2025 Year in Review

Mar 06, 2026

Hey founders,

I’m excited to return to this newsletter. It’s been six months since the last issue. I’m in Ukraine and doing well. Thanks to everyone who reached out and asked about it.

Now it’s time to share Microns’ 2025 results and reflect on what we built this year. Honestly, it was one of the hardest years for me: electricity outages due to bombings, house renovation, and rising prices everywhere.

Still, we made solid progress and already have big plans for 2026. It will be the next stage for Microns.

Let’s start the first issue of the year.

👋 Welcome

5,487 new people joined us in the last six months 🎉

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📊 2025 Review

This year was transformational for Microns. We launched Offers, our biggest feature so far, which allowed us to integrate the transfer process directly into the marketplace and make transactions much more seamless.

We launched Offers at the end of March and received our first offer in early April. Giving us roughly 8 months of operational data. In that time, we facilitated $200k+ in acquisitions. For context: 2023 GMV: ~$50k, 2024 GMV: ~$100k. Seeing this growth makes the 9 months of development totally worth it.

More importantly, our user base grew quickly thanks to product improvements, great support, and focused marketing. Many buyers and sellers return to the marketplace and share their success stories with me. I always enjoy reading them and seeing how Microns helps founders globally.

This year subscription revenue grew slightly after we launched monthly plans. Many users switched from annual to monthly, so yearly subscriptions stagnated. In my view, the annual plan is still undervalued because finding the right micro-startup to acquire often takes 6 months or more. Hopefully we’ll see more long-term buyers joining the marketplace.

Our biggest growth driver was the Transfer service we built during 2024. Revenue from it grew from $5k in 2024 to $20k in 2025. Glad to see the bet paying off. I carefully review user feedback, and many buyers and sellers say it’s now much easier and faster to close deals directly on the platform.

🎉 Recently sold startup

Last week, we helped to sell a newsletter called WalkMan AI. It’s a curated AI and technology newsletter that delivers weekly insights, product updates, and analysis for professionals.

WalkMan AI was successfully acquired through Microns!

At the time of the exit, WalkMan AI had 92,000 subscribers, 38% open rate, and 1% CTR. The newsletter was built using Beehiiv. And generated around $300 via sponsorships. The startup was acquired for $20,500 in just 22 days.

At the end of the transaction we ask to leave a review. Here’s what we got:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Buyer: “great”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Seller: “My experience using the Microns marketplace was very smooth and efficient. The platform made it easy to connect with serious buyers, manage conversations, and move through the transaction process with clarity. Overall, it provided a structured and secure environment that helped facilitate a successful deal.”

I’m especially proud as this is our biggest acquisition of 2026. I thank the seller for trusting us and wish the buyer a fantastic ROI.

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