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Gossip empire TMZ lands new home under Rupert Murdoch’s Fox Corp.

After more than 15 years with Warner Bros., former lawyer and media personality Harvey Levin took his celebrity news operation TMZ to Fox Corporation

Media Deals

How a side project inspired by Serial grew to 25,000+ subscribers — and a deal with Vox

Launched as a side hustle, Hot Pod became Nick Quah’s full-time job after less than a year. After six years of growth, he sold to Vox Media.

SaaS Deals

Old-fashioned selling helped this founder exit his podcast creation business

Podcast creation company Auxbus sold to podcast platform Lisbyn for “nearly 7 figures” after founder Dan Radin identified and pitched potential buyers.

SaaS Deals

Five college friends, 7 years of a side project, and a $1.2M sale

These five founders met in college and continued to run the company as a side project after graduation, selling seven years later.

SaaS Deals

This Berlin-based data analytics firm grew to 110 employees before selling to a firm eyeing European expansion

Data analytics company Webtrekk built a solid customer base in German-speaking countries, making it attractive to a buyer eyeing European and global expansion.

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SaaS Deals

In less than a year, this founder bootstrapped and sold an AI copywriting platform

Danny Postma’s Headlime saw “explosive” growth after being featured in TechCrunch, which prompted buyers to inquire about an acquisition.

Education

Coding school Treehouse acquired by PE firm after layoffs

A popular learn-to-code academy, Treehouse went through several rounds of layoffs and a missed acquisition attempt before selling to Xenon Partners.

SaaS Deals

This founder built his SaaS beta on a flight and sold it when he hit $216,000+ ARR

Tyler Tringas grew his ecommerce SaaS product Storemapper to more than $216,000 in annual revenue before selling it to investment firm Sureswift Capital.

SaaS Deals

‘Actively seeking passivity,’ this serial founder sold his social media SaaS firm for $300K

Social media growth tool PA Crunch was generating $18,000 in monthly recurring revenue when it was acquired in 2018 by an undisclosed buyer.

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Education

With 2,500 graduates, coding bootcamp Fullstack Academy lands 8-figure exit

This company, which aimed to close the engineering skills gap, landed a healthy multiple despite operating at a loss.

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