Startup Acquisition Stories

Startup Acquisition Stories

By Acquire.com

Get the inside look at how startup founders and entrepreneurs used Acquire.com (formerly MicroAcquire) to sell their startup or buy an online business. Learn tips on how to vet sellers/buyers, justify valuations, negotiate terms, handle due diligence, asset transfers, escrow, post-acquisition support, and more!
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This Founder Sold His Startup, Bought it Back for Pennies, and Resold it on Acquire.com for 5 Figures

Startup Acquisition StoriesMar 05, 2024
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From Side Hustle to Clean Exit in 30 Days
May 27, 202543:03
The Lean SaaS Exit: PLG, Profitability, and a Strategic Acquisition
May 20, 202516:11
Zero Funding, One Buyer, and a Clean SaaS Exit
May 13, 202533:54
Inside a Bootstrapped Exit: How Johann Sold Jars on Acquire.com

Inside a Bootstrapped Exit: How Johann Sold Jars on Acquire.com

If Johann Sathianathen could give two key pieces of advice to founders who want to sell a startup fast, he’d say:

  • Build and sell early—even while working full-time

    • Reinvest stable income to accelerate your startup runway


  • Johann Sathianathen was just 20 years old when he made his first bootstrapped exit, selling his startup Jars Global through Acquire.com. Before that, he dropped out of college, became the youngest full-time software engineer at Cisco, and used his salary to fund a small team and launch multiple startup projects.


    Jars began as a side hustle focused on competitive intelligence for e-commerce businesses. As traction grew, Johann listed it on Acquire.com. The selling process was smooth, the deal closed quickly, and Johann walked away with both capital and momentum to go full-time on his founder journey.


    But for Johann, selling Jars was just the beginning. He believes that a portfolio founder approach reduces risk and multiplies opportunity. By building multiple SaaS startups with lean teams, he maximized his chances of success—and today, he’s scaling a growing portfolio, focused on solving real problems and moving fast.


    Tune in to the Acquire podcast with Andrew Gazdecki and Johann Sathianathen to discover:

    • How Johann built and sold his startup while still a teenager

    • Why becoming a "portfolio founder" changes everything

    • How to leverage your salary to bootstrap and scale faster

    • What happens emotionally and financially after your first startup exit


    Johann is just getting started, and you can follow his journey below.

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    Apr 29, 202512:45
    Bootstrapped, Built, Sold: Luka’s Micro-SaaS Exit
    Apr 22, 202516:05
    Built. Sold. Free. A Startup Exit in Just 9 Months

    Built. Sold. Free. A Startup Exit in Just 9 Months

    When Abdulla Abdurazzoqov Reflects on Selling His SaaS Startup, He Offers These Takeaways:


    1. Build organic traffic early with free tools

    2. Choose peace of mind over uncertainty

    3. A strong Product Hunt launch can drive your first paying users fast


    Abdulla built AIHumanize.com as a solo founder and sold it within just nine months for a six-figure deal on Acquire.com.


    His platform helped users rewrite AI-generated content to sound more human and bypass AI detectors—attracting a surprising customer base of students and lawyers.


    The decision to sell came from a desire for financial stability and less stress, especially as he supported his family full-time. Listing on Acquire.com brought over 30 NDAs in the first few days, and after a smooth diligence process, he found the right buyer who understood both the niche and the tech stack.


    Today, Abdulla is working full-time on his next project: DetectingAI.com, which identifies whether content was generated by AI, already serving over 250,000 users.


    Tune into the Acquire podcast with Andrew Gazdecki and Abdulla as they discuss:

    ► How Abdulla built and sold his SaaS in under a year

    ► Launch strategies that convert free users into paying ones ► What to expect emotionally and financially after an exit


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    Apr 14, 202509:26
    How to Sell Your Startup for a Life-Changing Payout

    How to Sell Your Startup for a Life-Changing Payout

    What does it take to sell a music software startup and walk away with a life-changing payout?


    Emmett Cooke says it comes down to four things:

    1. Leveraging existing relationships to acquire your first customers

    2. Building a product that solves a real pain point but also requires a cultural shift

    3. Choosing the right buyer who shares your vision

    4. Selling at the right time, when burnout starts to set in


    Emmett originally founded his music software company using his experience with e-commerce in music. With a pre-existing contact list, he contacted companies and offereda solution to their customer support problems, solving issues around downloads, emails, and data privacy concerns.

    Slowly, word of mouth helped grow the business, and Emmet scaled it to over 100 B2B clients and around 360,000 B2C users.


    But as the business grew, Emmett realized he was losing energy. Between the challenges of managing a growing company, his expanding family, and the stress of providing a service people depended on, he realized it was time to sell. A favorable tax break in Ireland made it the right time to sell.


    Emmett worked with an M&A advisor, listed the business, and was soon overwhelmed with offers. He chose the buyer who shared his vision, and the deal was closed with an upfront payment, which was crucial for tax reasons.


