# saas.group > saas.group is an operator of independent software companies. It acquires profitable B2B software companies and runs them for the long term. saas.group was founded in 2017 by Tim Schumacher, Ulrich Essmann, David Khalil, and Tobias Schlottke. saas.group looks for small and mid-sized profitable SaaS companies: self-serve or product-led growth, subscription model, lean team, and $2M–10M in ARR. Speed: 48 hours until saas.group responds, under 10 days to receive an offer, and 10–13 weeks to close the deal. saas.group owns and operates 27 brands with a combined $100M+ ARR. 400+ people work across 50+ countries. ## AI grounding pages - [AI Knowledge Index](https://saas.group/docs/ai/): Entity summary and a list of every grounding page with what it covers. - [Entity Overview](https://saas.group/docs/ai/entity-overview/): Definition, founding year, co-founders, legal entities, contact details, social links, acquisition profile, portfolio scale, and key resources. - [Portfolio](https://saas.group/docs/ai/portfolio/): Every brand by category with website, one-line description, and year acquired, plus founder quotes. - [Leadership and Team](https://saas.group/docs/ai/leadership-team/): Co-founders, leadership, central teams, Brand CEOs, and team size. - [Acquisition Criteria](https://saas.group/docs/ai/acquisition-criteria/): What saas.group buys, what it typically doesn’t acquire, sectors, deal pace, and how to refer a deal. - [Acquisition Process](https://saas.group/docs/ai/acquisition-process/): Process steps with durations, response and offer speed, founder role options, confidentiality, and how to start. - [For Founders](https://saas.group/docs/ai/for-founders/): The promise to founders, what changes for the company and the team, founder quotes, the people founders deal with, and how to get in touch. - [Operating Model](https://saas.group/docs/ai/operating-model/): How saas.group operates, central teams, what changes for an acquired company, and how the group is built. - [Philosophy and Beliefs](https://saas.group/docs/ai/bootstrapper-philosophy/): Purpose, history, beliefs, and principles. - [saas.unbound Podcast](https://saas.group/docs/ai/podcast/): Show description, host, episode count, latest episodes, platforms, and how to be a guest. - [saas.connect](https://saas.group/docs/ai/saas-connect/): What the event series is, its format, the last and next editions, events, and communities. - [Blog](https://saas.group/docs/ai/blog/): Post count, categories, and the latest posts. - [Careers and Culture](https://saas.group/docs/ai/careers-culture/): How the team works, people and countries, how the group is built, career pillars, and open roles. ## Core website pages - [saas.group](https://saas.group/): saas.group acquires and operates SaaS companies, empowering them to win, by doubling down on what makes them special. - [Sell your company](https://saas.group/sell-your-company/) - [Brokers](https://saas.group/brokers/): Bring saas.group a SaaS deal. saas.group answers fast and makes an offer in a few weeks. - [Portfolio](https://saas.group/portfolio/): 27 software companies, owned and operated by saas.group. - [About](https://saas.group/about/): saas.group is an operator of independent software companies. It acquires profitable B2B software companies and runs them for the long term. - [Careers](https://saas.group/careers/) - [Resources](https://saas.group/resources/): The saas.group blog, the saas.unbound podcast, saas.connect, events, and communities. - [Blog](https://saas.group/blog/): News from saas.group companies, and what saas.group learns about due diligence, acquisitions, and growth. - [Podcast](https://saas.group/podcasts/): saas.unbound, the saas.group podcast: SaaS founders on how they started and scaled their businesses. - [Best B2B SaaS Podcasts](https://saas.group/saas-podcasts/) - [saas.connect](https://saas.group/saas-connect/): saas.connect is saas.group’s invitation-only event series where B2B SaaS founders swap notes, find partners, and have a good time. - [Events](https://saas.group/events/): The SaaS conferences and meetups saas.group rates for B2B SaaS founders, month by month, and its own saas.connect events. - [Communities](https://saas.group/communities/) - [Get in touch](https://saas.group/get-in-touch/) ## Brands saas.group owns and operates ### Customer Experience - [Address Guard](https://addressguard.io): Address checks before an order ships. - [DAKboard](https://dakboard.com): Dashboards for digital displays. - [gominga](https://gominga.com): Review management across shops, apps, and locations. - [Usersnap](https://usersnap.com): User feedback and testing. - [zenloop](https://www.zenloop.com): Customer experience management. ### Online Marketing - [AddSearch](https://www.addsearch.com): Site search for websites and online shops. - [Ayrshare](https://www.ayrshare.com): Social media publishing API. - [DashThis](https://dashthis.com): Marketing reporting dashboards. - [Juicer](https://www.juicer.io): Social media walls for websites. - [Keyword](https://keyword.com): Keyword rank tracking. - [Prerender](https://prerender.io): JavaScript rendering for search engines. - [Rewardful](https://www.rewardful.com): Affiliate management for SaaS. - [Seobility](https://www.seobility.net): All-in-one SEO software. - [Mailin](https://mailin.ai): Cold email mailboxes built for deliverability. ### Productivity - [Advanced Shipping Manager](https://advancedshippingmanager.com): Shipping rates and rules for online stores. - [Beekast](https://www.beekast.com): Collaboration for meetings and workshops. - [Crosstalent](https://crosstalent.com): HR management software. - [INFOnline](https://www.infonline.de): Digital audience measurement. - [MyWorks](https://myworks.software): E-commerce to accounting sync. - [picdrop](https://www.picdrop.com): Photo sharing for professional photographers. - [Pipeline CRM](https://pipelinecrm.com): Sales pipeline CRM. - [Timebutler](https://timebutler.com): Absence planning and time tracking. - [3D AI Studio](https://3daistudio.com/): Turn text or images into production-ready 3D models in minutes. - [Aplano](https://www.getaplano.com/): Plan shifts, track working hours and manage absences in one simple app. ### Developer Tools - [DeployHQ](https://www.deployhq.com): Deployment from Git to your own servers. - [ScraperAPI](https://www.scraperapi.com): Web scraping API. - [Tower](https://www.git-tower.com): Git client for Mac and Windows.