Our
Commitment

to Growth

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Manos partners with exceptional teams in vertical software to build enduring value. We offer long-term commitment, operational expertise, and the stability to scale with purpose.

Born from the collective ambition of industry veterans and technology innovators.

Born from the collective ambition of industry veterans and technology innovators.

Born from the collective ambition of industry veterans and technology innovators.

Born from the collective ambition of industry veterans and technology innovators.

Manos is an investment firm focused on acquisitions and operational growth in the vertical software market. Backed by Valsoft Corporation, we provide long-term partnership, deep industry expertise, and hands-on support to help exceptional teams scale with confidence.

We acquire vertical SaaS businesses with a permanent commitment, not a short-term exit plan.

We acquire vertical SaaS businesses with a permanent commitment, not a short-term exit plan.

We acquire vertical SaaS businesses with a permanent commitment, not a short-term exit plan.

We acquire vertical SaaS businesses with a permanent commitment, not a short-term exit plan.

Whether you want to stay on and scale or step away, we tailor the deal and transition to fit your goals.

Whether you want to stay on and scale or step away, we tailor the deal and transition to fit your goals.

Whether you want to stay on and scale or step away, we tailor the deal and transition to fit your goals.

Whether you want to stay on and scale or step away, we tailor the deal and transition to fit your goals.

With deep operational expertise and a transparent process, we help strong teams move faster and smarter.

With deep operational expertise and a transparent process, we help strong teams move faster and smarter.

With deep operational expertise and a transparent process, we help strong teams move faster and smarter.

With deep operational expertise and a transparent process, we help strong teams move faster and smarter.

From our partners

From our partners

From our partners

From our partners

“Manos understood our business immediately. They brought operational clarity without disrupting our culture, and gave us the confidence to scale faster with the right support behind us.”

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Pierre-Samuel Dubé

Chief Executive Officer, Irosoft

Our process

Our process

Our process

Our process

Discovery and Assessment

We begin with a direct, thoughtful conversation to understand your business, values, and long-term objectives. This initial stage helps determine whether there’s a strong strategic and cultural fit.

Discovery and Assessment

We begin with a direct, thoughtful conversation to understand your business, values, and long-term objectives. This initial stage helps determine whether there’s a strong strategic and cultural fit.

Discovery and Assessment

We begin with a direct, thoughtful conversation to understand your business, values, and long-term objectives. This initial stage helps determine whether there’s a strong strategic and cultural fit.

Discovery and Assessment

We begin with a direct, thoughtful conversation to understand your business, values, and long-term objectives. This initial stage helps determine whether there’s a strong strategic and cultural fit.

Due Diligence

Once aligned, we conduct a focused and transparent review of your business. Our due diligence process is streamlined and respectful of your time, designed to validate key performance drivers and identify growth potential.

Due Diligence

Once aligned, we conduct a focused and transparent review of your business. Our due diligence process is streamlined and respectful of your time, designed to validate key performance drivers and identify growth potential.

Due Diligence

Once aligned, we conduct a focused and transparent review of your business. Our due diligence process is streamlined and respectful of your time, designed to validate key performance drivers and identify growth potential.

Due Diligence

Once aligned, we conduct a focused and transparent review of your business. Our due diligence process is streamlined and respectful of your time, designed to validate key performance drivers and identify growth potential.

Structured Partnership

We tailor each transaction to meet the needs of the founder and the business. Whether you’re looking to stay involved or transition out, we create flexible agreements grounded in shared goals and long-term value creation.

Structured Partnership

We tailor each transaction to meet the needs of the founder and the business. Whether you’re looking to stay involved or transition out, we create flexible agreements grounded in shared goals and long-term value creation.

Structured Partnership

We tailor each transaction to meet the needs of the founder and the business. Whether you’re looking to stay involved or transition out, we create flexible agreements grounded in shared goals and long-term value creation.

Structured Partnership

We tailor each transaction to meet the needs of the founder and the business. Whether you’re looking to stay involved or transition out, we create flexible agreements grounded in shared goals and long-term value creation.

The Manos Advantage

The Manos Advantage

The Manos Advantage

The Manos Advantage

People

We are technologists and engineers at our core, translating ideas into actions.

Ecosystem

Our operations, growth and technology strategies are personalized through thoughtful exchange across our network.

Expertise

We know enterprise software and have the track record in investing, operations, growth and innovation to prove it.

Why partner with Manos

Why partner with Manos

Why partner with Manos

Why partner with Manos

100M+

Deployed Capital Investment

100M+

Deployed Capital Investment

100M+

Deployed Capital Investment

100M+

Deployed Capital Investment

20+

Assets Under Management

20+

Assets Under Management

20+

Assets Under Management

20+

Assets Under Management

60

Average Days to Deal Completion

60

Average Days to Deal Completion

60

Average Days to Deal Completion

60

Average Days to Deal Completion

At Manos, we’re more than capital—we’re long-term operators committed to helping vertical SaaS businesses scale with focus and purpose.

Our partners gain access to hands-on commercial support, in-house AI capabilities, embedded payments expertise, and insights from a global network of software companies.

Whether you're seeking a permanent home for your business or navigating a complex carveout or turnaround, we move fast, think long-term, and stand by the teams we invest in.

When you join Manos, you gain:

  • An in-house AI team dedicated to unlocking growth through product innovation and operational efficiency

  • Integrated payfac capabilities to help you monetize payments and capture additional margin

  • Access to proven go-to-market strategies and commercial support

  • Data sharing and portfolio insights from a global network of established VMS companies

  • A commitment to long-term value creation — no flips, no rebrands, no short-term thinking

Why Manos

Why Manos

Why Manos

Why Manos

We provide a permanent home for great software businesses — and the people who build them.

We also specialize in special situations, including:
  • Corporate and private equity carveouts

  • Distressed assets where challenges are unrelated to the underlying business (e.g., overleveraged capital structure or one-time churn)

  • We can provide fast, clean exits — often moving quicker than traditional buyers

Insight

Insight

Insight

Insight