# Going on at Baton

An inside look at what we’re working on, talking about, and looking forward to.

## Company News

### Baton Raises $10M Series A to Transform Small Business Sales
**January 21, 2025** ⋅ 5 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/baton-raises-usd10m-series-a-to-transform-small-business-sales)

### Introducing Off-Market Profiles: The Future of Private Business Connections
**October 14, 2024** ⋅ 4 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/introducing-private-listings-the-future-of-off-market-business-connections)

### Welcome to a better small business marketplace
**December 5, 2023** ⋅ 5 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/welcome-to-explore-and-a-new-small-business-marketplace)

### Baton announces $2.8 M in pre-seed funding
**March 20, 2023** ⋅ 4 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/baton-announces-funding)

## On Our Minds

### Mind the Gap: How Buyers and Sellers Interpret Deals Differently
**April 21, 2026** ⋅ 8 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/buyer-seller-expectation-gaps-smb-ma)

### The New Buyer Taking Over Small Business M&A in 2026
**March 18, 2026** ⋅ 8 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/whos-buying-small-businesses-2026)

### The Missing Middle: Why $5 Trillion in Small Businesses Has Nowhere to Go
**March 16, 2026** ⋅ 11 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/the-missing-middle-why-usd5-trillion-in-small-businesses-has-nowhere-to-go)

### 100 small business deals in 2 years: why Main Street Summit 2025 is a must-attend event
**April 22, 2025** ⋅ 3 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/insights-main-street-summit-2025-small-business-deals)

## Under the Hood

### Changelog 6: streamline business sales with Baton with smarter valuations & upgraded tools
**April 11, 2025** ⋅ 2 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/smarter-business-sales-tools)

### Baton Changelog 5: Off-Market Profiles and Other Improvements
**December 12, 2024** ⋅ 3 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/baton-changelog-4-1)

### Baton Changelog 4: Improved Seller Dashboard and Interested Buyer Count for Owners
**October 1, 2024** ⋅ 1 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/baton-changelog-4)

### Baton Changelog 3: Action items, IOI Wizard, and Buyer profiles and introductions
**September 9, 2024** ⋅ 2 min read  
[Read more](https://www.baton.com/baton-beat/baton-changelog-3-1)