5 Startup Business Success Stories [2024]

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

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1. Zovo Team Ltd. ($240K/year)

Mahamud Hasan, the founder of Zovo Team Ltd, started his business as a freelance graphic designer in 2016. After realizing the lack of technical and business knowledge among entrepreneurs, he expanded his services and formed a team of experts to provide comprehensive solutions for startups. With an estimated revenue of 12.5k$/month and yearly 150k$+, Zovo Team Ltd has become a top branding agency in Bangladesh.

How much they make: $240K/year
How much did it cost to start: $200
Current team size: 40

We Built A $150K/Year Portfolio Of Online Businesses [From Bangladesh]

Zovo Team Ltd, founded by Mahamud Hasan and his co-founders, is a full-stack digital marketing solutions company with an estimated revenue of $12.5k/month and yearly $150k+. They have six subsidiary brands that provide A to Z solutions for entrepreneurs, and their team is dedicated to the development of new entrepreneurs by offering effective solutions.

About

Mahamud started Zovo Team Ltd. over 4 years ago

Revenue

Mahamud grew the business to $20K/month

Costs

It cost Mahamud $200 to start the business

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2. Byldd ($600K/year)

Ayush, the founder of Byldd, came up with the idea for his business after seeing the struggle that founders, especially non-technical ones, face when building their first product. He wanted to solve this problem by helping founders build revenue-generating minimum viable products (MVPs) that are just good enough to solve a problem and get customers to pay for it. Since starting as a side project in 2019, Byldd has grown to a team of 35 people and is now making over $50K MRR.

How much they make: $600K/year
How much did it cost to start: $10K
Current team size: 35

How This Business Generates $50K/Month Building MVPs For Non-Technical Founders

Byldd is a startup that democratizes software entrepreneurship by making it easier and less capital-intensive for non-technical founders to start software businesses, building very focused revenue-generating MVPs for bootstrapping founders, growing from a side project to a team of 35 people and making over $50K MRR.

About

Ayush started Byldd about 5 years ago

Revenue

Ayush grew the business to $50K/month

Costs

It cost Ayush $10000 to start the business

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4. Zovo Team Ltd.

How much they make: $240K/year
Where they're located: Dhaka
How much did it cost to start: $200
Current team size: 40

We Built A $150K/Year Portfolio Of Online Businesses [From Bangladesh]

About

Mahamud started Zovo Team Ltd. over 4 years ago

Revenue

Mahamud grew the business to $20K/month

Costs

It cost Mahamud $200 to start the business

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5. Byldd

Byldd is a startup studio offering MVP development services for startups. We are focussed on launching successful, revenue generating SaaS and marketplace businesses.

How much they make: $600K/year
Where they're located: New York, NY, USA
How much did it cost to start: $10K
Current team size: 35

How This Business Generates $50K/Month Building MVPs For Non-Technical Founders

About

Ayush started Byldd about 5 years ago

Revenue

Ayush grew the business to $50K/month

Costs

It cost Ayush $10000 to start the business

Read this case study

Read by 1,879 founders