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The $0–$500 Startup Database

A list of businesses that started for under $500, and making $10K+/month

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107 businesses

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$10K+

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$1M+

Median revenue

$30K /mo

Middle half earn $20K – $100K/mo

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Personal finance education hub

Personal finance tips and courses for millennials.

millennialmoneyman.com

$200K /mo Reported

Solopreneur knowledge courses

Knowledge entrepreneur offering digital courses for solopreneurs

justinwelsh.me

$200K /mo Reported

Music production tool marketplace

E-commerce site selling music production software tools.

modernproducers.com

$200K /mo Reported

Daily baseball digest newsletter

Daily baseball and culture digest newsletter.

cupofcoffee.substack.com

$20K /mo Reported

Offline idle RPG game

Indie game studio creating deep idle RPGs.

kayelleapps.com

$10K /mo Reported

Track your peptide protocol in one simple app.

pepaiapp.com

$30K /mo Reported

Software deployment simplifier

intunepckgr.com

$60K /mo Reported

Ielts writing feedback tool

writing9.com

$10K /mo Reported

Ai-powered writing assistant

AI-powered personalized study assistant for students.

textero.io

$20K /mo Reported

Ai-powered resume builder

AI-powered resume builder for job seekers.

rezi.ai

$200K /mo Reported

AI customer support chatbot

AI chatbot builder for seamless customer support

myaskai.com

$20K /mo Reported

Idea	Revenue	Model	Growth	Customers	Tools	Details	Solo score A 0–100 estimate of how well-suited a business is to being run solo (or very lean). It blends team leanness, business model, growth channels, capital intensity, revenue per operator, tooling leverage and recency into one score. Higher = more solopreneur-friendly.
Personal finance education hub millennialmoneyman.com Personal finance tips and courses for millennials.	$200K /mo Reported	Course +3	Advertising on social media Email marketing +1	Local Businesses Needin... +8	LO +61	Founded 2015 · 4 people · $5K to start	78	Build this
Solopreneur knowledge courses justinwelsh.me Knowledge entrepreneur offering digital courses for solopreneurs	$200K /mo Reported	Course +4	Word of mouth Brand Authenticity +1	Solopreneurs +2	+14	Founded 2019 · Solo founder · $1K to start	89	Build this
Music production tool marketplace modernproducers.com E-commerce site selling music production software tools.	$200K /mo Reported	E Commerce +6	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Independent Musicians +4	+20	Founded 2015 · Solo founder · $500 to start	60	Build this
Daily baseball digest newsletter cupofcoffee.substack.com Daily baseball and culture digest newsletter.	$20K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Word of mouth Advertising on social media +1	Baseball Fans +2	SU	Founded 2020 · Solo founder · $200 to start	74	Build this
Offline idle RPG game kayelleapps.com Indie game studio creating deep idle RPGs.	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription +3	Email marketing Word of mouth	Marketing influencers +2	DI HO	Founded 2024 · Solo founder · $5K to start	77	Build this
PA Track your peptide protocol in one simple app. pepaiapp.com	$30K /mo Reported	Subscription	Advertising on social media Word of mouth +1	Entrepreneurs Switching... +2		Founded 2026 · 2 co-founders · $1K to start	76	Build this
Software deployment simplifier intunepckgr.com IT Tool	$60K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	SEO Email marketing +1	IT Admins +1	+4	Founded 2024 · 3 people · $1K to start	80	Build this
Ielts writing feedback tool writing9.com Prepare for IELTS Writing section in 2 weeks	$10K /mo Reported	Subscription	SEO Word of mouth +1	English Language Learners +3		Founded 2018 · Solo founder · Barcelona, Spain	73	Build this
Ai-powered writing assistant textero.io AI-powered personalized study assistant for students.	$20K /mo Reported	Freemium +2	Affiliate program Email marketing +1	Students	+26	Founded 2023 · 7 people · $4K to start	69	Build this
Ai-powered resume builder rezi.ai AI-powered resume builder for job seekers.	$200K /mo Reported	SaaS +1	SEO AppSumo Launch +1	Job Seekers +2	+15	Founded 2015 · 15 people · Seoul, Korea, Republic of	73	Build this
AI customer support chatbot myaskai.com AI chatbot builder for seamless customer support	$20K /mo Reported	Subscription +2	Word of mouth SEO +1	SaaS Businesses +5	CA FI +20	Founded 2023 · 2 co-founders · $100 to start	77	Build this

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