<p><b>Startup description</b></p><p>My product is an AI-powered academic integrity and research platform for students, researchers, educators, and professionals.</p><p>The platform combines multiple academic workflows into one product, including AI detection, similarity analysis, AI humanization, citation generation, research assistance, and academic document analysis.</p><p>I started it after identifying strong demand for affordable and accessible academic integrity and AI-powered academic tools. Instead of building a single-purpose tool, I developed an all-in-one platform that combines several academic workflows in one place.</p><p>The product launched in May 2026 and has already grown to 7,507+ registered users and generated $2,300+ in total revenue.</p><p>The platform is fully operational and includes a complete frontend, backend, AI processing infrastructure, authentication/database layer, payment integrations and multiple academic AI workflows.</p><p>The business was built and operated with a very lean cost structure, creating significant room for a new owner to scale revenue without rebuilding the underlying technology.</p><p><b>Key highlights:</b></p><ul> <li>7,507+ registered users</li> </ul> <ul> <li>$2,300+ total revenue since launch</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Launched in May 2026</li> </ul> <ul> <li>263 approved transactions through Flow Payments</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Multiple payment gateways: Flow Payments, Culqi and DodoPayments</li> </ul> <ul> <li>1,280+ TikTok followers</li> </ul> <ul> <li>13,600+ TikTok likes</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Approximately $5 total spent on paid TikTok promotion</li> </ul> <ul> <li>AI detection</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Similarity analysis</li> </ul> <ul> <li>AI humanization</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Citation generation</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Research and academic analysis tools</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Self-hosted AI inference infrastructure</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Very low infrastructure and API costs</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Full-stack product with transferable source code, domain and infrastructure</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Churn: Not formally tracked because the business is primarily transaction-based rather than subscription-based.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>LTV: Not yet systematically tracked due to the early stage and predominantly transactional model.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>CAC: Not formally calculated; paid acquisition spend has been approximately $5 total, with growth primarily driven by organic channels.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Profit margin: The business operates with a very lean infrastructure cost base. Core infrastructure/API expenses are very low relative to revenue.</li> </ul> <p><b>Team</b></p><p>Founder-operated business.</p><p>The startup is currently operated primarily by the founder, who is responsible for product development, technical management, AI integrations, payment integrations, platform operations, customer support, marketing, and overall business strategy.</p><p>The lean operating structure means a buyer can take over the existing business without inheriting a large team or payroll.</p><p>This also creates an opportunity for the buyer to scale the business by adding dedicated development, marketing, customer support, or growth resources.</p><p><b>Tech Stack</b></p><p><b>Frontend</b></p><p>React 18 SPA with Vite 6, Tailwind CSS v4, Framer Motion and Lucide React. The frontend also uses react-pdf and xlsx for document preview and spreadsheet processing.</p><p><b>Cloud backend</b></p><p>Firebase Hosting, Cloud Firestore and Firebase Authentication. Firebase Cloud Functions run on Node.js 20 and handle server-side tasks and payment-related workflows.</p><p><b>AI backend</b></p><p>FastAPI + Uvicorn running Python-based AI services for detection and humanization workflows.</p><p><b>Machine Learning / NLP</b></p><p>PyTorch, Hugging Face Transformers, Sentence-Transformers and Scikit-learn are used for AI detection, NLP processing and similarity-related functionality.</p><p><b>LLM integrations</b></p><p>Integrations with Groq API, OpenAI API and Google Generative AI (Gemini) for selected AI rewriting, analysis and humanization workflows.</p><p><b>Document processing</b></p><p>PyMuPDF, PyPDF2, python-docx, python-pptx and docx2pdf for processing uploaded academic documents.</p><p><b>Automation</b></p><p>Playwright for browser automation and workflow processing.</p><p><b>Infrastructure</b></p><p>AI inference infrastructure configured for Vast.ai and Modal Labs, including self-hosted GPU inference.</p><p><b>Payments</b></p><p>Flow Payments, Culqi and DodoPayments.</p><p><b>Marketing and growth</b></p><p>Growth has been driven primarily through organic TikTok content, direct product discovery, and word of mouth, with very limited paid acquisition.</p><p>The branded TikTok presence currently has approximately 1,280 followers and 13,600+ likes.</p><p>Only approximately $5 total has been spent on paid TikTok promotion, while the majority of acquisition has been organic.</p><p>Despite the extremely limited paid acquisition budget, the platform has reached 7,507+ registered users and generated $2,300+ in revenue since launch.</p><p>The main untapped growth opportunities include SEO, content marketing, paid search, TikTok scaling, affiliate programs, partnerships with educational communities, international expansion, and recurring subscription plans.</p><p><b>Revenue and profit</b></p><p>The platform has generated $2,300+ in total revenue since launching in May 2026.</p><p>Revenue currently comes primarily from transactional purchases for academic integrity and AI-related services, including AI detection, similarity analysis, humanization and other academic tools.</p><p>The platform currently supports multiple payment providers, including Flow Payments, Culqi and DodoPayments.