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What happened to MicroAcquire
MicroAcquire did not shut down; the company that ran it rebranded to Acquire.com. Andrew Gazdecki, founder and CEO, dated the announcement January 5, 2023. He wrote that the word micro no longer applied, and that the company was rebranding to Acquire.com. Today's seller fees are on Acquire.com's seller-pricing page.
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Former name | MicroAcquire Acquire.com |
| Current name | Acquire.com Acquire.com |
| Announcement date | January 5, 2023 Acquire.com |
| Signed by | Andrew Gazdecki, founder and CEO Acquire.com |
| Year started | 2020 Acquire.com |
| Domain on November 4, 2026 | HTTP 200. Title: MicroAcquire - Now Acquire.com Acquire.com |
| Seller fees | Acquire.com's seller-pricing page Acquire.com |
It was renamed, not shut down
MicroAcquire is the former name of Acquire.com, not a separate company that closed. The company said so in Why We're Dropping the Micro to Become Acquire.com. Gazdecki writes that the company is "rebranding to Acquire.com," and he asks readers to stay with it "as we move into the new year as Acquire.com." The marketplace kept operating under the new name.
On November 4, 2026, microacquire.com returned HTTP 200 with no Location header. The title is "MicroAcquire - Now Acquire.com," and the heading is "Microacquire is also Acquire.com." MicroAcquire and Acquire.com are the same company and the same team. That response is the live page at microacquire.com. A closed company would not answer on that domain with a page that sends you to Acquire.com.
A December 9, 2022 capture of microacquire.com is titled "MicroAcquire, the #1 Startup Acquisition Marketplace." The capture is on the Internet Archive. The brand on that date was MicroAcquire. The brand after the announcement is Acquire.com.
The Acquire.com homepage title is "Buy & Sell Profitable Online Businesses | Acquire.com." The live name is on the Acquire.com homepage. Acquire.com still treats MicroAcquire as its former name.
What the company said in its announcement
The announcement is dated January 5, 2023. A last-updated line on it reads July 2, 2024. Read the post: Why We're Dropping the Micro to Become Acquire.com. The byline under the title is Andrew Gazdecki.
Gazdecki writes, "The 'micro' just doesn't apply anymore, and as a result, we're rebranding to Acquire.com." He then writes that the new name honors acquisitions of all sizes, large and small, and asks who wants to think of their acquisition as micro.
On January 5, 2023, Acquire.com wrote that it had "helped over 750 founders sell their businesses, from 'micro' transactions in the tens of thousands to complex, multimillion-dollar deals." That figure is the company's claim on that date. It is not a market statistic, and it is not a fee schedule.
Gazdecki writes that the company is not leaving anyone behind, and that it is expanding its reach. He names a side gig in India and a SaaS business in Germany as examples of who the company says it can serve. Those lines are about scope. They are not a promise about your listing.
Later, Gazdecki writes that founders will see better tools, broader support, and expert guidance. He calls that a bigger version of the marketplace. He hopes readers will keep supporting the company as it moves into the new year as Acquire.com.
Who started it, in the company's words
Andrew Gazdecki signs the announcement. It opens, "Andrew here, founder and CEO of Acquire." Andrew Gazdecki is the founder and CEO the announcement names. Use that name when you check an old profile or a marketplace blurb against the company's own post.
He writes, "When I started this business in 2020." He ties that year to a purpose he names in the same paragraph: helping more founders experience an acquisition.
The live microacquire.com page places 2020 next to MicroAcquire Founded and names Andrew Gazdecki as the person who launched MicroAcquire. If you are checking an old vendor form, that is the company's account of the year and the founder.
What changed in the name, and what stayed the same
The name changed from MicroAcquire to Acquire.com. Gazdecki writes that the word micro no longer fit the deals the company was closing, including deals he describes as larger than the early ones.
He asks whether the goals changed, and he answers, "Not at all." He writes that the goals are the same as when he started: to help you buy and sell startups quickly, easily, and in a marketplace built for trust, transparency, and ease of use.
On LinkedIn, Andrew Gazdecki writes, "We are officially Acquire.com! Same mission. Same vision. Same purpose." That line is his LinkedIn post on the same rebrand. Mission, vision, and purpose are what he says stayed the same. The announcement says the goals did not change, and the LinkedIn note says the same.
The 2023 announcement is about the name and the mission. It does not set the fee you would pay to list a company today.
