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Dmitry Dragilev didn’t want to sell his SEO SaaS TopicRanker just to cash out. Getting acquired was a way to scale up and still stay at the helm.

These founders didn’t set out to build a software development and near-shore tech staffing company, but that route led their firm Whiz onto the fast track.

Two founders, tired of big job boards like Upwork and Fiverr, launched a marketplace for pre-vetted freelance talent. They sold it to an SEO agency.

Obsessed with prevention and optimizing performance, these founders built a health coaching app. It was acquired by a sleep fitness company that wanted to expand into coaching.

Handing over the reins to her bootstrapped business gave this founder freedom to start a new chapter, while her company got a stronger future.

Artificial intelligence is all the rage now, but founders like FriendlyData’s Michael Rumiantsau have been quietly building and scaling AI-driven companies for years.

Peter Valley started reselling books for profit after a failed dumpster dive. Years later, he turned the gig into Zen Arbitrage, a software for book resellers that he later sold.

Air HR co-founder Nick Holzherr had long used Upwork to build teams. So when it was time to sell his business, he hired on the freelance platform for M&A support, too.

The solo founder of real estate startup Home Sale Assured was able to sell his business within a year thanks to deep industry experience and a focus on efficiency.