Bootstrapped PR and journalist-outreach SaaS founded by Dmitry Dragilev. He sold an 80% stake in a high six-figure deal to SEOJet to spend more time with family.
Bootstrapped accounting and donation-tracking software for small churches and charities, built by Dan Cooperstock in Canada starting in 1999. Acquired by Evermore Ventures in 2022.
Spend Stack was an iOS running-total list and budgeting app built by Jordan Morgan; its company (Dreaming In Binary LLC) was acquired by Prometheus Interactive in December 2020 for an undisclosed sum.
A bootstrapped corporate events/entertainment platform (began in live-music fan engagement, pivoted to B2B corporate events, under $1M annual revenue) whose founder Adam McIsaac completed a share sale to Thuzio in a micro-exit in November 2020.
Time-management mobile app offering a more natural way to plan daily tasks across work and personal life.
Twitter analytics and CRM SaaS for creators, featuring thread scheduling and a Chrome extension.
SEO keyword research tool that identifies weaknesses in search engine results and helps companies improve rankings.
No-code tool by solo maker Andrey Azimov that turns Google Sheets into websites. After three years of bootstrapping, it was acquired by UK software entrepreneur Neil Witten in June 2021 for an undisclosed amount.
Habits Garden was a gamified habit-tracker mobile app where users grow flowers by building habits; founder Marc Lou sold it for $10,000 at $450 MRR via a direct deal in 2023.
Free Google Slides and PowerPoint templates site reaching 2M monthly visits and €20K MRR from AdSense. Acquired by Canva in March 2023 after 9 years as a solo bootstrapped project.
Real estate agency serving property investors, scaled with overseas virtual assistants by founder Adrienne Green. With $650K annual gross revenue, it sold for six figures (a 2x EBITDA multiple) to two of its own agents in October 2023.
Typeframes, a tool for creating short product and marketing videos, was acquired by Tibo Louis-Lucas (later revid.ai) in September 2023 in a revenue-share deal while doing under $1k per month.
A newsletter covering no-code business exits (75 issues over 2 years, ~$33K total revenue); sold for $42,500 at 2.5x TTM revenue to Jeremy Redman, founder of TaskMagic.
Mailboat (later rebranded Userping) was a bootstrapped email-sending side project built on AWS SES. The solo founder stopped working on it after 1.5 months and sold it pre-revenue for $4,000 in a direct deal in 2023.
A static-pages product blending a blog and newsletter to help indie makers with distribution. Sold by its founder (price undisclosed per agreement) as one of two SaaS products he exited.
Twitter inbox management SaaS sold to HypeFury alongside Hivoe in 2023 when the Twitter API became too expensive to sustain.
No-code B2B SaaS for website personalization that let marketing teams tailor landing pages per visitor segment. Acquired by a Silicon Valley company in 2023.
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.
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.
AI-powered Chrome extension by Fayaz Ahmed that improves tweets directly inside Twitter, built with Vue and Vite. Launched on March 25, 2023 and acquired just five days after launch.
AI chatbot platform that lets businesses train a chatbot on their website content and embed live AI customer support. Sold by solopreneur Luca Restagno in March 2024.
A curation newsletter showcasing the best workspaces in tech, grown to ~6,000 subscribers and ~$2k/mo in sponsorship revenue. Acquired by SaaS company Loops in June 2022, with the founder joining as Head of Content.
An online presentation editor that had gone largely dormant. After declining a $5,000 SideProjectors offer, the founder sold it to a software development team for an undisclosed (NDA) amount.
A subscription SaaS that helped Instagram users grow their following and engagement. Founder Kenny Schumacher sold the bootstrapped tool for 300,000 dollars via broker FE International.
Website screenshot API for capturing bulk screenshots of web pages via a simple REST endpoint. Founder Dirk Hoekstra was cold-DMed on Twitter and sold it to micro-PE firm XO Capital for $23,000 at about $550 MRR in late 2020.
