Carson Kohler

Kate Kordsmeier thought her holistic wellness website, Root + Revel, was her last career stop… but then she got bored. Instead of walking away, she took a different route: She sold it.

When pay equity startup 81cents founder Jordan Sale was considering joining another company through an acquihire, she explored the option in an unusual way: by going on a 12-hour road trip with the potential buyer.

Ignite and CMR merged to become CMRignite, a cross-cultural social impact marketing agency. Here’s how the deal came together.

A lifelong programmer developed the first version of Txt2Give, a revolutionary donation app, in just one afternoon. Eight years later and burned out, he decided to sell.

This founder fell in love with an app — so he bought it and grew it into over $1 million in annual revenue. Six years later, it landed him a 7-figure exit.

This bootstrapped founder did the opposite of big brands in his space. It landed him a 7-figure exit to marketing heavyweight Semrush.

A sophomore in college launched his passion project with a cold email. One year after graduation, he sold it — and landed a role as a director at a global creator company.