Indie Maker Exits & Acquisitions

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   CursorClip by Shadab Alam

   Native macOS screen recorder that adds automatic zooms and pans, sold as a one-time lifetime license.

   Mac & Desktop App Makers2025acquired
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   Promptmonitor by Yogesh

   Tracks and improves how often a brand is mentioned in ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI answers.

   Marketing & SEO Tools2025acquired
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   aiwebdesigner.io by Henrik Westerlund

   AI tool that generated redesigns of existing websites.

   Design Tools2024acquired
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   Bluesky Directory by Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs)

   Directory of tools and applications for Bluesky, later sold.

   Directory Makers2024acquired
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   Bluesky Meter by Andrei Hudovich

   Free real-time analytics for any Bluesky user, with no sign-up required.

   Analytics & Data2024acquired
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   Bluesky Stash by Andrei Hudovich

   Curated directory of tools and services for the Bluesky social network.

   Directory Makers2024acquired
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   Directify by Sergey Karakhanyan

   AI-powered no-code builder for launching and monetizing directory websites.

   Directory Makers2024acquired
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   Midday by Pontus Abrahamsson

   Open-source business stack for founders with invoicing, time tracking, automatic reconciliation and financial insights.

   Fintech & Payments2024acquired
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   Podscan by Arvid Kahl

   Podcast intelligence platform that monitors millions of podcasts for brand mentions with full transcript search and…

   AI Builders2024acquired
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    Lummi by Pablo Stanley

    AI image platform offering free stock photos, illustrations and editing tools for designers.

    AI Builders2023acquired
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    Talknotes by Nico Jeannen

    AI voice-to-notes app that turns recordings into structured text, summaries and tasks.

    AI Builders2023acquired
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    Thronefall by Jonas Tyroller

    Minimalist strategy game combining kingdom building with tower defense, co-created with Paul Schnepf.

    Indie Game Makers2023acquired
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    datr.ai by Eduardo Borges

    Dating app automation with openers and a CRM for online dating.

    Mobile App Makers2022acquired
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    iCodeThis by Florin Pop

    Frontend coding-challenge platform where developers practice by rebuilding real UI components.

    Educators & Course Creators2022acquired
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    My Pitch Deck by Bram Kanstein

    Generates a custom pitch deck template for a startup, built in 36 hours with no-code tools and OpenAI.

    AI Builders2022acquired
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    No-Code Exits by Katt Risen

    Newsletter and platform sharing how makers reached revenue and exits with no-code tools.

    Creators & Writers2022acquired
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    Start with Magic by Bram Kanstein

    Directory to help newcomers get started with the Magic web3 ecosystem.

    Directory Makers2022acquired
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    Removaly by Kyle Krzeski

    Subscription service that found and removed people's personal information from data broker sites.

    SaaS Founders2021acquired
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    Scrolling Credits Maker Pro by Matt Cowlin

    App for creating scrolling end credits for videos.

    Mobile App Makers2021acquired
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    Small Bets by Daniel Vassallo

    Community and expert-led classes for small-time entrepreneurs; sold to Gumroad in 2025.

    Community Builders2021acquired
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    Tweet Hunter by Thibault Louis-Lucas (Tibo)

    Twitter growth tool for finding viral content, writing with AI and scheduling tweets; sold to lempire.

    Marketing & SEO Tools2021acquired
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    Chart2Site by Andrey Azimov

    Turns spreadsheet data into live, embeddable web charts.

    No-Code Makers2020acquired
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    Gum Spy by Jakob Greenfeld

    Data tool that analyzed what was selling on Gumroad.

    Analytics & Data2020acquired
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    Headlime by Danny Postma

    GPT-3 powered marketing copywriting tool, acquired by Conversion.ai (Jasper) in a seven-figure deal.

    AI Builders2020acquired
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    Mailbrew by Fabrizio Rinaldi

    Personalized email digests built from Twitter, Reddit, RSS, YouTube and other sources.

    Productivity Tools2020acquired
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    Product Explorer by Jakob Greenfeld

    Data on indie products for makers and indie investors.

    Analytics & Data2020acquired
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    Tailwind Plus (formerly Tailwind UI) by Adam Wathan

    Premium library of professionally designed Tailwind components, templates and UI kits.

    Design Tools2020acquired
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    Tailwind Plus (formerly Tailwind UI) by Steve Schoger

    Premium Tailwind components, templates and UI kits he helped design at Tailwind Labs.

    Design Tools2020acquired
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    TinyPilot by Michael Lynch

    KVM-over-IP device for controlling computers remotely without installing software.

