Acquisition driver · Demand Signal
Startups acquired on Demand Signal strength: 116 cases
Every acquisition in this list was led primarily by its Demand Signal pillar. Use these patterns to pressure-test whether your own demand signal is sharp enough to attract the kind of buyer these founders did.
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Every case here built demand signal strong enough to be worth buying. Launch Control shows you where your own demand signal answer sits against that bar.
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| Company | Primary gap | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Aldus Corporation | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Allaire Corporation | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Altor Networks | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Amber Road, Inc. | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| AOptix Technologies | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| AppAssure | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Applicon | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Applied Predictive Technologies | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Attachmate | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| AuthenTec | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| AWS Elemental | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Bluebeam Software, Inc. | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Body Labs | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Boole & Babbage | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Bright Computing | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Bromium | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Browser Buddy | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Bulletin | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Bump | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Candle Corporation | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Chargehound | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Chatter | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Cherwell Software | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Cleversafe Inc. | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Clew | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Clickability | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| CloudEndure | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| CodeStream | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Connectix | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Coursedog | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Cullinet | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Cygnus Solutions | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| DataGravity | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Datalight | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Drync | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Easy Software Products | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Eclipsys | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| EVoice | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Factored Quality | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| FatWire | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| FingerWorks | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Fortify Software | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Fuell | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Future Domain | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| garten | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Good Technology | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Google Bump! | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Google Picasa | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| GT Nexus | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Guidance Software | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| HOAi | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| inBalance | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Innov8 | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| IntelliCorp | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Intelligrated | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Internet Security Systems | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Interviewed | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Inxight | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Jasc Software | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Kerio Technologies | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Kinside | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Kronos Incorporated | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| KuaiGou Dache | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Lagan Technologies | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Landed | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Lexcycle | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Lieberman Software | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Locus Computing Corporation | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Luminist Labs | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Lyrebird | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Lytro | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| MacSpeech | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Magma Design Automation | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Massive Incorporated | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| MECC | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| MedAssets | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Meerkat | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Metaplane | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| MLab | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| MobileIron | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Mojiva | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| MyPetrolPump | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Netezza | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| New World Systems | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| NextPage | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Novarra Inc. | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| NuCypher (aka Threshold Network) | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Objective Systems Integrators | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Ohio Scientific | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Okena | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| OmniVirt | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| On-Line Software International | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| OPNET | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| OSIsoft | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Outerbase | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Pedestal Software | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Peter Norton Computing | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| PGP Corporation | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| PlaceWare | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Platfora | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Primary Data | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Prolexic Technologies | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Pyroscope | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Ready For Zero | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Recourse Technologies | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Rockmelt | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Scanwell Health | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| SigOpt | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Solve | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Tenant Turner | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| The Portland Group | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Topsy | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Twitch | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Two Tap | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Ve Interactive | Demand Signal | Acquired |
| Xmarks | Demand Signal | Acquired |