    In his conversation with Andrew Gazdecki, Emmett shares insights on:

    • How leveraging your existing network can help you land your first customers

    • The challenges of shifting culture in an industry and how to overcome resistance

    • Why it’s important to sell when you start feeling burnt out, even if the business is still growing

    • How the negotiation process unfolded, with offers from different industries


    Emmett’s journey is far from over, and you can continue following hisprogress through the link below:

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    Mar 25, 202522:24
    How This Founder 30x’d a Business Before Selling It: The Story of Copycopter’s Acquisition

    How This Founder 30x’d a Business Before Selling It: The Story of Copycopter’s Acquisition

    What happens when you finda product with massive potential, but the marketing and growth aren’t there yet? If you’re Sanjana, you acquire it, grow it, and turn it into a success.

     

    In this episode, Sanjana shares his journey of acquiring CopyCopter, an AI-powered video generation tool. When he took over, the business was at $800 in monthly recurring revenue (MRR). He quickly scaled it to $32,000 in MRR—30x growth.

     

    Sanjana discusses the strategies he used to grow it, including Meta ads, influencer campaigns, and platform improvements. He also walks us through his acquisition process, including negotiations, due diligence, and why he had to sell the business due to liquidity issues.

     

    Tune in for valuable insights on acquiring and scaling startups, and learn how Sanjana turned Copycopter into a profitable business in record time.

     

    Sanjana’s Insights Include:

    ► How he recognized the opportunity in Copycopter and why he jumped on it.

    ► The marketing strategies that helped him scale the product from $800 MRR to $32,000 MRR.

    ► The importance of optimizing ads and having proper tracking in place for better ROI.

    ► Key tips for anyone considering acquiring a startup or growing an existing one.


    Sanjana shares valuable insights for anyone looking to buy, grow, or sell their own business.

     

    Follow Sanjana's journey and stay updated on his next venture!

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    Thinking aboutselling your own startup? The number one question is always 'how much can I sell for' and we've got the answers in our biannual valuation multiples reportshere → https://blog.acquire.com/tag/acquire-coms-acquisition-multiples-report/

     

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    About Acquire.com:

    Acquire.com is the largest and most active acquisition marketplace for buying and selling online businesses. Acquire.com is the highest rated platform for both ease and quickness to match buyers and sellers. 

     

    We cater to all types of online, revenue-generating businesses while producing the highest success rates for SaaS and eCommerce/DTC businesses in the M&A industry.

    Join over 350,000 entrepreneurs making life-changing connections and deals every day.

    Mar 11, 202514:16
    Are You Selling an Asset or Selling a Job?
    Feb 27, 202519:41
    How Gabby Rosen Flipped a Newsletter for 18x in Under a Year

    How Gabby Rosen Flipped a Newsletter for 18x in Under a Year

    What does it take to sell a startup for almost 20 times what you paid for it?Gabriella (Gabby) Rosen says it comes down to three things:Having an unfair advantage when you buyListing on Acquire.com for slightly less than it’s worth when you sellUnderselling the product in the listing when you sellGabby originally acquired her newsletter Nomad Cloud while working as a partner at an email outreach startup called EOC. When she spotted the digital nomad newsletter on Acquire.com, she knew it was a perfect fit for her expertise.Using EOC’s tools for highly-targeted email outreach, Gabby and her business partners at EOC turned thousands of keyword searchers into active readers of Nomad Cloud. They also systemized content creation with the help of an assistant and ChatGPT. Soon it was bringing in thousands of dollars a month.But her email startup was growing quickly too. Enough that Gabby couldn’t justify splitting her time between two businesses. She moved to sell Nomad Cloud on Acquire.com. With the help of Acquire’s acquisition manager Robbie, she flipped the business for 18 times what she paid for it.Tune into Gabriella Rosen’s chat with Andrew Gazdecki as they discuss:🚀 Gabby’s thoughts on how to flip startups on Acquire.com.📩 Why newsletters are underrated assets for acquisition.💡 The systems Gabby used to bring in buyers willing to pay twice her asking price.

    Feb 12, 202516:13
    Kamil Almost Went Broke Growing His AI Startup – An Acquisition Saved It

    Kamil Almost Went Broke Growing His AI Startup – An Acquisition Saved It

    Have you ever fantasized about quitting your job and living off savings until you built a successful business or ran out of cash?


    SaaS builder Kamil Zowczac nearly accomplished both at the same time.


    While living in Bali off the money he’d earned as a project manager at a startup, Kamil taught himself to code and built a fast AI reel-video creation app called Copycopter.


    Marketing his product was slow at first. Kamil started offering a free subscription and then mysteriously went viral among Chinese Tiktok (Douyin) users after posting about it on Twitter. After installing a paywall and successfully launching on Product Hunt, he began to make a bit of money, but it was all too little too late. He’d spent too much time building his product and not enough time marketing it and was out of money. He needed an exit, fast.


    After posting about his dilemma on Twitter, Acquire.com’s CEO, Andrew Gazdecki, helped Kamil list his business for free. After a few difficult negotiations with buyers and one deal that fell through, Kamil encountered his dream buyer. Within 24 hours, he’d finished all the deal paperwork and completed the sale of Copycopter.


    Now Kamil is back to building businesses in Bali living comfortably off his acquisition and resting easier knowing if he needs an exit, serious buyers are only a few clicks away.


