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How Laurits Just flipped VC interest into an acquisition by Flipp
This week, I sit down with Laurits Just, founder of Bits For Digits. He shares how he built, bootstrapped, and sold his startup, a marketplace for partial business acquisitions, and why he chose to exit instead of raising venture capital.
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ABOUT LAURITS JUST
Laurits Just is the co-founder and co-CEO of BitsForDigits, a marketplace for partial and full business acquisitions. With a background in finance, he worked at BlackRock and Rocket Internet in London before launching his startup. Holding three degrees—including a Master of Science from the London School of Economics—Laurits specialized in digital innovation, AI applications, and distributed ledger platforms.
After leaving BlackRock, he co-founded BitsForDigits with a mission to provide liquidity solutions for self-funded business owners. Inspired by a blog post on Jeff Bezos' investment in Basecamp, he and his co-founder built a platform that made secondary transactions more accessible. After scaling the business to profitability, they ultimately exited to Flippa, where Laurits now leads Flippa Invest, helping founders secure funding beyond traditional VC.
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