50 Companies That Use Zoho [2024]

Updated: May 21st, 2022

Suite of online productivity tools and SaaS applications.

We put together a list of the biggest companies that use Zoho, along with some Zoho testimonials and Zoho case studies.

Here's the list:

1. HalalWorldDepot

HalalWorldDepot is an online food business started by Mohamad Saad in 2018. HalalWorldDepot uses Zoho for their business.

Zoho Testimonial

We have used Zoho for three years and have been happy with the performance. It allows us to add multiple people to have their company email and filter through our more important emails with a higher priority than others. Their security is very safe, and they have multiple steps in place to make sure no one can hack in and steal information.

Mohamad Saad, on starting HalalWorldDepot ($200,000/month)   full story ➜

Revenue
$200K / month
Team
2 founders / 10 employees

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I Started My Online Food Business At 17: It Now Earns $720K/Year

HalalWorldDepot is a Halal online marketplace that started three years ago as a meat and grocery delivery service and has now expanded to offer a wide variety of Halal products, with a customer return rate of 50-60%, profitability at 16-25%, and over 10,000 customers, with plans to expand to Canada and the United Kingdom within three to five years.

About
Mohamad started HalalWorldDepot over 5 years ago
Revenue
Mohamad grew the business to $200K/month
Costs
It cost Mohamad $5000 to start the business
Read by 5,193 founders

2. Qnary

Qnary is an online reputation management business started by Bant Breen in 2012. Qnary uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$550K / month
Team
1 founders / 25 employees
Location
New York, New York, USA

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How I Started A $550K/Month Executive Online Reputation Management Solution

Qnary founder Bant Breen built and grew the executive reputation management and talent branding solutions company, now with thousands of clients globally, with a monthly revenue of $550k by developing a tech-enabled solution that optimizes an executive’s online presence, generates thought-leadership content, and grows followers and engagement.

About
Bant started Qnary over 12 years ago
Revenue
Bant grew the business to $550K/month
Costs
It cost Bant $1200000 to start the business
Read by 7,355 founders

3. The Blog Proofreader

The Blog Proofreader is a proofreader started by Lenny Bron in 2016. The Blog Proofreader uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$2K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees
Location
New York, New York, USA

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How I Added $2,000 To My Monthly Income Proofreading Blog Posts

A proofreader was able to build a consistent income of ~$2,000 per month from scratch with zero experience in the field, no expenses, and barely any upfront costs by targeting bloggers and content creators who want their content to be copy edited and proofread.

About
Lenny started The Blog Proofreader almost 8 years ago
Revenue
Lenny grew the business to $2K/month
Read by 14,228 founders

4. GloFX

GloFX is a rave clothing store started by Dan Watkins in 2012. GloFX uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$400K / month
Team
1 founders / 25 employees
Location
Tallahassee, Florida, USA

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GloFX sold millions of pairs of "raver glasses" and expanded into various markets including arts and science museums, educational institutions, and EDM subculture fashion. One of the fastest-growing companies in America, and generates $400K in revenue per month.

About
Dan started GloFX about 12 years ago
Revenue
Dan grew the business to $400K/month
Read by 32,462 founders

5. Sock Club

Sock Club is a socks business started by Dane Jensen in 2011. Sock Club uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$1M / month
Team
2 founders / 38 employees
Location
Austin, Texas, USA

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About
Dane started Sock Club almost 13 years ago
Revenue
Dane grew the business to $1M/month
Read by 21,659 founders

6. Lifestyle Frisco

Lifestyle Frisco is started by Wendi McGowan-Ellis in 2013. Lifestyle Frisco uses Zoho for their business.

Team
2 founders / 4 employees
Location
Frisco, Texas, USA

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7. Killer Visual Strategies

Killer Visual Strategies is an infographic designing business started by Amy Balliett in . Killer Visual Strategies uses Zoho for their business.

Team
2 founders / 29 employees
Location
Seattle, Washington, USA

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8. Optimale

Optimale is a fertility business started by Alastair Kennett in 2017. Optimale uses Zoho for their business.

Team
2 founders / 6 employees
Location
London, England, United Kingdom

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OptiMale is a testosterone replacement and men’s health clinic which experienced growth of over 850% in its second year with both a massive increase in its number of monthly subscriptions and blood test sales.