    Listen to Kamil’s interview with Andrew post-acquisition as they discuss:

    • Kamil’s tech recommendations for anyone wanting to get into AI video editing.

    • The unfair marketing trick that applications like Copycopter can pull off better than any other SaaS.

    • Andrew’s top piece of advice for sellers who don’t want to get locked into negotiations with an unserious buyer.


    Kamil is just getting started and you can follow his journey below:

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    Feb 04, 202522:35
    How to Prime Your Business For a Seamless Acquisition with Sukhpal Saini

    How to Prime Your Business For a Seamless Acquisition with Sukhpal Saini

    Jan 29, 202520:07
    Want to Build an Agency Worth Buying? Spend a Decade Saying Yes

    Want to Build an Agency Worth Buying? Spend a Decade Saying Yes

    While working full-time as a pharmaceutical sales rep, Bobby Dimovski noticed that medical professionals were:

    1. Always looking for new ways to grow their business.
    2. Usually 10 years behind on marketing trends.
    3. Hard to access (unless you were a pharmaceutical sales rep).

  • Armed with this information and wanting to save for his kids’ college fund, Bobby founded a healthcare-industry marketing agency, 4MJ Social, in 2014. 


    He started by upselling his medical clients on marketing services like SEO and Facebook business profiles. Over 14 years, he expanded into a multi-client, full-service healthcare marketing agency doing web design, PPC, social media, and everything in between.


    Then a family member began suffering health issues. Bobby couldn’t put in the time to keep the business going. Rather than diminish his salary by hiring new management, Bobby wanted to unlock some extra cash from his decade-plus of work so he could take an extended break without worrying about money.


    Acquire.com had everything Bobby needed to find the right buyer for his business. Working with Acquisition Manager Ky Pratt, Bobby sourced the perfect buyer who understood his business and was willing to carry on his vision. The deal nearly fell apart when the financier pulled out, but Ky managed to keep all parties working together, and within a week, everyone was happy. 


    Tune in to this episode of Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast to hear Andrew and Bobby discuss:

    • Why Bobby spent four years pursuing one of his largest clients (and what it took to land the deal).
    • Why Bobby thinks all founders should ponder their seller financing limits before acquisition.
    • Why always being completely transparent about your business attracts the best buyers.


    Bobby is just getting started and you can follow his journey on LinkedIn below:

    Jan 03, 202529:24
    Look For This When Acquiring Startups, It Could Triple the Resale

    Look For This When Acquiring Startups, It Could Triple the Resale

    After building and selling one of the first ChatGPT plagiarism checkers on the market in 2024, Tomer Tarsky decided to search Acquire.com for another project in the edtech AI space. He found a promising business, grew it for seven months, and sold it for three times the purchase price.


    The business Tomer stumbled across was called Seamless For Science. It was an AI literature review generator with 20,000 free users. While it didn’t make much money, its users were extremely active and would immediately complain if the service went down even for a day.


    After acquiring the business (which was built in a development language Tomer didn’t know), all he had to do was adjust the homepage copy and up the prices. Immediately, he earned $2,000 more in MRR despite some churn.


    “I knew if just one percent of those free users converted, we would have a lot more money,” he says.


    However, Tomer soon reached the limits of improvements he could make without hiring a developer. He’d already decided he wanted to expand outside of edtech, so Tomer returned to Acquire.com and sold it for three times what he bought it for within a few days.


    Tune into Tomer’s podcast with Andrew Gazdecki post-acquisition as they discuss:

    • Why Tomer thinks it’s easier to double ARR on a $3k startup than a $30k startup 💹.
    • How Tomer recommends other founders look for good startup buys on Acquire.com 🔍.
    • Why Tomer thinks you should beware of buyers who won’t get on the phone 📲.


  • Tomer is just getting started and you can follow him here:

    Dec 18, 202412:08
    Turning Your Weakest Skill into an Acquire’d Startup
    Dec 10, 202416:58
    How Ian Blair Jumped From Building Apps to Selling Laundry Sauce With Acquire.com

    How Ian Blair Jumped From Building Apps to Selling Laundry Sauce With Acquire.com

    Ian Blair has been an entrepreneur his whole life. As a kid, he sold lemonade, and then graduated to golf balls in adolescence. 


    While in university, Ian found his calling for the next decade: white-labeling Andrew Gazdecki’s Bizness Apps app-building software to churches. Later, he built his own template app builder, except with more customizable features (Bizness Apps meets Wordpress is how he describes it) called BuildFire.


    He completed his new app-builder in 2014, and through ten years of savvy marketing, helped over 15,000 satisfied customers build custom phone and tablet apps.


    But Ian always considered himself more of a marketer than a technical founder.


    In his free time, he’d cooked up an ecommerce project in 2021 – a new take on laundry detergent called Laundry Sauce. In just a year and a half, it brought in eight figures in revenue while Ian was still working at BuildFire pulling 80-hour workweeks.


    To return funds to investors (and time for himself), Ian sold BuildFire on Acquire.com with the aid of none other than Acquire.com CEO and former competitor, Andrew Gazdecki. Andrew helped Ian close an all-cash offer with an interested buyer, funding a surf trip to Indonesia and enough seed money to feel secure going all-in on his new venture.


