AI Sell-Side M&A Advisory

Advising category-defining
AI companies on their exits

July100.AI is a sell-side M&A advisory for AI, deep tech, and platform companies. A founder who has exited 14 times. A CVC leader who knows every strategic buyer. We sit on both sides of the table — so your exit doesn't leave value behind.

20+
Exits & transactions
14×
Capital returned
$800M
AuM managed
AI Infrastructure & Cloud AI Software & Applications Cybersecurity FinTech & Payments Deep Tech & Industrial Digital Media & Communications
What We Do
Sell-side M&A advisory for AI companies
One focus, executed exceptionally. We help AI founders and their investors prepare for and achieve premium exits. Our strategic capital practice supports the mission.
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Sell-Side M&A Advisory — Our Core

Strategic exit advisory for AI, deep tech, and platform companies. We prepare the equity story, stress-test DD readiness, run competitive processes, and connect founders with the acquirers who will pay premium. Exit preparation starts months — sometimes years — before the process. We invest the time because that's where the real value is created. Our focus: $20M–$500M transactions where AI sector expertise and buyer relationships determine the outcome.

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Strategic Capital

For select companies, we invest directly and co-invest alongside our network. Our capital comes with operator support: GTM, international expansion (EU ↔ US ↔ Israel), and board-level guidance. We back companies we believe in — and when the time comes, we advise on the exit.

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Fund Exit Advisory

We partner with VC and growth equity funds to systematically drive portfolio exits. Working closely with fund portfolio teams, we identify exit-ready companies, prepare positioning, and execute sell-side processes that deliver returns to LPs.

Sector Expertise
100% AI and technology focused
Dedicated sector knowledge with deep buyer relationships in each domain. Every engagement benefits from our proprietary view of who is acquiring, at what multiples, and why.
AI Infrastructure & Cloud

Compute, Data, MLOps & Developer Tools

GPU orchestration, inference optimization, data labeling, model serving, and the foundational platforms powering the AI economy.

Exits: RunAI → Nvidia · Anthropic (active) · Cotendo → Akamai
AI Software & Applications

Enterprise AI, Vertical SaaS & Agentic AI

Applied AI transforming enterprise workflows — from autonomous agents and predictive analytics to AI-enabled HR, commerce, and operations platforms.

Exits: TradeGecko → Intuit · OysterHR · Pecan.AI · Everise → Brookfield
Cybersecurity

AI-Native Security, Trust & Compliance

AI-driven threat detection, identity, IoT security, and trust architecture. One of the highest-premium M&A sectors as AI proliferates.

Exits: Sansa Security → ARM
FinTech & Payments

AI-Powered Financial Services & Commerce

Payments infrastructure, digital banking, insurance tech, and AI-enabled financial platforms. Early fintech pioneers since the first SSL transaction.

Exits: Trintech (IPO) · CelNX → VeriSign · PayPal (operator)
Deep Tech & Industrial

Robotics, Mobility, Climate & Advanced Materials

Autonomous systems, battery technology, sustainable manufacturing, and industrial AI. A decade of corporate VC experience across the full stack.

Exits: BMW i Ventures ($800M, 40+ investments) · Hyzon Motors
Digital Media & Communications

CPaaS, Social Platforms, AdTech & Content AI

Cloud communications, AI-powered social media, programmatic advertising, and content intelligence. Landmark exits across this sector.

Exits: Nexmo → Ericsson ($6.2B) · Amobee → Singtel · Jajah → Telefonica · Kontera → Singtel
Our Approach
The exit is won before the process starts
We don't run processes cold. Every engagement begins with deep preparation — stress-testing the story, addressing risks, and building the case that makes a buyer move fast and pay premium.
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Strategic Positioning

We challenge your thinking. Build an equity story that resonates with the 3–5 buyers who will pay premium.

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Exit Readiness

Stress-test metrics, address DD risks, strengthen governance. 6–12 months before the process begins.

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Competitive Process

Run a controlled, confidential process. Create genuine competition. Leverage our global buyer relationships.

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Close & Protect

Navigate the twists. Protect value through negotiation, diligence management, and closing conditions.

