Acquisition driver · Problem Clarity
Startups acquired on Problem Clarity strength: 111 cases
Every acquisition in this list was led primarily by its Problem Clarity pillar. Use these patterns to pressure-test whether your own problem clarity is sharp enough to attract the kind of buyer these founders did.
Match the bar
Every case here built problem clarity strong enough to be worth buying. Launch Control shows you where your own problem clarity answer sits against that bar.
Start Launch Control111 cases
| Company | Primary gap | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Accept.inc (formerly BoardRE) | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Allume Systems | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Altsys | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| AppSense | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Arengu | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Arroyo | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Ascen | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Audm | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Awari | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Badgeville | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Balto | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| BEA Systems | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| BharatX | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Bitstream Inc. | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Bluesmart | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| BlueTalon | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Booker Software | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Breakthrough Software | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Bun | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Business Integration Group, Inc. | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| CAIS Software | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Carbonite, Inc. | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Catch | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| CipherTrust | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| ClickSoftware | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| ClipDrop | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Cloudstitch | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Computervision | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Coverity | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Crystal River Engineering | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Cymmetria | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Danger, Inc. | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Dashworks | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| DeepScale | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Didiom | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Digital Insight | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Dynamic Microprocessor Associates | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Dyte | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| EdgeBit | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Electronic Data Systems | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Envivio | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Epicentric | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Finmark | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Flowdash | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| FTP Software | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| GammaLink | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Geeknet | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Greenplum | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Healtheon | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| HER | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| highlight.io | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Hillcrest Labs | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Hypercom | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| HyperDX | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Ilesfay Technology Group | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Integrated Systems Inc. | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Interactive Systems Corporation | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Invincea | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Invite Media | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| JackBe | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| JouleX | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| KeyDB | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Known Medicine | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Layer0 | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Lee Data | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| LightSurf | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Logic Works | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Lombardi Software | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Look After My Bills | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Lowkey | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Mayhem | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Meetingbird | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Mercury Interactive | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Metalogix Software | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| MuleSoft | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| MySQL AB | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Nallatech | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| NaviSoft | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Nebia | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Nervana Systems | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Nestybox | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| NeuroDimension | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Nodejitsu | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| OctetString | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| On2 Technologies | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| OpenRest | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| OrCAD | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Pachyderm | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| ParAccel | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Paracomp | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Paystack | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Persoft | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Plerk | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| PopSQL | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Pretty Instant | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| RunKit | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| SimpleHash | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Songkick | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Speechly | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Spire Health | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Stacksi | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Starcity | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Talyn Air | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Typedream | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Vidcode | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Visly | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Willing | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Xfers | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| YesGraph | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| Yhat | Problem Clarity | Acquired |
| YouTeam | Problem Clarity | Acquired |