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BlackBridge<\/h1>

How a small investment firm bought and grew 12 profitable digital businesses.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

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The Company<\/h2>
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BlackBridge Capital is a private investment firm that acquires profitable digital businesses and helps them grow.<\/p>

It focuses on software, education, and online services companies with steady cash flow, loyal customers, and founders who are ready to step back.<\/p>

After each acquisition, BlackBridge keeps the team, adds the operating systems from the rest of the portfolio, and invests in the growth the previous owner did not have time for.<\/p><\/div>

Industry<\/p><\/div>

Private Investment<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Founded<\/p><\/div>

2020<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Team Size<\/p><\/div>

9 Partners & Analysts<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Portfolio<\/p><\/div>

12 Companies<\/p><\/div><\/div>

Revenue Model<\/p><\/div>

Ownership & Cash Flow<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

The Market Was Broken<\/h2>
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  • Thousands of profitable small businesses had no succession plan.<\/li>
  • Their owners wanted out but feared what a buyer would do.<\/li>
  • Big funds ignored deals this size.<\/li>
  • Most buyers cut costs instead of investing in growth.<\/li><\/ul><\/div>

    This created three major problems:<\/p><\/div>

    1. Good companies with no exit<\/li>
    2. Buyers who broke what they bought<\/li>
    3. Growth left on the table<\/li><\/ol><\/div>

      We set out to be the buyer founders actually wanted.<\/p><\/div><\/section>

      How We Built The Growth Engine<\/h2>
      <\/div>

      1. Buy Cash Flow, Not Hype<\/p><\/div>

      BlackBridge only buys businesses that are already profitable, with at least three years of steady numbers behind them.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

      2. Structure Deals Founders Like<\/p><\/div>

      Seller financing and earn-outs let owners share in future growth and keep the purchase price fair for both sides.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

      3. Keep The People<\/p><\/div>

      The team stays. The firm adds a finance lead and the portfolio\u2019s playbooks instead of replacing the people who built the company.<\/p><\/div><\/div>

      4. Share What Works<\/p><\/div>

      Pricing, hiring, and acquisition systems that work in one company are rolled out across the portfolio within a quarter.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

      The Results<\/h2>
      <\/div>

      Key Metrics<\/p><\/div>

      12 Businesses Acquired<\/p><\/div><\/div>

      $31M Combined Annual Revenue<\/p><\/div><\/div>

      Average EBITDA Growth: 58% in Two Years<\/p><\/div><\/div>

      96% of Staff Retained After Acquisition<\/p><\/div><\/div>

      Two Profitable Exits<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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