According to people familiar with the matter, Internet startup community website and blog platform KillerStartups is actively seeking a buyer for its brand, content and domain names. Among its assets is the domain name Startups.com, which is included in the package for sale. The company behind KillerStartups has been peddling its wares via private brokers for a few weeks now, we’ve confirmed with sources, and initially wanted $1.6 million for the whole shebang. Killer deal for KillerStartups? However, a source close to the company tells The Next Web that there has actually already been an offer on the table for $1.6 million, which was recently rebuffed as KillerStartups hopes to get a better deal than initially projected. The company is now looking at fetching at least $2 million for its assets, according to said source. KillerStartups has been around for 6 years now, and we’re told that the website generates cash flow of $60,000 to $70,000 per month from approximately 1 million unique visitors, and has generated over $10 million in revenues since its launch (mostly from Google ads). KillerStartups was co-founded by Gonzalo Arzuaga, an Argentinian entrepreneur who previously founded successful Web portal GauchoNet.com, and his brother, serial entrepreneur and angel investor Fernando Arzuaga. The company was started with the help of KillerStartups director and domain name entrepreneur Matias de Tezanos, who is no stranger to M&A transactions. De Tezanos has
Got $2m to spare? You can try to buy KillerStartups and their killer domain Startups.com
Got $2m to spare? You can try to buy KillerStartups and their killer domain Startups.com
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