8 Figures

Despite “print is dead” naysayers, Courier Media built a global publishing company for entrepreneurs and attracted an acquisition offer from one of its prominent advertisers: MailChimp.

GiveWP, a WordPress plugin for charitable donations, was acquired by web host Liquid Web in 2021, joining a suite of WordPress brands under the company’s wing.

Within five years, Newor Media was serving more than 300 clients that used the programmatic ad bidding platform to send traffic to their website. The company sold for 8 figures.

Founder Julie Mathers recommends entrepreneurs “expect the unexpected” when selling a business. She planned on raising capital — but instead sold her company for more than $20 million.

Create & Cultivate, a community for women professionals and entrepreneurs, doubled down on digital experiences amid the pandemic and saw 7-figure profitability in 2020.

Seeing the opportunity presented by a 2018 Supreme Court court ruling, two sports media founders joined forces to capitalize on new markets — and their bet paid off.