A curated marketplace for buying and selling email newsletters. It was acquired by The Wisdom Group, the second acquisition in the products history.
macOS utility for creating multiple floating docks across monitors; sold by its original creator to indie developer pugdogdev around 2025, who rebuilt it over 10 months and grew it past 600 users.
Developer-focused scheduling API for building complex booking and appointment apps, with strong traction in Canadian healthcare. The bootstrapped company (~$50K raised) and its lean team were acquired by micro-PE firm XO Capital in August 2024.
Async video collaboration and feedback platform for distributed product teams. Sold pre-revenue by solopreneur Luca Restagno.
API turning social-media chatter into quantitative stock-sentiment signals for retail investors. Built and monetized by a team of UK university students, it was acquired by micro-PE firm XO Capital (its 4th acquisition) and later resold.
Daily AI newsletter covering artificial intelligence news. Founder Anthony sold it for $40,000 to a new owner who later turned down a $425,000 offer for it.
Trend-spotting tool that surfaced emerging topics by cross-referencing web sources with Google Trends; acquired by Backlinko founder Brian Dean in December 2019, four months after launching as a #1 Show HN.
The Tilt was a twice-weekly newsletter for content entrepreneurs with over 25,000 subscribers, paired with the Creator Economy Expo event; both, founded by Joe Pulizzi, were acquired by publishing platform Lulu in August 2023 for a six-figure cash sum plus an earn-out.
A home goods content and affiliate site reviewing modern furniture and household brands. Founder Ash Read grew it to 350k monthly pageviews before a six-figure sale in 2023.
Podcast production and consulting agency with $750k annual revenue and 200+ clients; founder Mathew Passy sold it to Karl Hughes and Manuel Weiss for high six figures in April 2023.
Photo booth software for running events with instant photo sharing; original developer James sold it to Bill Hamway in May 2019 after a two-month negotiation.
Design subscription agency (unlimited monthly design service) run for years by founder Santhiaroo as the core revenue source. The founder exited/sold Renlar in January 2026 to focus entirely on a new product, Sharebrand.
Freelance-writer community and newsletter with 3,000+ paid subscribers; acquired by freelancer-payments platform OutVoice in 2023 for six figures.
Chrome extension for organizing and managing browser tabs. Built as a side project over a weekend to solve personal productivity issues. Sold for $500 after six months of operation.
Subscription newsletter covering hotel-industry news since 1995, with 2,600 paid subscribers at $450/year and a 90% renewal rate; acquired by Skift for six figures in 2021.
Bootstrapped e-commerce brand selling ergonomic neck pillows, scaled through social ads. Sold to OpenStore in May 2022 for $380,000 cash plus $30,000 for remaining inventory.
Unblocked-gaming platform letting students play games on filtered school networks. Built by Purdue student Maddox Schmidlkofer starting at age 16 on Google Sites; grew to ~1.5M monthly users and roughly $15k-$20k/mo revenue before selling to gaming company FreezeNova for $120,000.
Solo-run venture capital newsletter founded by Connie Loizos in 2013, reaching about 60,000 subscribers and profitable via sponsorships. Acquired by TechCrunch in August 2023.
CrossFit newsletter with 75,000 subscribers, 70% open rates and ~$900K annual revenue; acquired by BarBend (Pillar4Media) in November 2023 for a high six-figure price.
No-code chatbot builder that lets businesses create automated conversations without writing code.
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.
Online course business training virtual assistants, making about $15K/month; founder Gina Horkey sold it to her business coach Stephanie Hayes for $180,000 in August 2023 via seller financing.
Shopify app for customizing shipping rates by precise location, doing ~$200K ARR; acquired by Eyal Toledano's MicroAngel Fund for $425,000 plus 7% of future resale in August 2021.
AI visualization micro-SaaS by serial maker Rushab Jain, sold via an inbound acquisition request from a Canadian startup as one of four projects he exited in a year.
A short-form video and social media agency founded by two recent graduates. The bootstrapped agency was acquired by media company Morning Brew.
