Acquihire

Definitions

1. An acquisition done primarily to hire a startup's team rather than to keep its product or revenue stream. The product may be shut down while the talent is absorbed into the acquiring company.

   In plain English: Buying a startup mostly to bring its people into the larger company.

   Example: "It wasn't really a product acquisition so much as an acquihire for the ML team."

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