    Listen to Andrew and Ian chat post-acquisition as they discuss:

    • Their unique experiences of the app-builder industry
    • Why modular SaaS businesses are hard to scale
    • Why Ian settled on laundry detergent for his next business

  • Ian is just getting started and you can follow his journey here:

    Nov 20, 202420:27
    How to Build SaaS for an Industry No One Knows About (Except Your Customers)

    How to Build SaaS for an Industry No One Knows About (Except Your Customers)

    Have you ever heard of the career readiness industry?


    It’s a rarely reported on but active auxiliary industry spanning career coaching and development, edtech, vocational training, higher education, and more.


    Just career coaching and development alone is valued at $45 billion.


    Harris Osserman founded Talk Hiring originally to turn voice notes into job applications as a B2C career-readiness product. He and his team changed trajectories into the B2B industry when a school district tried to buy them out as an interview prep tool.


    On the back of the successful pivot and many timely connections with hiring groups, Harris and his team developed Talk Hiring into a useful job interview simulation tool. Then they spun off a handful of other career-readiness apps when they saw the market was underserved.


    However, after the birth of his first child and a move to Atlanta, Harris was ready to sell Talk Hiring and look for something new to spend his time on.


    He created an account on Acquire.com and experienced just how effective it was to attract qualified buyers, securing seven offers within weeks. With the help of the Acquire team, he sourced an all-cash deal from a private buyer and closed quickly.


    Listen to Harris’ talk with Andrew as they discuss:

    • How Harris pivoted into the career-readiness industry (he did a lot of volunteering).
    • How Harris marketed his product (about five different ways).
    • Why using Acquire.com can help you land a higher sale price.
    • The startup building mistake to avoid if you want to attract buyers financing acquisitions with SBA loans.


    Harris is just getting started and you can follow him using the links below:

    Oct 16, 202426:49
    How to Build a Profitable SaaS in 6 Months and Sell it in 5 Days
    Sep 25, 202420:50
    Startup Acquisition Stories Ep #112 | Making $250,000 on His Second Sale on Acquire.com

    Startup Acquisition Stories Ep #112 | Making $250,000 on His Second Sale on Acquire.com

    Nico Jeannen just made a quarter-million dollar sale a couple weeks ago with the acquisition of his transcription product, Talknotes.

    It’s his second sale after a string of roughly 17 startups that have seen increasing success.

    Here’s how he made TalkNotes.

    One day, Nico was trying to get Google to transcribe a voice note for him when he noticed the quality was poor. He crafted a prototype transcriber using an AI API and posted it on X.com (formerly Twitter) making $700 in just a few days.

    He scaled further using his knowledge of SEO gained from previous projects.

    Nico realized he didn’t want to spend hours fixing code and doing customer support after one round of bug fixes dipped customer acquisition by 70%. He wanted to sell quickly – before he burned out.

    He listed on Acquire and secured an all-cash $200,000 deal in weeks with the help of Ebony on Acquire.com’s support team.

    Listen to Andrew and Nico’s interview as they discuss:

    • What Nico has learned about startups after building 17 of them
    • Why Nico accepted a drastic price cut for his sale
    • The dangers of playing buyers against each other

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    Want more stories? Access the past 50+ acquisition stories here → https://blog.acquire.com/tag/startup-acquisition-stories-podcast/Thinking about selling your own startup? The number one question is always 'how much can I sell for' and we've got the answers in our biannual valuation multiples reports here → https://blog.acquire.com/tag/acquire-coms-acquisition-multiples-report/

    Thinking about buying a startup? Sign up for a free buyer account and browse all the live listings. Upgrade only when you find the right one that fits your acquisition criteria to engage. Get Started → https://acquire.com/buyers/

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    Sep 19, 202427:26
    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Guilhermo Oenning, Founder of Fider

    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Guilhermo Oenning, Founder of Fider

    How important is your peace of mind to you?


    Brazilian founder Guilhermo (Guy) Oenning built a SaaS business called Fider, monetized it, and let it quietly earn him $1,000 a month for three years. He sold when he realized it was taking up too much mental space that he could use to focus on other, more profitable projects.


    After a quick onboarding to Acquire.com, Guy started receiving NDAs within hours of listing. He moved to due diligence with a buyer in two weeks and by four weeks had money in the bank to reinvest into his new projects.


    He’s now working on two businesses:

    • Aptakupe, a development tool for simplifying communications with Kubernetes.
    • SEOgets analytics for SEO agents. He says it’s like Google Search Console with more functionality.


    Listen to Andrew's talk with Andrew post-sale as they discuss:

    • How Guy pushed free users to monetize (or at least give him a backlink)
    • How the indie hacker community changed Guy’s perspective on building startups.
    • Why Guy thinks a passive business can be a drain on your energy.


    Guy is just getting started and you can follow his journey through the links below:

    • X.com: @goenning
    Aug 22, 202418:56
    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Jovan Meljevic, Founder of BountyHunter

    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Jovan Meljevic, Founder of BountyHunter

    When you lack the experience and money to scale your agency, what should you do?


