KANAQA
Go-to-market advisory for B2B software

Turn scattered wins into a repeatable sales motion.

KANAQA advises B2B software startups and their investors on pricing, sales planning, first sales hires, new markets and post-acquisition integration. We are remote-first and work wherever your team is.

SecurityComplianceAISeed to growth stage
BEFOREDeals close, but nobody can say why. AFTERA pipeline you can plan, staff and forecast.
Who we work with

Founders and investors who need predictable revenue.

Seed to growth-stage startups

B2B software companies past their first customers and ready to turn selling into a system instead of relying on the founder.

Security, compliance and AI

Technical, trust-heavy categories where buyers are cautious, sales cycles are long and positioning decides who gets the meeting.

VC and PE firms

Investors who want hands-on go-to-market support for their portfolio companies, from the first sales hire to integration after an acquisition.

Where we help

Three stages, three different problems.

Most go-to-market problems come from running a playbook for the wrong stage, one you have already outgrown or not yet reached. We start by working out where you are.

1 · EARLY TRACTION 2 · BUILDING THE MOTION 3 · SCALING UP REVENUE TIME
Stage 1 · Early traction

Deals close, but not for a repeatable reason.

You have customers, but you can’t yet say which prospects to pursue or why your customers bought.

  • Go-to-market review: who buys, why they buy and what is holding deals back
  • Pricing and packaging that match how customers get value
  • Clear positioning in a crowded, technical category
Stage 2 · Building the motion

Sales can no longer depend on the founder.

It’s time to hire, and the people and targets you choose now will be hard to change later.

  • Hiring a first sales leader and the team around them
  • Territories, quotas and compensation plans
  • Revenue operations: planning, forecasting and reporting
Stage 3 · Scaling up

Growth now means new ground.

A new region, a new segment, or an acquired product that has to sell inside a larger team.

  • Entering new regions and segments
  • Launch programs for regional sales teams
  • Integrating acquired products into a larger sales organization
Our approach

Five parts that have to work together.

A sales motion is only as strong as its weakest link, so we look at the whole system before fixing any single part.

REPEATABLE REVENUE
  1. 01

    Positioning and pricing

    Who the product is for, the problem it solves, and a price and package buyers can get approved.

  2. 02

    Pipeline

    Where qualified opportunities come from and how they move from first call to signed contract.

  3. 03

    Team

    The right first leader and sellers, hired in the right order, with a plan to get them productive quickly.

  4. 04

    Revenue operations

    Territories, quotas, compensation and a forecast your board can rely on.

  5. 05

    Expansion

    New regions, new segments and acquired products, built on what already works.

How engagements work

Start small. Stay as long as it’s useful.

Most clients begin with a focused review. Many continue with monthly advisory while they put the plan into action.

GO-TO-MARKET REVIEW Fixed scope, a few weeks ONGOING ADVISORY Monthly working sessions as you implement the plan and grow the team WEEK 1 PRIORITIZED PLAN MONTHLY
Usually the first step

Go-to-market review

A fixed-scope review of your customers, pipeline, pricing and team over a few weeks. It ends with a prioritized plan: what to fix first, what to leave alone and what to measure.

Monthly

Ongoing advisory

Regular working sessions while you put the plan into practice, hire and scale the team, and adjust as results come in.

For VC and PE firms

Portfolio support

Hands-on go-to-market help for portfolio companies, from planning the first hires to integrating an acquisition.

How we work

Practical advice from people who have run sales teams.

Grounded in operating experience

Our advice comes from building and running revenue teams at B2B software companies, not from frameworks alone.

Specific to your stage

A seed-stage company and a growth-stage company need different answers to the same question, so we don’t reuse playbooks.

Numbers you can defend

Quotas, compensation plans and forecasts are built from your own data, so you can stand behind them in a board meeting.

Remote-first

We work with teams across North America, Europe and beyond, in your time zone and with your tools.

Get in touch

Tell us where you’re stuck.

Tell us a little about your company and the challenge in front of you. A few lines is all it takes to start the conversation.