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Anonymous startup

Listed on TrustMRR· Aug 23
$100.0K
Asking Price
$6.3K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$6.3K/mo
Monthly Profit
1.3x
Profit Multiple
4 months
Business Age

Why We Picked This

Asking price of $100k against $76,112 annual profit yields a 1.31x multiple—exceptionally low and a major red flag. The disclosed 100%+ profit margin (monthly profit nearly equal to revenue) is mathematically implausible for a real operating business and suggests either cost accounting error, non-recurring revenue timing, or incomplete expense reporting. The 4-month operating history and anonymous listing further limit confidence. Buyer should request detailed P&L documentation, expense categorization, and clarification of what costs are and are not included before proceeding.

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Strengths

  • Exceptionally low 1.31x profit multiple if earnings are sustainable and verified
  • Claimed organic growth through ASO eliminates paid-acquisition dependency
  • Platform-verified listing with high data quality score indicated
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Details to confirm

  • 100% profit margin is mathematically implausible for a real business—typical app operations include hosting, payment processing, support, and development costs. Request itemized P&L showing all expense categories to clarify what is or is not included in the profit figure.
  • Only 4 months of operating history limits visibility into retention, churn, seasonal patterns, and repeat-customer durability. Confirm customer count, cohort retention, and revenue composition (one-time vs. recurring).
  • Anonymous listing and startup stage raise acquisition and counterparty risk. Request founder verification, legal business registration, and tax documentation to confirm ownership and legitimacy.
  • Claimed $10K+/month revenue with #1 ASO rankings lacks supporting evidence (app store links, keyword screenshots, download/active-user counts). Verify organic channel metrics independently.

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 74/100
Very short track record: under 6 monthsUnusually high reported profit margin

Buy vs Build: BUILD

28
AI-native cash cost
$3.5K$8.0K
Estimated time
8 weeks
Asking price
$100.0K

The core risk is traction and durability, not software. With only 4 months of history, zero visibility into customer retention, and profit figures that do not credibly reflect real operating costs, purchasing 'proven' business traction is not supported by the available evidence. The claimed organic ASO growth and high keyword rankings are unverified. Building a comparable mobile app with AI-assisted development costs $3.5K–$8K in tooling and third-party services over 8 weeks for an MVP. The buyer would own the code, avoid the valuation and counterparty risk, and retain the option to apply similar ASO and organic strategies independently. Acquire only if full P&L, customer data, and founder verification substantially increase confidence.

Cash estimate includes the AI tools, APIs and infrastructure needed for a solo founder to recreate the software. Build time is informational and lightly weighted. The verdict is driven mainly by customers, users, verified earnings, retention, distribution, brand, data and operating history.

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Financial Snapshot

$76K
Annual Revenue
$76K
Annual Profit
$6.3K
Monthly Revenue
16 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin100%
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Business Overview

App currently generating $10K+/month in revenue, with sales and revenue consistently trending upward. 100% organic growth through ASO, with #1 rankings for multiple high-value keywords in its category

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Quick Facts

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Age
4 months
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Aug 23, 2026

Deal Score

42
Below Average
Evidence confidence74/100
1.3x
Excellent Multiple
Asking$100.0K
MRR$6.3K/mo
Profit$6.3K/mo
Profit Multiple1.3x
Age4 months
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Preliminary screening based on marketplace and public data. Verify all financial, legal, technical, customer, and operational claims independently before making an acquisition decision. This is not financial or legal advice.