Carson Kohler

Software company Comalatech grew to $10 million in annual revenue — but the founder says that’s not the only reason a buyer approached.

Wealth management software company HiddenLevers was at a crossroads. The founders could raise money or sell. They opted for the latter — and received a stunning 16x revenue multiple.

Co-founders Terry O’Dwyer and Neil Darkes left their jobs at a global events company and started their own. After nine years, they sold for eight figures.

Annex Business Media grew through more than 25 acquisitions to 155 full-time employees. Then the founders sold to its own team.

Co-founder Sharon Gillenwater spent 14 years growing her executive database. She shared how the sale happened — and how much money she actually walked away with.

The Honeymoons.com team was getting older and wasn’t keeping up with the latest tech. But the buyer, Jim Campbell, was just getting started — and was attracted to the domain.

In 2015, Stephania Varalli and Alicia Skalin became the third owners of Women of Influence. In 2022, they had grown the community’s social followers 20x and were ready to find a fourth owner.

These life partners lamented boring project management apps, so they built their own. One Jira app turned into six — and a team of 11 contractors — before they decided to sell.