7 Figures

Boston-based software engineer Matt Sly turned a childhood memory into a letter-writing app. Here’s how his side project eventually sold for millions.

First Landings founder Danny Vivier created a niche in the baby products market while working a full-time job. Three years later, he landed a deal with an Amazon aggregator.

“I have seen so many women close their businesses down lately,” Christina Scalera said. “I just wish more people, especially women, knew that there was an alternative option.”

Less than six months after acquisition, the cannabis lifestyle brand Sackville & Co. faced dissolution. But its two founders fought back.

After moving to a small town, this stay-at-home mom started selling homemade granola at a local market. Eventually, it would turn into $1 million in annual revenue — and a 7-figure deal.

This software company fetched double the sales price by understanding just how crucial it was for its buyer’s business.