Hustle Becomes Employee-Owned After Purchase From Social Capital
May 19, 2026
Peer-to-peer texting and mobile communications platform Hustle announced that its employees have purchased the company from Social Capital, making Hustle independent and employee-owned. The employee ownership transition is effective immediately and is positioned as a way to align the entire team with customers and Hustle’s mission-driven future.
- Buyers
- Hustle Employees
- Targets
- Hustle
- Sellers
- Social Capital
- Industry
- Cloud & SaaS
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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