No business dies because its owner retired.

Torch is the AI copilot trusted advisors use to prepare business owners for a successful exit — and capture the wealth event that follows.

The AI platform for trusted advisors guiding business owner exits.

Why Now

The largest ownership transfer in history.

The US's Backbone

99%of all US businesses are SMBs
46%of the private workforce
35%of private-sector revenue

Silver Tsunami

23%of owners are 65 or older
6Mbusinesses transition by 2035
50%+of owners are 55 or older

Ownership Transfer

92%of exits end in closure
Highrisk to rural communities
Majorwealth opportunity for minority groups

Sources: SBA Office of Advocacy, 2026 · McKinsey, The Great Ownership Transfer

Your clients are running out of runway.

The tools you have weren't built for the most important transaction of their lives.

77%
of owners want out within 10 years
9%
have a written, validated exit plan
73%
regret selling within two years

Sources: Exit Planning Institute, 2023 · Torch Customer Discovery, 2026

Built for the way you work.

Three surfaces. One copilot. The whole exit.

An AI copilot that knows your client.

Ask Torch anything about your client's exit. It reads the documents, models the scenarios, and writes the next steps — grounded in your client's real data and your firm's process.

See it in action →
CopilotJames Whitfield

What's the biggest risk to James hitting his $7.5M target?

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James's biggest risk is customer concentration. His top client represents 38% of revenue — above the 20% threshold that triggers valuation discounts.

Top-3 concentration is 65%, and two of those contracts renew in Q4 2026 — six months before target exit.

Buyers will discount by 15–20% unless this is resolved before going to market.

A living roadmap your client can see.

Watch the exit readiness score update in real time as you model new scenarios. Every change recalculates the milestones, the timeline, and the target outcome.

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Exit Readiness

64/100
Customer audit
60%
Mgmt team plan
30%
Equipment valuation
Not started
Tax pre-planning
75%

Q1 2027 · Target Exit

The whole team. One workspace.

Bring in the CPA, the attorney, the wealth advisor. Everyone sees the same plan. Torch tracks who owns what. Nothing falls through the cracks.

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Team on this plan

SC

Sarah Chen

Lead Advisor

3 tasks
MT

Michael Torres

CPA

1 task
RL

Rebecca Liu

Attorney

All clear
TR

Tom Reyes

Broker

Not yet engaged

Active Handoffs

MTSCTax planning memo
Pending review
SCTREquipment appraisal scope
Awaiting acceptance

Check it out yourself.

Walk through a live Torch demo with our anchor client, James Whitfield.

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Built differently. On purpose.

The exit planning category was built for a pre-AI world. Torch isn't.

01

AI-Native

Built from the ground up around large language models, not retrofitted from legacy software.

02

Adaptive

No two business owners are alike. Torch adjusts to each client's industry, financial profile, and personal goals.

03

End-to-End

From readiness assessment to post-sale planning, Torch covers the full exit journey — not just one phase.

04

Orchestrates the Team

Most tools serve one advisor. Torch coordinates the CPA, attorney, banker, and wealth advisor around one plan.

Better outcomes. For everyone at the table.

For your clients

20–40% higher valuations when owners prepare 18+ months in advance

3x more likely to sell vs. close down

2 years less post-sale regret on average

For your practice

60% of post-sale liquid assets captured by exit-prep advisors vs. 13% industry baseline

12+ hours/client/month reclaimed from manual busywork

5x referral velocity from CPAs and attorneys who trust your process

Directional estimates · Torch Customer Discovery 2026 · McKinsey, EPI

NOTE: These numbers are directional placeholders. Kevin will replace with verified figures before launch.

Personal mission. Professional firepower.

We've lived this. We're building what we wished existed.

Kevin Hanson

Kevin Hanson

Founder & CEO

LinkedIn

My family battled cancer. Small businesses rebuilt us.

Rising senior at Fairfield University. Product management intern at Mastercard. Building Torch to make sure no family loses a business — or a livelihood — because preparation came too late.

Preet Patel

Preet Patel

Co-Founder

LinkedIn

I grew up in a family business.

Investment banking experience at Piper Sandler. Bringing M&A and capital markets discipline to a category that has run on spreadsheets and PDFs for decades.

Now Hiring

Founding CTO

Learn more →

From the Torch journal.

Field notes from the great ownership transfer.

Build Torch with us.

We're hiring a founding CTO.

Founding Chief Technology Officer

You'll own Torch's technical foundation — AI architecture, security, scale, and the engineering team. We're looking for someone who's shipped vertical AI products in regulated industries, cares deeply about end users, and wants to build the operating system for the largest ownership transfer in history.

Learn more →

Light the torch.

Be among the first advisors to use Torch with your clients. Early access opens summer 2026.