    Jovan Meljevic created his agency for B2B SaaS businesses, Bountyhunter, when he noticed a shortage of people and agencies experienced in startup growth. His business grew quickly aiding clients with everything from SEO to customer support to product analysis.


    Although Jovan was on a good trajectory, after five years he realized his agency needed outside input and money to grow. In late 2023 he decided to sell on Acquire. He listed and was shocked by the number of buyers out there looking for agencies like his.


    Jovan closed with an experienced agency buyer after about 5 months. He now works as an employee at Bountyhunter as his business grows around him.


    Tune in to Jovan's podcast with Andrew as they discuss

    • Why agencies are in high demand on Acquire.com
    • Why he didn't try to negotiate with buyers
    • When you should consider selling your agency business


    Jovan is just getting started and you can follow along on his journey below.


    Aug 07, 202429:34
    Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

    Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Victor Metelskiy, Founder of Sitekick.ai

    Would you sell your business right as it was going viral on social media?

    Victor created his AI landing page builder, Sitekick.ai as a way to salvage a previous project – a slide deck builder called Slidekick.

    He thought this too would be a flop, but he added AI capability right as ChatGPT kicked off and went viral on YouTube when a vlogger found his website.

    In one day he jumped from one email a day to hundreds of emails and 25 sales per day.

    But even with virality, making websites wasn’t Victor’s passion. He listed on Acquire.com hoping to get a sale while his app was trending. With the help of the Acquire team (shout out to Matt), he closed in a few short months.

    After closing, Viktor took a long vacation, went to the gym, took his wife out to dinner, and now he’s gearing up to make his future passion project.

    Tune in to this weeks Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast with Andrew and Victor in to hear:

    • Victor’s experience with a nightmare buyer
    • Why Victor suggests you put as much information as possible on your acquire profile
    • How Acquire’s M&A advisors helped him safely make an acquisition


    Victor is just getting started and you can follow his journey using the links below:

    Jul 24, 202434:25
    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Pascal Levy-Garboua, CEO of Noosa Labs
    Jul 03, 202430:30
    Startup Acquisition Stories With Eric Pacifici of SMB Law Group

    Startup Acquisition Stories With Eric Pacifici of SMB Law Group

    What are the three biggest mistakes SME buyers make when choosing an M&A lawyer?


    M&A professional Eric Pacifici says new buyers often pick lawyers who:

    1. Aren’t entrepreneurial
    2. Bill hourly rather than flat rate
    3. Don’t have M&A experience


    After years of cementing billion-dollar deals at Kirkland & Ellis (the largest firm in the world by revenue), Eric decided he liked smaller deals better. He decided to jump into the world of small business acquisitions.


    Eric is well-known on the internet for his Twitter account (@smb_attorney) and for coining the term “silver tsunami” i.e.the coming wealth transfer between baby boomers and their offspring. He realized a few years ago that many of these boomers’ small businesses would be put up for sale in the coming years.


    To confront this coming wave of small acquisitions, Eric teamed up with a team of fellow lawyers from large firms with a passion for smaller deals to create SMB Law Group. 


    SMB Law today specializes specifically in entrepreneurship-by-acquisition deals. Those are deals where aspiring entrepreneurs get a running start by purchasing a fully functioning business.


    Business has been heating up. The firm did $950 million in closings just last year. Eric and SMB Law are fast becoming the go-to lawyers for people trying to buy small and medium-sized businesses in the US.


    This week, Eric hopped on the SASP with Andrew Gazdecki to discuss:

    • Where Eric thinks most deals go wrong
    • Why you need a good lawyer when buying a business for $1 million+
    • Andrew’s lawyer billing horror story


    Eric is just getting started and you can contact and follow him below:

    Jun 26, 202417:46
    Startup Acquisition Stories With Bryan Digiorgio, Founder of 1840 & Company

    Startup Acquisition Stories With Bryan Digiorgio, Founder of 1840 & Company

    What’s the trick to buying offshore businesses as a US buyer?


    Bryan Digiorgio of 1840 & Company says buyers need to understanding two things:

    1. It requires a lot of documents and processes
    2. You need to get started with them as soon as possible because they’re sequential


    Bryan’s had a bit of experience on this topic, his main business today is setting up remote teams for other businesses in other countries. In the past, he worked as the global head of customer service for Sprint and built the direct precursors to Microsoft Teams.


    After previously buying a business on Acquire.com two years ago, Byan returned this year to buy a blockchain-based business, Swearit, from a group of founders in Spain. In the process, he got to experience Acquire’s new buyer advisory service. They helped him successfully transact with a seller who didn’t speak the same language.


    Listen to a special buy-side advice section as Bryan and Andrew discuss:

    • How Bryan looks for promising business to buy on Acquire.com
    • Why foreign businesses can be much more profitable in the US
    • The number one trait for sellers on Acquire.com that attracts buyers


    Bryan has been doing entrepreneurship and M&A for a little while now. Follow his journey using the links below:


    Jun 14, 202425:35
    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Miguel Diaz, Founder of Swearit (Acquisition in Spanish)

    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Miguel Diaz, Founder of Swearit (Acquisition in Spanish)

    Selling your business to a buyer in the same country is tough. Imagine doing it across international borders.


