Kiya builds AI systems for private equity firms and independent sponsors. We work with a small number of clients to connect research, sourcing and diligence around their existing tools.
We identify a useful workflow, build and integrate the system, then train your team or keep improving it together.
Make your tools work together around how you invest.
Your team already has a process. Research subscriptions, a CRM and relationships built over years.
We start there. We walk through how information moves from research to decisions and follow-ups. Then we identify where AI and integrations could help.
That can mean extending capabilities you already use, connecting systems or helping your team adopt them. Each implementation has a clear purpose and defined points for human review.
Start with one investment workflow worth improving.
Sourcing and qualification
Find companies and scan broker listings against your acquisition criteria. Bring supporting research into your CRM, flag gaps and prepare outreach drafts for your team to review.
Always-on investment intelligence
Keep your target universe current. Discover new companies and flag changes in targets or markets that matter to your thesis. Each alert explains what changed and links to supporting sources.
Document and diligence review
Turn teasers, CIMs and diligence documents into structured findings. Surface missing information, compare documents and trace findings to their sources for your investment team to review.
Built around your process. Put to work by your team.
We build and integrate the system, then train your team to operate it. For ongoing support, we maintain and improve it together as your needs change.
Managed acquisition origination
For clients who prefer hands-off delivery, Kiya builds and runs the sourcing systems and leads the owner engagement. We take responsibility for qualifying opportunities and preparing owner conversations around your mandate.
I built a digital services firm to seven figures and sold the company. Then I became the buyer. I sourced and closed multiple off-market deals.
That experience shapes how I approach this work. Research needs to help you decide which company deserves attention. A CRM needs to carry the context into the next conversation. An owner relationship still takes personal care.
At Kiya, we build systems for our own origination work. We bring that practical understanding to implementations around your team’s process.
We keep the work hands-on and the client group small. We learn how you work, choose a useful starting point and stay close through implementation and adoption.
Yannick Lorenz, Founder
Notes from both sides of the table
Why business owners ignore acquisition outreach
Seven reasons acquisition messages go unanswered, plus a better way to earn the first conversation with a business owner.
In-house vs. outsourced deal origination
A decision guide for buyers comparing an internal origination team with an external partner, including costs, control, learning, and fit.
How to measure a deal origination partner
A scorecard for evaluating research quality, owner conversations, opportunity fit, pipeline progress, and the health of an origination program.