The caveat here is that since they are looking for pre-revenue startups they are basically using the process as a short-circuited recruiting/hiring system. You

The caveat here is that since they are looking for pre-revenue startups they are basically using the process as a short-circuited recruiting/hiring system. You are not going to get big money out of the deal because you have nothing that they want to pay for other than your future labor: the "acquisition price" is your hiring bonus.