Someone summarized the dynamic well with the idea that "companies are bought, not sold". The best sellers of startups are actually investors themselves. Some o

Someone summarized the dynamic well with the idea that "companies are bought, not sold". The best sellers of startups are actually investors themselves. Some of them are very good at selling portfolio companies into bigger organizations. They have the contacts, relationships, and favored position as semi-third party negotiators. They've often worked at these companies themselves and know how to get them feeling the FOMO. You might want to find some investors that have recently sold companies to your target companies and see if they want to invest in yours. Many investors say they don't like "flipping" companies but the reality is that some of them very clearly do.