Asset management & incubation
We build, back and operate cash-flowing businesses.
Rennewi Ventures incubates new companies, manages operating assets for investors, and runs the acquisitions and exits in between. One team from first build to final sale.
Companies we have helped build, acquire, manage or exit
Featured case study · SellAbroad
Scaled to $8M a month in processing volume.
We incubated and operated SellAbroad, a cross-border commerce and payments platform for online merchants. A 10% take on processing plus merchant subscriptions brought it to $950K in monthly revenue.
Read the case study- Processing revenue
- $800K / month
- 10% of $8M monthly volume
- Platform subscriptions
- $150K MRR
- Merchants paying monthly to use the platform
What we do
Three ways we work with you
Incubation
We build companies from zero.
We bring the operating team, infrastructure, distribution and capital access to take a venture from first customer to scale. We scaled SellAbroad to $8M a month in processing volume this way.
- Founding operators and go-to-market
- Product, payments and compliance setup
- Capital raising and investor relations
Asset Management
We run and grow what you own.
For investors who want ownership without the operating load. We manage the business day to day, report on performance, and push for sustainable growth in revenue and profit year over year.
- Hands-off ownership with regular reporting
- Operational improvement and automation
- Revenue channel expansion
Acquisitions & Exits
We handle the transaction on both ends.
From origination and due diligence through negotiation and closing, then later the exit: preparing documents, raising valuation, reaching qualified buyers and closing the sale.
- Deal sourcing and due diligence
- Valuation, documents and buyer outreach
- Negotiation and closing
Recent case studies
Bought low, built up, sold well
Building a 15-brand portfolio across 13 countries
- Brands acquired in 13 countries
- 15
- Annual portfolio revenue
- $22M
- Average EBITDA multiple on 5 exits
- 3.7x
Taking Well.ca from $52.8M to $97M a year
- Annual revenue, up from $52.8M
- $97M
- Valuation increase
- 2.4x
- Valuation, up from $13M
- $32M
Beauty Pillow: from a $270K purchase to a $3.3M exit
- Annual revenue at exit
- $5M
- Exit in 2023 at 2.7x EBITDA
- $3.3M
- ROI generated
- $4.46M
For business owners
Looking to sell?
We raise your valuation before going to market, then run a competitive process with qualified buyers. Our recent exits drew offers from 5 to 11 buyers each.
Meet the founder
An operator who has built, bought and sold.
Salim Rennewi founded Rennewi Ventures after more than a decade of building, buying and scaling businesses. He started his career in growth in 2016 and went on to found BurnerLabs, where he helped 12 founders build in-house growth teams and generated over $24M in client revenue. At Opontia, he worked across the full acquisition cycle: sourcing businesses, running due diligence, closing the acquisitions, managing the brands after purchase and taking them to exit. He then founded SellAbroad, a cross-border payments platform, and scaled it to $8M in monthly processing volume and $11.4M in ARR.
- Building, buying and scaling businesses
- 10+ yrs
- Acquisition and exit transactions
- 100+
- ARR scaled at SellAbroad
- $11.4M
How it works
One process for every engagement
- Step 1 1 week
Apply
Tell us what you want to achieve: build something new, have a business run for you, or buy or sell one. We place you on the right track.
- Step 2 2 to 4 weeks
Assess and plan
We assess the opportunity, whether that is a new venture, a business you own, or a deal. We run due diligence, model the numbers and agree a plan and targets with you.
- Step 3 6 to 24 months
Build and operate
Our operators execute: building the team and systems, automating with AI, opening new revenue channels and reporting to you every month.
- Step 4 When ready
Scale, hold or exit
Keep compounding cash flow, raise capital to grow faster, or sell. When you exit, we run the process and reach qualified buyers through our network.
FAQ
Questions we get asked
Straight answers for investors and founders. Anything else, ask us during your application call.
ApplyWhat does Rennewi Ventures do?
We are an asset management and incubation firm. We incubate new ventures from idea to revenue, manage operating businesses on behalf of investors, and run the acquisitions and exits around them.
What is the difference between incubation and asset management?
Incubation is building something new: we provide the operating team, systems and capital access to take a venture from zero to scale, the way we did with SellAbroad. Asset management is taking an existing business and growing it on your behalf, so you own the upside without running day-to-day operations.
Which sectors do you invest in?
We are sector-agnostic. Our track record spans fintech, payments, software and consumer brands. We match each investor with opportunities in the industries they want exposure to.
What size of transaction do you work on?
The smallest transaction we have completed for a client was $50K USD and the largest was $75M USD.
How long does a deal take to close?
From first qualified lead to closing typically takes 15 to 45 days. Exits usually take 3 to 6 months from preparation to completion.
What is the application?
A short questionnaire about your investing or operating history, goals and capacity. It lets us decide quickly whether we can help and which opportunities fit you.
Work with us
Apply to see if we are a fit.
We work with a small number of investors and founders at a time. The best fit has prior investing or operating experience and wants a partner that runs the business side, not just a cheque.