Razorhorse Capital

Razorhorse does not make investment decisions. As a buy-side advisory firm, it originates, qualifies, and supports software and tech-enabled services deals on behalf of its clients, who then make all investment and acquisition decisions. Founder and CEO Austin Scee leads the firm's origination strategy and client relationships.

The core model relies on direct, research-led outreach to founders, not auction processes or mass-blasted mandates. Razorhorse states that 85% of its deals are proprietary, meaning the target company is not widely circulated. The firm builds credentials through detailed market mapping and front-loaded company analysis, which it uses to earn founder trust and gain an early look before competitive processes emerge.

Razorhorse itself does not make fund commitments or direct principal investments. The firm participates exclusively in buy-side M&A processes by introducing and supporting direct acquisition opportunities — typically control or minority growth investments — for its roster of strategic acquirers, growth equity firms, and private equity sponsors.

It is neither. Razorhorse is a specialist buy-side M&A origination firm. It began in 2012 as the internal deal-sourcing engine for a Texas software billionaire's family office but evolved into a multi-client advisory business serving third-party private equity and corporate acquirers. It does not manage assets, does not make discretionary investments, and does not take ownership stakes in the companies it sources.

Razorhorse sources deals for clients executing buyouts, growth equity rounds, and strategic acquisitions — essentially every stage from growth-stage venture to mature buyouts, provided the target is a software or tech-enabled services business. The firm itself does not set a stage mandate; its pipeline reflects the mandates of the funds and acquirers it serves.

The firm sources deals in North America, Europe, and Australia, and its disclosed closed-deal locations include the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and France. Sourcing is remote and research-driven, with no publicly listed additional offices beyond its Austin, Texas headquarters.

There is no public disclosure of a philanthropic foundation or separate investment vehicle operated by Razorhorse. The firm presents itself as a single entity focused on buy-side M&A origination, with no listed subsidiaries or parallel structures.