About
Alastair started Optimale over 6 years ago
Revenue
Alastair grew the business to $0/month
Read by 14,998 founders

9. Apps:Lab

Apps:Lab is an IT company started by Marvin Collins Hosea in 2017. Apps:Lab uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$6K / month
Team
2 founders / 5 employees
Location
Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya

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How I Started A $3.7K/Month Software Company In Kenya

Apps: Lab KE is a software development company generating $3,500 per month, specializing in problem-solving using technology and data for businesses and communities.

About
Marvin started Apps:Lab about 7 years ago
Revenue
Marvin grew the business to $6K/month
Costs
It cost Marvin $1200000 to start the business
Read by 9,393 founders

10. UserGuiding

UserGuiding is a software developer started by Osman Koc in 2018. UserGuiding uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$200K / month
Team
4 founders / 30 employees
Location
Istanbul, Turkey

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UserGuiding is a SaaS product that has attracted 73 subscribers, 5,000 sign-ups from 92 countries, and 4 million end users, with a monthly recurring revenue that has increased from $413 to $9,400 in the past 14 months.

About
Osman started UserGuiding over 6 years ago
Revenue
Osman grew the business to $200K/month
Costs
It cost Osman $200000 to start the business
Read by 7,656 founders

11. Patriot Chimney

Patriot Chimney is a chimney repair business started by Mitchell Blackmon in 2018. Patriot Chimney uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$21K / month
Team
3 founders / 5 employees
Location
Blue Ridge, Georgia, USA

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How I Started A $21K/Month Chimney Service Company While Working Full-Time

Patriot Chimney, a Virginia-based chimney repair company founded by three friends, generated over $212,000 in its first year of operation, using a mix of digital and in-person marketing and customer retention strategies, and plans to expand its business and customer base with new initiatives including an online store and non-profit organization.

About
Mitchell started Patriot Chimney over 5 years ago
Revenue
Mitchell grew the business to $21K/month
Read by 14,645 founders

12. Epixel Solutions

Epixel Solutions is a software developer started by Sajin Rajan in 2015. Epixel Solutions uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$150K / month
Team
3 founders / 150 employees
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

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How I Started A $70K/Month Business Selling Software For MLMs

Epixel Solutions, LLC provides MLM software as a complete solution to manage and organize direct selling and MLM businesses, and has seen significant growth since launching, currently making a monthly revenue of around $70,000 and completing over 200+ projects in different sectors around the world.

About
Sajin started Epixel Solutions over 8 years ago
Revenue
Sajin grew the business to $150K/month
Read by 7,177 founders

13. Private Label Extensions

Private Label Extensions is a hair product line started by Mikey Moran in 2013. Private Label Extensions uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$650K / month
Team
2 founders / 20 employees
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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How I Started A $650K/Month Hair Extensions And Products Business

Private Label Extensions is a hair distribution and technology company that builds hair brands from A to Z for entrepreneurs, achieving over $650,000 in monthly sales and ranked #278 of the fastest-growing companies by Inc Magazine for 2018.

About
Mikey started Private Label Extensions about 11 years ago
Revenue
Mikey grew the business to $650K/month
Costs
It cost Mikey $14000 to start the business
Read by 36,542 founders

14. Flexiple

Flexiple is a remote hiring company started by Suvansh Bansal in 2016. Flexiple uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$100K / month
Team
3 founders / 9 employees
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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How I Started A $80K/Month Business Connecting Freelancers With Companies

Flexiple is a customer-funded profitable business, generating $80K in gross monthly revenues on an average over the last 6-months, driven by their focus on connecting high-quality freelancers with companies looking for reliable and remote talent, while continuously iterating on their business model and expanding into complementary areas like tech hiring and content marketing.

About
Suvansh started Flexiple over 7 years ago
Revenue
Suvansh grew the business to $100K/month
Read by 15,611 founders

15. Remote Tools

Remote Tools is a niche blog started by Hrishikesh Pardeshi in 2018. Remote Tools uses Zoho for their business.

Team
3 founders / 5 employees
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Remote Tools is a community of remote workers to discuss, learn and grow, comprising of a front page with remote-first products, a weekly newsletter, and a large chunk of content including personal stories of successful remote workers, interviews with leaders of top remote companies, and quality content pieces around remote working.