    Miguel Diaz spent three years building Swearit, a blockchain-based authenticity verification platform. However, he realized that it could scale better in the hands of another founder so he looked for a place to sell.


    In Miguel’s opinion, most other startup marketplaces were too broad. You could sell anything from tech businesses to hotels. It was hard to say what buyers or valuations he could expect.


    When the team stumbled on Acquire.com, they were intrigued because it specialized in SaaS M&A. There was only one problem – none of them could speak much English.


    Still, Miguel and his team listed their business and were surprised to learn that two Acquire team members were fluent in Spanish. 


    Miguel received direct help in Spanish from Acquire’s president, Rosa Romaine and legal counsel, James Graves. With Acquire’s help, Miguel managed to obtain his dream exit within months.


    Post transaction, Miguel jumped on the podcast with Rosa and James to talk about his acquisition. Tune in to hear:


    • How EU regulations are changing to monitor food quality
    • Some of the cultural differences he encountered during M&A
    • His favorite parts of the seller experience on Acquire.com


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    Jun 13, 202412:12
    Startup Acquisition Stories With Jeel Patel, Founder of InvoiceOwl

    Startup Acquisition Stories With Jeel Patel, Founder of InvoiceOwl

    Jeel Patel and his father built InvoiceOwl, an online invoicing tool for tradesmen like plumbers after Jeel noticed his family’s landscaper using an inefficient paper invoicing system. Three years later, they sold the company for six figures on Acquire.com.


    Listen to Jeel share his insights and learnings from running his startup to the acquisition process:

    • How Jeel discovered there was still room in a niche with behemoth-sized competitors

    • How Heel played the SEO game to build hype around InvoiceOwl

    • What Jeel believes is the most important thing to include in your startup sales process

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    Jun 03, 202423:29
    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Doug Mitchell of Scale LLP

    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast With Doug Mitchell of Scale LLP

    Acquisition lawyer at Scale LLP, Doug Mitchell, recalls one of the closest calls he’s ever encountered while advising a sale.


    For this episode of SASP, Doug sat down with Andrew Gazdecki to discuss:

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    • What lawyers normally manage in SME deals
    • How much he charges for his retainer
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    May 20, 202414:41
    Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Nour Shaaban, Founder of a SaaS Acquired for 7-Figures

    Startup Acquisitions Stories Podcast With Nour Shaaban, Founder of a SaaS Acquired for 7-Figures

    Lebanese founder, Nour Shaaban just sold his SaaS business on Acquire.com for a life-changing sum.


    While he can’t reveal too many details due to his non-disclosure agreement (NDA), he agreed to hop on the SASP podcast to talk about his experience building and selling his business.


    Listen to Nour’s chat with Andrew as they discuss:

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    • How the Acquire.com experience compares to the old MicroAcquire experience

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    Apr 24, 202418:12
    Startup Acquisition Stories With Luke Sheppard, Founder of Revive Ratings

    Startup Acquisition Stories With Luke Sheppard, Founder of Revive Ratings

    Luke Sheppard recently finished his bachelor’s degree at BYU with a little more spending money and work experience than most grads. He just sold his startup at 23 years old.


    While attending university to study business, Luke launched a company called Revive Ratings. It was a marketing SaaS targeted at insurance agencies. He sold it in just over two years on Acquire.com.


    To successfully launch his business, Luke took some big risks, like buying a one year $50,000 white-labeled software license while still pre-revenue.


    But Luke also had lots of help along the way. His professors and even his competitors were happy to take a young college student under their wing as he learned the ropes.


    After years of hard work and the help of the Acquire team, Luke managed to secure his dream exit and pave the road to many more to come. He’s already in the process of acquiring his next business on Acquire.


    Post acquisition, listen to a jam-packed new episode of Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast as Luke and Andrew discuss:

    • The unfair advantage of launching a startup while in university
    • Why insurance agencies make great sales targets
    • How Andrew first discovered the idea behind his first successful startup, Bizness Apps
    • The potential timeline delays from SBA Loan buyers
    • Andrew’s college days as a young entrepreneur
    • What Andrew Gazdecki would be doing right now if he wasn’t running Acquire

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    Mar 26, 202439:27
    Startup Acquisition Stories With David Idol, Founder of Computer Mouse For XCloud

    Startup Acquisition Stories With David Idol, Founder of Computer Mouse For XCloud

    In a moment of frustration, David Idol created his first successful Chrome extension, Computer Mouse for XCloud.


    In just a few short months, he was making $4,000 per month in revenue and he eventually sold his project for 5-figures.


    Here’s how it happened.


    David was working at Microsoft for Xbox Live when they launched XCloud, their cloud gaming application. It let players stream games from other devices like computers or phones. 


    But David noticed a problem. Gamers weren’t able to play games on their PCs without special controllers. He coded a Chrome extension letting gamers use their keyboards for games on the PC. He posted about it on Reddit and almost overnight acquired thousands of users.


