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title: How to Cancel Your Listing (Unlist Your Startup)
description: Learn how to unlist your startup on Acquire.com, keep it live until your subscription period ends, or cancel a scheduled unlisting if you change your mind.
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# How to Cancel Your Listing (Unlist Your Startup)

## Learn how to unlist your startup and, when eligible, keep your listing live until your current subscription period ends.

**Last updated: October 26th, 2026**

If you’ve decided not to sell your startup right now, you can cancel your listing by unlisting it.

If you're unlisting because you couldn't sell your startup, you may have the option to keep your listing live until your current subscription period ends. Your subscription won't renew, and your listing will be unlisted automatically after the date shown.

You might unlist if:

- You’re no longer ready to sell.
- You want to keep growing your business before re-listing.
- You sold off-platform.
- You simply changed your mind.

Whatever your reason, here’s how to unlist your startup on Acquire.com.

1\. Under **My listing,** click the **three dots** to the right of the listing status. From the dropdown box, select **Unlist startup**.

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%200.png?width=670&height=440&name=unlist%200.png)

2\. Tell us how long you'd like to unlist for.

If you'll be back on the marketplace soon, select **Temporarily.** If you don't plan to sell your startup for a while or have sold off-platform, select **Permanently.**

Click **Next.**

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%201.2.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%201.2.png)

3\. If you chose **Temporarily,** select **the reason** you’re unlisting your startup, and then click **Unlist my startup**.

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%201.3.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%201.3.png)

Your startup has been temporarily removed from the marketplace. When you’re ready to relist, go to My listing, click the three dots next to your listing status, and select Relist startup.

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%201.4.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%201.4.png)

4\. If you chose **Permanently**, select **the reason** you’re permanently unlisting your startup and click **Next.**

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%201.5.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%201.5.png)

5\. If you selected **I sold my startup with a buyer I met on Acquire.com**, select the buyer from your approved buyers list.

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%201.6.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%201.6.png)

6\. **Confirm your purchase price** and click **Next.**

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%201.7.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%201.7.png)

7\. Choose if you'd like to **archive your startup**.

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%201.8.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%201.8.png)

**Archiving disables acquisition actions and the chat function. Once archived, you can't edit your startup or re-list it.**

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%201.9.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%201.9.png)

8\. If you selected **I met my buyer through a different network or channel**, tell us why you couldn't find a buyer on Acquire.com and click **Next.**

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%202.0.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%202.0.png)

9\. Select where you found your buyer and click **Unlist my startup.**

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%202.1.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%202.1.png)

We'll archive your startup, removing it from the marketplace and disabling chat and acquisition actions.

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%202.2.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%202.2.png)

### 10. If you selected “I couldn't sell my startup,” tell us what went wrong.

You may see an offer or an option to get help selling. If you still want to unlist, select **No, continue unlisting**.

On **What went wrong?**, select a reason. If you choose **Other**, enter your reason, then click **Unlist my startup**.

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%202.3.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%202.3.png)

If your subscription is eligible, you'll see **Are you sure you want to unlist now?** with the date your current subscription period ends.

This option is available on the **I couldn't sell my startup** path when you have an active subscription with time remaining and no cancellation already scheduled. It isn't offered on the temporary-unlisting or sold-business paths.

![Choose Unlist anyway or Continue until the subscription end date](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist-now-or-at-period-end.png?width=670&name=unlist-now-or-at-period-end.png)

| Option | What happens |
| --- | --- |
| **Continue until \[date\]** | Your listing stays live until the displayed date, then is automatically unlisted. Your subscription won't renew. |
| **Unlist anyway** | Your listing is unlisted and archived immediately, and your subscription is canceled. |

On mobile, these buttons are labeled **Continue** and **Unlist.**

Choosing **Continue until \[date\]** keeps your listing live during the remaining subscription period. Archiving restrictions apply once your listing is archived. If you need help restoring an archived listing, contact [support@acquire.com](mailto:support@acquire.com).

If you choose **Unlist anyway**, you'll see the archived listing state immediately:

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/unlist%202.4.png?width=670&height=476&name=unlist%202.4.png)

### 11. Check your scheduled unlisting.

Open your account menu and select **Manage subscriptions**. On the **My Subscriptions** page, find your startup.

You'll see **“Unlisting on \[date\]. Your subscription won't renew.”** Your listing remains live until that date, so an **Active** subscription badge and **Listed** listing badge are expected while you wait.

![My Subscriptions card showing the scheduled unlisting date and Keep my listing button](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/scheduled-unlisting-keep-my-listing.png?width=600&name=scheduled-unlisting-keep-my-listing.png)

### 12. Keep your listing if you change your mind.

Before the scheduled unlisting date, go to **Manage subscriptions** and click **Keep my listing** for the relevant startup.

This cancels the scheduled unlisting, keeps your listing live, and **restores automatic subscription renewal**.

You can also unlist permanently after unlisting temporarily. Just go to **"My listing"** and click **the three dots** next to your listing status. Select **Unlist permanently** and go through the process above.

![](https://help.acquire.com/hs-fs/hubfs/content%20(1).png?width=670&height=440&name=content%20(1).png)

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