About
Hrishikesh started Remote Tools over 5 years ago
Revenue
Hrishikesh grew the business to $0/month
Read by 5,699 founders

16. GoFloaters

GoFloaters is an online coworking platform started by Shyam Sundar Nagarajan in 2017. GoFloaters uses Zoho for their business.

Team
2 founders / 15 employees
Location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

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17. Cubby Inc

Cubby Inc is a travel agency started by Sangeetha in 2019. Cubby Inc uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$2K / month
Team
4 founders / 1 employees
Location
Dallas, TX, USA

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Cubby is an online luggage storage marketplace that launched in July 2019, storing 700+ bags and expanding to 10 cities in the US, with plans to be in major cities across the country by the end of the year.

About
Sangeetha started Cubby Inc almost 5 years ago
Revenue
Sangeetha grew the business to $2K/month
Read by 6,406 founders

18. Sanuku APM Limited

Sanuku APM Limited is a supplements company started by Kel STUART in 2017. Sanuku APM Limited uses Zoho for their business.

Team
1 founders / 4 employees

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How I Started A $75K/Month Liposomal Natural Health Products Brand

A health supplement company established in 2017, with revenue streams from different brands, aims to hit the 1 million EUR mark this financial year, having shipped orders to over 30 countries with over 20 products on its main sales site, primarily from organic traffic, and building trust and brand authority organically.

About
Kel started Sanuku APM Limited about 7 years ago
Revenue
Kel grew the business to $/month
Costs
It cost Kel $40000 to start the business
Read by 6,954 founders

19. SearchTap

SearchTap is a search platform started by Lakshdeep Rajput in 2016. SearchTap uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$10K / month
Team
2 founders / 30 employees
Location
New Delhi, Delhi, India

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How We Developed A $100K+ ARR SaaS Search Tool For Ecommerce stores

SearchTap, a search technology product for websites and mobile applications that provides fast and relevant search solutions, shared how they developed a $10K/month SaaS search tool for eCommerce stores.

About
Lakshdeep started SearchTap almost 8 years ago
Revenue
Lakshdeep grew the business to $10K/month
Read by 6,615 founders

20. Vital Dollar

Vital Dollar is a finance blog started by Marc in 2018. Vital Dollar uses Zoho for their business.

Team
1 founders / 1 employees
Location
Pennsylvania, USA

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21. Kimp.io

Kimp.io is a digital art & design business started by Senthu Velnayagam in 2020. Kimp.io uses Zoho for their business.

Team
3 founders / 65 employees
Location
Markham, Ontario, Canada

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22. ReviewInc

ReviewInc is an online reputation management business started by Henri Isenberg in 2012. ReviewInc uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$200K / month
Team
2 founders / 10 employees

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23. Virtual Latinos

Virtual Latinos is an outsourcing business started by Jaime Nacach in 2018. Virtual Latinos uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$350K / month
Team
1 founders / 73 employees

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How I Started A $4.2M/Year Latino Virtual Assistant Platform [Over 2,000 VA's]

Virtual Latinos is a win-win-win situation platform connecting entrepreneurs and business owners with top pre-vetted talent from Latin America while helping fellow Latinos find jobs with an average salary two to four times higher than in their home countries.

About
Jaime started Virtual Latinos about 6 years ago
Revenue
Jaime grew the business to $350K/month
Costs
It cost Jaime $28000 to start the business
Read by 5,224 founders

24. Virtual Assistant Services

Virtual Assistant Services is a virtual assistant started by Sunder P in . Virtual Assistant Services uses Zoho for their business.

Team
1 founders / 150 employees

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25. Breeze Mobility

Breeze Mobility is an ecommerce retailing business started by Tom White in 2018. Breeze Mobility uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$25K / month
Team
2 founders / 1 employees

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How I Started A $25K/Month Mobility Products Ecommerce

Breeze Mobility is a successful eCommerce store selling a range of high-quality mobility aids & wheelchair accessories and has grown from a few thousand dollars in revenue to turning over $30,000 a month, with goals to become a social enterprise and increase its range of own-branded wheelchair accessories.

About
Tom started Breeze Mobility over 6 years ago
Revenue
Tom grew the business to $25K/month
Costs
It cost Tom $1000 to start the business
Read by 8,528 founders

26. ActivArmor

ActivArmor is a 3D Printing Business started by Diana Hall in 2014. ActivArmor uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$42K / month
Team
1 founders / 3 employees

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How A Nonprofit For Children In Poverty Turned Into A $500k/Year Biomedical Startup

ActivArmor is a medical device startup that produces 3D printed casts and splints out of waterproof plastic, partnering with doctors, hospitals, and individuals globally to improve healing outcomes and patient comfort.

