Stories by owners and acquirers

Meet the acquirer: Benny and Christian
March 22, 2022

Meet the acquirer: Benny and Christian

The searchers behind Bopp&Hahn share their backgrounds as entrepreneurs, the search fund model, buying majority stakes and their soon-to-be roles as operators of an established SMB.

Meet the acquirer: David and Marty
March 18, 2022

Meet the acquirer: David and Marty

The investors behind Calm Capital talk about their transition from software engineer and pro athlete to growing a family office nearer a PE firm with a calm investment ethos and focus on profitability.

Meet the owner: Alexander Eser
March 9, 2022

Meet the owner: Alexander Eser

Alexander Eser talks about bootstrapping Global Commerce Media, turning down acquisition offers, buying SaaS businesses, focusing on automation, Constellation Software and more.

Meet the owner: Maximilian Fleitmann
March 8, 2022

Meet the owner: Maximilian Fleitmann

Maximilian Fleitmann talks about founding an EdTech startup, his acquisition of BaseTemplates, the Startup&VC initiative, launching on Product Hunt, angel investing and much more.

Meet the owner: Trey Chong
March 7, 2022

Meet the owner: Trey Chong

Trey Chong speaks about buying Logomakerr.AI from a friend, giving back to the Indie Hackers community, SEO strategies, bootstrapping and more.

Meet the owner: Wolfram Hempel
March 1, 2022

Meet the owner: Wolfram Hempel

Wolfram Hempel talks about founding Arcentry and selling it for a 7-digit amount a year and a half later, how Hacker News helped him get there, his experience with Venture Capital, as well as his next endeavours.