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App sale prices, valuations and funding

Sale prices, valuations and funding amounts guests stated. Deal terms are often only partly disclosed.

97 figures · updated 2026-11-10

Sale prices

Median $350K across 21 figures, from $18K to $60,000M.

WhoMetricValueContextSaid in
benchmarkPrice range where listing an app on Flippa is fine; above that, use a brokerexit priceUSD 10K–50K
approximate
App Masters
2026-05-16
14:37
App Steve Young bought for $18,000 that floppedexit priceUSD 18K/one-timeprice App Masters paid; the app floppedThe Superwall Podcast
2026-07-22
41:46
Small app Steve sold on Flippaexit priceUSD 20K/one-timeSold via Flippa; earlier described as 'under 50,000, above 10,000'App Masters
2026-05-16
14:37
benchmarkApp price below which a valuation model may be unnecessaryexit priceUSD 50K
approximate
App Masters
2026-04-11
31:42
Florin Pop's first successful SaaSexit priceUSD 50K/one-time
approximate
Sale price of the SaaSStarter Story
2026-02-01
1:48
Runifyexit priceUSD 100K/one-time
approximate
Episode title figure ('$100k exit')The Superwall Podcast
2026-03-17
0:00
DuckMathexit priceUSD 120K/one-timeSale price to a bigger game-site company, paid via EscrowStarter Story
2026-03-01
1:20
Runifyexit priceUSD 180K/one-time
estimate
Host's computed valuation (5x ARR on $3K MRR)The Superwall Podcast
2026-03-17
48:00
Featherexit priceUSD 250K/one-timeStarter Story
2026-01-07
3:54
Featherexit priceUSD 250K/one-time
approximate
Price Tibo paid to acquire FeatherStarter Story
2025-12-07
2:44
Steve's acquired health and fitness appexit priceUSD 350K
approximate
Price Steve paid (~3x annual earnings), funded by a loan plus earnout and seller noteApp Masters
2026-04-11
34:32
aggregateBlueThrone acquisition deal sizesexit priceUSD 1M–50M
approximate
Current deal-size range; early deals were under $1MApp Masters
2026-04-11
46:47
Breathwrkexit priceUSD 2.2M/one-timePeloton acquisition of Breathwrk, per Peloton's SEC filing as summarized by ChatGPTApp Masters
2026-10-06
2:15
Brazilian solo founder's app acquired by BlueThroneexit priceUSD 4M/one-time
approximate
'over $4 million', bootstrapped, paid straight to the founderSub Club by RevenueCat
2025-10-15
Tweet Hunterexit priceUSD 8M/one-time
approximate
Combined acquisition of Tweet Hunter and TaplioStarter Story
2025-12-07
1:14
Evernoteexit priceUSD 100M
estimate
Sub Club by RevenueCat
2023-09-20
26:37
DocSendexit priceUSD 140M/one-time
approximate
Dropbox's acquisition of DocSend; guest cites it as why he would not sell to Dropbox for $30M yetTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-11-10
15:30
MyFitnessPalexit priceUSD 475MUnder Armour acquisitionThe Superwall Podcast
2026-07-10
43:46
MyFitnessPalexit priceUSD 500M/one-time
approximate
Cited as the most successful fitness-tech outcome around 2015Sub Club by RevenueCat
2023-05-17
10:20
PlayOnexit priceUSD 800M
approximate
Sold to KKRSub Club by RevenueCat
2023-09-20
49:15
Cursorexit priceUSD 60,000M
approximate
Guest's description of Cursor's exit 'to Elon Musk'App Masters
2026-06-20
1:02:50

Valuations

Median $1,125M across 20 figures, from $1M to $11,000M.