Rustic-wedding content site founded in 2008 with millions of monthly readers; founder Maggie Lord sold it to David's Bridal in October 2020 for six figures and joined the buyer as a VP.
SEO content and link-building agency with $900K annual revenue; founder Mark Whitman sold it to Onfolio Holdings for $850,000 (2.5x EBITDA) in April 2023, accelerating his exit after ChatGPT launched.
Honeymoon and destination-wedding content site on a premium 1996 domain with ~150K annual organic visits; sold to Camp Media in 2023 for six figures in cash at a 7x revenue multiple.
One-person web design agency built by Mischa Sigtermans over five years as an accidental founder. Acquired for a six-figure sum.
Podcast booking agency founded in 2019 by Brigitte Lyons, matching clients with podcasts and prepping them for guest appearances; it generated six figures annually. Six months after winding down, the business was acquired by podcast agency Earfluence in January 2024.
Sleep-focused guided hypnosis mobile app with 100K+ installs and 2,000 monthly active users; sold to Morpheus Clinic of Hypnosis in October 2024 for mid six figures at a 2.5x revenue multiple.
Cycling technology blog founded in 2008 with 250K-500K monthly unique visitors; founders Tyler and Kristi Benedict sold it to AllGear Digital Media in December 2020 for low six figures plus an earn-out (~2.5x annual profit).
UK modular HR software doing $40K annual revenue; sold to payroll provider KarbonPay for six figures in July 2022 after the founder hired an M&A consultant on Upwork to run the deal.
CBD subscription box business founded in 2018 by Lowell Bieber and Ryan Culver as a 10-15 hour per week side hustle. With around $50K monthly revenue, it sold in 2021 for mid-six figures, about 2x trailing twelve-month profit and 0.8x revenue.
Tolta was a platform for analysing and sharing social and sales data, connecting to creator platforms like YouTube, Twitter, Ghost and Gumroad with counter analytics and embeddable live counters. Founder Dan Rowden sold the pre-revenue product (two customers) to product studio Ampersand in May 2021.
AI Query is a tool that converts plain-English prompts into SQL queries. Founder Gautam Ahuja exited the pre-revenue product in 2022, receiving an acquisition offer before he had even figured out monetisation.
Removaly was a bootstrapped privacy tool that scanned the web to find and remove users' personal information from data-broker sites. It was acquired by DuckDuckGo in 2022 and became DuckDuckGo's "Personal Information Removal" feature.
Automation tool by Marc Köhlbrugge that cross-posts Instagram photos and videos to Twitter as native media. With $135 MRR, it sold in April 2020 for $30,000 ($10K upfront plus $20K contingent on revenue) to the maker of CreatorKit.
Bootstrapped B2B demand-generation and marketing agency that reached seven figures in revenue with above-average margins before being acquired by fellow remote agency Reel Axis.
Education platform for learning data science and machine learning through curricula, question banks, and self-assessments; bootstrapped to 6,000+ users and acquired by Towards AI in 2022.
Newsletter about interesting open-source software projects, started by Jackson Kelley during the pandemic in 2020. Sold in 2022 for five figures, with the founder confirming the cash from the sale had landed in his bank account.
Chrome extension by Amit Agarwal that let users subscribe to RSS feeds in Feedly from any web page with one click, with 30,000+ users. Sold in 2014 for a four-figure amount via PayPal; the anonymous buyer later turned it into adware.
One-person company behind the best-selling Spanish-language Bible app, started by Trevor McKendrick in 2012 as a side project. Acquired in 2015 for 5x revenue after McKendrick negotiated the offer up from 3.5x.
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.
Self-funded platform connecting brands with creators for performance-based marketing campaigns; launched February 2025, hit a six-figure run rate within weeks and was acqui-hired by Whop the same year.
Design plugin for creating banners in Photoshop and Sketch by Samuel Briskar, acquired in August 2020 for an undisclosed sum that covered costs plus extra.
