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Bain & Company is now vibe-coding functional AI replicas of software acquisition targets before committing capital, a practice that has fundamentally rewritten the due diligence playbook. As the SaaS sector has shed close to $2 trillion in market value since early 2026, acquirers need proof of data lock-in and workflow depth, not just feature differentiation. Founders who cannot explain why their product is the only version that matters are walking into meetings where the buyer already has a wor