Cologne-based SaaS company closed three deals in final quarter of 2025 to bring total acquisitions to 25
saas.group, the platform for independent SaaS companies, has announced it has surpassed $100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) across its portfolio of more than 25 software brands. The milestone makes it one of the most active acquirers and operators of bootstrapped and profitable SaaS companies globally.
saas.group has completed 25 acquisitions since it was founded in 2017. Its mission is to build the largest platform of independent SaaS businesses. The company completed three acquisitions in the final quarter of 2025, and is targeting $125 million in revenue and $35 million in EBITDA in 2026, supported by organic growth and further acquisitions.
The portfolio includes a diverse mix of SaaS products serving developers, marketers, and enterprise customers. Within the group, brands remain independent while benefiting from shared operational expertise and a global remote team. Flagship brands include ScraperAPI, a developer-focused web scraping and structured data platform; Git Tower, a graphical Git client used by more than 100,000 developers and designers; and Prerender.io, which serves more than 2.7 billion web pages to search engine crawlers.
Other brands in the portfolio include INFOnline, a cookieless web analytics platform serving more than 300 media companies across the DACH region, including Der Spiegel, BILD, and RTL; Ayrshare, a social media connectivity platform for developers identified as a key growth brand for 2026; Rewardful, an affiliate and referral program platform integrated with Stripe and Paddle; and DashThis, an online marketing reporting tool.
saas.group, founded by experienced entrepreneurs Tim Schumacher, Ulrich Essmann, Tobias Schlottke, and David Khalil, saw significant expansion in their global team in 2025, with 78 new employees bringing the total to 400 people across 30 countries. Today, more than 70% of the company is owned by the operative team, including founders and employees participating in the company’s stock appreciation rights (SAR) program.
The company forecasts approximately 15% organic growth in 2026. It is seeking to steadily grow its portfolio through further acquisitions of profitable SaaS companies, typically in the $2 million to $10 million ARR range.
saas.group has developed a group-wide initiative to support acquired companies with AI transformation, which has demonstrated how mid-market SaaS companies, often dismissed as legacy tools, can successfully reinvent themselves with AI. AddSearch.com successfully pivoted from classic website search to an AI-powered answer engine (“AI Answers”), hitting $3M ARR in January 2026 after growing 18%+ – a major turnaround from stagnant growth the year before. Keyword.comlaunched a tool to track brand visibility across AI search platforms (ChatGPT, AI Mode, Perplexity, Gemini), which turned the brand to new growth.
Tim Schumacher, co-founder of saas.group, said: “Our vision is to build the world’s largest platform of independent SaaS brands. We’re not chasing unicorns – we focus on solid, profitable SaaS businesses that are often overlooked by larger investors.
“While valuations in the sector have dropped from their peak recently, our conviction in SaaS has only grown stronger. Strong products with loyal customers and sustainable models will always win. Our goal is to identify those durable businesses and help them evolve for the long term, particularly by integrating AI into their products and workflows, allowing great software companies to continue thriving for decades rather than chasing short-term hype cycles.”