Solo dev sells AI-built eSIM app for $27K just 4 months after launch
marclou · x · 2026-11-03
Indie developer Gokhan Kinay sold Redsim, a travel eSIM SaaS, for $27K on TrustMRR — 33 days after listing, at $3.3K revenue in the last 30 days (0.7x multiple), the platform's 209th acquisition.
Key details:
- Built entirely solo with AI: no co-founders, employees, or investors
- 96% of revenue came from organic traffic, no paid ads
- The playbook: instead of one generic eSIM app, he launched separate apps targeting specific App Store search terms like "Europe eSIM," "Japan eSIM," and "UK eSIM"
- Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree in 2023; says this is his first app exit
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