Does anyone have experience using SourceScrub?

by a searcher from The University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

Jul 17,2019

My partner and I had a conversation with a SourceScrub sales rep recently. It seems like an interesting M&A platform used by mostly by PE firms. It's pricey, but they mentioned they could provide discounts to groups of search funds. Thanks!

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searcher from Brigham Young University

I've been using SourceScrub for the past 2 years (for my day job, not search). They were originally built for the software space which is where I spending time sourcing. I can't speak for other industries but their data is good for software/tech sourcing. Some highlights:

- Really low email bounce rates. Due to the fact most software CEOs/founders/employees are on Linkedin.
- Good/easy integration with Salesforce
- Good UI and tagging conventions that lend well for Boolean searchers to nail down your criteria
- A lot of your traditional search fund targets often don't get picked up on SourceScrub. Especially if they are sub $2M EBITDA and don't attend tradeshows, make industry lists, associations, etc.
- Biggest con is price for searchers. They are definitely targeting funds with large budgets

Happy to connect directly with anyone if helpful to discuss further

10/20/2020 | like reply | 0 likes

searcher from Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT Sloan School of Management

Shameless plug: I've spent 6+ months developing a tool and process to do this significantly better than anything else currently available on the market. I'm happy to provide one free list to any searcher interested in testing it out in exchange for feedback on the list.

10/19/2020 | like reply | 3 likes

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