Acquirly is a marketplace where founders list their startups and online businesses for sale, and buyers discover, evaluate and acquire them. Here's how the process works from start to finish.
For Buyers
- Create an account — Register as a buyer, verify your email and complete your profile.
- Browse listings — Explore startups filtered by category, revenue, asking price, and more.
- Sign an NDA — Sign a listing's NDA to request its confidential documents, such as detailed financials. The seller approves each request. Asking price, revenue and profit are public without one.
- Make an offer — Submit an offer with your proposed price and terms. Your first offer opens a private conversation with the seller, where you negotiate and ask questions.
- Due diligence & close — Once an offer is accepted, run due diligence, sign a purchase agreement with the seller, and pay through an independent escrow service. Acquirly never holds deal money.
For Sellers
- Create an account — Register as a seller, verify your email and complete your profile. Verifying your ID is optional and earns you the blue check.
- List your startup — Complete the listing form with financials, description and supporting documents, then publish. Your listing goes live straight away.
- Manage enquiries — Approve or decline NDA requests, and reply to buyers in the conversation each offer opens.
- Review offers — Accept, reject or counter offers from Offers Received in your dashboard.
- Close the deal — Once an offer is accepted your listing shows as Under Contract. Sign a purchase agreement with the buyer and hand over the business.
Is Acquirly free?
Yes, currently. Acquirly is free for buyers and sellers: no listing fee and no success fee. See Understanding Acquirly fees.
Who can use Acquirly?
Anyone aged 18 or over who can form a binding contract, apart from people subject to sanctions. ID verification is optional; verified users show a blue check on their profile.