8-person startup InRento hits €2.9M revenue, names Claude its employee of the year
rschmelzer · x · 2026-10-20
InRento, a Bank of Lithuania-licensed real estate crowdfunding platform operating across 8 EU markets, runs on just 8 employees — generating €2.9M revenue and nearly €1M profit last year, with revenue set to double in 2026 on only three new hires.
Key takeaways from the Small Team Big Scale podcast:
- Claude is the company's official "employee of the year," letting one person do the work of four
- In-house CRM and operating stack instead of outsourcing
- EU crowdfunding passporting unlocks 8 markets from a single Lithuanian license
- Fixed-fee external law firms beat a 20%-utilized in-house lawyer