Carson Kohler

After a decade running their campus safety app, an interested buyer offered these brothers $20 million for their campus safety app. They declined. Here’s what happened next.

Nay-sayers told Kristi Saucerman she could never make money with nonprofits. She proved them wrong, growing to $1 million in revenue — and attracting a buyer.

Founder Mike Sorenson has failed to sell his real estate analytics firm four times. When an interested buyer approached during a time of high growth, he knew it was time.

Just three years after it was founded by two brothers, Kyiv-based AXDRAFT, attracted an interested buyer, then sold for high 7 figures.

Founder Fergus Kibble calls COVID a “near-death experience” for his PR and marketing agency. But a smart strategy and interested buyer led him to sell just a couple years later.

Despite high interest rates, holiday delays and a Google algorithm update, this founder was determined to sell his portfolio of content sites.

Supply chain software Siena Analytics was an early adopter with AI years ago. But being first can come with challenges. These co-founders overcame them — and attracted a buyer.

Patience paid for co-founders Pramod Dabir and Varun Bathina. They signed an exclusivity agreement with a buyer — then faced multiple months-long hurdles.