Amilia Bon is an editor and BD at StartupFortune, where she finds and covers independent founders building products worth knowing about. She focuses on early-stage launches, indie makers, and the kind of software that solves a specific problem quietly and well. She also runs StartupFortune's X account at x.com/Startup_Fortune.
Graham Paye built CriteriaBot after finding that every existing content moderation service had narrow categories and enterprise pricing. The result is a classifier that handles any content type and any criteria out of the box.
Fonda is an AI co-founder platform that surfaces business opportunities matched to your specific background and skills, then walks you through a research-backed 14-step validation and launch journey.
Hasan Uruc built a 7-figure Amazon FBA business before founding NovaMind AI, an Amazon inventory forecasting tool that acts like an operator rather than a dashboard. He talks demand forecasting, reorder timing, stockout prevention, and turning an operator's playbook into software.
The Lady Studio has opened its first boutique in Bangkok, a made-to-order modest-luxury label whose silk kaftans, abayas and occasion gowns are cut by hand in its own atelier. Its bet is that covering fully and dressing well should not be a trade-off.
Go NYC, built by AxonVibe, brings the subway, ferries, the LIRR, Metro-North, and other regional transit into one app, with live departures, Smart Favorites, and Home Screen widgets aimed at New York's mixed daily commute.
SwifDoo PDF pulls editing, conversion, and document organization into one Windows desktop application, built for the everyday user who wants the basics to work without a bloated suite or a browser tab.
StartupFortune BD Executive Amilia Bon explains why relying on standard Google infrastructure maximizes email deliverability and streamlines startup outreach.
Built by Philipp after noticing that nearly every quit app is designed around cigarettes or generic cold-turkey streaks rather than the tapering approach pouch users actually need, QuitNicPouches is an iOS app that guides nicotine pouch users through a structured reduction plan with daily targets, craving logging, and progress tracking.
Built by a small indie team after noticing that on-chain perps on Hyperliquid were growing fast but the mobile experience remained clunky and desktop-native, Dexly is a non-custodial mobile trading interface that lets users track markets, manage positions, and interact with Hyperliquid from their own wallet - no account, no custody.
Built by Sangkwon Kim after observing that most screen time tools make self-discipline feel like punishment, Dayli is an app that lets users earn access to distracting apps by completing offline goals - exercise, studying, reading, cooking - verified through AI photo recognition, then deposited into a personal Time Bank.
Built by Javier Gómez after watching local businesses create happy customers every day but struggle to translate that into Google reviews, LemonRankings automates review generation, reputation management, and customer sentiment analysis for restaurants, clinics, gyms, salons, and other service businesses - and their marketing agencies.
Built by Scott after 18 years of marriage and still not being prepared for how his wife felt during her cycle, Yori is a period tracking app built for partners rather than the person who menstruates - delivering daily AI insights personalised to where she is in her cycle, what the partner has logged, and any conditions she has.
Built by Patrick McDougall after noticing that non-technical Claude users could benefit most from skills but bounce off the current install process, his tool is a browsable app-store-style interface for discovering and installing Claude skills in a couple of clicks - no GitHub repos, no config file editing.
Built after the founder lost £600 on a freelance project when a client refused to pay for extra work because nothing was in writing, Crept is a Gmail tool that detects scope creep signals in email threads in real time - flagging the moment a client starts adding work that was never agreed.
Built by Benjamin Salm to fix the fragmented renovation data problem that kills property sales, House ID is a French marketplace that connects estate agents, buyers, and local artisans around the same property - generating a renovation budget estimate during the viewing so buyers can take it straight to their bank.