Launch HN: Moonshot Brands (YC W21) – We buy and grow e-commerce companies
We are Allan, CJ and Jesus, co-founders of Moonshot Brands (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.moonshotbrands.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.moonshotbrands.com&#x2F;</a>). We offer e-commerce founders a simple way to sell their companies, which we then grow.<p>The story behind this began several years ago when CJ and I were trying to sell our e-commerce companies. The process was the most stressful experience of our lives. Drawn-out negotiations. Terrible payment terms. The buyers wanted us gone. We lived with a fear that the businesses we worked so hard to build would be sucked dry and spit out as a shell. We have sold 5 companies and experienced this pain before.<p>Unlike technology businesses where a large group of buyers exists, e-commerce has an anemic acquirer base. We started Moonshot Brands to fill this gap and make getting acquired approachable. We work with both direct-to-consumer brands and those that sell on online marketplaces.<p>Our timeline is fast: we provide a valuation within 48 hours and close in 45 days.<p>We don’t restructure companies. Since founders who have achieved product-market fit are onto something, we want them to join and build with us. We bring the experience and resources to help them grow.<p>Unlike private equity firms, we’re not in it for short-term gains that leave customers and employees on the hook. We invest long-term and make money from sales growth on the e-commerce sites.<p>Our goal is to build the acquisitions company that we wish would have existed when we sold our own businesses. The e-commerce sector is growing rapidly, so the timing is right. We have $160M in funding and $15M in revenue to date.<p>If you know a founder of a profitable e-commerce company looking to sell email allanf@moonshotbrands.com. We pay finder&#x27;s fees for successful intros. Also, we&#x27;re hiring, if you know of any great marketers, devs, or BD email or apply here <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;moonshotbrands.breezy.hr" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;moonshotbrands.breezy.hr</a>.<p>We’re excited to tell you about this so if you have questions we’d love to hear from you!