About
Diana started ActivArmor over 9 years ago
Revenue
Diana grew the business to $42K/month
Costs
It cost Diana $750000 to start the business
Read by 5,637 founders

27. PickMyLaundry

PickMyLaundry is an at-home laundry business started by Bhupender Beniwal in 0201. PickMyLaundry uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$100K / month
Team
2 founders / 29 employees

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Pick My Laundry, India's on-demand laundry and dry-cleaning service provider has developed a mobile app and website serving almost 50,000 customers in its first year after signing up 100 third-party laundry services and franchising its model with over 50 franchises across more than 15 Indian cities.

About
Bhupender started PickMyLaundry almost 1823 years ago
Revenue
Bhupender grew the business to $100K/month
Costs
It cost Bhupender $50000 to start the business
Read by 7,486 founders

28. The Locksmith Agency (1-800-Unlocks)

The Locksmith Agency (1-800-Unlocks) is a niche web design business started by Samuel Wilson in 2018. The Locksmith Agency (1-800-Unlocks) uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$30K / month
Team
1 founders / 3 employees

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How I Started A $30K/Month Web Development And Marketing Agency Focused On Locksmiths

The Locksmith Agency, run by Samuel Wilson, a licensed locksmith with over 10 years of digital marketing experience, is making $30k+ per month by providing digital marketing services such as Website Development, SEO, and Google Listing optimization services specifically for the locksmith industry.

About
Samuel started The Locksmith Agency (1-800-Unlocks) over 6 years ago
Revenue
Samuel grew the business to $30K/month
Costs
It cost Samuel $500 to start the business
Read by 6,410 founders

29. QWANTIFY

QWANTIFY is a digital agency started by Keith Lynch in 2016. QWANTIFY uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$600K / month
Team
1 founders / 22 employees

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How I Started A $600K/Month Ecommerce Development Agency That Offers A Guaranteed $10K/Month Revenue

Qwantify is a digital development and marketing agency that operates a Partner Program guaranteeing websites earn a minimum of $10,000 per month, and since 2016, they have grown to become a multi-million dollar per year digital development agency.

About
Keith started QWANTIFY over 7 years ago
Revenue
Keith grew the business to $600K/month
Costs
It cost Keith $1000 to start the business
Read by 9,513 founders

30. Klint Marketing

Klint Marketing is a SEO agency started by Taylor Ryan in 2019. Klint Marketing uses Zoho for their business.

Team
1 founders / 10 employees

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31. United World Telecom dba Global Call Forwarding

United World Telecom dba Global Call Forwarding is a customer intelligence analytics business started by THIERRY GENOYER in 1996. United World Telecom dba Global Call Forwarding uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$840K / month
Team
2 founders / 32 employees

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How I Started A $840K/Month Virtual Phone Numbers Business

United World Telecoms' founder saw explosive growth potential in the international callback industry and has since created a virtual phone system, partnered with over 2000 businesses worldwide, and uses Google Ads, SEO, and email marketing to promote customer satisfaction.

About
THIERRY started United World Telecom dba Global Call Forwarding almost 28 years ago
Revenue
THIERRY grew the business to $840K/month
Read by 10,110 founders

32. Apna Writer

Apna Writer is a content writing company started by Sravani Sundeep in 2020. Apna Writer uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$30K / month
Team
1 founders / 10 employees

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How I Started A Content Writing Service In India

Apna Writer is a content writing service that has seen exponential growth from 1-2 new clients a month to at least 20 new clients a month, all due to providing reliable and quality content writing services that help clients achieve their business goals.

About
Sravani started Apna Writer over 3 years ago
Revenue
Sravani grew the business to $30K/month
Costs
It cost Sravani $1000 to start the business
Read by 5,304 founders

33. Vanishing Inc. Magic

Vanishing Inc. Magic is a magician started by Andi Gladwin and Joshua Jay in 2009. Vanishing Inc. Magic uses Zoho for their business.

