A research and software team for deal makers

Founded by Muhammad Asif. Our team finds and verifies acquisition targets, and builds the tools deal teams run on.

Muhammad Asif, founder of Targetcrest
Muhammad AsifFounder, Targetcrest
Our story

Sourcing and software from the same team

Targetcrest was founded by Muhammad Asif, a deal origination and B2B research specialist. It has grown into a team of researchers and developers working with clients around the world, most of them in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Origination firms usually hand over a list and move on. Software studios have rarely sourced a deal. We do both: we find and verify the companies, then build the tools your team uses to work them.

Work runs async by default. Briefs, updates and deliveries happen over email, which suits clients across time zones and leaves a written record of every decision. When a call helps, we book one at a time that works for you.

How the team works

The people behind every engagement

Research and software sit in the same team, so nothing gets lost between the list and the tools used to work it.

Research team

Sources and verifies every company against independent records before it reaches you.

Build team

Designs and ships the deal tools, dashboards and websites our clients use every day.

Client contact

One named person who owns your engagement from the first brief to the final delivery.

What we hold to

Four commitments on every engagement

They shape how we scope, price and deliver, whichever service you use.

Verified before delivered

Estimates are marked as estimates. Facts are sourced.

Fixed scope, fixed price

Written scope and quote. No open-ended hours.

Straight answers

If we cannot source a mandate well, we tell you first.

Confidential by default

NDA on request. Your mandate is never reused.

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Want to see if we are a fit?

Send a short note about your firm and what you are looking for. Our team replies within one working day.