The Founder-First Approach
We are former founders who have built, scaled, and exited multi-million dollar companies.
“Our mission is to level the playing field for founders during the most critical moment of their career.”
At ExitHero, we believe the traditional M&A process is broken for modern tech founders. You deserve more than a listing on a marketplace or a broker who treats you like a transaction number.
Our philosophy is built on the personal relationship and a deep investment in you as a founder.
We provide the strategic coaching, emotional support, and tactical negotiation skills that only someone who has personally sat across the table from corporate dev teams can offer. We are your advocates, your sounding board, and your secret weapon.
CEO
Paolo has owned and managed Internet-related businesses since the late 1990s. He has spearheaded several successful exits. After exiting iPlace, which sold for $150M while Paolo was head of Product and Marketing, Paolo started a holding company that acquired, ran, and sold numerous ecommerce companies 2004-2011. Paolo was recently CEO of ServerBid, which he sold to Consumable, Inc., and Arcametrics, which he sold to MediaMath.
Most recently, Paolo was Founder & CEO of Inorganic, a strategic exit platform that was acquired by ExitHero.
Co-Founder, Coach & Board Member
David is an accomplished entrepreneur with a proven track record of company exits, including GetawayZone, VacationSpot, EscapeHomes, FlexJobs, DealBase, HotelTonight, Pagewise, Trails, HealthDesk, MarketHome, MustHaveMenus, ELLI, and ShareFaith.
Born from his hands-on experience as a co-founder and board member, he co-founded ExitHero to coach founders through complex sale processes. David maximizes exit outcomes and actively invests as a pre-seed backer at Underdog Labs.
Co-Founder, Coach & Board Member
Alex is an experienced operator with entrepreneurial DNA, having co-founded and sold venture-backed companies like Roost (acquired by VerticalResponse) and Perfect Coffee (acquired by Blue Bottle/Nestle).
As Co-founder, board member, and coach at ExitHero, he guides founders to optimal exits. Alex also founded and leads as GP of Underdog Labs, with prior operating and leadership roles at large public companies alongside his startup work.
Greg is a B2B SaaS founder, operator, and AI technologist with a successful exit. He founded and ran Mi-Corporation for ~15 years, serving customers across government, healthcare, transportation, clinical trials, and enterprise field service, before selling the company to Ideagen (an Hg portfolio company) in 2021. Greg has a deep academic and early career background in machine learning, with prior research roles at Duke, UNC, IBM Research, and McDonnell Douglas. He is currently an investor and operator at NExS Software and ScaleGov Software, and advises founders on M&A.