WhoMetricValueContextSaid in
Formula BotvaluationUSD 1M
estimate
'valued at over a million dollars'; intro claim only, no basis given in the bodyStarter Story
2024-02-11
0:00
Savvy NavvyvaluationUSD 15M
approximate
Valuation of the latest crowdfunding round (host says dollars)Sub Club by RevenueCat
2026-08-05
LyzrvaluationUSD 50MSeries A valuation; guest says it was priced purely as a multiple of ARR growthTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-11-03
19:44
AkoolvaluationUSD 100M
approximate
Last priced roundTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-06
15:51
LyzrvaluationUSD 250MSeries A+ valuation, 5x the Series A four months earlierTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-11-03
20:17
AkoolvaluationUSD 500M
estimate
Guest's view of a realistic valuation for the next round ('half of' $1B); host suggested $1B, guest called it a stretchTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-06
16:13
airSlatevaluationUSD 800M
estimate
Guest's optimistic estimateTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-14
7:25
FlovaluationUSD 1,000M
approximate
$1B+; first women's health unicornThe Superwall Podcast
2026-07-10
10:13
FlovaluationUSD 1,000M
approximate
Sub Club by RevenueCat
2024-11-27
53:56
FlovaluationUSD 1,000M
approximate
Sub Club by RevenueCat
2024-10-02
11:20
airSlatevaluationUSD 1,250M
approximate
Top Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-14
7:04
Life360valuationUSD 1,800MMarket cap on NASDAQ and ASX, checked by host the morning of recordingSub Club by RevenueCat
2025-05-14
1:34
GammavaluationUSD 2,000M
estimate
Series B from Andreessen Horowitz; 'north of' $2BSub Club by RevenueCat
2026-04-15
DuolingovaluationUSD 4,000M–5,000M
estimate
Market cap guess; Jacob first guessed 'single low double digit billions', David said four to five (billion)Sub Club by RevenueCat
2026-07-08
Life360valuationUSD 4,000M
approximate
Market cap in USD, listed on Australian market; 'almost'Sub Club by RevenueCat
2026-05-13
ClubhousevaluationUSD 4,000M
estimate
Sub Club by RevenueCat
2023-10-04
24:16
LovablevaluationUSD 6,000M
approximate
Starter Story
2026-05-28
4:18
DuolingovaluationUSD 10,000M
approximate
Sub Club by RevenueCat
2024-12-23
52:36
DuolingovaluationUSD 10,000M
approximate
Just crossed a $10B valuationSub Club by RevenueCat
2024-01-24
41:21
Bending SpoonsvaluationUSD 11,000M
approximate
Sub Club by RevenueCat
2025-11-12

Money raised

Median $5.8M across 56 figures, from $0 to $200M.

