Great example. Another one is Oculus -- acq by FB in 2014, first consumer release in 2016. (Although you could argue that the 2012 kickstarter was a launch.)

Great example. Another one is Oculus -- acq by FB in 2014, first consumer release in 2016. (Although you could argue that the 2012 kickstarter was a launch.) Also, wasn't Vine prelaunch when it was acquired by Twitter? A recent example this year is Qualcomm's acquisition of Nuvia.