Team
2 founders / 20 employees

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34. UnbuckleMe

UnbuckleMe is a sell car accessories started by Becca Davison in 2016. UnbuckleMe uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$150K / month
Team
2 founders / 2 employees

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How We Created A $60K/Month Innovative Car Seat Buckle Release Tool And Got Featured On Shark Tank

UnbuckleMe is a profitable business that has created an innovative tool to open kids' car seat buckles, generating a monthly revenue of $60K and attracting a range of customers from grandparents to parents with freshly done nails.

About
Becca started UnbuckleMe almost 8 years ago
Revenue
Becca grew the business to $150K/month
Costs
It cost Becca $50000 to start the business
Read by 6,422 founders

35. Predis

Predis is an AI based content creation business started by Tanmay Ratnaparkhe in 2021. Predis uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$1K / month
Team
3 founders / 3 employees

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On Developing An AI Powered Social Media Content Recommendation Tool

Predis.ai has developed an AI-based tool to improve social media posts' engagement, with their unique technology predicting engagement and suggesting improvements, and they have currently gained 50 daily active users.

About
Tanmay started Predis about 3 years ago
Revenue
Tanmay grew the business to $1K/month
Costs
It cost Tanmay $10000 to start the business
Read by 6,317 founders

36. Mindynamics

Mindynamics is a skills training business started by Saakshi Choithani in 2019. Mindynamics uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$1.5K / month
Team
1 founders / 0 employees

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On Creating A Set Of Training And Skill Development Programs

Mindynamics, an Indian-based training and skill development company, successfully pivoted to e-learning during the pandemic and achieved over 100 events in the past year, expanding to five countries and offering individual and corporate training programs, while also helping trainers with technology challenges and content creation.

About
Saakshi started Mindynamics almost 5 years ago
Revenue
Saakshi grew the business to $1.5K/month
Costs
It cost Saakshi $1000 to start the business
Read by 4,012 founders

37. Mashman Ventures

Mashman Ventures is a branding agency started by Isaac Mashman in 2020. Mashman Ventures uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$10K / month
Team
1 founders / 12 employees

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38. Bruder Watches

Bruder Watches is a watch brand started by Marcus Taylor in 2020. Bruder Watches uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$1.5K / month
Team
3 founders / 1 employees

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How These Three Brothers Started A $1.5K/Month Watch Brand

Three brothers from Bristol launched Bruder Watches Ltd, a watch brand with hypoallergenic qualities, and saw a "steady increase in sales" with a £44 average advertising cost per sale, on a self-funded start-up budget of £12,000 and a target audience of modern-day gentlemen aged 18-50.

About
Marcus started Bruder Watches over 3 years ago
Revenue
Marcus grew the business to $1.5K/month
Costs
It cost Marcus $12000 to start the business
Read by 6,489 founders

39. Write Right

Write Right is a content writing company started by Bhavik Sarkhedi in 2016. Write Right uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$25K / month
Team
1 founders / 12 employees

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How I Started A $25K/Month Content Writing Services Business

Content writing agency, Write Right, caters to B2B and B2C for all types of content, completing 1200+ projects and having a revenue of over $25k per month with 125 recurring clients, and achieving Google Knowledge Panel for their website, all since its inception in May 2016.

About
Bhavik started Write Right almost 8 years ago
Revenue
Bhavik grew the business to $25K/month
Costs
It cost Bhavik $500 to start the business
Read by 4,762 founders

40. Salonist Software

Salonist Software is a software business started by Neeraj Gupta in 2017. Salonist Software uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$83.3K / month
Team
1 founders / 100 employees

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On Creating A Spa And Salon Management Software

Salonist.io is a one-stop software solution for businesses in the health, beauty, and wellness industries, with around 10,000 customers worldwide, offering everything from customer management to Point of Sale, online bookings, multi-location management, marketing, and much more.

About
Neeraj started Salonist Software almost 7 years ago
Revenue
Neeraj grew the business to $83.3K/month
Costs
It cost Neeraj $149 to start the business
Read by 4,107 founders

41. The Customize Windows

The Customize Windows is a blog started by Abhishek Ghosh in 2010. The Customize Windows uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$2.8K / month
Team
1 founders / 4 employees

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About
Abhishek started The Customize Windows over 13 years ago
Revenue
Abhishek grew the business to $2.8K/month
Costs
It cost Abhishek $500 to start the business
Read by 3,944 founders

42. FounderBlocks

FounderBlocks is a product development services business started by Lasse Schuirmann in . FounderBlocks uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$60K / month
Team
1 founders / 12 employees

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How We Created A $60K/Month Startup Factory

VIPERdev is an accelerator program that helps founders turn their digital business ideas into products and bring them to market within 8-12 weeks, releasing an average of 2-5 products per month.

