Tech and SaaS Companies: Sell Your Unpaid Judgment
A client didn’t pay. A contract was breached. You won in court. We buy California technology and SaaS company judgments — $10,000 and up.
$10,000 minimum · Commercial judgments · California superior court
Tech company judgment collection
Technology companies — software vendors, SaaS providers, IT services firms, development agencies — frequently encounter payment disputes on enterprise contracts. When a client stops paying mid-contract or refuses to pay on delivery, litigation follows. The judgment is often straightforward. Collection is not.
Debtors in the tech industry tend to be sophisticated about asset protection. But many have real property, business banking, or ongoing operations that create enforceable collection angles. We evaluate each case on the actual debtor profile.
What qualifies
We evaluate California commercial judgments in this category including:
- SaaS contract defaults — Enterprise client stopped paying subscription fees; judgment entered for the unpaid balance and contract damages.
- Software development payment disputes — Client refused to pay on project completion; judgment entered for the contract amount.
- IT services and managed services defaults — Managed services or IT support client stopped paying; judgment entered on the account balance.
- Licensing agreement defaults — Client breached a software license agreement; court awarded damages.
- Data services and API contract disputes — Commercial data or API access agreement where the client defaulted on payment.
Minimum face value: $10,000. California superior court commercial judgments only.
Why tech judgment enforcement is particularly difficult
Tech and SaaS companies are asset-light by design. When a debtor company defaults on a software contract, a licensing agreement, or a services engagement, the entity that owes the money frequently has nothing physical to enforce against. Bank accounts may be the only reachable asset, and those balances fluctuate daily. Why it’s so hard to collect a California judgment goes deeper on the structural problem; the patterns specific to tech repeat with predictable shape:
- Asset-light enforcement. No real property. No heavy equipment. Minimal physical presence. The traditional enforcement playbook — levy, garnishment, abstract — runs into a debtor with essentially no fixed assets to attach. Bank levies are possible but the timing has to be right or there is nothing in the account to take.
- The pivot problem. Same principals, new entity, new product. The original judgment debtor was dissolved in favor of a fresh corporate shell after a strategic rebrand. The company looks alive — the entity on the judgment is dead.
- Remote-company jurisdiction. California judgment, Delaware C-Corp, no physical California presence, founders distributed across remote locations. Enforcing against a Delaware entity that did business in California is allowed but procedurally heavier than a local enforcement.
- What does survive. Founder personal guaranties. IP assets that can be levied through a receiver. Acquirer payment streams in specific deal structures (asset-purchase agreements that include payment of pre-closing liabilities). These are findable but they require active enforcement work.
Selling converts what might be three years of speculative enforcement into a defined dollar amount today. Compare sell vs. collect yourself for the side-by-side.
FAQ
The client was a startup that has since shut down. Any chance of recovery?
If founders have personal liability — personal guarantee, alter ego claim, or if the startup raised venture capital and still has funds — there may be something. Tell us the full picture and we’ll give you an honest assessment.
Our judgment includes attorney fees. Does that affect the face value?
Attorney fees awarded as part of the judgment are included in the face value we purchase. Tell us the full judgment amount including any fee awards.
The debtor is a well-funded company that’s just delaying. Can you help?
A well-funded debtor with identifiable assets is actually a strong enforcement target. The challenge is getting through their legal team. Tell us the debtor profile and we’ll assess collectibility.
The debtor company folded but the founder started a new company. Can we collect from the new entity?
Generally no, unless successor liability or alter-ego can be established — both are legally heavy paths that require specific facts. New entity, same founder, similar product is not by itself sufficient. We evaluate what enforcement options remain against the dissolved entity plus any personal guaranties on file, and factor that realistically into our offer. See can you sell a judgment you’ve already tried to collect.
Our judgment is against a Delaware C-Corp but the company operated in California. Can we enforce here?
Yes. California courts can enforce judgments against foreign-state entities that conducted business in California, including out-of-state corporations that registered to do business here or that maintained operations here. Submit for evaluation — the value depends on what California-reachable assets the entity holds.
Get your tech or SaaS judgment evaluated
Technology or software company judgment, $10,000 or more? Free evaluation, one business day response.