Software and Technology

Patron Points

Vertically-focused provider of loyalty, scan data, and mobile engagement software purpose-built for the convenience store industry.

Transaction Overview

  • Represented Patron Points in its recapitalization by Straylight Capital, a Detroit-based growth equity firm.
  • Patron Points is a Minnesota-based, vertically focused SaaS provider of loyalty, scan data, and mobile engagement software purpose-built for the convenience store industry. Founded in 2004, the Company has evolved from a simple loyalty solution into a scaled software platform serving independent operators and multi-site chains across the country.
  • The Company has evolved from a single-product loyalty solution into a five-product vertically integrated platform serving 1,370+ customers across 5,225+ C-store locations in 49 states.
  • Patron Points operates a recurring SaaS revenue model spanning loyalty, tobacco scan data, mobile apps, digital coupons (formi™), and marketing solutions.

Key Drivers of Interest

  • Mission-critical, daily-use SaaS platform embedded in C-store loyalty, marketing, tobacco compliance, and back-office workflows.
  • Attractive recurring revenue profile with strong ARR growth.
  • Large, underpenetrated market opportunity.
  • Defensible market position built on integrations, industry expertise, and differentiated product breadth.
  • Multiple actionable growth levers including the continued adoption of AI.
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Hennepin Partners LLC