🔥 Base44: The profitable AI startup built solo and sold for $80M

🔥 Base44: The profitable AI startup built solo and sold for $80M

Base44 is an AI-powered app builder that turns plain-text prompts into fully functional web apps.

It was created and scaled by a solo founder — and recently acquired by Wix for $80M.

🔍What makes it stand out

🖱️Built and scaled by one person — no devs, no team
🖱️Reached 400K users without VC funding
🖱️Routes prompts across Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini to maximize output
🖱️Daily product updates, viral loop built-in via social sharing
🖱️Grew via LinkedIn and direct feedback loops with early users
🖱️Generated profit early and kept full control before exit

📈 The exit and after
Wix paid $80M, with $25M set aside to retain the team post-acquisition. Base44 is now part of Wix Studio, continuing to operate independently.

Maor Shlomo may not have built the first solo unicorn — but he might’ve shown us exactly how it starts.