DealCon 2026

About the event

DealCon is a closed-room summit about buying and selling private companies, aimed at founders and CEOs of businesses with seven- to nine-figure revenue. The October 2026 edition runs for three days at the Archer Hotel in Austin, with a welcome reception the evening before. Attendance is capped at about 175 vetted founders, and the organizers exclude consultants, service providers and aspiring founders.

The program is practical. Day one covers acquisition strategy and finding off-market deals. Day two covers valuation, deal structures such as seller notes and earn-outs, negotiation, due diligence and integration. Day three opens with a panel of aggregators, followed by parallel workshop tracks on exits, roll-ups and AI. Curated dinners and receptions are a large part of the format.

The organizers say about 70% of attendees are preparing a first acquisition, 10% are serial acquirers and 10% are sellers preparing an exit, alongside debt and equity providers, M&A lawyers and investment bankers. SaaS is one of the listed industries, next to e-commerce, agencies, services and manufacturing; apps are not named. For app founders with meaningful revenue, this is one of the few events built around meeting acquirers and deal capital, although much of the content targets buyers of traditional lower middle-market companies.

Who should attend

Best for owners of profitable app or SaaS businesses who plan to sell within the next two years, and for founders who want to buy and combine smaller software products. They get a structured walk through deal sourcing, valuation, structuring and exits, and direct contact with acquirers, lenders and advisors.

Tips: prepare a one-page summary of revenue, profit, churn and ownership before you go. Find out early which attendees are actively buying software companies, and spend the dinners with them rather than with other first-time buyers.