Online Business Deal Highlights

DealSlide tracked this 5-year-old Amazon FBA kitchen brand from a $1.16M asking price to an official sold status in 109 days. The more interesting timing: it went pending after just 20 days, then spent 89 days under offer before closing. Th…

Significant price drop of 41.2%, from $8.5M to $5M, a $3.5M reduction, for this 14-year-old fully remote B2B digital marketing agency. It is the first recorded price cut after 233 days tracked by DealSlide.

Timeline: First detected on DealSlide on January 5, 2026, at $8.5M, where the ask remained for more than seven months before the August 26 reduction. Rather than a series of smaller adjustments, the seller moved directly to $5M in a single cut.

The numbers at the new price: The agency reports roughly $2.9M annual revenue / $1.65M SDE, a 57% margin, putting the new ask at about 1.7x revenue and 3.0x SDE. At the original $8.5M price, those same earnings would have implied roughly 2.9x revenue and 5.2x SDE, so the valuation has changed materially. About 80% of revenue is recurring or contract-based, with roughly 30 clients, six employees and two NBA teams among the client roster.

On the price drop: The combination of a $3.5M one-time cut, seven months without a prior reduction and a new multiple of roughly 3.0x SDE is what stands out. The financial profile itself remains notable for an agency: 57% SDE margin and roughly $2.3M of recurring or contract-based revenue based on the reported 80% mix.

The most important question to ask: What specifically prompted the move from $8.5M to $5M after 233 days, and have revenue, client retention, owner involvement or any major contracts changed since the original valuation was set?

DealSlide tracked this 8-year-old leadership development and organizational effectiveness firm going pending after 65 days on the market at a $1.5M asking price, with no recorded price reduction before the status change. The numbers: Websit…

This 12-year-old AI, machine learning and product engineering firm reports 89% YoY growth, roughly $240K in current MRR, and a recurring embedded-engineer model with 19 senior engineers currently deployed. Website Closers also says the company has not lost a recurring-seat client under the current model.

The numbers: The $2.7M asking price is based on roughly $2.25M in gross income and $905K in cash flow, or about 1.2x revenue and 3.0x cash flow. That implies a roughly 40% cash-flow margin, notable for a services business where delivery depends heavily on technical talent. The deal is not expected to qualify for SBA financing, although the seller is open to partial seller financing.

How it works: The core offering is recurring Engineering-as-a-Service, with senior L5+ engineers embedded directly into client AI, data and product teams under agreements typically lasting about 12 months. Seats are described as $5K–$12K per engineer per month, while shorter project engagements range from roughly $20K to $250K and reportedly generate a 65% repeat-client rate.

Operations: The company is fully remote and appears to have meaningful delivery infrastructure already in place. Team leads manage client relationships, while project managers and senior engineers oversee execution. The recruiting network includes 100+ vetted engineers and data specialists. The owner reportedly spends only a few hours per week on sales, high-level client management and invoicing, with up to 180 days of post-close advisory support offered.

The seller situation: The public listing does not explain why the owner is selling despite the reported 89% growth and recurring client base. More importantly, the MRR figures suggest client concentration may matter: $240K of current MRR across 19 deployed engineers does not cleanly align with the stated $5K–$12K monthly seat pricing, and the listing also references roughly $60K MRR per active client.

Worth asking: Can the seller reconcile the $240K current MRR, 19 deployed engineers, stated seat pricing and $2.25M annual revenue, and provide revenue, profit and renewal dates by client so buyer concentration is clear?

DealSlide tracked this 1-year-old faceless YouTube channel through five price cuts from $397K to $91K, a 77% reduction, before Empire Flippers officially marked it sold 113 days after first detection. The pricing history is the standout: th…

This 9-year-old precious metals investing newsletter is asking $270K on $104K TTM revenue / $82K profit, with an unusually high 79% profit margin for a content business.

The numbers: The ask works out to about 2.6x revenue and 3.3x profit. The seller says current run-rate cash flow is closer to $90K after removing discretionary spending, which would bring the valuation to roughly 3.0x adjusted profit. The more interesting number is the latest month: $5.1K revenue, about 41% below the roughly $8.6K TTM monthly average, despite reported annual growth of 22%.

How it works: The business publishes a daily Beehiiv newsletter covering gold, silver, resource investing, market news and educational content. Acquire shows just 10–50 customers and $0 ARR, which stands out against the reported $104K in TTM revenue. Premium subscriptions, sponsorships and additional investor products are described as growth opportunities, so the public listing does not make it clear what is actually producing the current revenue or how repeatable it is.

The seller situation: The cost structure is extremely lean, with the seller identifying only two material expense categories: a contractor and the email platform. That helps explain the 79% margin, but it also makes seller dependence important to understand. Subscriber count, engagement metrics, seller hours, the contractor's exact role and how much of the editorial voice or partner relationships transfer with the business are not publicly disclosed.

