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59,000+ Celebrity Contacts, and 30-app portfolio making $22k/mo
Chris Bulen & Daniel Ebohon
December 29, 2025
Hello friends! đź‘‹
Good afternoon Startup Founders! Chris and Daniel here again with the final edition of Startups.fyi for 2025 — where we highlight smart tools, underrated startups, and innovative startups models worth paying attention to.
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Today: 6 successful startups across 6 different categories.
Let’s dive in.
Startups FYI Spotlight
🖼️This simple-to-use AI tool turns static images into paper animation. Get started with this paper animation tool (Pre-revenue)
🔍Discover this tool that helps businesses get discovered on Google and AI platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. Start using this tool for free now! (Pre-revenue)
🎬Here is an AI video generator for transforming text and images into professional videos with AI-generated audio. Check it out ($100 MRR)
🎧 Turn any voice recording into organized notes, tasks, and study guides instantly and get AI-powered summaries. Stop taking notes, start using AI ($300 MRR)
đź’ĽHere is an AI-powered LinkedIn listening tool that spots conversations and turns them into sales. Try out for free ($1,000 MRR)
🌟Need to contact a celebrity or public figure? This tool lets you access 59,000+ verified contacts for celebrities, influencers, and public figures. Free 7-Day Trial. ($50,000 MRR)
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Startups FYI Roundup
Growing an MVP-building service to ~$15k/mo
While building side projects, Manoj Ahirwar kept getting asked how to turn ideas into MVPs. He quit his job, turned it into a service, and now makes $10k–$20k/month.
Learning to code and building a $28k/mo portfolio of SaaS products
Samuel Rondot quit his job, learned to code, and built several profitable businesses. His current portfolio is at $28k/mo.
From failed app to 30-app portfolio making $22k/mo
Max Artemov built a side project and tried to make it work for 5 years unsuccessfully. Then, he built a 30-app portfolio within a year and grew it to $22k/mo.
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— Chris (@ChrisBulen)