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Private Markets, Angel and Secondary Investing

Bringing transparency to private markets so investors, founders, and employees can build on conviction. Sacra delivers deeply researched insights on the private companies shaping tomorrow's markets. By surfacing the data, context, and operator perspective that are missing from private markets today, we help secondary buyers and sellers price equity accurately and unlock liquidity for the people building these businesses.

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<ul><li>Now at a Sacra-estimated $1.15B in annualized revenue, up 70% YoY, Deel is colliding with Rippling & Gusto as global payroll goes domestic & vice versa as all three fight to own the full stack of payroll & HR.</li><li>Expanding from contractor payments, Deel launched EOR services (late 2020) to help companies hire full-time employees abroad, and then into global payroll (mid 2022) to unify compliance, tax & payments across their entire team, scaling from $4M annualized revenue in early 2020 to $295M by end of 2022, reaching an estimated $1.15B by August 2025 (up 70% YoY) at a $12.6B valuation for a 11x multiple.</li><li>After burning sub-$10M in 2021 and turning profitable in 2022, Deel has continued expanding its margins, hitting 16% EBITDA margin in 2025 with ~85% gross margins (vs. ADP at 46%), positioning the company for its stated goal of going public as early as 2026-2027.</li></ul>

Now at a Sacra-estimated $1.15B in annualized revenue, up 70% YoY, Deel is colliding with Rippling & Gusto as global payroll goes domestic & vice versa as all three fight to own the full stack of payroll & HR.Expanding from contractor payments, Deel launched EOR services (late 2020) to help companies hire full-time employees abroad, and then into global payroll (mid 2022) to unify compliance, tax & payments across their entire team, scaling from $4M annualized revenue in early 2020 to $295M by end of 2022, reaching an estimated $1.15B by August 2025 (up 70% YoY) at a $12.6B valuation for a 11x multiple.After burning sub-$10M in 2021 and turning profitable in 2022, Deel has continued expanding its margins, hitting 16% EBITDA margin in 2025 with ~85% gross margins (vs. ADP at 46%), positioning the company for its stated goal of going public as early as 2026-2027.

<ul><li>LayerX closed a $100 million Series B round in September 2025, led by TCV.</li><li>LayerX operates a B2B SaaS model with tiered subscription pricing based on feature access and usage volume.</li><li>LayerX is expanding its customer base from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and mid-market clients to larger enterprises, with customer count increasing by 50%, from 10,000 to 15,000 companies, in just over a year.</li></ul>

LayerX closed a $100 million Series B round in September 2025, led by TCV.LayerX operates a B2B SaaS model with tiered subscription pricing based on feature access and usage volume.LayerX is expanding its customer base from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and mid-market clients to larger enterprises, with customer count increasing by 50%, from 10,000 to 15,000 companies, in just over a year.

<ul><li>Office Hours raised a $5M seed round in February 2021, led by CRV, with participation from Susa Ventures, BoxGroup, Greenoaks, Manresa Ventures, and AirAngels.</li><li>The company generates revenue by taking a percentage of each consultation fee, following a model similar to other marketplaces.</li><li>Office Hours has diversified its customer base beyond venture capital and consulting firms to include corporate strategy teams, product management organizations, and early-stage startups.</li></ul>

Office Hours raised a $5M seed round in February 2021, led by CRV, with participation from Susa Ventures, BoxGroup, Greenoaks, Manresa Ventures, and AirAngels.The company generates revenue by taking a percentage of each consultation fee, following a model similar to other marketplaces.Office Hours has diversified its customer base beyond venture capital and consulting firms to include corporate strategy teams, product management organizations, and early-stage startups.

<ul><li>Sacra estimates Ramp reached $1B in annualized revenue in August 2025, growing 110% YoY.</li><li>Ramp’s 2x+ YoY revenue growth at scale lies in its strength at multiproduct and driving attach from cards & expense management (2019) to bill pay (2021), procurement and travel (2024), and treasury (2025).</li><li>Former partners have become frenemies, with Ramp’s competitive set expanding with each new product, from enterprise finance SaaS incumbents Coupa, Navan & Zip.</li></ul>

Sacra estimates Ramp reached $1B in annualized revenue in August 2025, growing 110% YoY.Ramp’s 2x+ YoY revenue growth at scale lies in its strength at multiproduct and driving attach from cards & expense management (2019) to bill pay (2021), procurement and travel (2024), and treasury (2025).Former partners have become frenemies, with Ramp’s competitive set expanding with each new product, from enterprise finance SaaS incumbents Coupa, Navan & Zip.

<ul><li>Alaan raised $48 million in a Series A round in August 2025, led by Peak XV Partners.</li><li>Alaan's immediate focus is on completing GCC coverage by entering Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.</li><li>Interchange compression: GCC interchange rates, currently at 170-190 basis points, remain higher than those in developed markets.</li></ul>

Alaan raised $48 million in a Series A round in August 2025, led by Peak XV Partners.Alaan's immediate focus is on completing GCC coverage by entering Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman.Interchange compression: GCC interchange rates, currently at 170-190 basis points, remain higher than those in developed markets.

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Software suite for global companies to manage cards, expenses, and business accounts

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