8 Figures

Co-founders Jake Hadden and Max McChesney didn’t rush to cash out when other coding bootcamps were getting scooped up in acquisitions — and their patience paid off.

In 2021, BattlBox co-founders sold their subscription box company for nearly $19 million. Less than two years later, they had the opportunity to buy it back.

First-time founder Greg Poirier started CloudKettle with a 10-year roadmap to acquisition — and told all his employees about it. Here’s how it worked out.

When Antoine Paré joined DashThis in 2015, the company was fast growing but chaotic. Buying out the previous CEO and steadying the ship led to a successful sale.

After passing her NP exam, Sarah Michelle Boes launched a virtual course to help others prepare. Seven months later, she hit $1 million in revenue. Two years later, she sold without a broker.

After a decade running their campus safety app, an interested buyer offered these brothers $20 million for their campus safety app. They declined. Here’s what happened next.

Patience paid for co-founders Pramod Dabir and Varun Bathina. They signed an exclusivity agreement with a buyer — then faced multiple months-long hurdles.

Artificial intelligence is all the rage now, but founders like FriendlyData’s Michael Rumiantsau have been quietly building and scaling AI-driven companies for years.