brokerhero.ai

The future of software
is niche and
deeply personal.

We're building a small suite of AI tools for one specific world — business deals. Not another all-in-one CRM. Just sharp, useful software that pros in the lower middle market actually want to use.

Here's what we keep coming back to: the best software companies of the next decade won't be built for everyone. They'll be built for someone specific — a niche that's been overlooked, underserved, and handed generic tools that sort of work.

"The most valuable tools feel like they were built just for you."

Business brokers, M&A advisors, search fund operators, private equity teams — these are people who work incredibly hard deals with almost no purpose-built technology. They're doing deep research across a dozen browser tabs, sourcing leads from spreadsheets, verifying businesses by hand. The work is high-stakes and the tooling is embarrassingly thin. That's the gap we're filling.

We named it BrokerHero for a reason. In every deal, the broker is the one doing the unglamorous work — finding the lead, qualifying the business, building trust over months. They deserve tools that make them look like heroes to their clients. That's the job. Not to replace the human — but to give them an unfair advantage.

We're not trying to build the next Salesforce. We're building a small, focused suite — each tool solving one specific, painful problem — that compounds into something genuinely useful for your practice. Small team. Tight focus. Real problems.

This is BrokerHero.

Joe Sweeney
Hi, I'm Joe.
Co-Founder

Serial entrepreneur with an MBA from UNC Chapel Hill. I've built and scaled companies from the ground up — including Eagle's Catch, Iowa Venture of the Year 2018 — and advise startups on fundraising and capital strategy as a Director at Jennings Kallen Advisors. I came to BrokerHero because I've lived the frustration of high-stakes deal work done without the right tools.

Steven Brockshus
And I'm Steven.
Co-Founder

Raised on a 5th-generation Iowa farm. Founded FarmlandFinder (VC-backed SaaS), led a strategic exit of an IoT hardware startup, acquired and built several micro-SaaS products, and currently serve as COO at Shivvers Technology & Innovation Group. I build niche software that solves real problems — BrokerHero is the next one.

What we're building

DeepDive Live

AI company research for deal pros. Get a full briefing on any business in seconds — ownership, market, financials, red flags.

SmartLists Coming Soon

AI-ranked lists of businesses most likely to sell. Stop cold-calling everyone. Target the right owners at the right time.

BusinessVerify Coming Soon

Instant business background checks. Know what you're dealing with before you spend an hour on diligence.