SemiAnalysis acquires Citrini Research after Substack hit 250K subscribers
himanshustwts · x · 2026-09-12
SemiAnalysis has acquired market research outfit Citrini Research. Citrini built a 250K+ subscriber Substack with interesting market research, raised about $5 million, and was eventually acquired — a complete playbook for independent research newsletters: deep content → audience → funding → exit.
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