AI-powered logo generator that created multiple logo concepts from a startup description, with HD vectorization and a built-in editor.
Nico Jeannen learned to code just 9 months before building MakeLogo.ai. He challenged himself to ship an MVP in 48 hours after noticing founders could not afford designer logos. He launched on Product Hunt hitting Product of the Day and generated $6,000 in revenue in the first month (December 2022). Only 3 months after launch, he sold the business for $65,000 on Acquire.com, total including pre-sale revenue came to ~$85,000.
The $65,000 sale price puts it in the upper half of the 570 deals with a disclosed price here, where the median is $20,000. Most indie acquisitions cluster well under the headline numbers founders read about, which is exactly why a real distribution is more useful than an average.
This database tracks 138 AI/ML exits, and the ones that disclosed a price sold at a median of $12,500. Category matters more than founders expect: buyers apply different discount rates to a content business, a mobile app and a B2B tool even at identical revenue.
From founding to sale took 3 months. The deal closed through Acquire.com, one of 158 exits in this database that went the same route. Time to exit is a decent proxy for how built-to-sell a business was: shorter, cleaner processes usually mean documented operations and fewer surprises in due diligence.
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A fast ship + fast exit is a legitimate strategy. You do not need years of growth, find a real problem, launch quickly, validate with revenue, list while momentum is visible. Customer service was the biggest bottleneck; automate it early.
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AI voice notes app that transcribes voice recordings into structured, actionable text notes. Reached $7.5k MRR in 11 months before selling.
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