    Hardware Makers2020acquired
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    What to Tweet by Jakob Greenfeld

    Mini-tool serving tweet inspiration prompts; acquired by Tweet Hunter.

    Marketing & SEO Tools2020acquired
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    CopyPalette by Jim Raptis

    Free color palette tool, sold together with Wireframer and DesignValley.

    Design Tools2019acquired
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    Islanders by Jonas Tyroller

    Minimalist city-building game about placing buildings on procedurally generated islands, made by Grizzly Games.

    Indie Game Makers2019acquired
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    Nextsale by Vusal Orujov

    Email and SMS list-growth widgets for online stores.

    E-commerce2019acquired
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    Road to Scale by Bram Kanstein

    Library of 300+ curated resources for every stage of a startup, built with Carrd, Airtable and Zapier.

    Directory Makers2019acquired
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    ScrapingBee by Pierre de Wulf

    Web scraping API that handles headless browsers, proxies and anti-bot measures.

    Developer Tools2019acquired
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    ScrapingBee by Kevin Sahin

    Web scraping API that handles headless browsers, proxies and anti-bot measures.

    Developer Tools2019acquired
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    Is It Keto by Michael Lynch

    Site explaining whether foods fit the keto diet; sold in 2024.

    Directory Makers2018acquired
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    Sheet2Site by Andrey Azimov

    No-code website builder powered by Google Sheets.

    No-Code Makers2018acquired
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    Unicorn Platform by Alexander Isora

    Website and landing page builder for startups, SaaS founders and makers.

    No-Code Makers2018acquired
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    FeedbackPanda by Arvid Kahl

    SaaS that helped online English teachers create and manage student feedback quickly; sold to SureSwift Capital.

    SaaS Founders2017acquired
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    Starter Story by Pat Walls

    Thousands of founder case studies, business idea databases, a premium membership, newsletter and YouTube channel about…

    Creators & Writers2017acquired
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    StartupWatching by Bram Kanstein

    Bi-weekly newsletter of curated startup knowledge and background stories that reached about 11K subscribers.

    Creators & Writers2017acquired
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    Syntax by Wes Bos

    Web development podcast co-hosted with Scott Tolinski.

    Creators & Writers2017acquired
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    Syntax by Scott Tolinski

    Web development podcast and YouTube channel co-hosted with Wes Bos; part of Sentry since 2023.

    Creators & Writers2017acquired
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    Tailwind CSS by Adam Wathan

    Utility-first CSS framework for building custom designs directly in your markup, installed 110M+ times per week.

    Open Source Makers2017acquired
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    Unreal Collective by Jay Clouse

    Cohort-based virtual accelerator and community for creators, acquired by Smart Passive Income.

    Community Builders2017acquired
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    Fomo by Ryan Kulp

    Social proof notifications that show recent orders and signups on websites.

    Marketing & SEO Tools2016acquired
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    Zero BS CRM (Jetpack CRM) by Woody Hayday

    CRM plugin for WordPress, acquired by Automattic and rebranded as Jetpack CRM.

    SaaS Founders2016acquired
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    Startup Stash by Bram Kanstein

    Curated directory of hundreds of tools and resources for building a startup.

    Directory Makers2015acquired
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    MeetEdgar by Laura Roeder

    Social media scheduling tool that automatically recycles evergreen posts.

    Marketing & SEO Tools2014acquired
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    Baremetrics by Josh Pigford

    Subscription analytics and revenue metrics for Stripe and other billing platforms, famous for its open startup…

    Analytics & Data2013acquired
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    Churn Buster by Andrew Culver

    Failed payment recovery and dunning for subscription businesses.

    Fintech & Payments2013acquired
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    Drip by Derrick Reimer

    Email marketing automation platform co-founded with Rob Walling.

    Marketing & SEO Tools2013acquired
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    Nusii by Nathan J. Powell

    Online proposal software that helps freelancers and agencies create, send and track proposals.

    SaaS Founders2013acquired
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    5by by Greg Isenberg

    Social video discovery app, acquired by StumbleUpon.

    Mobile App Makers2012acquired
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    Level Up Tutorials by Scott Tolinski

    Web development video tutorial library, formerly a paid subscription, made free after Syntax joined Sentry.

    Educators & Course Creators2012acquired
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    Teleprompter Pro by Matt Cowlin

    iOS teleprompter app for scripts, speeches and lyrics.

    Mobile App Makers2012acquired
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    Planscope by Brennan Dunn

    Project management and estimation tool for freelancers and agencies.

    SaaS Founders2011acquired
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    PSPDFKit (Nutrient) by Peter Steinberger

    Document and PDF SDK for mobile, web and server, now operating as Nutrient.

