IgniteTech

AI-first enterprise software company and business unit of ESW Capital Group. Specializes in acquiring undercapitalized enterprise software companies that have failed to reach potential, then revitalizing them with AI capabilities and the IgniteTech Unlimited program.

Austin, Texas Est. 2010

Investment Requirements

Revenue (ARR)
Flexible
Deal Structure
All cash
Target Industries
B2B Software
Geographic Focus
North America Europe Global
Time To
Response
10 days
Valuation
Close
45 days

Company Overview

IgniteTech

What They Buy

  • Target: Underperforming B2B software companies
  • Deal Structure: All-cash deals
  • Speed: 10 days to LOI, 45 days to close
  • Parent: Part of ESW Capital Group
  • Contact: [email protected]

Recent Acquisitions

  • Khoros: Social media management platform
  • Jive Software: Enterprise collaboration platform
  • Suuchi Inc.: Supply chain and manufacturing platform
  • BiznessApps: Mobile app development platform
  • DNN: Web content management platform

Their Model

  • Founded: 2010 in Austin, Texas
  • Portfolio: 60+ software solutions
  • Approach: Add AI capabilities to acquired software
  • Customer Offering: “IgniteTech Unlimited” - access to entire portfolio

Portfolio Companies

Khoros
Social media management platform
Suuchi Inc.
Supply chain and manufacturing platform
BiznessApps
Mobile app development platform
Infinio
Storage acceleration software
School Loop
Educational communication platform
AnswerHub
Knowledge management platform
Jive Software
Enterprise collaboration platform
Gensym
Real-time intelligence software
DNN
Web content management platform

Founder Testimonials

"Joining IgniteTech allows us to bring our solutions to more organizations. Their infrastructure and AI expertise will accelerate our platform's development while maintaining the core functionality our customers rely on."
Suuchi Ramesh
Suuchi Inc. (Founder)
"We've been continually impressed by Ignite throughout this acquisition process. They have a strong leadership team and the right strategy that's in line with where the future of sales and marketing solutions are going, where there's a need to converge multiple products into a cohesive platform to drive true, full-circle customer intelligence."
Vik Singh
Infer (CEO & Co-Founder)
"Ignite has demonstrated their leadership and record for customer success in the enterprise software business. We are proud of the leading-edge solutions the Placeable team has crafted and delivered to organizations who lead their industries, and with Ignite's additional marketing solutions this is a hand-in-glove fit that will serve our customers well."
Ari Kaufman
Placeable (CEO)

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Last updated: October 6, 2025

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