Revenue
Lasse grew the business to $60K/month
Costs
It cost Lasse $500 to start the business
Read by 6,049 founders

43. Emirabiz

Emirabiz is a business plan consultant started by Elena & Andrew in 2014. Emirabiz uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$100K / month
Team
2 founders / 15 employees

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We Make $1.2M/Year Helping People Set Up Their Companies In UAE

Emirabiz, a business consultancy company in Dubai, has grown to 15 full-time employees and boasts an average monthly revenue of over $200k USD by offering transparent pricing and being customer-oriented in assisting people in their business registration in UAE, a country that has seen a huge demand for business incorporation.

About
Elena started Emirabiz over 9 years ago
Revenue
Elena grew the business to $100K/month
Costs
It cost Elena $5500 to start the business
Read by 3,430 founders

44. Digiteum

Digiteum is a custom oil and gas software application business started by Michael Grebennikov in 2010. Digiteum uses Zoho for their business.

Team
2 founders / 60 employees

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45. Passionfruit

Passionfruit is a virtual matchmaking service started by Paul Deng in 2017. Passionfruit uses Zoho for their business.

Team
3 founders / 2 employees

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46. Studio 31

Studio 31 is a wedding photography business started by Pranesh in 2010. Studio 31 uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$50K / month
Team
1 founders / 30 employees

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How I Run A $50K/Month Wedding Photography Studio Like A Startup

This case study follows the journey of an Indian first-generation entrepreneur who built Studio 31, a profitable and award-winning wedding photography and film company capturing over 350 weddings annually, with a unique focus on customer experience and organic marketing, serving more than 90% NRI clients and generating an annual revenue of about a million dollars.

About
Pranesh started Studio 31 over 13 years ago
Revenue
Pranesh grew the business to $50K/month
Read by 16,350 founders

47. Angela Cote Inc

Angela Cote Inc is a franchise specialist business started by Angela Cote in 2019. Angela Cote Inc uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$100K / month
Team
1 founders / 5 employees

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How I Created a Proven Franchise Growth System

Angela Coté Inc, a franchise advising and improvement company, shares their success story of using their signature method, The AC Method, which has already helped over 5500 franchisors in just 3 years, through refining their offerings, building trust with their clients, and taking imperfect action.

About
Angela started Angela Cote Inc over 4 years ago
Revenue
Angela grew the business to $100K/month
Costs
It cost Angela $10000 to start the business
Read by 4,202 founders

48. SiteReq

SiteReq is a SEO tool started by Fady Soliman in 2013. SiteReq uses Zoho for their business.

Team
2 founders / 5 employees

49. Indifferent Broccoli

Indifferent Broccoli is a dedicated server hosting company started by Jake Gaba in 2021. Indifferent Broccoli uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$125K / month
Team
1 founders / 1 employees

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I Left Stanford & Bought A Small Website, Tripled Revenue In 6 Months

Jake Gaba tripled his game server hosting company's monthly recurring revenue from $1,600 MRR to $5,000 MRR after buying the business for $25,000, and has since launched new services for Viking and Valheim gaming servers under a distinct and memorable central hub brand, Indifferent Broccoli.

About
Jake started Indifferent Broccoli about 3 years ago
Revenue
Jake grew the business to $125K/month
Costs
It cost Jake $25000 to start the business
Read by 25,596 founders

50. Social Beat

Social Beat is an influencer platform started by Vikas Chawla in 2012. Social Beat uses Zoho for their business.

Revenue
$350K / month
Team
2 founders / 300 employees

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How We Started A $5M/Year Digital Marketing Agency [With 300 Employees]

Social Beat founder Vikas Chawla started up a successful digital agency by identifying a gap in the market for ROI-driven digital marketing strategies; the Chennai-based firm has grown to 300+ staff, manages 3% of India's digital media investments and boasts a monthly recurring revenue of $400k, all since its founding ten years ago.

About
Vikas started Social Beat over 11 years ago
Revenue
Vikas grew the business to $350K/month
Costs
It cost Vikas $25000 to start the business
Read by 3,272 founders

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Pat Walls

I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.