Buy and sell bootstrapped startups

Browse the marketplace, open a listing to see its page and revenue, then click “Make an offer”. Your offer and message go straight to the founder by email. You then talk directly, agree a price and handle due diligence, payment and the transfer between you.

The MRR and revenue chart are read straight from the founder's billing provider (Stripe, Paddle, Lemon Squeezy, Polar, Dodo Payments, RevenueCat, the App Store and others) with a read-only key, and synced automatically. Nobody types the number in, and test-mode keys are refused. Listings marked “Revenue not verified” are older listings whose numbers are not confirmed.

No. There is no commission and no success fee. BootstrapArena introduces buyers and sellers; the deal itself (contract, escrow, payment, transfer of assets) is between the two of you. For larger deals, use an escrow service and a simple asset purchase agreement.

Asking price divided by verified annual recurring revenue (verified MRR × 12), in US dollars. It is shown only when revenue is verified and above zero.

Submit your startup the usual way (paste your website and a read-only revenue key, AI fills in the rest). At the end of the form, open “Want to sell this startup?”, enter your asking price and you're done. Already listed? Open your startup's edit page and use the “Sell this startup” card.

The first 100 marketplace listings are free. After that, listing for sale costs a one-time €9.90. There is no commission on the sale.

Yes — that is the point. Your verified MRR, ARR and 12-month revenue chart are on your page, so buyers can trust the number before they contact you. Customer names, emails and individual payments are never shown.

Yes, anytime, from your startup's edit page. Removing the for-sale listing keeps your startup page and its place in the revenue race.

You get an email as soon as a buyer makes an offer or sends a message. You can accept, decline, counter or simply reply from your Offers page.