Worth asking: Can the seller break down the $104K TTM revenue by source and by month, explain why the latest month fell to $5.1K, and clarify how much of the revenue is recurring versus one-off or partner-driven?

Latest price drop of 22.9%, from $1.75M to $1.35M, a $400K cut. More notably, this is the fifth recorded reduction in 42 days, taking the ask down 55.6% from roughly $3.04M when DealSlide first detected it. Timeline: First detected on DealS…

DealSlide tracked this 3-year-old medical language-learning subscription app going pending after 98 days on the market at a $317K asking price. The more interesting timing: it went pending just 19 days after its latest price reduction. The …

12-year-old coffee brand at $3.54M with 4,800 active Subscribe & Save customers and 85%+ repeat purchase revenue across Amazon and DTC. The part that deserves the most attention is the deal structure: the seller is keeping the manufacturing facility and associated IP, so the buyer would own the brand and sales channels while relying on the seller as the long-term manufacturer.

The numbers: Empire Flippers shows $278.2K monthly revenue / $73.7K monthly profit, or approximately $3.34M annualized revenue / $884.4K annualized profit. At the $3.54M ask, that works out to roughly 1.1x revenue and 4.0x profit, with a 26% margin.

How it works: Amazon accounts for 76% of revenue, with the remaining 24% coming through Shopify, Walmart, and retail distribution into more than 700 Publix stores. The brand has 4,800 active Amazon Subscribe & Save customers, 89.6% 30-day retention, and more than 40,000 email subscribers. The 85%+ repeat purchase rate on both Amazon and DTC is especially notable for a consumer brand with relatively little advertising spend.

The seller situation: This is not a standard FBA handoff. The seller currently works about 50 hours per week and is keeping the manufacturing operation and associated IP, including the infrastructure behind the patented roasting process. That makes the supply agreement and post-close relationship much more important than they would be in a typical brand acquisition.

Worth asking: What contractual protections will the buyer have around manufacturing pricing, exclusivity, minimum orders, termination rights, and continued access to the patented roasting process if the relationship with the seller changes after closing?

DealSlide detected this 24-year-old personal care accessories brand was officially marked sold 175 days after first detection, following roughly 81 days pending at a $45M asking price. The timeline: First detected on DealSlide on March 2, 2…

DealSlide detected this 2-year-old entertainment YouTube channel back on the market after just 3 days inactive, returning at the same $99K asking price. The channel has 11.1M subscribers and 4B+ lifetime views, making the size of the audience unusual for a sub-$100K listing.

Timeline: First detected on DealSlide on August 20, 2026, the listing went inactive the following day and returned August 24. DealSlide did not detect a pending status or price change during that period, so there is no basis to assume a buyer or failed transaction was involved. Flippa still has the listing in First Access, meaning paying First Access buyers can view it before it becomes publicly available on September 10.

The numbers: Approximately $52K annualized revenue / $48K annualized profit, putting the $99K ask at roughly 1.9x revenue and 2.1x profit. The monthly figures imply a roughly 92% margin, while Flippa displays 94%, so the underlying financials are worth reconciling during diligence.

On the inactive period: Three days is unusually short and very different from a listing returning after weeks under offer. With an audience this large relative to the asking price, the more important diligence is likely around monetization durability, content rights, traffic concentration, and whether recent views and revenue are holding up rather than the subscriber count alone.

The most important question to ask: What caused the listing to go inactive on August 21, and did anything change with the channel, monetization, or seller expectations before it returned?

Latest price drop of 32.5%, from $4.0M to $2.7M, a $1.3M reduction, for this 9-year-old SEO and performance marketing agency. The new ask is also 10% below the $3.0M price DealSlide first recorded when the listing was detected.

Timeline: First detected on DealSlide on May 28, 2026. The price increased 33.3% from $3.0M to $4.0M the following day, then stayed there until the 32.5% reduction on August 24. This is the first recorded price cut, but the second price change overall.

The numbers at the new price: DealSlide reports approximately $3.86M annualized revenue / $678.9K annualized profit, putting the $2.7M ask at roughly 0.7x revenue and 4.0x profit. Flippa shows an 18% profit margin, while the listing description separately cites a 25.2% adjusted EBITDA margin, so those margin figures do not fully reconcile. The agency has a 33-person team, 40+ annual client contracts, and 98–99% of revenue comes from recurring monthly retainers.

On the price drop: A 32.5% cut after nearly three months at $4.0M could mean the seller and broker received pushback at the higher valuation, are becoming more flexible on price, or something in the business has changed. Notably, the new ask lands at 4.0x Flippa's displayed annualized profit, the bottom of the listing's stated 4x–5x adjusted EBITDA target.

The most important question to ask: Why was the price raised from $3.0M to $4.0M immediately after the listing was detected on DealSlide, and what specifically prompted the move down to $2.7M now?