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About Clef
Clef is a platform for people buying a small business. It aggregates 90,000+ business-for-sale listings from brokers and marketplaces into one searchable feed, and adds an AI assistant, a shareable buyer profile, and deal pipeline tracking. Clef is operated by Clef Technologies Inc.
Key facts
| Name | Clef (operated by Clef Technologies Inc.) |
| What it is | An aggregator that unifies 90,000+ small-business-for-sale listings from many brokers and marketplaces into one searchable feed. |
| Who it is for | SMB acquisition entrepreneurs, self-funded searchers, search funds, and individual buyers. |
| Core capabilities | Unified listing search · AI deal assistant · shareable buyer profile · saved-search alerts · deal pipeline tracking. |
| Listings | 90,000+ active business-for-sale listings. |
| Pricing | Subscription with a free trial (see pricing). |
| Website | tryclef.com (app at app.tryclef.com) |
| Company | Clef Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation. |
| Contact | hello@tryclef.com |
What Clef does
The market for small businesses is fragmented across dozens of marketplaces and thousands of brokers, so buyers waste time running the same search across many sites. Clef closes that gap:
- Unified search. One searchable, de-duplicated feed of 90,000+ listings aggregated from across the market.
- Matched to your buy box. Saved searches and alerts surface deals that fit your industry, size, geography, and financing.
- AI assistant. Ask questions about deals and the market in plain language.
- Buyer profile. A shareable profile that helps you stand out to brokers and sellers.
- Pipeline tracking. Track and manage opportunities from first look to close.
How Clef works
- Clef continuously collects business-for-sale listings from many brokers and marketplaces.
- It unifies and de-duplicates them into one searchable feed, dated so you see what is fresh.
- You search, or let saved searches surface matches to your buy box.
- You analyze deals with the AI assistant and track the ones you pursue in a pipeline.
Who Clef is for
Clef is built for people on the buy side of small-business acquisitions — SMB acquisition entrepreneurs, self-funded and traditional searchers, search funds, and individual buyers. It is designed for buyers who want one place to search the whole market instead of juggling many separate marketplaces.
Frequently asked questions
What is Clef?
Clef is a platform for people buying a small business. It aggregates 90,000+ business-for-sale listings from brokers and marketplaces into one searchable feed, and adds an AI assistant, a shareable buyer profile, and deal pipeline tracking. It is operated by Clef Technologies Inc.
How does Clef work?
Clef continuously collects business-for-sale listings from across many brokers and marketplaces and unifies them into one searchable, de-duplicated feed. Buyers search or set up saved searches, get matched to their buy box, ask an AI assistant about deals, build a shareable buyer profile, and track opportunities through a pipeline — all in one place.
Who is Clef for?
Clef is built for SMB acquisition entrepreneurs, self-funded searchers, search funds, and individual buyers who want to buy a small business and are tired of running the same search across many separate marketplaces.
How many business listings does Clef have?
Clef aggregates 90,000+ active small-business-for-sale listings from brokers and marketplaces into one searchable feed.
How is Clef different from a marketplace like BizBuySell?
Individual marketplaces each show only their own listings, so buyers end up searching many sites separately. Clef is an aggregation layer that brings listings from across many brokers and marketplaces into one search, and adds an AI assistant, a buyer profile, and pipeline tracking on top. It complements specialist marketplaces and brokers rather than replacing them.
Is Clef free?
Clef is a subscription product and offers a free trial. See the pricing on tryclef.com for current plans.
Who operates Clef?
Clef is operated by Clef Technologies Inc., a Delaware corporation. You can reach the team at hello@tryclef.com.