Exitwise
About

Ben Lewis

Featured Founder

3x Exited FounderAI Expert

Manhattan Beach, California, United States
5.0
Founded
Karma Science, TapJoy, and Limbix
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How it works

  1. Schedule a free call with Exitwise to discuss your business requirements
  2. Book a service and schedule an interview.
  3. Confirm and launch your M&A process

Services & Fees

$5K per month
+
1% success fee
MONTH 1:
Management Team Mentorship
Certified Business Valuation
Investment Banker Selection
M&A Attorney Selection (optional)
Tax Accountant Selection (optional)
MONTHS 2-9:
Go to Market Strategy
Business Marketing Materials
Buyer List Development
Data Room Materials
Buyer Outreach
Offer Negotiations
IoIs and LoIs
Purchase Agreement
Employment Agreements
Earnouts & Rolled Equity Terms
$10,000 per month
Exit Readiness Assessment
Certified Business Valuation
Financial Audit
Financial Projections
Financial Workbook
Data Room Prep
Initial Marketing Materials
Initial Buyer Lists
Investment Banker Selection

Bio

Entrepreneur with multiple exits. Originally a software engineer and product manager at Microsoft and Google, Ben became an entrepreneur in 2008 when he co-founded Tapjoy with Lee Linden. Ben helped grow Tapjoy to a business earning $X00m and left to co-found Karma, which was acquired by Facebook in an $X00m deal and Limbix which was acquired by Big Health. Ben recently co-founded Ensis.

M&A Experience

Earnouts

Advise on earnouts

Elite M&A Experts

Introduce elite M&A experts

Employment

Advise on Employment

Investors

Introduce investors

M&A Education

Educate and mentor on M&A

Negotiate offers

Help negotiate offers

Rolled Equity

Advise on rolled equity

Strategic Buyers

Introduce strategic buyers

Team Credibility

Add to team credibility

Exits

Limbix to Big Health

Valuation: Undisclosed

Big Health, the leading provider of non-drug digital treatments for mental health, has acquired Limbix, creators of the first, evidence-based digital therapeutic for teens and young adults with symptoms of depression. Since its founding in 2016, Limbix has raised $30 million through its Series A funding round and has built a research-based pipeline of adolescent products. As a result of the transaction, Big Health’s therapeutic portfolio expands to include SparkRx for adolescent depression and an adolescent anxiety product in development, alongside its flagship programs for patients aged 18+: Sleepio, for insomnia, and Daylight, for anxiety.

Karma Science to Facebook

Valuation: Undisclosed

Facebook acquired mobile commerce startup Karma, which makes apps for gifting friends and family. The terms of the deal are undisclosed but 16 employees of karma will be joining Facebook. The purchase will help Facebook build up monetization prowess on mobile platforms.

Tapjoy to OfferPal

Valuation: $XXXM

Offerpal Media, a company which offers virtual currency payment alternatives for social games, acquired Tapjoy, a provider of monetization and distribution services for the iPhone and Android. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.