    Developer Tools2011acquired
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    Restaurant Engine by Brian Casel

    Ready-made website service for restaurants.

    Productized Services2011acquired
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    Appointment Reminder by Patrick McKenzie

    SaaS that sends appointment reminder calls, texts and emails for professional services businesses. Sold in 2016 via FE…

    SaaS Founders2010acquired
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    Minecraft by Markus Persson

    Sandbox game about mining, crafting and building in procedurally generated block worlds.

    Indie Game Makers2009acquired
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    Instapaper by Marco Arment

    Read-later service for saving articles; Arment sold a majority stake to Betaworks in 2013.

    Productivity Tools2008acquired
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    Smart Passive Income by Pat Flynn

    Online business education brand with a blog, podcast, courses and membership community.

    Educators & Course Creators2008acquired
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    CSS-Tricks by Chris Coyier

    Web development publication covering CSS, front-end techniques and tutorials.

    Creators & Writers2007acquired
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    Bingo Card Creator by Patrick McKenzie

    Makes custom printable bingo cards for teachers; his first product and public marketing testbed. Sold in 2015.

    SaaS Founders2006acquired
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    MarsEdit by Brent Simmons

    Mac blog editor originally made at Ranchero, now developed by Red Sweater Software.

    Mac & Desktop App Makers2004acquired
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    HostBaby by Derek Sivers

    Web hosting for musicians, sold together with CD Baby in 2008.

    SaaS Founders1999acquired
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    CD Baby by Derek Sivers

    Online store and distributor for independent musicians; became the largest seller of independent music online. Sold in…

    E-commerce1997acquired
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    AI of the Day by Rishit Patel

    Daily directory of new AI tools and resources.

    Directory Makersacquired
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    AllGPTs by John Rush

    Directory of custom GPTs that reached over a million visits in its first month.

    Directory Makersacquired
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    Audience Ops by Brian Casel

    Productized content marketing and blog writing service.

    Productized Servicesacquired
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    BizPlanner AI by Alex Veryayskiy

    AI business plan generator with financial projections, market analysis and document export.

    AI Buildersacquired
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    Black Magic by Tony Dinh

    Browser extension and tools for Twitter power users that peaked around $14K MRR.

    Browser Extension Makersacquired
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    Codetree by Derrick Reimer

    Lightweight project management built on top of GitHub issues.

    Developer Toolsacquired
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    Cold DM by Shri Vatz

    Targeted cold outreach on Twitter to find new customers.

    Marketing & SEO Toolsacquired
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    Cursor Directory by Pontus Abrahamsson

    Community directory of Cursor rules, MCP servers and plugins for the Cursor AI code editor.

    Directory Makersacquired
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    Docparser by Moritz Dausinger

    Extracts structured data from PDFs and business documents.

    SaaS Foundersacquired
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    Drip by Rob Walling

    Email marketing automation platform, now focused on e-commerce; sold to Leadpages in 2016.

    Marketing & SEO Toolsacquired
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    DudeRanch.com by Peter Askew

    Directory and booking resource for dude ranch vacations, sold in 2025.

    Directory Makersacquired
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    Feather by Bhanu Teja P

    Turns Notion pages into a fast, SEO-friendly blog.

    No-Code Makersacquired
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    GenPPT by Siyabend Özdemir

    AI presentation generator that turns notes, outlines or PDFs into editable slide decks.

    AI Buildersacquired
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    Good Books by Jordan Hughes

    Curated directory of thousands of book recommendations, which he built and later sold.

    Directory Makersacquired
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    Hivoe by Luca Restagno

    Micro-SaaS sold at around $3k MRR.

    SaaS Foundersacquired
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    Inboxs by Luca Restagno

    Micro-SaaS sold at around $1k MRR.

    SaaS Foundersacquired
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    InGastro.pl by Andrew Chemerynskiy

    Job board for hospitality jobs in Poland; sold for $13,500.

    Directory Makersacquired
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    inkl by Navin Peiris

    Premium news app aggregating ad-free articles from leading publishers.

    Creators & Writersacquired
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    Islands by Greg Isenberg

    Community group-messaging app, acquired by WeWork.

    Community Buildersacquired
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    LaunchCasts by Lee Hills

    AI podcast generator built with Bubble and OpenAI; its domain and traffic were acquired.

    AI Buildersacquired
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    LearnCodeOnline by Hitesh Choudhary

    Bootstrapped coding education platform from Jaipur.

    Educators & Course Creatorsacquired
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    Mailparser by Moritz Dausinger

    Parses recurring emails and pulls out data into spreadsheets and apps.

