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Capacity Acquires $5m ARR Bootstrapped YouCanBookMe To Build AI Support Mega Platform

2025/2/4
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Bridget
专注于打击数字骗局和保护个人隐私的个人，特别是在 AI 生成的虚假讣告方面。
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波士顿大学电气和计算机工程系教授，专注于澄清5G技术与COVID-19之间的误信息。
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David:我很高兴地宣布Capacity收购了YouCanBookMe。这为我们的AI平台带来了世界级的在线预订功能。Capacity最大的用例之一是帮助人们自动化预订流程,现在我们每月能够处理一百万次预订。 Bridget:YouCanBookMe的年收入达到了500万美元,并且盈利状况良好。我一直在寻找如何将YouCanBookMe提升到新的水平。Capacity主动联系了我们,我们很喜欢他们的提议,他们专注于客户支持和AI,这与我们有很大的协同效应。他们的团队非常尊重我们作为一家自力更生的公司,并且我们之间的合作非常自然。在签署协议的前夜,我们非常高兴,因为我们知道这对我们来说是正确的选择。

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This chapter introduces the acquisition of the bootstrapped company YouCanBookMe by Capacity, highlighting the 12-year journey of Bridget Harris in building YouCanBookMe to $5 million in revenue. It emphasizes the unique aspect of the deal, which involved a mix of cash and equity, and the importance of cultural fit in the acquisition process.
  • Capacity acquired YouCanBookMe, a bootstrapped company with $5M ARR.
  • The acquisition brought world-class online booking to Capacity's AI-powered platform.
  • Bridget Harris built YouCanBookMe over 12 years.
  • The deal was closed just before Christmas, after a Paul McCartney concert.

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50% Cash, 50% stock. Bridget Harris grew You Can Book Me from 0 to $5M revenue over 12 years. David is building Capacity (previously at Answers.com which sold for ~$900M). Today, Capacity acquires YouCanBookMe in a big win for bootstrappers!