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Funding RSS ↗MainFunc’s Genspark reaches USD 36 million ARR within 45 days of launch
On 2025/5/19, X disclosed that AI search company Genspark had reached USD 36 million ARR within 45 days, with approximately 20 team members and growth entirely through word of mouth, without any paid promotion.
We surpassed USD 16 million in annual revenue with 10 people
In 2023/2, LinkedIn reported that AI art platform OpenArt achieved USD 16 million in ARR with only 10 employees, at a valuation of hundreds of millions of US dollars. 5 engineers supported millions of users, and 1 person managed hundreds of SEM campaigns.
Peec reaches USD 760 thousand ARR
On 2025/5/3, ARR Club reported that Peec had disclosed USD 760 thousand in annual recurring revenue. It provides membership subscriptions and paid content tools for creators.
Paiguangzhihui completes strategic financing
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AI companion app flowith exceeds USD 1 million in annual subscription revenue without paid acquisition
On 2025/4/4, X reported that AI companion app flowith exceeded USD 1 million in annual subscription revenue with no paid acquisition, advertising, or marketing budget.
Paid completes EUR 10 million in pre-seed financing
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Qingpai Intelligence completes strategic financing
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Saibopai completes Series A financing
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PAI Technology completes strategic financing
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Substack reaches USD 40 million ARR
On 2024/12/8, ARR Club reported that US subscription writing platform Substack had disclosed USD 40 million in annual recurring revenue. Its paid writer ecosystem continued expanding, with ARR growing steadily from USD 29 million at the end of 2022.
Paiyoubianchengpintu raises USD 300,000 in seed financing
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Seekho reaches USD 6 million ARR
On 2024/10/9, ARR Club reported that Indian edtech platform Seekho had disclosed USD 6 million in annual recurring revenue. It offers career skills and paid knowledge courses, rapidly gaining users in India’s emerging market.
Codeium, later renamed Windsurf, raises USD 150 million Series C; paid enterprise ARR reaches eight figures
On 2024/8/29, Codeium officially announced USD 150 million in Series C funding at a USD 1.25 billion valuation. Its paid enterprise product grew ARR from zero to eight figures in USD in under a year, more than 500% above the beginning of the year. It was later renamed Windsurf.
RepAI raises USD 8.2 million in seed financing
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Substack reaches USD 29 million in ARR
On 2023/12/4, ARR Club reported that Substack, a US subscription writing platform, disclosed annual recurring revenue of USD 29 million. Its ecosystem of paid writers continued expanding, with ARR growing steadily from USD 19 million a year earlier.
Artisan AI reaches USD 1 million in ARR
On 2023/8/15, ARR Club reported that Artisan AI, a US AI worker agent company, disclosed annual recurring revenue of USD 1 million. It provides AI agents that autonomously perform work tasks and secured paid trials from business customers at an early stage.
Ahrefs ARR crossed $100M
On 2023/6/3, LinkedIn reported that Ahrefs, a US SEO software company, disclosed annual recurring revenue exceeding USD 100 million. The bootstrapped company reached this revenue scale without relying on paid advertising, with only 10 marketing staff and fewer than 50 total employees.
Substack reaches USD 19 million ARR
On 2022/11/28, ARR Club reported that US subscription writing platform Substack had disclosed USD 19 million in annual recurring revenue. Its paid writer ecosystem continued expanding, with ARR growing approximately 60% from USD 11.9 million a year earlier.
Substack reaches USD 2.4 million in ARR
On 2020/4/18, ARR Club reported that Substack, a US subscription writing platform, disclosed annual recurring revenue of USD 2.4 million. Providing paid newsletter subscription tools for independent writers, it established a stable revenue-sharing model early in the creator economy.
Lemlist reaches USD 250 thousand ARR
On 2019/6/24, Medium reported that US email outreach automation platform Lemlist had disclosed USD 250 thousand in annual recurring revenue. The company established a repeatable cold-email customer acquisition model early in its self-driven growth, demonstrating the paid conversion potential of specialized tools.
Apollo.io reaches USD 2.5 million ARR
On 2018/12/16, ARR Club reported that US B2B sales data platform Apollo.io had disclosed USD 2.5 million in annual recurring revenue. The sales intelligence database began building stable paid usage habits at an early stage, laying a foundation for later growth at scale.