SellSide DB (acquisition intelligence)

Why acquisition listings validate a market

A live acquisition listing is proof that a product reached enough traction to be worth buying and selling. If a SaaS is being sold, the market exists - and the listing's financials tell you how large it is.

The public overview is on the SellSide DB landing page.

What each listing contains

• Verified financials.
• An AI buyer thesis.
• Opportunity signals.
• Red flags.

Build-not-buy: acquisition data for builders

Most acquisition marketplaces are aimed at buyers. SellSide DB is positioned differently: the same listings are read as market validation for builders. Instead of purchasing a business, you study why it is selling, what the current owner never executed, and where the gap is - then build the spin-off yourself.

The AI buyer thesis on each listing reads as a market thesis. It names the customers, channels, growth opportunities, and reasons for selling, which is exactly the intelligence you need to decide whether to build a competitor rather than buy the incumbent.

Searching SellSide DB via MCP

search_sellside_listings
get_sellside_listing
semantic_search_sellside

• search_sellside_listings - filter by keyword, category, multiple, revenue, or on-sale status for deal flow.
• get_sellside_listing - pull one listing's full detail: financials, growth ops, key assets, AI buyer thesis, red flags.
• semantic_search_sellside - describe the business you want in plain language and get ranked matches no rigid filter could find.

semantic_search_sellside: "founder-burnout SaaS with a clean codebase and recurring B2B revenue"