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#14

Anonymous startup

Listed on TrustMRR· Oct 15
$62.0K
Asking Price
$5.8K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$5.2K/mo
Monthly Profit
1.0x
Profit Multiple
N/A
Business Age
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Why We Picked This

This AI-powered face search app generates $5.8K/mo revenue with an exceptional 90% profit margin and a sub-1x annual profit multiple (0.996x)—a rare valuation for a verified, profitable business with genuine traction. The combination of verified financials, strong unit economics, and app-store distribution creates a compelling cash-generative asset. Key confirmation items center on user retention, churn, and the durability of the premium/credit monetization model rather than the fundamental business viability.

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Strengths

  • ✓Verified financials with exceptional 90% profit margin and $5.2K/mo net profit
  • ✓Extraordinarily attractive 0.996x annual profit multiple—well below typical software/app valuations
  • ✓Profitable from launch with $5.8K/mo revenue and positive cash generation
  • ✓App Store distribution provides platform credibility and organic discovery potential
  • ✓Clear monetization model (premium access + credits) with demonstrated customer willingness to pay
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Details to confirm

  • •Confirm monthly and annual churn rates, user retention cohorts, and paying customer count to assess revenue durability and recurring-revenue quality
  • •Request breakdown of revenue contribution between premium subscriptions and credit purchases to evaluate model resilience
  • •Clarify user acquisition channels and cost-per-install metrics to understand organic vs. paid growth trajectory and unit economics sustainability
  • •Verify whether recent listing date (Oct 2026) reflects recent launch, plateau, or other operational context that may affect buyer continuity

Additional details to confirm

Evidence 70/100
Business age unavailableSub-1x price: independently verify earnings durabilityMaterial platform dependency

Buy vs Build: BUY

78
AI-native cash cost
$8.0K–$18.0K
Estimated time
8 weeks
Asking price
$62.0K

The decision tilts toward acquisition because the business delivers verified, immediate cash flow ($5.2K/mo profit) and established App Store presence—both of which are difficult to replicate quickly and carry distribution risk. Building an equivalent face-search MVP with AI vision APIs (AWS Rekognition, Google Vision) and a monetization layer would cost $8K–$18K in infrastructure, AI subscriptions, and template-based development over 8 weeks, but would lack paying users, retention history, and app-store ranking. The asking price ($62K ≈ 1-year gross profit) is a small premium for eliminating technology, market-fit, and customer-acquisition risk. Buyer should prioritize confirming churn and user growth metrics before closing, but the verified traction and sub-1x multiple make this a strong acquisition candidate over building from zero.

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

$69K
Annual Revenue
$62K
Annual Profit
$5.8K
Monthly Revenue
12 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin90%
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Business Overview

AI-powered face search app that helps users find potential matches for photos across publicly available online sources. Available on the App Store, the app monetizes through premium access and credit

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Quick Facts

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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Oct 15, 2026

Deal Score

92
Top Pick
Evidence confidence70/100
1.0x
Excellent Multiple
Asking$62.0K
MRR$5.8K/mo
Profit$5.2K/mo
Profit Multiple1.0x
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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.