SHARK
DEALROOM™
Where Main Street Meets Opportunity.
A confidential platform connecting business owners, qualified buyers, and advisors through MAKO Match™, secure document vaults, and a guided path toward a transaction.
Who Are You Entering As?
You do not need to complete the free SHARK assessment first. Required verification, qualification, and document permissions still apply after you enter.
Prepare My Business for a Match
Build your business profile, complete MAKO authentication, and enter the confidential environment where qualified buyers are matched to prepared sellers.
- Complete your Business Match Profile
- MAKO authentication required before matching
- Seller Vault for confidential document sharing
- SHARK Team guides execution when ready
Find My Next Business
Build your buyer profile, complete qualification, and access MAKO Match™ to discover businesses aligned with your acquisition criteria.
- Complete your Buyer Match Profile
- Buyer qualification required before matching
- Buyer Vault for authorized document review
- Introductions made only after alignment confirmed
Support a Transaction
Register as an advisor, establish authorized relationships, and support clients through the DealRoom process with appropriate document access.
- Complete your Advisor Profile
- Explicitly authorized relationships only
- Access limited to clients who grant permission
- SHARK Team coordinates advisor involvement
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Existing profiles, assessments, and MAKO verification records are preserved. Multiple roles are supported without creating duplicate accounts.
What Happens Inside the Room
Creating an account begins the process. Matches, vault access, and introductions require completed profiles and verified eligibility — enforced at each stage.
MAKO Match™
Permitted Matching
Structured profile-based matching that evaluates industry, size, geography, capital structure, buyer type, and opportunity goals before any introduction is considered.
- Business and Buyer Match Profiles required
- MAKO authentication required for sellers
- Buyer qualification required for buyers
- Matching based on structured criteria — not browsing
- Full automated matching pipeline in active development
Secure Document Vaults
Authorized Access Only
Seller Vault and Buyer Vault for confidential document sharing during due diligence. Access is permission-controlled — documents are only visible to explicitly authorized participants.
- Seller Vault: approved DealRoom participants only
- Buyer Vault: verified buyers only
- Advisor access requires explicit client authorization
- Powered by Box — enterprise document security
- Box integration in development; vault access requests active
Guided Transaction Workflow
Preparation Through Execution
A structured path from preparation through introductions, document review, and transaction progress. The SHARK Team supports execution at each stage.
- Preparation: profile completion and authentication
- Introductions: MAKO Match alignment confirmed first
- Document review: vault access granted per stage
- Transaction progress: SHARK Team coordinates execution
- Full workflow tooling in active development
Integration status: Profile creation and MAKO assessment are fully operational. MAKO Match automated pipeline, Box vault integration, and full transaction workflow tooling are in active development. Creating an account now establishes your profile and positions you for access as each capability goes live.
SHARK DealRoom Live™
A curated, in-person event where a small group of prepared sellers and qualified buyers meet under SHARK Team facilitation. Each tour stop accepts up to five businesses following review.
Up to five businesses per tour stop — selected after review
Invitation follows application review — not automatic upon applying
General DealRoom access does not guarantee an event position
SHARK Team coordinates timing, location, and participant preparation
Applying is separate from acceptance or invitation.
"The room is not the reward. Readiness is."
SHARK DealRoom Live™ is reserved for owners and buyers who have done the work. The application process exists to protect everyone in the room.
The SHARK Journey