Before the rename, the company says it had already built guided workflows, legal templates, startup metrics, proof of funds, and verification. After the rename, Gazdecki says founders get better tools, broader support, and expert guidance. Those are the company's examples. They are not a feature comparison with any other marketplace.
Where to read today's seller fees
Current Acquire.com seller fees are on Acquire.com's seller-pricing page, not in the 2023 rename post. Open Simple Pricing to Help Sell Your Business.
The seller-pricing page is Acquire.com's own schedule. Read it for the figure that applies to an asking price.
Acquire.com vs Vetrix sets that marketplace next to a data license. A listing seeks a buyer for the company. A data license does not transfer the company. The fee you would pay a marketplace, if a sale closes, is that marketplace's term. It is not the cost of a license enquiry.
If the listing itself is the wrong tool, Acquire.com alternatives names other options and the fee each one states on its own site. You can also read how to sell a failed startup when the question is the exit, not the old brand name.
MicroAcquire, Acquire.com, and Acquisition.com
People mix up three names. Acquisition.com is not Acquire.com, and it is not the marketplace that used to be called MicroAcquire. Using the wrong name sends you to a different company, or to a brand this marketplace retired in 2023.
| Name | What it is |
|---|---|
| MicroAcquire | Former name of Acquire.com. On January 5, 2023, the company said it was rebranding to Acquire.com. |
| Acquire.com | The name the company took in the rebrand, and the name on the current homepage. |
| Acquisition.com | A different name from Acquire.com. Acquire.com vs Acquisition.com. |
If you typed MicroAcquire because you used the marketplace before 2023, you are looking for Acquire.com. The old domain still answers, and the answer on it is the new name. A bookmark, a login, or a listing started under the old name is the same marketplace. Update the name on your own notes so you do not treat a rebrand as a shutdown.
A rebrand, a listing, and a license
The rename did not close the marketplace. Acquire.com's homepage is live under that name. microacquire.com still calls the two names the same company. A shutdown would be a different kind of notice. The change is a rebrand.
The rename did not turn Vetrix into Acquire.com. Vetrix licenses a de-identified copy of company records. Acquire.com lists a company for sale. Those are two contracts.
A court sale of records is a different story. The Spirit Airlines data auction follows a bankruptcy docket. MicroAcquire's change of name does not. Other dated explainers are in company data sales to AI news.
If a listing was the wrong tool, start with Acquire.com alternatives.
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Questions about the MicroAcquire name
Did MicroAcquire shut down?
MicroAcquire was renamed to Acquire.com. Andrew Gazdecki, founder and CEO, dated the announcement January 5, 2023. He wrote that the word micro no longer applied, and that the company was rebranding to Acquire.com. On November 4, 2026, microacquire.com returned HTTP 200, titled MicroAcquire - Now Acquire.com, with no redirect. The Acquire.com homepage still uses the name Acquire.com.
When did MicroAcquire become Acquire.com?
January 5, 2023. The announcement is titled Why We're Dropping the Micro to Become Acquire.com, and Andrew Gazdecki signs it. The same announcement shows a last-updated line of July 2, 2024, which is a later edit, not a second rebrand. In it, he writes that the company is rebranding to Acquire.com. A December 9, 2022 archive capture of the old domain still uses MicroAcquire in the title.
Who founded MicroAcquire?
Andrew Gazdecki signs the announcement as founder and CEO. It opens, "Andrew here, founder and CEO of Acquire." In the same announcement he writes, "When I started this business in 2020." microacquire.com also places the founding in 2020 and names Andrew Gazdecki as the person who launched MicroAcquire.
Where are Acquire.com's seller fees now?
Acquire.com's current seller fees are on its seller-pricing page. Read that schedule for the figure that applies to an asking price. The January 5, 2023 announcement is about the name and the mission the company said it was keeping. It does not quote today's fee. For a fee set next to a data license, read Acquire.com vs Vetrix.
Sources
- Acquire.com. Why We're Dropping the Micro to Become Acquire.com. Checked 2026-11-04
- Acquire.com. MicroAcquire - Now Acquire.com. Checked 2026-11-04
- Acquire.com. Buy & Sell Profitable Online Businesses. Checked 2026-11-04
- Andrew Gazdecki. We are officially Acquire.com. Checked 2026-11-04
- Acquire.com. Simple Pricing to Help Sell Your Business. Checked 2026-11-04
- Internet Archive. MicroAcquire homepage, captured December 9, 2022. Checked 2026-11-04