About The North Yard

We buy small SaaS, micro-SaaS, and subscription apps on web and mobile: products with real customers and recurring revenue that already work. We buy directly from founders anywhere in the world, and we move quickly: an LOI in days, fair valuations based on fundamentals, simple diligence, and flexible deal structures.

Small software businesses are often too small for institutional buyers to bother with, which leaves good products and their founders with few serious options. We're built for exactly that size range.

In the age of AI, anyone can ship quickly. The real edge is building with taste, keeping a high bar for quality, and knowing how to reach the right audience. Small products that already have customers are the best place to apply that.

The North Yard is built on two core values. Design: good design is more than aesthetics, it's how a product thinks, feels, and works. Distribution: great products need the right channels, positioning, and audience.

After an acquisition, we preserve what already works, then improve the core product with a design-first approach and strengthen positioning, distribution, and support.

People sometimes assume any company that acquires businesses is private equity. The North Yard is a holdco, and the difference shows up in how the businesses are run.

• A holdco owns its businesses directly and runs them itself.
• Private equity firms typically own companies through funds and oversee them through hired management teams.
• The North Yard operates every product it acquires: we work directly on the product, design, distribution, and support.

That's why we focus on preserving what already works and keeping customers happy, rather than chasing growth at any cost.

Each business we acquire stands on its own and is held independently for as long as its fundamentals justify it. We're operators who work on every product directly.

The North Yard was founded in 2026 by Agnij Dutta (founder) and Dhruvin Deshpande (co-founder). We design, build, and ship software ourselves, which is why we care about the products we buy and the people who use them.

The North Yard is not a private equity firm and not an apparel brand. We're not affiliated with the NORTHYARD clothing brand, Northern Yard Partners, or The North Yard LLC.