Buy or sell an AI business — the right way.
Free guides, playbooks and courses for buying or selling an AI or machine-learning business in Canada — models, training data and IP ownership included.
The fastest way in.
Three places to start, picked by the Deavo editorial team for artificial intelligence buyers and sellers.
Where value hides in an AI business
Buyers price proprietary data and a defensible model far above the wrapper around someone else’s API.
Read →Selling an AI or software business
A start-to-finish walkthrough: positioning models, data assets and IP for acquirers.
Read →Valuing an AI business
A short self-paced track on recurring revenue, data moats and where SDE multiples still apply.
Read →Artificial Intelligence, by the numbers.
Figures are illustrative ranges based on comparable Canadian transactions, not a valuation, deal or investment opinion — a human reviews any number you rely on.
Search, and you shall find.
However you like to learn.
Eight free formats covering every stage of a artificial intelligence deal.
Articles
Short reads answering one AI-deal question at a time.Guides
Step-by-step walkthroughs for buying or selling an AI or machine-learning business.Courses
Self-paced tracks that follow an AI deal, start to finish.Ask an Expert
Plain-language answers, or send a question of your own.Glossary
Plain-English definitions for AI M&A terms.Data & Statistics
Sector benchmarks sourced from Statistics Canada & ISED.Videos & Podcasts
Deavo staff explaining AI deals in plain English.Newsletter
One short update when we publish something worth your time.What are you dealing with?
Each path bundles the guides, articles and expert answers that actually apply to you.
How AI capabilities affect your valuation
Selling an AI or software business in Canada
“Who owns a model trained on licensed data?”
Editor’s picks.
Valuing an AI business: data moats and recurring revenue
Financing an asset-light acquisition
Diligence for AI/ML businesses: data, models & IP
Questions people are asking.
Answered by Deavo staff. Nothing here is a valuation, legal or financial opinion — a human reviews any number or document you rely on.
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