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You've built a great Software or

Services company.
 

What's next?

OUR APPROACH

Galileo Capital is an investment firm established with the sole mission of acquiring a single founder-owned software or managed services company.

WHY US?

Why Galileo Capital
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INVESTMENT CRITERIA

We are actively looking for a software or tech-enabled managed services company that serves a distinct market and fits the following criteria:

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Company

Primarily recurring or contracted revenues

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B2B software or tech-enabled managed services​

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Founder looking for a flexible and smoothened transition

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Financials

From $4m to $30m in annual recurring revenues ​

 

​At least 4 years of trading history​

 

Cash flow and EBITDA positive

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Industry

Distinct niche​​

 

​Growing with favorable tailwinds

 

Favorable tech and market outlook

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Product

High retention, low cohort churn, sticky customer base​​​

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Minimal technical debt that can scale ​

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Solving a mission-critical customer challenge

WHO WE ARE

Davide Kotlar

Davide Kotlar


Founder & Managing Partner

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Davide Kotlar is the Founder and Managing Partner of Galileo Capital.

 

Before establishing Galileo, he led the growth and international expansion of enterprise SaaS companies in the UK and Germany.


Davide began his career in investment banking in London, working in the Credit Trading divisions of Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, and Morgan Stanley. He then transitioned into leadership roles at two VC-backed enterprise SaaS companies, each with ARR of £10-20 million.

 

Based in London and Berlin, these companies served Fortune 500 clients and employed teams of 40 to 100 people. In his roles, Davide was responsible for driving the companies' international expansion into Europe and the United States, reporting directly to their CEOs and Boards of Directors.

 

Passionate about entrepreneurship, Davide also co-founded a B2B SaaS company in London, and worked at a leading family office with committed capital of $500 million based in London and Luxembourg.

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OUR INVESTORS

We have partnered with a world-class team of entrepreneurs, operators and investors with an outstanding track record in growing technology businesses.

TTCER Partners
Istria Capital
Vonzeo Capital
Cerralvo
Ambit
Jurgen Rilling

Jurgen Rilling

CEO of Mirablau and Grundig Business Systems.

Alexander Kirn

Alex Kirn

CEO of Invers, a global leader

in vehicle sharing technology.

Till Bossert

Till Bossert

CEO of Herchenbach, acquired through the first DACH-based Search Fund.

Herbert Doleisch

Herbert Doleisch

Co-Head of Industrials Tech at

Triton Partners, a leading global Private Equity firm

Simon Webster

  Simon Webster

Founder of the first Search Fund in the UK and Europe. Lecturer at London Business School.

Will Thorndike

 Will Thorndike

Founder of Housatonic Partners. Author of the best-selling book

"The Outsiders".

Kirk Riedinger

Kirk Riedinger

Co-Founder of the first

US-based Search Fund.

Jamie Turner

Jamie Turner

Co-Founder of the first

US-based Search Fund.

Marc Bartomeus

Marc Bartomeus

Former CEO of Repli, acquired through the first Search

Fund in Spain.

Keiron

   Kieron Chalder

CEO of CarPro Systems, a leading fleet management software company.

OUR INVESTORS' TRACK RECORD

Our Limited Partners bring a wealth of experience in building, leading and investing in B2B software and managed services companies across the United States and Europe.

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Acquired in 2024

 

 

Cybersecurity managed

services​​

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United Kingdom

 

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Acquired in 2022

 

 

Data management solutions​​

for healthcare

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United States

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Acquired in 2023

 

 

SaaS platform for fleet management​​

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United Kingdom

 

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Acquired in 2020

 

 

Contractor management​​

software

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Spain

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Acquired in 2023

 

 

SaaS platform for real estate assets​​

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United States / Poland

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Acquired in 2019

 

 

Software for clinical

research management​​

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United Kingdom

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Acquired in 2023

 

 

AI managed services​​

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United States

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Acquired in 2016

 

 

ERP SaaS for chemical​​

distributors

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United States​

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Acquired in 2023

 

 

SaaS platform for vehicle

tracking​​ and fleet

management services

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Portugal

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Acquired in 2012

 

 

Vehicle sharing SaaS fo​​r

mobility operators

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Germany

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CONTACTS

+44 77 3142 7845

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