Your Ideal Outcome is a Strategic Outcome
It's simple. When you plug some tech into huge base of customers, you can create a lot of value. And if an enterprise can capture that value through you faster than they can build it, they can justify a good price.
In contrast, a M&A marketplaces will sell you to financial buyers based on a multiple of revenue. That only works well if you have a lot of revenue.
Usually, your best outcome will be strategic.