SEEKING BUYER
Project Spark — $10.2M revenue AI services firm, $2.0M EBITDA w/ proprietary IP
Business Services · Northeast - US
revenue: $10,200,000
ebitda: $2,000,000
Exclusivity:
Exclusive Representation
SBA Eligiblity:
Not SBA Eligible
Revenue:
$10,200,000
EBITDA:
$2,000,000
A profitable, remote-first AI consulting and delivery firm with production enterprise deployments, hard-to-replicate federal past performance, and proprietary IP — offered as a platform-ready acquisition.
Snapshot
- 2025 Revenue: $10.2M
- 2-Yr Revenue Growth: ~2.4x
- 2025 Gross Margin: ~43%
- 2025 Adjusted EBITDA: $2.0M (~20% margin)
- Revenue Mix: ~70% Commercial / ~30% Federal
- Booked Backlog (next 6 mo.) ~$5.6M signed
- Team: ~28 FTEs + contractor bench (remote-first, nationwide)
- Heritage: 20+ year operating history; independent since 2023
The Opportunity
The Company is a profitable, U.S.-based AI delivery firm with a services-led model and emerging recurring revenue. It deploys production AI workflows for enterprise customers — real, in-production systems rather than pilots — and supports a credentialed federal delivery motion backed by proprietary IP developed through government-funded R&D. The business sits at the intersection of three things buyers find hard to assemble: production commercial AI delivery at enterprise scale, federal past performance that takes years to earn, and owned intellectual property that adds product economics on top of services.
What the business does
Revenue is generated across commercial AI consulting and development, AI advisory, and a smaller federal/technology and licensing component. Engagements typically begin with a focused initial deployment (roughly $30K–$40K over ~2.5–3 months) and expand through a land-and-expand motion into additional workflows, enterprise rollouts, and emerging managed/recurring services. Delivery is productized through a "forward-deployed engineer" model and supported by a proprietary enterprise AI deployment platform that enables roughly four-week implementations at materially lower total cost of ownership than typical alternatives.
Investment highlights
- Production AI, not pilots — deployed in real enterprise workflows for established commercial customers; examples and KPIs available under NDA.
- Federal credentials that are hard to replicate — past performance via SBIR Phase 3 / OTA pathways, plus a DCAA-approved accounting system that makes the business buyer-ready for government work.
- Proprietary IP — an owned AI deployment platform and additional early-stage products from defense-funded R&D, shifting the model from pure services toward product-plus-services economics.
- Diversified customer base — 40+ active accounts with the largest commercial customer under 10% of revenue.
- Institutional readiness — led by a managing director who is a former Big Four consulting partner; institutional financial controls, remote-first delivery, and a scalable hiring model.
- Forward visibility — ~$5.6M of booked backlog over the next six months (signed work not yet recognized as revenue).
Why the seller is selling
This is an owner-focus sale. Having built and then spun the business out as an independent company a few years ago, the owner is now choosing to sell so he can concentrate his time and capital on his other businesses. The Company is profitable, growing, and fully institutionalized under its leadership team, so the timing reflects the owner's priorities. It also opens an opportunity for the right buyer: with a strong balance sheet, deep compliance and contracting infrastructure, and broader distribution, a scaled owner can accelerate go-to-market, win larger programs, and commercialize the Company's proprietary products faster than it would on its own. Ownership and institutional leadership are committed to a structured transition, with the length and scope of any consulting or advisory period open to discussion with qualified buyers to ensure a seamless handoff.
Growth
Expand managed and recurring revenue; accelerate commercialization of the proprietary product portfolio; add business-development and capture capacity to hire ahead of demand; and use broader contracting vehicles and enterprise relationships to unlock larger commercial and federal programs.
Ideal buyer
Three archetypes fit naturally: (i) an AI services platform sponsor building a delivery platform; (ii) a GovCon / defense services consolidator seeking credentialed AI capability; or (iii) a strategic IT or services firm adding production AI to its offering.
Process & next step
To request the Confidential Information Memorandum and data room, execute an NDA via redacted
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