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Verbatik AI

Artificial Intelli…Listed on TrustMRR· Sep 18
$40.0K
Asking Price
$1.8K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$1.5K/mo
Monthly Profit
2.2x
Profit Multiple
5 years
Business Age
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Why We Picked This

Verbatik AI is a 5-year-old verified text-to-speech business generating $1.76K/mo revenue with an exceptional 85% profit margin and a 2.23x annual profit multiple—well below market for established SaaS. The business model is straightforward (character licensing for speech synthesis), and the low multiple reflects attractive entry-level valuation. Buyer should confirm customer count, retention/churn, and the sustainability of margins as the platform scales.

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Strengths

  • ✓Exceptional 85% profit margin—well above typical SaaS (30–50%)
  • ✓Verified financials and 5-year operating history reduce execution risk
  • ✓Attractive 2.23x annual profit multiple, substantially below market comps
  • ✓Recurring revenue model through character-based licensing
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Details to confirm

  • •Confirm customer count, churn rate, and Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) breakdown to assess cohort retention and growth sustainability
  • •Clarify the revenue composition: what percentage comes from character purchases vs. subscription tiers, and whether customers renew or churn after initial purchase
  • •Request historical revenue trend over the past 12–24 months to verify consistency and organic growth trajectory
  • •Detail the competitive landscape and proprietary differentiation in text-to-speech, as the market includes well-capitalized players (Google, Amazon, Microsoft)

Buy vs Build: BUY

72
AI-native cash cost
$8.0K–$18.0K
Estimated time
12 weeks
Asking price
$40.0K

The core software—a text-to-speech engine with character library management and API distribution—is reproducible via open-source TTS libraries (Tacotron 2, Glow-TTS), cloud hosting (AWS Polly templates), and a lightweight API layer. Build cost and time are moderate ($8–18K, 12 weeks for MVP). However, Verbatik's genuine asset is 5 years of customer traction, recurring revenue ($1.76K/mo), and a 85% margin profile that reflects operational efficiency and pricing power. The business has already validated demand and built a paying customer base; rebuilding that distribution and trust would require substantial go-to-market spend and 18+ months of customer acquisition beyond the software build. Verified profitability and a below-market multiple make acquisition preferable to building from scratch, provided churn and customer concentration risks are acceptable.

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

$21K
Annual Revenue
$18K
Annual Profit
$1.8K
Monthly Revenue
27 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin85%
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Business Overview

Verbatik is a Text-to-Speech software which sell their ability for clients to buy Characters and then using Characters to create Realistic Speech from Text.

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Quick Facts

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Type
Artificial Intelligence
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Age
5 years
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Sep 18, 2026

Deal Score

82
Strong Deal
Evidence confidence100/100
2.2x
Good Multiple
Asking$40.0K
MRR$1.8K/mo
Profit$1.5K/mo
Profit Multiple2.2x
Age5 years
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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.