DeepTree joined the Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference at Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, for a guest session dedicated to the intersection of AI and the search fund model. The event is one of the reference gatherings for the European ETA community, bringing together investors, operators, searchers and MBA students around the theme of acquiring and growing small-to-medium enterprises.
The session focused on the concrete ways AI is starting to reshape the search fund journey: from building structured proprietary pipelines and mapping ownership across European markets, to accelerating target qualification, financial diligence and outreach at a scale that was simply not feasible with traditional tools. A significant part of the talk explored what we are seeing in practice from the searchers and investors already working with DeepTree, and where the real productivity gains are emerging versus where human judgment remains irreplaceable.
Search Funds are one of the communities DeepTree is built to serve, and the quality of the conversation at RSM confirmed how fast the space is moving. The exchange with attendees (searchers in the middle of their two-year hunt, investors thinking about how to back the next generation, and MBA students weighing ETA as a career path) was the highlight of the day.
A sincere thank you to Rotterdam School of Management and the ETA Conference team for the invitation, and to everyone in the room for a genuinely sharp and grounded discussion.
