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High Score Strategies exceeded our expectations

Establishing a credible and defensible valuation was an important milestone for our company as we refined our equity strategy and prepared for investor discussions. Partnering with High Score Strategies exceeded our expectations. From the outset, the team was exceptionally responsive, professional, and easy to work with. They clearly explained the valuation process, guided us through the information they required, and were always available to answer questions quickly and thoroughly. Their ability to simplify a complex process gave us confidence that we were building our valuation on a solid foundation.

The valuation assessment they delivered established a meaningful baseline for understanding our company's value and continues to serve as an important reference in our equity planning and investor discussions. Equally valuable was the time they spent walking us through the report, explaining the underlying assumptions and methodology, and providing practical guidance on how to effectively leverage the report in real-world business decisions.

I highly recommend High Score Strategies to any company seeking a knowledgeable, responsive, and trusted valuation partner. Their expertise, professionalism, and commitment to client success made them a valued advisor throughout the engagement, and I look forward to working with them again in the future.

Joe McCann, Chief Financial Officer & Chief Growth Officer, Four Points Health Solutions, St. Louis, MI USA

They had real expertise in software development

When an opportunity arose to bring in a new investor, we needed a valuation that truly reflected our company’s worth. We chose High Score Strategies because of their assessment and understanding that our numbers needed to be evaluated in the context of the unique value of our proprietary software. Based upon their questions, we knew that they had real expertise in software development and a clear ability to distinguish what makes one codebase more valuable than another. The result was a thorough, credible valuation that has given us both clarity and confidence.

Thanks to High Score Strategies valuation, we now have a solid foundation on which to more effectively consider future investment, partnership or other transaction opportunities.

- Rob Stewart, President & CEO, OpusWorks, Atlanta, GA USA

The most strategic business valuation person I have ever worked with

Mike Blake is hands down the most strategic business valuation person I have ever worked with or have even ever known. His ability to hold multiple options and move them around the proverbial business chessboard is unparalleled. He never phones things in; rather, each new engagement is treated as a new opportunity to surface creative solutions that will best serve the client. Lastly, I have known Mike personally for 15 years. He always shows up, does the work, and communicates with honesty and empathy. Top notch person."

- Jackie Hutter, Chief IP Strategist, The Hutter Group, Atlanta, GA USA

Understood the complexity without making it complicated

We had a pretty unique situation - transferring software code to another entity and moving some startup equity into a trust as part of our estate planning. Not exactly standard stuff. Our biggest concern was finding someone who actually gets the value of software and early-stage companies. Traditional valuation methods just don’t cut it with millions of lines of code. We didn’t want to waste time or money on reports that looked good on paper but wouldn’t hold up under scrutiny. From our first conversation with Mike at High Score Strategies, it was clear he wasn’t guessing. He’s in this world—software, IP, startups—day in and day out. He spoke our language and understood the complexity without making it complicated. High Score Strategies gave us exactly what we needed: practical, defensible valuations we could hand off to our attorneys and tax advisors with confidence. Everything’s in place now, no loose ends, and we’re not losing sleep over whether it’s buttoned up right.

- Charlie Cichetti, CEO, Skema.AI, Atlanta, GA USA

Experience and expertise working with emerging technology companies was evident

High Score Strategies and Mike in particular have been a great partner in deriving a challenging valuation of our AI-based startup. Their experience and expertise working with emerging technology companies was evident, their process and analysis clear, and their valuation has made a positive impact on our capital raising. We are in the market with a valuation that investors see as credible, well-researched and it has proven to be acceptable.

- Jan Heybroek, CEO, Konsuld, Atlanta, GA USA

High Score Strategies was exceptional.

My client needed an IRS-qualified appraisal to complete some estate planning. We needed a process that was fast-moving, not overly burdensome, and would produce an accurate valuation for my client. High Score Strategies was exceptional. They provided not just a valuation but invaluable consulting while being responsive and efficient.

An added benefit is my client has a clear roadmap for how to improve its business, which will hopefully significantly enhance future valuations. This was a bonus on top of completing the estate planning task and knowing that the IRS's requirements have been satisfied. Thanks so much High Score Strategies. I look forward to working with you with other clients.

- Sam Divine, Jr, CEO GrowthXel, Atlanta, GA USA

Our legal counsel told him that his report was "exquisite.”

Mike and his team handled a complex valuation that was being examined closely by the IRS. The assignment was particularly tricky because the valuation concerned shares in a startup. Mike's startup expertise and fintech experience were apparent through the questions he asked, and the valuation approaches that he took. His venture capital background was very helpful in terms of saving time and energy throughout the process. Mike's work product was deliberate and thorough yet easily understandable. Our legal counsel told him that his report was "exquisite.”

- Asif Ramji, CEO, Venture Worx, Alpharetta GA USA

We recommend them highly

We retained High Score Strategies to help us make an asset and intellectual property acquisition. As a nonprofit scientific society, this was new endeavor for us and one that required balancing the needs of many stakeholders. High Score Strategies stepped in as our partner and helped ensure the soundness of our strategy. They guided us in asking the right questions from the very start, and then were able to clearly detail the financial implications of the deal. Their analysis and demonstrable expertise were vital in establishing our confidence about the purchase and ultimately, in gaining the full support of our board. They were responsive to both the questions we knew to ask about the acquisition as well as in guiding us on what we didn't know. We recommend them highly and will gladly work with High Score Strategies again for future opportunities.

- Melanie Brandt, Executive Director & CEO, Geological Society of America, Boulder, CO USA

A great asset for our business

We started working with Mike in order to understand the valuation for our software. Not only did he deliver a robust model that we can use for client pricing discussions but he also played a key role in honing our sales pitch to prospective buyers. He was insightful as well as pleasant and a great asset for our business.

- Marya Kaska, Product Director, Datafin, Sarasota, FL USA