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$1.2B Startup, Text to 2K Videos, and AI-based Solutions for Pest Treatments
Chris Bulen & Daniel Ebohon
February 17, 2026
Chris and Daniel here again from Startups.fyi — where we surface tools worth using, startups worth watching, and business models worth stealing.
Ever wonder what it takes to turn an idea into a thriving side project — or even a full-fledged business? This week, we’ve got six incredible startups, ranging from pre-revenue experiments to ones already pulling in thousands a month.
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Startups FYI Spotlight
🤝 Content & Newsletter Promotion For Creators
This platform matches content creators with others in their niche to connect, message directly, and grow through cross-promotions instead of ads. (Pre-revenue)
🤖 AI workflow reliability engine
Discover this tool that helps teams discover, validate, and maintain the best AI stacks using real-world failure data, expert-verified workflows, and compliance-ready automation. (Pre-revenue)
🐜 AI‑driven pest solutions for Southwest Florida
Here is an easy-to-use tool that offers expert pest, termite, mosquito, rodent, and lawn pest treatments tailored to the region’s climate using AI‑based solutions. (Generating $100 MRR)
🎨 Pixel‑perfect design validation in one click
Turn your Figma designs into an overlay on your live website to compare design vs. reality instantly without any guesswork or back‑and‑forth with developers. (Generating $300 MRR)
🎬 Create stunning 2K videos from text or images
Here is an AI-powered video generation platform delivering professional-quality content with character consistency, audio sync, and advanced AI features. (Generating $1,000 MRR)
🧑💼 Recruit smarter, not harder
This tool helps you source, categorizes, and outreaches top candidates so you can focus on engaging talent, not scrolling through LinkedIn Recruiter endlessly. (Generating $1,700 MRR)
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Startups FYI Roundup
Hitting a $5M+ ARR and selling for $35M
Noah Tucker worked in e-commerce until he built the solution to his biggest pain point. Now, his tool is bringing in a high-seven-figure ARR.
How This Founder Built a $23M/month
David Heacock, the CEO of Filterbuy, an air filter company that makes $23M/mo, gives a COMPLETE business breakdown for his $23M/mo business, with everything you’d need to know about growing and running a company at this scale.
Inside a $1.2B Startup: Hightouch
Spend a day with Hightouch, the data unicorn powering enterprise marketing for the world’s biggest brands. See how they close seven-figure deals, scale from $100M to $1B+, and prepare for an AI-driven future of marketing.
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— Chris (@ChrisBulen)