8 Financial Service App Success Stories [2024]

Updated: November 19th, 2023
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Here are some real life success stories of starting a financial service app:

1. ProjectionHub ($516K/year)

Adam Hoeksema, Co-Founder and CEO of ProjectionHub, came up with the idea for his business while working as the Director of a small business microloan program. He realized the need for a TurboTax-like tool for creating financial projections and enlisted his 17-year-old brother, a software developer, to build a web app. Today, ProjectionHub generates over $20,000 per month in revenue and offers a library of 50+ financial projection spreadsheet templates used by startups in various industries.

How much they make: $516K/year
How much did it cost to start: $150K
Current team size: 4

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I Grew My Spreadsheet Templates Side Hustle Into A $240K/Year Business

ProjectionHub helps entrepreneurs create financial projections using a library of 50+ CPA-developed financial projection spreadsheet templates, generating over $20,000 per month in revenue without the need for software subscription models.

About
Adam started ProjectionHub almost 12 years ago
Revenue
Adam grew the business to $43K/month
Costs
It cost Adam $150000 to start the business
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2. Fuelfinance ($450K/year)

How much they make: $450K/year
How much did it cost to start: $399
Current team size: 20

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Fuelfinance generates $450K per year by providing powerful dashboards and practical financial services for startup founders to make their financial operations more efficient.

Revenue
Alyona grew the business to $37.5K/month
Costs
It cost Alyona $399 to start the business
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3. LendingPoint ($37.7M/year)

How much they make: $37.7M/year
Current team size: 258

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Fintech platform LendingPoint incorporates AI technology to offer financing origination solutions, with $900m in new loans and a $100m credit facility managed by Ares Management, while in May 2022 it announced a new partnership with Midland States Bank.

About
Tom started LendingPoint over 10 years ago
Revenue
Tom grew the business to $3.14M/month
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4. Productfy ($2M/year)

How much they make: $2M/year
Current team size: 35

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Productfy sells 10-20% in $16m series A to help anyone launch a credit union in under a week

Productfy is a platform for creating financial applications that any business can use to launch financial products cost-effectively.

About
Duy started Productfy almost 6 years ago
Revenue
Duy grew the business to $167K/month
Read by 521 founders

So... can you actually make money with a financial service app?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

  1. Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
  2. Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
  3. Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

5. Digits ($20.4M/year)

How much they make: $20.4M/year
Current team size: 59

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Digits Wants to Replace Quickbooks, $30m Raised, 4 years of Building Distribution, Launch is Next

Digits is the fintech company that aims to revolutionize small business finance management with an AI-generated dashboard that offers interactive financial reports, quick answers, error detection, and practical suggestions.

About
Wayne started Digits over 6 years ago
Revenue
Wayne grew the business to $1.7M/month
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