WhoMetricValueContextSaid in
Practice by Numbersfunding raisedUSD 0Top Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-08-11
11:52
Coconotefunding raisedUSD 10Kper founder /one-time
approximate
Founders' own money put in upfront, not outside fundingSub Club by RevenueCat
2026-03-18
Fittedfunding raisedUSD 10K
approximate
Raised from a friend to fly the team to a Palm Springs build weekThe Superwall Podcast
2025-12-23
3:54
Nomorobofunding raisedUSD 25K/one-timeHalf of the $50,000 FTC Robocall Challenge prize, split between two winners of ~800 entrantsSub Club by RevenueCat
2023-11-01
5:32
Visiblefunding raisedUSD 50K/one-time
approximate
first angel round target to cover founders' rent for 12 monthsSub Club by RevenueCat
2026-08-19
MySwimProfunding raisedUSD 50K/one-timeUniversity of Michigan startup acceleratorSub Club by RevenueCat
2024-02-21
5:57
Nomorobofunding raisedUSD 50K/one-time
estimate
First close on a convertible note opened for $500KSub Club by RevenueCat
2023-11-01
31:40
Qobrafunding raisedUSD 100K/one-timePre-seed from 7 business angels, incl. Partoo's CEOTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-09-29
3:14
Rashid's college fintech investment appfunding raisedUSD 100K/one-timefriends and family roundStarter Story
2026-08-23
4:42
Sunflowerfunding raisedUSD 100K/one-time
approximate
founder's own money put in before the first outside roundThe Superwall Podcast
2026-04-03
39:53
Breathwrkfunding raisedUSD 200K
approximate
Seed funding, per ChatGPTApp Masters
2026-10-06
1:49
Journyfunding raisedUSD 250K/one-timeBridge round from 500 StartupsApp Masters
2026-06-20
4:03
Nomorobofunding raisedUSD 250K/one-time
approximate
Next close on the rolling note, later extended up to ~$1MSub Club by RevenueCat
2023-11-01
31:40
Sunflowerfunding raisedUSD 350K/one-time
approximate
first small round from people the founder had made rich at RupaThe Superwall Podcast
2026-04-03
40:26
Swipe.byfunding raisedUSD 450K/one-timeNon-dilutive capital from Founderpath, fixed monthly paymentsTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-09-01
7:43
BoldVoicefunding raisedUSD 500K/one-time
approximate
First term sheet (pre-YC), obtained after the manual concierge pilotSub Club by RevenueCat
2026-09-16
Sociaaalfunding raisedUSD 1M
approximate
pre-seed equity; no equity sinceThe Superwall Podcast
2026-07-30
3:44
Doublespeedfunding raisedUSD 1M/one-timea16z Speedrun investmentThe Superwall Podcast
2025-11-11
27:31
Nomorobofunding raisedUSD 1M
approximate
Pre-seed tranche on rolling convertible notesSub Club by RevenueCat
2023-11-01
31:40
MySwimProfunding raisedUSD 1.2M
approximate
Total raised, mostly via several equity crowdfunding roundsSub Club by RevenueCat
2024-02-21
5:57
Nomorobofunding raisedUSD 1.25M
approximate
Series A tranche that got the company to profitabilitySub Club by RevenueCat
2023-11-01
31:40
RevenueCatfunding raisedUSD 1.5M
approximate
Sub Club by RevenueCat
2025-01-22
37:20
Podcast Appfunding raisedUSD 1.5M
approximate
Total raised including YC; earlier money from Streema co-founders and the foundersSub Club by RevenueCat
2023-10-04
16:27
Ad Hoc Labsfunding raisedUSD 2M
approximate
VC round raised within about a year of launchSub Club by RevenueCat
2025-12-10
Nomorobofunding raisedUSD 2.25M
approximate
Total raised over the life of the company (a little over $2.25M)Sub Club by RevenueCat
2023-11-01
31:28
Guest's original startup employer that raised $3M after her launch videofunding raisedUSD 3M/one-timeRound Eunice says her viral cinematic launch video helped raiseThe Superwall Podcast
2025-10-21
6:17
Massivefunding raisedUSD 3MRaised from VCs for the pre-pivot productThe Superwall Podcast
2025-10-03
2:00
Qobrafunding raisedUSD 5M/one-timeSeed roundTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-09-29
8:10
Sunflowerfunding raisedUSD 6.5M
approximate
YC, a16z Speedrun, Flybridge-led seed, angelsThe Superwall Podcast
2026-04-03
38:29
Lyzrfunding raisedUSD 8M/one-timeSeries A led by Rocketship, Accenture Ventures participatingTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-11-03
19:35
PadSplitfunding raisedUSD 10M/one-time
estimate
Host's guess at the Series A; guest answered with the total insteadTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-27
16:09
TJM Labsfunding raisedUSD 10M/one-timeSeries A; mainly funded the EncoreRx acquisitionTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-20
15:30
Akoolfunding raisedUSD 10M
approximate
Total over 4+ years; new priced round in the worksTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-06
15:31
Qobrafunding raisedUSD 10M/one-timeSeries ATop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-09-29
8:10
Portolafunding raisedUSD 10MSeed round including the earlier pre-seed plus the lead investor's follow-onSub Club by RevenueCat
2025-04-02
8:49
StudyFetchfunding raisedUSD 11.5M/one-timeSeries A from Owl Ventures and the College BoardThe Superwall Podcast
2026-05-26
7:46
Lyzrfunding raisedUSD 14.5MTotal raised to dateTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-11-03
21:36
TJM Labsfunding raisedUSD 15M/one-timeSeries A1; mainly funded the Pharmasol acquisitionTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-20
15:30
PadSplitfunding raisedUSD 20M/one-time
estimate
Host's guess at the Series B; guest answered with the total insteadTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-27
16:09
Reframefunding raisedUSD 24M
approximate
The Superwall Podcast
2026-03-17
55:09
guest's prior file-sharing companyfunding raisedUSD 26M
approximate
App Masters
2026-09-12
47:59
Centsfunding raisedUSD 30M/one-timeEmployee tender (secondary liquidity) within the Series CTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-09-17
12:07
Stitcherfunding raisedUSD 30M
estimate
Sub Club by RevenueCat
2023-10-04
8:31
PadSplitfunding raisedUSD 40M
approximate
Total equity raised to dateTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-27
16:15
Aboundfunding raisedUSD 45M
approximate
Over $45M raisedApp Masters
2026-10-03
7:32
airSlatefunding raisedUSD 51M–52M/one-time
approximate
Top Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-14
7:04
TJM Labsfunding raisedUSD 75M/one-timeSeries B from Elephant; includes some secondaryTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-20
16:20
11xfunding raisedUSD 80M/one-time
estimate
Andreessen Horowitz investment in 11x, per guestTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-11-03
5:18
TJM Labsfunding raisedUSD 100M
approximate
Total across Series A, A1 and B in about 6 monthsTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-20
13:34
Luminaryfunding raisedUSD 100M
approximate
Raised out of the gate; launched with ~50 premium showsSub Club by RevenueCat
2023-10-04
27:45
Centsfunding raisedUSD 110M/one-timeSeries C close, including some secondariesTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-09-17
12:07
Centsfunding raisedUSD 140M/one-timeSeries C total including employee tenderTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-09-17
10:21
airSlatefunding raisedUSD 150M
estimate
Including loansTop Founders with Nathan Latka
2026-10-14
6:45
Flofunding raisedUSD 200M/one-time
approximate
200M+ from General AtlanticThe Superwall Podcast
2026-07-10
10:13
German scale-up the guest worked atfunding raisedUSD 200M
approximate
'From a 40 million Series B to 200 million Series C'; unclear whether round size or valuation; currency not statedStarter Story
2026-06-21
2:49
Flofunding raisedUSD 200M/one-timeRound led by General AtlanticSub Club by RevenueCat
2024-10-02
11:20

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