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#16

Supascribe

MarketingListed on TrustMRR· Oct 20
$75.0K
Asking Price
$2.4K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$2.1K/mo
Monthly Profit
3.0x
Profit Multiple
18 months
Business Age
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Why We Picked This

Supascribe generates $2.4K/mo revenue with an exceptional 87% profit margin, yielding a reasonable 2.96x annual profit multiple. The verified financials and 18-month operating history provide confidence in the baseline business. However, the limited business description and narrowly focused Substack-only platform create material uncertainty about customer concentration, retention durability, and the sustainability of the current margin profile—details a buyer should confirm before commitment.

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Strengths

  • ✓Verified financials with 87% profit margin—substantially above typical SaaS thresholds of 30-50%
  • ✓Reasonable 2.96x annual profit multiple; well within the attractive range for profitable businesses
  • ✓$2.4K monthly revenue is sustainable and meaningful for a solo founder or small team
  • ✓18-month operating track record demonstrates proof of concept and initial market validation
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Details to confirm

  • •Narrow product focus (Substack-only) creates platform-dependency risk; request customer concentration metrics and what percentage of revenue depends on Substack ecosystem health
  • •Confirm active customer count, monthly churn rate, and customer acquisition cost to assess recurring revenue durability and the sustainability of the 87% margin
  • •Request clarification on the business model: pricing structure, average contract value, and whether the margin includes all hosting, payment processing, and support costs
  • •Expand on the competitive landscape and Supascribe's defensibility within the Substack tooling market

Buy vs Build: BUY

72
AI-native cash cost
$3.5K–$8.0K
Estimated time
6 weeks
Asking price
$75.0K

Building a comparable Substack growth-tools MVP using AI-assisted development, Supabase/Firebase, and Stripe APIs would cost $3.5–$8K and require 5–6 weeks. However, the acquisition case rests on Supascribe's verified $2.4K/mo recurring revenue, 87% margins, and proven Substack integrations—genuine business traction that would take a new entrant months to replicate and validate. The risk lies in Substack platform dependency and unconfirmed customer retention; if the verified revenue and margins hold and churn is acceptable, the buy case is solid. If customer concentration or churn reveal material fragility, build becomes the safer path. The current valuation and profitability justify acquisition if retention metrics support the recurring model.

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

$29K
Annual Revenue
$25K
Annual Profit
$2.4K
Monthly Revenue
36 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin87%
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Business Overview

Suite of growth tools for Substack Newsletters

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Quick Facts

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Type
Marketing
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Age
18 months
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Source
TrustMRR
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Listed
Oct 20, 2026

Deal Score

78
Strong Deal
Evidence confidence82/100
3.0x
Good Multiple
Asking$75.0K
MRR$2.4K/mo
Profit$2.1K/mo
Profit Multiple3.0x
Age18 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.