware, supplier agreements and product compliance. Companies that have already organized their IP documentation and contracts usually reach closing sooner.
A direct sale to a competitor or distributor can work, but with one bidder you have little leverage on price or terms, and protecting your technical secrets is harder. A tech business broker prepares the company, controls what is disclosed and when, and creates competition. See our advice on how to choose a business broker.
There is no upfront cost. DealPipe is 100% performance-based with no retainers, and our success fee applies only when the sale of your technology company closes. We walk through the specific structure for your company in a free, confidential consultation, ahead of any agreement.
Typical buyers include larger technology and electronics firms, distributors and channel partners, private equity platforms, direct competitors, international acquirers and individual operators. Strategic buyers often pay for patents, products and engineers they lack, while financial buyers focus on durable earnings, documented processes and a management team that stays.
The difference is mostly deal size and process. Business brokers typically sell owner-run companies to a wide pool of buyers, while M&A advisors run structured auctions for larger firms, often with investment banking-style materials and deeper diligence. DealPipe offers both approaches and recommends the one that suits your company.
We market the company with an anonymous profile, require NDAs and proof of funds, and release information in stages. Schematics, source files, supplier pricing and customer names are shared only with a serious buyer, often after the LOI. Staff and key customers learn about the sale late, at a time you choose.
Sometimes, but a standalone patent sale usually captures less value than selling the patents with the products, customers and team that make them profitable. Many buyers prefer the operating business because it proves the technology works commercially. Talk with qualified IP counsel about licensing or assignment options alongside a full company sale.
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