# Hundred Streams > Hundred Streams buys small, profitable online businesses and runs them for the long term. It keeps what it buys: no flips, no earn-out theatrics, no integration roadmap. Small streams make great rivers. Website: https://hundredstreams.com Contact: hello@hundredstreams.com Sell a business: https://hundredstreams.com/#sell Run by: Olivier Riccini Operated by: Blockbrainers SAS, France ## What we buy - Marketplaces - Job boards - Directories - Communities - Business tools ## What we look for - Profitable, with real revenue for at least two years - Customers who come back - Something hard to copy: a community, a reputation, a dataset, a niche nobody else serves well - A business that AI is unlikely to replace ## How a sale works 1. A short call to understand the business. 2. Read-only access to your numbers, so the offer rests on reality. 3. A written offer within a week: part upfront, the rest paid from the business over time, through escrow. 4. A handover of one to four weeks, then you are free. ## About Hundred Streams is run by Olivier Riccini, a software engineer who has spent his career building and operating internet infrastructure. He buys a small number of online businesses and runs them himself, for the long term. ## Portfolio Making our first acquisitions now. ## Questions and answers ### What does Hundred Streams do? Hundred Streams buys small, profitable online businesses and runs them for the long term. It keeps what it buys and does not flip businesses or sell them on. ### What kinds of online businesses does Hundred Streams buy? Marketplaces, job boards, directories, communities and business tools that are profitable, have had real revenue for at least two years, have customers who come back, and have something hard to copy. ### How does selling a business to Hundred Streams work? 1. A short call to understand the business. 2. Read-only access to your numbers, so the offer rests on reality. 3. A written offer within a week: part upfront, the rest paid from the business over time, through escrow. 4. A handover of one to four weeks, then you are free. ### How long does a sale take? After a first call and read-only access to the numbers, Hundred Streams sends a written offer within a week. The handover then takes one to four weeks. ### How is the purchase price paid? Part of the price is paid upfront and the rest is paid from the business over time, through escrow. There are no earn-out theatrics. ### Does Hundred Streams keep the businesses it buys? Yes. Hundred Streams buys a small number of businesses and runs them itself, for the long term. There is no plan to sell them on and no integration roadmap. ### Who runs Hundred Streams? Hundred Streams is run by Olivier Riccini, a software engineer who has spent his career building and operating internet infrastructure. It is operated by Blockbrainers SAS, France. ### How do I contact Hundred Streams about selling my business? Use the Sell your business form on hundredstreams.com or email hello@hundredstreams.com. Every message gets a reply, and if it is not a fit you hear so quickly. ## Links - [Home](https://hundredstreams.com/): the full page, with the Sell your business form - [Sitemap](https://hundredstreams.com/sitemap.xml)