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Commerce · November 14, 2022

They Got Acquired

Helping entrepreneurs sell their company

They Got Acquired launched on November 14, 2022 with 213 votes, #135 of 3,471 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 3 years on.

What it does

We tell stories of companies that have sold, with an eye toward helping other entrepreneurs. Our focus is online companies that have sold for 6, 7 and low-8 figures, deals that are too small for coverage in most tech pubs but can be life-changing for founders.

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All the rarely-talked about details, straight to your inbox. Want to see what you’ll get twice a week? Here’s a sample newsletter . “[This newsletter] will showcase for you a ton of exits where people built small businesses, and literally, like 18 months later, sold them for life-changing money… They are incredibly useful stories. ” “I love the data coming out of They Got Acquired. It’s like eating popcorn in the rooms I’m never invited into.” “The newsletter has become a must-read both for the information you pass along and more importantly, forfrom theygotacquired.com

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