    SaaS Foundersacquired
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    MailTracker by Tom Benattar

    Email open-tracking extension for Gmail.

    Browser Extension Makersacquired
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    MakeLanding by Marc Lou

    AI landing page generator, sold for $35K.

    AI Buildersacquired
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    Makerpad by Ben Tossell

    No-code education platform and community with tutorials and courses for building without code.

    No-Code Makersacquired
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    MathUnlock by Arrpit Tiwari

    iOS screen-time app that blocks social media apps until you solve math problems.

    Mobile App Makersacquired
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    MealByMeal by Jared Rhizor

    Calorie and macro tracking over text message.

    AI Buildersacquired
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    Minform by Ashish Rawat

    No-code form, quiz and calculator builder for lead generation and payments.

    No-Code Makersacquired
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    No-Code Guru by Katt Risen

    Free chatbot that recommended no-code tools to beginners.

    No-Code Makersacquired
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    OpenGraph.xyz by Yuyu

    Tool to preview, debug and generate Open Graph tags and social share images for any URL.

    Marketing & SEO Toolsacquired
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     Page Flows by Ramy Khuffash

     Library of recorded user flows from real products for designers and product managers.

     Design Toolsacquired
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     PimpMySaaS by Tom Benattar

     Reddit growth service for B2B SaaS companies.

     Marketing & SEO Toolsacquired
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     Poach by Jared Rhizor

     Finds early-stage founders by tracking the best VCs.

     Acquirers & Indie Investorsacquired
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     PostScheduler by Arrpit Tiwari

     Social media post scheduler for multiple platforms with bulk scheduling.

     Marketing & SEO Toolsacquired
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     PR.co by Marc Köhlbrugge

     Tool for creating press releases and newsrooms.

     Marketing & SEO Toolsacquired
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     Practical Programmatic by Ian Nuttall

     Course teaching programmatic SEO with real-world examples, which he built and later sold.

     Educators & Course Creatorsacquired
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     Product Press by Justin Jackson

     Earlier project now owned by Carl Alexander.

     SaaS Foundersacquired
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     PromptHero by rameerez

     Search engine and community for AI image prompts that scaled to 4M+ monthly users.

     AI Buildersacquired
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     PubNative by Ionut Ciobotaru

     Mobile supply-side platform and ad exchange, merged into Verve Group.

     Marketing & SEO Toolsacquired
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     Remote Profile by Avinash Vagh

     Remote job board listing companies hiring globally; sold for $2,000.

     Directory Makersacquired
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     Remote3 by Yogesh

     Job board for remote web3, crypto, blockchain and DeFi jobs.

     Directory Makersacquired
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     SaaS Starters by Cory Zue

     Directory of SaaS boilerplates and starter kits.

     Directory Makersacquired
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     Snappy by Ian Landsman

     Help desk product that was sold to a new team in 2015 instead of being shut down.

     SaaS Foundersacquired
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     StaticKit by Derrick Reimer

     Toolkit of dynamic components, such as forms, for static sites.

     Developer Toolsacquired
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     Storemapper by Tyler Tringas

     Store locator app that lets e-commerce brands add a map of their retail stockists to their website.

     SaaS Foundersacquired
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     Story AI by Marc Köhlbrugge

     Generates AI stories.

     AI Buildersacquired
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     Support Guy by Shri Vatz

     ChatGPT-powered support chatbot trained on your website.

     AI Buildersacquired
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     Supportman by Damon Chen

     Sends Intercom ratings to Slack instantly.

     SaaS Foundersacquired
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     Taplio by Thibault Louis-Lucas (Tibo)

     LinkedIn personal branding and content tool; sold to lempire alongside Tweet Hunter.

     Marketing & SEO Toolsacquired
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     Tweet Photo by Marc Köhlbrugge

     Automatically posted Instagram photos natively to Twitter; sold for $30,000.

     Marketing & SEO Toolsacquired
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     ui.sh by Adam Wathan

     Collection of task-oriented prompts and workflows for building good-looking UIs with AI.

     AI Buildersacquired
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     Userdesk by Luca Restagno

     Micro-SaaS sold at around $1k MRR.

     SaaS Foundersacquired
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     ViewExport by Lee Hills

     Slack export viewer that turns JSON archives into a searchable chat for audits and data requests.

     Productivity Toolsacquired
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     VoodooPad by Gus Mueller

     Award-winning desktop wiki for the Mac, later sold to Plausible Labs.

     Productivity Toolsacquired
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     Xnapper by Tony Dinh

     Mac screenshot tool that makes screenshots look polished; sold for $150K.

     Mac & Desktop App Makersacquired