We track more than 40,000 proprietary-software companies across Europe, India and Singapore, and we have met or spoken with the owners of the ones counted below. The numbers are ours, from our own database, and we recount them every quarter.
"In contact" means we have met the owner, spoken with them or corresponded, and we follow up periodically, mandate or not. The verticals are where each region's founder-led software is densest. Last recount: November 2026.
| Companies | Region | Where the founder-led software is |
|---|---|---|
| 2,250 | Poland & Central Europe | Public-sector and municipal ERP, healthcare, logistics, manufacturing, accounting and payroll |
| 2,000+ | India & Singapore | Payments and banking software, vertical SaaS, HR and payroll, education, healthcare |
| 900 | Iberia | Hospitality and tourism, logistics, public sector, utilities, retail |
| 830 | DACH | Manufacturing and engineering, construction, healthcare, Mittelstand ERP |
| 670 | France & Benelux | Public sector, real estate and property management, HR, retail |
| 320 | Italy | Manufacturing, accounting and tax, hospitality, public sector |
| 200+ | Southeast Europe | Fintech, telecom software, public sector, logistics |
| 150 | UK & Ireland | Fintech, legal and compliance, healthcare |
| 70 | Nordics | Municipal software, construction, maritime |
| 60 | Baltics | Fintech, logistics, e-government |
Proprietary software products only: IT services firms and software houses qualify only with a product of their own. At least five people. No gaming, no embedded or hardware-first software. Every entry is researched by a person, country by country, and refreshed when we speak to the owner again.
The database is not the product. It is the record of fifteen years of conversations, and the reason we can tell you within a day how many owners on your list we already know.
Bring your list and we tell you how many of the owners we know. Or give us the thesis, sector, size and geography, and we shortlist from the database for your approval before we make a single call.
Any of the regions above, or several at once.
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