Simmons: Acquisition marketplaces offer a viable alternative to venture capital funding
Zach Simmons · Why Clear Execution Made This Acquisition a Sure Thing · Jan 27, 2026 · at 8:26
Zach Simmons, who acquired Apreva via Acquire.com, discusses why buying an existing company provides an alternative to traditional VC funding and outsized venture return expectations.
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“Allows individuals like myself or targets like Apreeva to be able to go through, meet each other, find a way to go through and blaze a path that does not have to necessarily be financed by large venture capital checks with completely out, like different size ambitions around outcomes and what defines success.”
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