[landryraccoon]

These guys did pretty well for themselves:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pokémon_Go

Niantic was spun off from Google.

[jeffbee]

It was also acquired by Google, so it might not be the best example.

[kjgkjhfkjf]

No, Niantic began as a "startup within Google". It wasn't an acquisition.

[jeffbee]

You're right, I was confusing the fact that the founder came in with an acquisition.