What if artificial intelligence could help you find, value, and buy an online business in minutes instead of months? That's the idea behind Lauren AI, Flippa's new proprietary deal origination tool designed to make mergers and acquisitions accessible for everyone, not just the elite few. In this conversation, Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa, returns to share how the company is using AI to democratize business ownership for what he calls "the 99%."
Blake explains how Lauren AI indexes over five million digital businesses weekly, analyzing everything from revenue models and tech stacks to traffic and growth potential. Using natural language prompts, it builds a hyper-specific buyer mandate and surfaces opportunities tailored to each individual's skills, goals, and budget. What used to cost thousands of dollars in retainer fees for M&A analysts can now be achieved with a few clicks and a $1.99 outreach. For Blake, it's about eliminating friction in the acquisition process while giving everyday entrepreneurs access to real, data-driven deal flow.
The conversation also explores Flippa's new partnership with SeedLegals and the launch of "Flip and Raise." This initiative helps UK founders perform a Delaware Flip, reincorporating their business in the US so they can raise capital directly from Flippa's network of 75,000 accredited investors. The result is a more connected global marketplace, where cross border deals are not just possible but encouraged.
Across the episode, Blake reflects on his mission to lower the barriers to entrepreneurship, his belief in AI as an enabler of ownership, and the early examples of global deals made possible by the platform. He also shares a personal moment of gratitude for his wife, whose leap of faith from San Francisco to Melbourne mirrors the kind of courage he sees in founders every day.
This episode captures the spirit of modern entrepreneurship, tech enabled, global, and deeply human. It's a story of how AI is quietly reshaping one of the most traditional areas of business, turning mergers and acquisitions into something anyone, anywhere, can take part in.