As the role of influencers heated up, these young entrepreneurs made it easy to connect with Gen Z. Global brands lined up, and the company brought in 8 figures of revenue by the time it sold in 2022.
Doug Fallon created slot games for 15+ years before starting Wild Streak Gaming. He and his co-founder Roxane Fallon took just 6 years to transform that experience into an acquisition.
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.
