Not needing to sell is leverage
After Warmly agreed to be acquired by HubSpot it received four offers of up to $300,000 for its codebase and communication records, and its CEO turned them all down.
Dated 14 Aug 2026Source checked 11 Oct 2026Quote found on its page again 17 Oct 2026Basis: indicative
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“it received multiple offers to buy its codebase and employee communication records for as much as $300,000. ... said he received four such offers but turned them all down.”
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- A startup's code and communications after its team was hired away (Warmly)
- Protege: transaction volume, 2026 (CEO outlook, Aug 2026)
- Protege: transaction volume, FY2025
- multiple unnamed buyers and Warmly (spelled 'Wormly' in this source), acquired by HubSpot: transaction, source code and employee communications
- Protege: intermediary, licensed training data (mixed; Protege's catalog is mainly clinical and media)
- Protege's CEO says its total transaction volume rose from $30 million last year to at least $100 million this year.
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