Our conviction: The difference between a good exit and a great exit is almost never the process — it's the preparation. We've seen companies leave 30–50% of their value on the table because they started the conversation too late, with the wrong story, to the wrong buyer. We exist to prevent that.
Track Record
Proven exits to the world's leading acquirers
Prior to founding July100.AI, our partners executed the following transactions as founders, operators, and investors.
CompanySectorOutcome
RunAIAI Infrastructure→ Nvidia
NexmoCloud Communications→ Vonage → Ericsson ($6.2B)
Sansa SecurityIoT Security→ ARM
AmobeeAdTech / AI→ Singtel
JajahCommunications→ Telefonica
OnavoMobile Analytics→ Meta (Facebook)
CotendoCloud / CDN→ Akamai
TradeGeckoCommerce SaaS→ Intuit
EveriseCX Technology→ Brookfield
KonteraContent Intelligence→ Singtel
Belkin / LinksysConsumer Tech→ Foxconn / Spinout
Trintech Inc.FinTechIPO (NASDAQ)
CelNXFinTech→ VeriSign
Hyzon MotorsClean Energy→ Decarbonization Plus
AnthropicFoundational AISeries D+
Pecan.AIAI AnalyticsActive
OysterHRHR TechActive
MiniTokSocial AIActive
ChatandBuildAI App GenerationActive
BMW i VenturesCorporate VC$800M AuM · 40+ investments · 11 unicorns
Scout24 SEDAX MarketplaceSupervisory Board — AI, M&A
CrunchfundVC FundUber, Airbnb, Instacart, Stripe
Partners
Both sides of the table. One team.
A serial founder with 14 exits who knows what it takes to build and sell. A CVC leader with $800M deployed who knows every strategic buyer in the room. Together, we cover the full picture.
Trevor Healy
Managing Partner — Founder & Exits
Serial entrepreneur who has returned capital to investors 14 times. Trevor has been on the founder's side of the table more than almost anyone in tech — he knows what buyers look for because he's built what they acquire. Founded Trintech (IPO), CelNX (→ VeriSign), Sansa Security (→ ARM), Amobee (→ Singtel). CEO of Jajah (→ Telefonica), Executive Chairman of Nexmo (→ Vonage/Ericsson, $6.2B). GM at PayPal, CIO & Board at Telefonica. Early investor in Anthropic and RunAI (→ Nvidia).
Trevor brings the founder's perspective: how to position the company, what buyers actually care about in DD, and how to close. His track record of exits — to ARM, Singtel, Telefonica, Ericsson, Nvidia — is the proof.
→ 14× returns to investors → Anthropic · RunAI (→ Nvidia) · Nexmo (→ Ericsson $6.2B) → IPO + 10 strategic exits as founder/CEO/chairman
Sohaila Ouffata
Managing Partner — Strategic Buyers & Governance
Sohaila knows the buyer side. As Managing Director Europe at BMW i Ventures ($800M AuM), she built relationships with the world's largest strategic acquirers, CVCs, and institutional investors across 40+ portfolio companies. She led the fund's global platform — the operational bridge between startups and corporate buyers. As Supervisory Board member at Scout24 SE (DAX), she sat on the other side of M&A decisions: evaluating targets, approving acquisitions, governing AI strategy. Founder of African Tech Vision. Previously Telefonica, Sky, Accenture.
Sohaila brings the buyer's network: who is acquiring, what they'll pay, and how decisions are made inside corporates and boardrooms. When we run a process, she knows who to call — and they take the call.
→ Scout24 SE — DAX Supervisory Board (AI, M&A) → BMW i Ventures — $800M AuM, 40+ investments, 11 unicorns → Global CVC network: Intel, Toyota, Samsung, Siemens, Bosch

One partner has built and exited companies to the world's largest acquirers.
The other has deployed $800M and knows every buyer in the room.
That's why we sit on both sides of the table.

Network & Ecosystem
Buyer access and investor relationships
built over decades
Our clients benefit from relationships established through direct co-investment, board service, and transaction execution spanning 25+ years.
Venture Capital & Growth Equity
Sequoia Capital Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Kleiner Perkins Khosla Ventures Y Combinator SoftBank Vision Fund Highland Capital Sorenson Capital Crunchfund General Atlantic
Corporate Venture Capital
BMW i Ventures Intel Capital Toyota Ventures Samsung Catalyst Fund Next47 (Siemens) Innovation Endeavors Salesforce Ventures Microsoft M12 Qualcomm Ventures Robert Bosch VC
Strategic Acquirers — Proven Exit Relationships
Nvidia ARM Ericsson Meta Singtel Telefonica Intuit Akamai PayPal / VeriSign Foxconn Brookfield
Our Name
July C BC

Julius Caesar, born in July 100 BC, understood that empires are built through preparation, not luck. Every campaign was won before the first battle. At July100.AI, we bring that discipline to M&A — helping AI founders navigate the most consequential moment of their corporate journey.

Our approach: operator experience first, institutional execution second, and the conviction that the best exits are earned long before the first buyer meeting.

Sansa Art Foundation

We believe innovation and creativity are inseparable. Through Sansa Art, we support contemporary artists at the intersection of technology and culture.


African Tech Vision

Founded by Sohaila Ouffata. Advancing climate tech entrepreneurship across 11+ African countries, with a focus on female founders.