    After three months, David added a one-time payment to access his product and reached $4,000 in monthly revenue and over 250,000 users. People around the world wrote him emails and reviews thanking him for the extension. He’d even made it easier for disabled people to enjoy Xbox games.


    But though Computer Mouse for XCloud was exploding in popularity, David didn’t feel he had time to keep adding features. He listed it on Acquire.com and eventually sold it to a promising buyer.


    Post sale, tune into this week’s episode of startup acquisition stories as David and Andrew discuss:


    • How David went from hacking Xbox games to working for Microsoft
    • Why David’s product name was great for traffic
    • The dangers of potential buyers for Chrome extensions
    • How to transfer ownership of Chrome extensions


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    Mar 19, 202422:23
    Startup Acquisition Stories With Adam Senese, Founder of Linq Commerce

    Startup Acquisition Stories With Adam Senese, Founder of Linq Commerce

    What would you do if you were stuck in a cabin during an Icelandic snowstorm?


    Adam Senese and his brother came up with their Shopify app for product bundling, Linq Commerce, trapped in an Airbnb for the day during the dead of the Icelandic winter.


    The cofounders went home and launched Linq Commerce in early 2020 right as covid hit the world and people scrambled for new ways to make money online. It ended up being a record year for new Shopify stores. Within weeks, Adam and his brother had over 1,000 users on their app.


    Linq Commerce grew steadily from there, but after two years of building, Adam and his brother felt they weren’t the right owners to grow Linq to the next level. It was time to find a buyer.


    Adam listed on Acquire.com in late 2022 and sold to a promising buyer for five figures in six months.


    Post-acquisition, listen to Adam’s chat with Andrew Gazdecki as they discuss:


    • Why Shopify apps are great for first-time SaaS founders
    • How to find product market fit with any SaaS product
    • The importance of goodwill between buyers and sellers
    • Why sellers should start with a slightly lower asking price if they want a good sale price

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    Mar 12, 202417:32
    This Founder Sold His Startup, Bought it Back for Pennies, and Resold it on Acquire.com for 5 Figures

    This Founder Sold His Startup, Bought it Back for Pennies, and Resold it on Acquire.com for 5 Figures

    If someone told you they did what you just read in this title, you’d probably think they’d committed a crime.


    But Qayyum Rajan’s good fortune was a surprise twist of fate.


    Early in 2023, Qayyum sold his business, ESG Analytics, to a private equity firm. But, his acquirer ran out of money and offered the business back to him for next to nothing a few months later.


    Qayyum got back in the driver's seat of his startup, spent $10,000 to redesign its website, and then listed it on Acquire.com for another sale.


    ESG Analytics was popular with buyers. Its clients were mid-level private equity firms and portfolio managers who needed to evaluate environmental social good (ESG) performance across large numbers of businesses.


    No other tool provided affordable ESG industry reports at the time. Within days of listing on Acquire, Qayyam was pitting a handful of small PE buyers against each other in a bidding war.


    He finally sold for five figures, spent 20 percent on a vacation for himself and his wife, and set the other 80 percent aside for savings.


    Post-acquisition, listen to Qayyum’s Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast episode with Andrew as they discuss:

    • The huge ESG industry problem Qayyum capitalized on
    • The advantages of selling a business multiple times
    • What founders need to do to increase their sale valuation
    • Why future sellers need to be extra careful when applying for a business credit card


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    Mar 05, 202431:51
    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast with Wil Schroter, Founder of Startups.com

    Startup Acquisition Stories Podcast with Wil Schroter, Founder of Startups.com

    Most venture-backed startups fail.


    It’s a well-known fact, yet many venture-backed founders choose to burn out and ride their dying startups into the ground. Few realize they have options like M&A that could salvage their business for both themselves and their investors.


    Wil Schroter, founder of Startups.com knows all about failing startups. He founded nine different startups over 30 years despite one of his first businesses crashing due to lack of capital. When his business failed, Wil was perplexed. A business valued in the millions with happy customers and even profits was still able to fall apart to nothing. It defied logic and he felt the business surely should still be valuable to someone.


    It caused Wil to spend years talking to people in San Francisco trying to understand exactly how to sell and buy dying VC-backed startups.


    After meetings with over 100 failing VC-backed businesses, Wil created his company Startups.com by buying the assets of six burnt-out VC startups. Since then, he’s made an estimated 50 times ROI from his buys.


    Tune in to an extra-special episode of Startup Acquisition Stories with Wil and Andrew as they discuss a topics rarely heard about outside of corporate boardrooms like:


    ► How to know it’s time to throw in the towel on your VC-backed startup ► How to break the news that you want to leave your startup to your board ► Which types of buyers will want to buy your startup ► How to restructure your startup so that it is as desirable as possible to potential buyers.


