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Does anyone have any experience of raising funds via Smergers? I couldn't find anything or maybe those who get acquired / sell businesses do not talk about it?

First-time founders chase headcount. Seasoned founders chase output. Many of the best startups weren’t built by bloated org charts. They were built by lean teams: YouTube: 65 employees → Acquired for $𝟏.𝟔𝟓𝐁 Instagram: 13 employees → Acquired

HP acquired Humane for $116 million

List of brands merged or acquired by Unilever !! Unilever acquired many brands strategically to increase its competitive edge, market share, growth and profitability. Some of the brands are : ↳ Knorr (2000, acquired with Bestfoods) ↳ Hellmann’s (

Major Acquisitions by BlackRock - Barclays Global Investor (BGI) - Acquired in 2009 for $13.5 billion, including the iShares ETF platform - Merrill Lynch Investment Management - Acquired in 2006 for $9.7 billion - eFront - Acquired in 2019 for $1.3

Unicommerce acquired 42.7% stake in Shipway for INR 68.4 Cr and plans on acquiring the remaining stake in Shipway within a year via a merger or stock swap.

Hii all Tell me one area where we can focus on development and scalability for 6 months to 1 year and sold or acquired by another big company