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#14

Wave → Instagram Outreach

MarketingListed on TrustMRR· Oct 20
$70.0K
Asking Price
$2.9K/mo
Monthly Revenue
$2.3K/mo
Monthly Profit
2.6x
Profit Multiple
19 months
Business Age
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Why We Picked This

Wave is a verified, 19-month-old Instagram outreach SaaS generating $2.85K/mo with exceptional 80% profit margins. The 2.56x annual profit multiple is attractive for a bootstrapped marketing automation tool with clear recurring revenue. Verification by the platform and strong unit economics make this a credible acquisition candidate, though buyer should confirm customer retention, churn, and whether the AI personalization layer creates defensible differentiation or competitive risk.

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Strengths

  • ✓Verified financials by TrustMRR platform provide confidence in reported $2.85K MRR and $2.28K monthly profit
  • ✓Exceptional 80% profit margin indicates efficient cloud operations and strong pricing power
  • ✓Attractive 2.56x annual profit multiple—well below typical 3.5-5x range for SaaS
  • ✓19-month operating history with consistent revenue demonstrates product-market fit in a specific niche
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Details to confirm

  • •Confirm customer retention rate and monthly churn to validate sustainability of recurring revenue and gauge growth ceiling
  • •Request breakdown of customer acquisition channels (organic, paid, referral) and CAC payback period to assess durability and scalability
  • •Clarify the competitive landscape: request details on how AI-personalized DMs differentiate from native Instagram tools or competitor outreach products
  • •Verify customer concentration: confirm that revenue is distributed across multiple paying accounts rather than concentrated in a few large customers

Buy vs Build: BUY

78
AI-native cash cost
$4.5K–$9.0K
Estimated time
8 weeks
Asking price
$70.0K

Building a comparable Instagram outreach automation tool—handling API integration, lead classification, AI DM personalization, and 24/7 cloud execution—would require 8–12 weeks and $4.5K–$9K in AI-assisted development and hosting setup. However, the primary value being purchased is 19 months of verified customer traction, 80% margins, and an established presence in a competitive vertical, not the software alone. Missing data on customer retention and CAC durability prevents a higher score, but the verified revenue, low multiple, and operating track record outweigh build-from-scratch risk for most acquirers. The core Instagram API and cloud infrastructure complexity justifies preferring an existing, revenue-generating product over a greenfield build.

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

$34K
Annual Revenue
$27K
Annual Profit
$2.9K
Monthly Revenue
31 mo
Est. Payback
Profit Margin80%
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Business Overview

Wave is a cloud-based Instagram outreach SaaS that runs 24/7, even when your computer is off. It finds leads from competitor followers, lookalikes, likers and hashtags, then sends AI-personalized DMs

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Quick Facts

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

Deal Score

82
Strong Deal
Evidence confidence92/100
2.6x
Good Multiple
Asking$70.0K
MRR$2.9K/mo
Profit$2.3K/mo
Profit Multiple2.6x
Age19 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.