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01KibuAn AI documentation EHR plus a 600+ video life-skills content library for Medicaid-funded I/DD provider agencies (day programs, group homes), sold on annual contracts via sales.$234k MRR ·code 3 monthsKinda02Brand On Demand, Inc.Supliful is a print-on-demand platform for private-label supplements, skincare, coffee and pet products. It makes, labels and ships each order from its Denver warehouse. Creators and Shopify, TikTok Shop and Amazon sellers pay per order plus a $29 to $69 monthly plan.$179k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda03BackPedal LtdUK subscription that fits a covert GPS tracker to your bike or ebike and sends a 24/7 recovery team when it's stolen, with Sundays-backed theft insurance as backup. Riders pay from £153 a year.$40k MRR ·code 2 weeksKinda04IndexsyDone-for-you SEO and link building (mainly niche edits and backlink packages, plus white-label links for agencies), sold to site owners, SaaS companies and SEO agencies.$51.2k MRR ·code a weekendKinda05AAE-intelligenceHumanize AI Text (humanizeaitext.ai) rewrites AI-generated text so it reads as human and gets past AI detectors. Students, writers and marketers pay $18 to $35 a month.$28.5k MRR ·code a weekendKinda06uhoh.comHuman IT help desk and light managed service, delivered in Slack, for startups and small businesses. Customers pay $99 per user per month with a 10-user minimum, month-to-month.$47.2k MRR ·code a monthKinda07Launch ClubDone-for-you Reddit posting and commenting from the agency's own established accounts, sold to startups and brands that want to be cited in AI search ($99 to $4,000 a month).$32k MRR ·code a weekendNo08AEO EngineA managed AEO/SEO agency, run as month-to-month retainers ($1,597 to $10,000), that gets SaaS, legal, services and ecommerce brands cited in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity.$176k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo09Rank PromptAn AI visibility (AEO/GEO) dashboard that tracks how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Grok and Google AI Mode mention a brand. SEO agencies and marketing teams pay $49 to $299 a month, and some buy done-for-you services.$43.5k MRR ·code a monthNo10SblSbl.so (Second Brain Labs) is an AI SDR that finds intent-based prospects and runs LinkedIn and WhatsApp outreach, replies and meeting booking. It often sends from rented human 'fractional SDR' profiles. B2B founders, sales teams and outbound agencies pay $99 to $997 a month.$28.8k MRR ·code a monthNo11Tribe SocialWhite-label branded community apps (iOS, Android, web) with courses, live calls and payments, sold to high-ticket coaches and faith-based ministries for roughly $2k to $3.5k a month each.$28.3k MRR ·code a monthNo12ApiframeA unified REST API for 70+ image, video and music models (Midjourney, Kling, Seedance, Suno and more), paid by developers and agencies on credit plans from $39/mo.$35.8k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo13Upscale System LLCUpscale B2B is a done-for-you outbound agency that runs email, calling and LinkedIn campaigns. Its sister brand Warm Inboxes sells cheap pre-warmed Google, Microsoft and Azure inboxes. Both are paid for by B2B companies and cold email agencies.$105k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo14PPropGPT: AI Props AnalysisAn iOS and Android app that gives AI analysis of player props, spreads, totals and moneylines. US sports bettors pay $9.99 a week.$93.2k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo15Gomotion AIGoMotion turns a pasted script into a finished, ready-to-upload long-form faceless YouTube video with voiceover, matched footage, motion graphics, captions and music. Faceless channel owners and agencies pay $27 to $107 a month.$63.3k MRR ·code 3 weeksNo16Reddit AgencyDone-for-you Reddit marketing agency. B2B brands pay retainers (published at about $3k to $5k a month) for posting, reputation cleanup, and Reddit threads meant to get the brand cited by ChatGPT and Google.$34.8k MRR ·code a weekNo17White Glove ContentDone-for-you AI faceless video subscription (scripts, AI voice, edits, thumbnails, optional auto-posting), $54 to $354/mo, bought by side-hustlers chasing YouTube AdSense income.$63.1k MRR ·code 2 weeksNo