11 acquisitions in the Community space
A "Product Hunt for no-code" community and launch platform for no-code makers, built by Joe Brown; acquired (price undisclosed).
Community platform for no-code founders with 34,000 members, generating around $10k/month before being acquired, with founder Joshua Tiernan staying on to run it.
A paid global community for bootstrapped startup founders (Slack group, in-person meetups, memberships). Founder Anthony Castrio sold it to Ramen Club (Charlie Ward) in April 2024 for roughly 1x annual revenue, a five-figure deal.
Freelance-writer community and newsletter with 3,000+ paid subscribers; acquired by freelancer-payments platform OutVoice in 2023 for six figures.
Online community platform where members mapped professional and personal milestones. Raised $1.5M but distressed asset-sale to Teal in June 2023 when runway ran out; had ~200 paid subscribers at $10/mo.
Virtual body-confidence conference and 20,000-member online community; founders Emily Ward and Jess Hunichen sold it to Trafilea for six figures in March 2023.
Toronto-based gender-equity community and events business founded in 1994; owners Stephania Varalli and Alicia Skalin sold it to Dr. Rumeet Billan in a six-figure deal in December 2022.
A modern forum/community software for creators. Sold by its founder for a five-figure sum (exact amount under NDA) as one of two SaaS products he exited before quitting his job.
An online food-and-beverage community and newsletter for indie makers with 5,000+ subscribers; acquired by niche-community operator Sylva in 2021.
Online community and content platform for bootstrapped founders.
Event series in Boston and NYC that helped entrepreneurs find co-founders. Co-founder Smit Patel announced on Hacker News in May 2012 that the business had been sold; terms were not disclosed.