Futureproof
Investor Manager · For EcommerceNia

Meet Nia. When the offer comes, you're already ready.

When an acquirer or aggregator comes knocking, your books, margins, and data room are already diligence-ready. Nia keeps you exit-ready year round, so the offer conversation starts from strength.

Replaces: Exit Advisor Prep + Diligence Scramble · $70K–$100K/yr

All six agents read and write one general ledger, kept in Futureproof. Your system of record.

Diligence pack · May 4Ready

GMV (TTM)

$3.2M

Blended margin

24%

Channel mix

DTC 58%

Last update

Sent Apr 28

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Books that survive acquirer due diligence
Data room with GMV, EBITDA, margin, and channel data
Deal modeling with ecommerce-specific metrics
EBITDA and margin story always current
Exit timing modeled around inventory cycles
Diligence-ready for M&A: EBITDA, margins, data room
Questions Nia answers

The questions you keep asking yourself. Nia just answers them.

Am I exit-ready?

Clean books, data room, contribution margin story, channel diversification. Nia keeps a continuous checklist of what acquirers will ask for so you know what's missing before the LOI lands. No 2-week scramble before due diligence.

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What metrics do acquirers and aggregators actually want to see?

GMV by channel, contribution margin, EBITDA, AOV, repeat purchase rate, channel mix, and inventory turns. Nia keeps the ecommerce-native numbers acquirers anchor on current and defensible.

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How do I show channel diversification?

Channel concentration is the #1 ecommerce risk acquirers flag. Nia frames your DTC / Amazon / wholesale / retail mix with growth trajectories and margin per channel, turning it into a strength, not a discount.

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The old way vs. Nia's way

The old way
  • Books cleaned up only after the LOI lands. Two frantic weeks of rebuilding numbers while the buyer's clock runs
  • EBITDA calculated differently every time someone asks. Buyers notice the inconsistency, and discount for it
  • Data room assembled in a panic 2 weeks before diligence. Half the docs are outdated
  • Deal timing based on gut feel, ignoring the cash impact of seasonal inventory builds
  • Acquirers ask questions and wait days for answers because the data lives in five different tools
Nia's way
  • Books stay diligence-ready year round. Every margin claim traceable to source data, no scramble
  • The metrics acquirers and aggregators anchor on, tracked monthly with consistent definitions: GMV, contribution margin, EBITDA, channel mix, and lifetime margin vs. acquisition cost
  • Data room always current. Financials, channel metrics, and key contracts updated continuously
  • Deal timing modeled around inventory cycles. Start conversations when your trailing numbers are strongest
  • Acquirer questions answered with live data. Nia pulls the numbers and drafts the response in minutes, not days

What Nia's work looks like

A sample of what Nia delivers every day.

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> Diligence snapshot, April 2026
GMV: $612,800 (+18% MoM) · Contribution margin: 29.4%
EBITDA: $84,200 (13.7% margin, +2.3pp YoY)
Channel mix:
Shopify DTC: 38% · Amazon: 28% · Wholesale: 34%
DTC growing fastest (+24% MoM), highest margin channel
Inventory: 6.2 weeks on hand · Reorder cycle healthy
> Data room refreshed. Ready for acquirer review.

How Nia actually works

Nia runs autonomously on triggers, hands work off to other agents, and never waits for you to log in.

Triggered by

Month-end close, diligence request, acquirer conversation, new data room activity.

Hands off to

You for approval before anything external goes out. Margo for deal-scenario inputs.

Runs at

Always on. Your data room and diligence pack stay current, so the numbers are ready the day the offer comes.

Nia doesn't work alone.

Your AI finance team is six specialists working together. Nia's work feeds into the rest of the team, and theirs feeds into Nia's.

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Nia is one of six. You get the whole team.

All six agents · $1,000/month · Replaces a $30K–$80K/yr finance stack.

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Questions about Nia

What does Nia do for an ecommerce brand?+

Nia keeps you exit-ready. Clean books, a live data room, EBITDA and contribution margin tracked monthly with consistent definitions, and deal scenarios modeled in seconds. When an acquirer or aggregator comes knocking, diligence takes days, not months.

What metrics does Nia keep diligence-ready?+

GMV by channel, contribution margin, EBITDA, unit economics (lifetime margin vs. acquisition cost, AOV, repeat purchase rate), channel growth rates, inventory turns, and cash runway. EBITDA front and center because that's the number any potential acquirer is going to anchor on.

Can Nia help with exit timing for ecommerce brands?+

Yes, and this is critical for ecommerce. Nia models your cash and inventory cycles against deal timing. If your strongest trailing numbers land after Q4, Nia flags when to start conversations so buyers see your best twelve months. Sell from strength, not from a cash crunch.

Can Nia model what an acquisition offer means for me?+

Yes. Nia models offers at different EBITDA multiples, with earnouts, holdbacks, and working-capital adjustments, in plain language. You see exactly what lands in your pocket under each scenario before you respond to the LOI.

Is my data secure?+

Yes. Your data never leaves Futureproof's environment. Bank and billing connections are read-only, and your books themselves are built and kept inside Futureproof. We never sell or share your financial data with third parties.

Ready to work with Nia?

Nia is part of your AI finance team. All six agents. $1,000/month flat.