Hall of Fame
Lounge members who built a company and sold it or took it public, ranked by exit value.
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$1.3B
$1B
$1B
Sumeru Equity Partners bought a majority stake in GoGuardian in 2018 (terms undisclosed at the time). GoGuardian's August 2021 $200M investment from Tiger Global valued the company at well over $1 billion, so the exit is listed at $1B. sumeruequity.com ↗
$169M
iContact, the email marketing company Ryan co-founded in 2002 and led as CEO, was acquired by Vocus for $169M in 2012. techcrunch.com ↗
$100M
Netcore Cloud bought a majority stake (about 90%) in Unbxd for about $100M in 2022. inc42.com ↗
$23M
InfoTrust was acquired by Spirit Technology Solutions in 2024 for A$34.6M in cash and shares. businessnewsaustralia.com ↗
$21M
ZZylomAcquired by RealNetworks$21M
Zylom was acquired by RealNetworks in 2006 in a deal valued at up to $21M. sec.gov ↗
$8.9M
Cloudneeti was acquired by Zscaler in April 2020 for $8.9M, plus up to $6M in restricted stock for employees who joined Zscaler. marketscreener.com ↗
@simplrRamas Balasubramanian $5.6M
IBIZCS Group (IBIZ Consulting Services) was acquired by R Systems International in April 2015 for up to SGD 7.5M (about $5.6M) including earnouts. rsystems.com ↗
@mnstryErik Desrosiers $5M
Evolve Energy was acquired by Octopus Energy in 2020 and became Octopus Energy US. solarpowerportal.co.uk ↗
@scardogSevco Security, which Greg Fitzgerald co-founded, was acquired by Arctic Wolf for an undisclosed price in February 2026. siliconangle.com ↗
@demianvoorhagenDemaTrading.ai, which he co-founded and led as CEO, was sold to Convolution Capital in 2026 (per his profile). dematrading.ai ↗
@hrrPerformance Health Partners was acquired by Sentact for an undisclosed amount in December 2025. finance.yahoo.com ↗
@ricardo_ghekiereSaasmic, the SaaS marketing agency he founded, was acquired in 2025 (acquirer not disclosed; per his profile). saasmic.io ↗
@arjanCCalagoAcquired by XSARUS
Calago, a PIM consultancy based in Meppel, was acquired by XSARUS and merged into XSARUS PIM Masters in 2025. emerce.nl ↗
@voodooNG Logic, which traded as GoSolve Group with Marcin Wudarczyk as CEO, was acquired by Ciklum in June 2025 for an undisclosed amount; Scroll.media estimated the deal at more than $10M. ciklum.com ↗
@guyIntellimize was acquired by Webflow in 2024, in a deal reported to be in the eight figures. techcrunch.com ↗
@nikhilZZapInventoryAcquired by InvenSync
InvenSync acquired a significant stake in ZapInventory in 2024. einpresswire.com ↗
@timoWordDive was sold in 2023 into a joint venture with Otavamedia. holon.pl ↗
@prakashNasdaq-listed HeartCore bought a 51% majority stake in Sigmaways in 2023. globenewswire.com ↗
@hvanrijnswoudAppical was acquired by Visma in 2022. recruitmenttech.nl ↗
USG People bought a 51% majority stake in Adver-Online, which Hans van Rijnswoud founded, for an undisclosed amount in 2013. marketscreener.com ↗
@darrenAssembly Payments, which he co-founded as PromisePay, merged with CurrencyFair in 2021 and became Zai. startupdaily.net ↗
@sethNNatural NutraAcquired
Seth Hurd sold his Amazon seller business, most likely Natural Nutra, for a seven-figure sum around 2021, but the buyer has not been named. shows.acast.com ↗
@brad007Athentech Imaging, the Calgary maker of Perfectly Clear that Brad Malcolm co-founded and ran as President, was acquired by venture-backed EyeQ in April 2019 for an undisclosed amount. Malcolm stayed on as EyeQ's President and CEO. eyeq.photos ↗
@thomasTopCheck was acquired for an undisclosed sum by Silvertree Internet Holdings, the parent company of PriceCheck, in 2017. techcentral.co.za ↗
@sachinvyasAugmentIQ Data Sciences was acquired by L&T Infotech for an undisclosed amount in 2016. business-standard.com ↗
@technickaiAirbnb acqui-hired the ChangeTip team in 2016. coindesk.com ↗
@michael1Innova Dynamics, which he co-founded, was acquired by TPK Holding in 2016. pitchbook.com ↗
@gireeshAugmentIQ Data Sciences, which he co-founded, was acquired by L&T Infotech in 2016. inc42.com ↗
@massimoEarly Impact's ProductCart e-commerce software was acquired by NetSource Commerce, a division of NetSource Technologies, in April 2013. blog.productcart.com ↗
@mpaepperMMunterAcquired by Undisclosed investor
Munter, an online shop for seniors built by Lemundo's co-founders, was sold to an unnamed investor in May, around 2012; the price was not disclosed. firmenpresse.de ↗
@ronaldmacinnisAccuDraft was acquired by Thomson Reuters for an undisclosed amount in about 2009. pitchbook.com ↗
@bobdTTrue Games InteractiveAcquired by UTV Software Communications
In 2008, UTV Software Communications bought an 80% stake in True Games Interactive for an undisclosed price, which the company's co-founder said was well over $10M. hollywoodreporter.com ↗
@alokenathSyncata, the automotive consulting and systems integration firm Aloke Nath co-founded with his brother Ujj in 1990 as NetBase Computing, was acquired by ProQuest Business Solutions in February 2005 for an undisclosed amount. theautochannel.com ↗
@oliverEEuropean TelecomAcquired by Telefonica
European Telecom, the Austrian private phone carrier founded and run by Oliver Schmalholz, had become a Telefonica subsidiary by 2000; the deal terms were not disclosed. telecompaper.com ↗
@mikestrivesVVindyAcquired
Mike Strives (formerly Mike Slaats) sold Vindy, his online home improvement marketplace that grew to more than $1M ARR, before he started Upvoty; the buyer and price have not been made public. indiehackers.com ↗