The founders of simulated car racing community platform Grid Finder were surprised when one of their investors, a real-world motorsports club, proposed acquisition.
After a decade of 24/7 responsibility, Gus Reckel decided it was time to step away from his beloved Bushwick bakery. He turned to a marketplace to find a buyer.
E-commerce founder Neil Jervis didn’t diversify his products or sales channels. Instead, he kept his puzzle board operations simple, anticipating what his future buyer would want.
At age 21, Victor Nihoul and Wesley Wasielewski built a cybersecurity app for users of the no-code platform Bubble. Less than 18 months later, Bubble approached with an offer.
For a decade, four co-founders worked full time while building Really Good Emails on the side. During a meeting about a potential partnership, the idea of selling came up.