</p><p>The business has an unusually lean infrastructure cost structure. The main GPU infrastructure costs approximately $0.085/hour, or roughly $61/month when running continuously.</p><p>External AI API usage has been very low, with approximately $10 spent on API credits over the first four months, with the remaining balance still available.</p><p>Similarity-related infrastructure currently costs approximately $20/month.</p><p>Core infrastructure and API costs are very low relative to revenue, with GPU infrastructure currently costing approximately $61/month when running continuously.</p><p>The business therefore has significant operating leverage and room to scale revenue without requiring a proportional increase in infrastructure costs.</p><p><b>Return on investment</b></p><p>The investment can potentially be recovered through continued transactional revenue and improved monetization of the existing user base.</p><p>The platform already has 7,507+ registered users, proven customer payments, an established payment infrastructure, and significant existing functionality.</p><p><b>The biggest opportunity for a buyer is to increase revenue per user through:</b></p><ul> <li>Subscription plans</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Monthly credit systems</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Recurring memberships</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Bundled academic tools</li> </ul> <ul> <li>SEO and content marketing</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Paid acquisition</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Affiliate partnerships</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Educational partnerships</li> </ul> <ul> <li>International expansion</li> </ul> <p>Because the product, infrastructure and user base are already established, the buyer can focus on growth rather than spending months building the platform from scratch. Actual payback will depend on the buyer's acquisition and monetization strategy, and no specific ROI period is guaranteed.</p><p><b>Startup assets<b></b></b></p><p>The sale includes the complete digital product and the assets required to continue operating the business.</p><ul> <li>.com domain</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Fully operational web application</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Frontend source code</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Backend source code</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Database/application infrastructure</li> </ul> <ul> <li>AI detection functionality</li> </ul> <ul> <li>AI humanization functionality</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Similarity analysis functionality</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Citation generation</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Research tools</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Academic document analysis</li> </ul> <ul> <li>User authentication and account system</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Flow Payments integration</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Culqi integration</li> </ul> <ul> <li>DodoPayments integration</li> </ul> <ul> <li>7,507+ registered users</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Existing product and operational data, subject to applicable privacy and data-transfer requirements</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Existing brand and website</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Technical configuration and deployment setup</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Handover and transition assistance</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Branded TikTok account with approximately 1,280 followers and 13,600+ likes, subject to TikTok's applicable transfer policies.</li> </ul> <p><b>Risks</b></p><p>Key risks include competition in the AI and academic technology market, changes in AI detection technology, reliance on selected third-party APIs or infrastructure providers, payment-provider dependency, customer acquisition challenges, and the need to continuously maintain and improve the platform.</p><p>Another area for improvement is recurring revenue and retention, as the current business model is primarily transactional.</p><p>These risks can be mitigated through provider diversification, monitoring infrastructure and API costs, expanding acquisition channels, increasing recurring monetization, improving analytics, and continuously developing new academic workflows.</p><p>The platform's diversified feature set also reduces dependence on a single product feature.</p><p><b>Summary</b></p><p>My platform is an opportunity to acquire an already-built, operational and revenue-generating AI SaaS in the academic technology market.</p><p>The platform has achieved 7,507+ registered users and $2,300+ in revenue since launching in May 2026, demonstrating real market validation despite minimal paid acquisition.</p><p>Unlike a single-purpose AI tool, my platform combines multiple academic workflows, including AI detection, similarity analysis, AI humanization, citations, research assistance, and academic document analysis.</p><p>The business also has an established payment infrastructure through Flow Payments, Culqi and DodoPayments, a functioning frontend and backend, existing users, a domain, AI infrastructure and an established product.</p><p>One of the most attractive aspects of the business is its very lean cost structure. Core GPU infrastructure is approximately $61/month when running continuously, while external AI API usage has remained very low.</p><p>The current owner has invested very little in paid acquisition, creating significant room for a buyer to scale through SEO, paid search, social media, affiliates, partnerships, subscriptions, credits and international expansion.</p><p>The buyer is not purchasing an idea or an unfinished project; they are acquiring a working product with users, revenue, infrastructure, and significant untapped growth potential.</p><p>✅ $2,300 TTM revenue</p><p>✅ 7,507 customers</p><p>✅ Business model: SaaS</p><p>✅ Built with Node.js, Docker, TailwindCSS</p>