    Wil’s isn’t just getting started – he’s been doing what he does for decades. Follow his journey at: Startups.com

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    Feb 27, 202401:01:18
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Dani Parra ibanez and Drilon Sqn, Founder of TrustApps

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Dani Parra ibanez and Drilon Sqn, Founder of TrustApps

    Working a nine-to-five can be a great launchpad for a successful SaaS application. Just ask Belgian founders Dani Ibanez and Drilon Sqn. Using their industry experience, they created a review application for Shopify called TrustReviews and sold it for six figures. Dani and Drilon look similar (and even finish each other's sentences) but they've pursued very different careers. Drilon is a software engineer and a cybersecurity consultant for the Belgian government. Dani worked in ecommerce marketing, advertising, and media buying for a handful of big-name clients. When they started brainstorming products to build together, Dani remembered his problems with product review apps from his marketing days. Many review platforms were two years behind on features like video reviews, for example. They built their own application and grew it rapidly through word of mouth and listening to customer feedback. They were proud of TrustReviews but when they got wind of a real-estate flip opportunity in Belgium, TrustReviews was the product they owned that was most easily sellable. They hopped on Acquire unsure they could actually sell TrustReviews but ended up closing the six-figure deal in a staggering two weeks. They walked away with more than enough to close their real estate deal. Listen to their talk with Andrew post acquisition as they discuss: ► Why you shouldn’t grow a Shopify app too quickly ► What to do with a windfall of money. ► The best parts of the Acquire.com Escrow.com integration ► A key feature they added to their website that boosted sales ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Be sure to subscribe to see the newest acquisition stories every Tuesday and gain the knowledge to buy or sell your own online business → https://youtube.com/@acquiredotcom?sub_confirmation=1 Want more stories? Access the past 50+ acquisition stories here → https://blog.acquire.com/tag/startup-acquisition-stories-podcast/ Thinking about selling your own startup? The number one question is always 'how much can I sell for' and we've got the answers in our biannual valuation multiples reports here → https://blog.acquire.com/tag/acquire-coms-acquisition-multiples-report/ Thinking about buying a startup? Sign up for a free buyer account and browse all the live listings. Upgrade only when you find the right one that fits your acquisition criteria to engage. Get Started → https://acquire.com/buyers/ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Follow the Guest: Dani Parra Ibanez and Drilon Sqn


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    Jan 30, 202424:53
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Martin Galovic, Founder of FanMetrics

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Martin Galovic, Founder of FanMetrics

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Martin Galovic, Founder of FanMetrics

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    Jan 22, 202415:38
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Ken Savage, Founder of Product Launch Pro

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Ken Savage, Founder of Product Launch Pro

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Ken Savage, Founder of Product Launch Pro

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    Jan 16, 202419:48
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Yahia Bakour, Co-founder of Stock Alarm

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Yahia Bakour, Co-founder of Stock Alarm

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Yahia Bakour, Co-founder of Stock Alarm


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    Jan 09, 202423:07
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Justin Vanderheide, Founder of Swimgen

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Justin Vanderheide, Founder of Swimgen

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Justin Vanderheide, Founder of Swimgen


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    Jan 02, 202421:32
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Harinderpreet Singh, Founder of MicMonster

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Harinderpreet Singh, Founder of MicMonster

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Harinderpreet Singh, Founder of MicMonster


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    Dec 06, 202312:27
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Salvatore Aiello, Co-founder of DimeADozen

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Salvatore Aiello, Co-founder of DimeADozen

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Salvatore Aiello, Co-founder of DimeADozen


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    Nov 29, 202341:09
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Simon Thompson, Founder of Podseeker

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Simon Thompson, Founder of Podseeker

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Simon Thompson, Founder of Podseeker


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    Nov 14, 202330:14
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Cory Lynch, Founder of Solodrop

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Cory Lynch, Founder of Solodrop

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Cory Lynch, Founder of Solodrop


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    Oct 31, 202327:15
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Jes Bickhart, Founder of Minnow

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Jes Bickhart, Founder of Minnow

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Jes Bickhart, Founder of Minnow


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    Oct 24, 202341:20
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Daniel Ch, Founder of SimpleInk

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Daniel Ch, Founder of SimpleInk

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Daniel Ch, Founder of SimpleInk


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    Oct 10, 202340:33
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Devon Gethers, Founder of EarlyAdmit

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Devon Gethers, Founder of EarlyAdmit

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Devon Gethers, Founder of EarlyAdmit

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    Oct 03, 202326:51
    Startup Acquisition Stories with David Sorbara, Founder of Barkley HQ

    Startup Acquisition Stories with David Sorbara, Founder of Barkley HQ

    Startup Acquisition Stories with David Sorbara, Founder of Barkley HQ.


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    • Years in Business: 4 years
    • Sale Price: High six-figures
    • Buyer Interest: 80 NDAs (Request for more details)

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    Sep 26, 202318:29
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Alan Li Co-founder of Moxa

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Alan Li Co-founder of Moxa

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Alan Li Co-founder of Moxa


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    Sep 12, 202326:08
    Startup Acquisition Stories with JM Sanchez Co-founder of Studia

    Startup Acquisition Stories with JM Sanchez Co-founder of Studia

    Startup Acquisition Stories with JM Sanchez Co-founder of Studia


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    Aug 29, 202337:48
    Startup Acquisition Stories with Mark Spera, Co-founder of GrowthBar

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Mark Spera, Co-founder of GrowthBar

    Startup Acquisition Stories with Mark Spera, Co-founder of GrowthBar


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    Aug 22, 202329:41