Money&Invest
Businesses That Sell Are Designed Differently From Day One
What Ajeongdang's 150 billion won exit reveals about building recurring revenue and transferability into a business from the start
In 2019, a Korean conglomerate employee began brokering free, direct deals between moving customers and truck drivers; five years later his company, Ajeongdang, sold a controlling stake for about 150 billion won (roughly $110 million). The deal shows that the businesses acquirers want are the ones designed around recurring revenue and systems that run without the founder.
May 14, 2026