Smobi

Smobi is a data and analytics platform designed to simplify the acquisition process for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), particularly brick-and-mortar establishments. The platform aggregates business listings from multiple sources, provides verified data, and manages deal flow to streamline the buying and selling process for SMBs.

Key features:
- Smobi Marketplace: A vetted platform offering comprehensive business insights, financial records, and performance metrics for SMBs.
- Smobi Search: Aggregates listings from over 50 business-for-sale websites, brokerages, and marketplaces, with AI-enhanced searching and filtering capabilities.
- Data Rooms: NDA-protected spaces with in-depth documents for each listing, facilitating secure information exchange.
- Buyer and Seller Profiles: Comprehensive profiles to match buyers with suitable businesses based on provided data and internal business logic.

How it works:
1. Users access the Smobi platform.
2. Buyers search for businesses using Smobi Search.
3. Interested parties review detailed business information in secure data rooms.
4. Buyers and sellers connect through the platform to facilitate transactions.

Pricing:
- Free Plan: Access to Smobi exclusive listings, listings from 50+ sites, and enriched 3rd party data.
- Smobi Search Plan: $99 per month, offering additional access to Smobi tools.

Target users:
- Acquisition entrepreneurs
- Search funds
- Private equity groups
- Strategic business buyers

How to access:
Users can access Smobi's services through their online platform. Different plans are available to cater to various needs, from browsing to active business searching.

Company background:
Smobi was founded in 2023 by Kunal Puri and Michael Ning. Puri, a former Amazon engineer, and Ning, previously at Dover, a YC startup, combined their technical expertise and experience in SMB acquisitions to create Smobi. The company is based in New York, NY, USA, with a team of two employees.

Vision:
Smobi aims to digitize the entire acquisition process for main-street businesses, making small business ownership more attainable by leveraging technology to verify listing data and manage deal flow.