Microsoft just announced that it’s doing a huge takeover…
It’s acquiring Github, a software company, for $7.5 billion.
That news comes on the heels of pharma giant Roche ponying up $1.9 billion for Flatiron Health, the tech start-up.
And when you add up all the other $1 billion+ tech takeovers that have happened recently, you start to realize something:
There’s a major trend going on here.
In fact, according to a study from research firm, Crunchbase, 2018 is set to become one of the most active years for tech takeovers ever…
And today, I’ll show you how to profit from it.
Tech Takeover Profits
Before I reveal how to take advantage of this trend, first let me first show you something:
Let me show you just how profitable these tech takeovers can be.
A few years back, for example, a handful of friends in San Francisco started a video game company called Twitch.
Initially, they worked out of a tiny apartment — but as their start-up gained in popularity, the company soon grew to more than 100 employees and millions of customers.
Eventually, Amazon.com stepped in and acquired Twitch for $970 million.
It’s estimated that early investors made 573x their money. That’s like turning $1,000 into more than half a million dollars.
Takeovers like this happen far more frequently than you might have imagined…
For instance, if you’re a longtime Crowdability reader, you might recall an opportunity we shared with everyone in late 2016…
That’s when we wrote about an opportunity to claim a stake in a start-up called Cruise Automation.
Cruise builds software for self-driving cars, a sector that’s very popular right now.
The company’s technology caught the attention of General Motors — and within six months of us sharing the opportunity with our members, GM acquired Cruise for $1 billion.
If you’d been one of Cruise’s investors, you’d have earned a 1,000% profit in just six months.
95% of Tech Takeovers Have This in Common
As you may have noticed, the takeovers we just mentioned have one big thing in common:
The companies that got acquired were private start-ups.
Meaning, unless you’d invested in them when they were just getting started, you’d have missed out on millions of dollars in gains.
And this doesn’t just apply to tiny tech start-ups either…
You see, we recently conducted a study on Mergers & Acquisitions, Buyouts, and other types of Takeovers.
After analyzing the data, we discovered that — of all takeovers, across all market sectors — 95% of the companies that get taken over are private businesses.
In other words, to give yourself the best chance at earning 1,000% profits (or more) from takeover deals, you need to invest in companies while they’re still private!
How to Profit from Today’s Tech Takeover Trend
As I mentioned earlier, 2018 might be the “hottest” market for tech takeovers in history.
According to a report from Crunchbase, in just the first five months of 2018, there’s already been about $20 billion in such takeovers.
To put that in perspective, 2017’s deal volume was just $25 billion for the entire year.
And these deals are showing no signs of slowing down…
Which is why we believe now is the perfect time to invest in early-stage tech start-ups.
Here’s How We Can Help
One of the main reasons Matt and I started Crowdability was to help everyday investors like you learn how to invest in the private markets.
This way, you could get involved in trends and opportunities like the one we’ve told you about today — and have the chance to earn life-changing returns.
And that’s why we created a number of free resources for you. For instance:
We put together a video series that explain the basics of private market investing...
We created a special report that explains the proven process the professionals use to quickly evaluate the merits of a private market deal...
And we even share the “tips and tricks” used by some of the wealthiest and most successful early-stage investors in the world.
These resources are completely free…
You can find them all in the Resources section of our website »
Happy investing!
Best Regards,
Founder
Crowdability.com
