Kingmaker

Kingmakers Inc. is a holding company that acquires, optimizes, and grows small businesses across the United States. It was co-founded by Deven Soni and Hayden Miyamoto. The core team's background includes experience in investment banking, private equity, and business operations. As of 2020, Kingmakers now operates under the name Acquira.

The company's business model involves partnering with entrepreneurs to find, analyze, and acquire small businesses, after which it assists in their growth post-acquisition. Kingmakers typically targets companies with cash flow between $500,000 and $1.5 million, such as small e-commerce companies, niche software businesses, and media sites. Revenue is generated through consulting fees for assisting partners in finding businesses and by acquiring a stake in those partner businesses.

Kingmakers has three main divisions: Acquira, an accelerator and training company for business buyers; Kingmakers Ops, which manages its own portfolio of small businesses; and Snowball, a group of essential service companies.

Keywords: holding company, small business acquisition, business accelerator, private equity, business operations, M&A, investment, entrepreneurship support, business systematization, e-commerce acquisition, software business investment, media site investment, business growth, deal sourcing, due diligence