Reported · from Bannerbear's published revenue journeys

An API that generates images and video automatically — social cards, personalised graphics, screenshots. Built and run solo by Jon Yongfook, after twelve products that did not work.

www.bannerbear.com

The timeline

1. Q2 2024
   📰

   Stopped publishing live metrics: an open startup with public numbers became one that shares selected ones. The journey posts stay up; the dashboard does not.

   Reported
2. Q2 2023$50K+9.2%
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   $50K MRR in three years, and the start of the run at $1M ARR.

   Reported
   📈

   Crossed $50K MRR

   Reported

   Reported at $50K.

   📶

   41 months of growth in a row

   Reported

   The longest unbroken run of month-over-month growth so far.

   🏔️

   Highest month so far: $50K

   Reported

   0 paying customers.

3. Q1 2023$46K+10.1%
4. Q4 2022$42K+11.2%
5. Q3 2022$37K+12.4%
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   $36K MRR, still a solo founder.

   Reported
6. Q2 2022$33K+14.1%
7. Q1 2022$29K+16.4%
8. Q4 2021$25K+19.6%
   📈

   Crossed $25K MRR

   Reported

   Reported at $25K.

9. Q3 2021$21K+24.4%
10. Q2 2021$17K+32.2%
11. Q1 2021$13K+38.9%
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    $10K MRR, one year after the rebrand — and after twelve products that never got there.

    Reported
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    Crossed $10K MRR

    Reported

    Reported at $10K.

12. Q4 2020$9.2K+37.5%
13. Q3 2020$6.7K+60.0%
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    Crossed $5K MRR

    Reported

    Reported at $5K.

14. Q2 2020$4.2K+150.0%
15. Q1 2020$1.7K
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    Crossed $1K MRR

    Reported

    Reported at $2K.

    ↩️

    Rebranded from Previewmojo to Bannerbear and narrowed the product to one thing: an image generation API.

    Reported
    🔌

    Connected revenue

    Reported

    $0 MRR, 0 paying customers — with 38 months of history rebuilt back to $0.

    🕳️

    Lowest month so far: $0

    Reported

    0 paying customers.