Substack newsletter and community about tiny internet businesses earning around $10k/month, acquired with founder Joshua Tiernan staying on after the sale.
Paid Substack newsletter about website investing by Richard Patey, grown to $5K MRR with 100+ paying subscribers in 10 months. Sold in 2020 to Travis Jamison and folded into investing.io.
Free marketplace for posting Product Hunt products for sale, built at a 2019 hackathon by Mubashar Iqbal and sold to MicroAcquire in May 2020 for the price of a new laptop.
macOS anti-theft alarm app by Andrey Azimov that triggered when a laptop was unplugged; acquired in 2018 shortly after launch and rebranded to Beepify by the buyer.
AI news newsletter started by 19-year-old student Moyo Sulyman; grew to 10,000 subscribers in under 7 months and sold for $13,000 in June 2023.
App store optimization (ASO) platform helping developers market iOS and Android apps, launched in 2017 out of Barcelona marketing firm PICKASO by Daniel Peris and Miriam Peláez. Acquired by App Radar in February 2021 for six figures.
CDC-approved tick removal tweezers sold on Amazon, doing $500K annual revenue in 2022. Founder sold in June 2023 to Bug Bite Thing (from Shark Tank) for a six-figure sum after a chance conversation about a combo product.
Data services business doing about $30k/month revenue and $17k/month profit at the six-month mark; founder Michael Thomas sold it for 2x earnings in an 80% cash deal that closed in early 2017.
Boutique podcast production company founded in 2024 by Adam Hendricks and Pat Kicklighter, acquired by The Podcast Consultant on June 1, 2026 to expand its audio and video production capabilities.
A directory of no-code tools, agencies and resources doing ~$100 MRR with ~10k monthly visits; Drew Thomas sold it for a five-figure sum after a conference demo in 2021.
Email digest SaaS by indie makers Fabrizio Rinaldi and Francesco Di Lorenzo that bundles newsletters, Twitter, Reddit and RSS into one daily email, used by 70,000+ people. The founders sold it to Twitter co-founder Ev Williams in 2023 to focus on Typefully.
A productized blog-writing/content service agency that Brian Casel sold to JD Graffam in a high six-figure deal in 2021.
An online food-and-beverage community and newsletter for indie makers with 5,000+ subscribers; acquired by niche-community operator Sylva in 2021.
A marketplace and monthly event letting no-code makers sell unused builds; acquired in November 2023 by Microns founder Ilya Novohatskyi to expand his acquisition community.
Twitter analytics and CRM tool for growing an audience on Twitter/X. Indie founder Tony Dinh sold it for $128,000 (at ~$14K MRR) to HypeFury after Twitter's 2023 API price hikes made the product costly to operate.
Wavve is a tool that turns audio clips into shareable videos and audiograms for podcasters and creators. Bootstrapped by founder Baird Hall, it was acquired by holding company Calm Capital in May 2021 (price undisclosed).
An Italian edtech app for medical-school admission-test prep that reached 70,000 users; acquired by Testbusters in 2021 for about EUR 220k ($220,000).
Data-engineering and SaaS newsletter founded by Stan Rymkiewicz. Acquired by Ian Ito in January 2024 and rolled into his SaaS Weekly newsletter brand.
An SEO-optimized directory of email-newsletter examples and best practices; Katt Risen sold it for $1,500 to Francisco Opazo via a LinkedIn DM in 2024.
A directory of the Web3 Magic ecosystem; Bram Kanstein sold it to a community group for a five-figure sum in 2022.
A curated collection of 300+ content items mapped to startup growth stages; Bram Kanstein sold it to a Silicon Valley VC firm for a five-figure sum in 2019.
Podcast-industry newsletter founded by Nick Quah in 2014, earning six figures in revenue by 2020; acquired by Vox Media in 2021 to become The Verge's first paid subscription product.
Twitter DM automation tool that helped creators kickstart conversations with new followers and grow engagement. Sold to HypeFury in 2023 after the Twitter API price hike.
