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Concierge deal flow · part-time searchers

Find your business. Start searching. More buying.

  • Self-funded searchers looking to 5x their output
  • Maximum leverage for limited time
  • Scan & submit deals — get more CIMs
  • Go farther, faster
Join the waitlist → Or talk to David →
$99/month · 100 seats only · cancel anytime
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~23 OF 1.2K LISTINGS FIT YOUR BUY-BOX
Your shortlist · 3 deals that fit
$2M HVAC · Akron, OH 87
$1.5M Roofing · Toledo, OH 84
$2.1M Flooring · Canton, OH 82
Every deal — collected, sorted, shortlisted nightly
№ 01 TURN 5 HOURS INTO 50

Less time, more speed

Part-time searchers lose deals on speed. Shortlist helps you act fast by surfacing the best deals for your buy-box instantly. 

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Shortlist web portal — every listing matched against your buy-box, scored, newest signal first
01

Find more deals

We watch 22+ marketplaces every night. You stop missing the ones that sell while you're at work.

02

Get more CIMs

Broker outreach personalized, drafted, submitted.

03

Go farther, faster

Automatic reminders keep every deal moving. Pick up right where you left off.

№ 02 Be honest with yourself

Built for self-funded searchers.

→ For you, if
You're a mid-career W-2 professional buying her first business on the side.
  • Hunting your first acquisition while keeping the day job
  • Targeting $1–10M revenue legacy businesses
  • Self-funded or SBA
  • Drowning in tabs, emails, spreadsheets 
  • Tired of searching alone
✕ Not for you, if
You're full-time, funded, or institutional.
  • Funded full-time searcher with a team
  • Family office or HNW direct-investing platform
  • PE firm or middle-market fund
  • Serial acquirer running a roll-up
  • Deal pro
№ 03 Who's behind this
David, founder
I spent two years searching on the side while running a day job. It was stressful and lonely. Shortlist is what I wish I had.
David — founder ex-Part-time searcher (2 yrs) · F500 Product Leader
№ 04 One price. One next step.

Join us

Concierge · Founder-led
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Sourced, scored, shipped to your DMs.
$99
per month
no contract · cancel anytime
30 day free trial  
  • Search thousands of deals in one place, on autopilot
  • Personalized deal shortlist & drafted broker outreach
  • Deal kanban & web portal included
  • Template library & searcher resources (finance, legal, etc.)
  • Community & founder support — no more searching alone
  • Integrate with any CRM via webhook
  • $0 success fees — ever
Join the waitlist → Or talk to David, 15 min →
№ 05 If you're shopping around

Compared to what you've tried.

DIY + alerts Tabs, sheets, BizBuySell X5 Sourced spreadsheet Axial Banker network Buy-side broker Retainer model Shortlist Concierge
Sources scanned Manual (~22) Aggregated M&A network Broker's rolodex 22+ automated
Personalized to your buy-box Keywords only — ✓ ✓ ✓ scored nightly
Deal memos written for you — — — ✓ ✓
Broker outreach drafted — — — ✓ ✓
Your time / week 5–20 hrs 2–4 hrs 1–2 hrs ~1 hr ~30 min
Monthly cost $0–50 $300 $0 $10K–25K $99
Success fee at close — — ~$200K $50K–250K (1–2%) $0

Brokers work for sellers. Alerts work for keywords. Shortlist works for you.