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Empire Flippers raised an $800k fund to purchase and operate website portfolios

Justin Cooke · EP 339: The $10M Website Seller Empire Flippers · Jun 28, 2016 · at 14:57

Justin Cooke details Empire Flippers' pilot investor program for passive investors seeking exposure to online businesses.

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“We raised 800,000 from 11 investors and put together a portfolio of sites.”

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Disclosure
Empire Flippers takes a flat 15% brokerage fee on every listed business
“We charged a 15% fee on every business we list and sell.”
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