A bi-weekly startup newsletter that Bram Kanstein grew and sold to another newsletter founder for a five-figure sum.
A long-running personal-finance blog that J. Money sold to The Motley Fool's Soapbox Financial Network for a mid six-figure sum in 2019 (he later bought it back).
Humorous LinkedIn post generator with a cringe meter built by Tom Orbach. After going viral and reaching 15 million people, it was acquired by LinkedIn growth tool Taplio in 2022 within a week of launch, for an undisclosed price.
A no-code database of mechanical-watch auction results for collectors, with five-figure ARR; Marc Montagne sold it for a six-figure sum to competitor EveryWatch in early 2024.
Icon library side project by indie developer Fayaz Ahmed, launched on dev.to in 2022 and acquired the same year for an undisclosed amount.
Quick API was a no-code tool that turned data sources like CSV, Excel and Airtable into working REST APIs without writing code. Founder Mohd Danish Yusuf sold it to Louis Lafont for $5,000 in a founder-to-founder Twitter deal in January 2023.
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.
Newsletter covering influencer marketing industry news and trends, built by Andrew Kamphey to 7,500 subscribers along with an industry database. Sold in late 2020 for an undisclosed amount that recouped the cost of a rental property investment.
A curated resource directory with affiliate links (built on SpreadSimple) that Tejas Rane sold for a four-figure micro-exit within four days via escrow in 2022.
Direct-to-consumer service that printed and framed viral tweets as physical art. Peaked at $110K/year in 2018 during the Trump-Twitter cycle, declined to ~$5K MRR before acquihire by Sticker Mule in 2020.
iOS app that helped users quit vaping by tracking their puffs; scaled to $40K+ MRR and over 1M users before solo founder Steven Cravotta sold it to app studio Quiet in late 2024.
Link-in-bio micro-landing-page builder for social media with 100+ integrations and 166K+ users; solo founder Abzal Assembekov (Kazakhstan) sold it to Taplink for a six-figure sum in April 2021.
Bootstrapped men's beard- and grooming-care DTC e-commerce brand that generated ~$90K in its first 90 days; the Codner family sold it to Amazon aggregator Branded in 2021.
Bootstrapped SaaS that scaffolded academic essay writing for students; co-founders Lindy Ledohowski and Rueban Balasubramaniam sold it to test-prep company Wize in 2021.
Service that emailed Twitter users whenever someone unfollowed them; had 180K+ users when it was acquired by TwitterCounter for $11,111 in April 2011.
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.
AI Excel Bot is a Chrome extension that generates Excel and Google Sheets formulas from natural language. It grew to more than 40,000 users before founder Gautam Ahuja exited it.
A curated directory of 400+ startup tools and resources; serial maker Bram Kanstein sold it to a Tel Aviv media agency for a five-figure sum.
Curated newsletter of articles and case studies about indie founders bootstrapping businesses without VC money; ran 21 issues before being acquired by Stefan von Imhof's Alternative Assets in 2021.
An online ACT/SAT test-prep course business generating ~$60-75k/yr in mostly passive income; solo founder Lauren Gaggioli sold it for $180,000 (3x revenue) in 2021.
AI-powered LinkedIn writing and growth tool with post previews and team approval workflows; doing $10,000 MRR when acquired by an indie buyer (Dylan) in an undisclosed 2023 deal.
AI hairstyle generator that produces 120 HD photos across 30 styles from a single user photo; acquired by indie founder Danny Postma from its creator in a five-figure private deal in 2023.
Link-in-bio page builder, short URL shortener, and QR code generator for marketers. Indie hacker project acquired by fellow founder for $50,000 via seller financing in April 2025.
First 100 Users was a curated directory of 100+ marketing tactics and hundreds of tools to help founders get their startup's first users, built no-code on Softr and Airtable and a ProductHunt Product of the Day. Solo maker Olly Meakings sold it for $10,000 via a Twitter announcement and PayPal.