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Bootstrapped AI Agents: 5 Real Cases to $10M ARR Without VC

One profile says the team had 18 people. The founder says six. Treat that as the founder’s anecdote about a previous job, not data about Salesforge. A warning about data aggregators. Key takeaways Chatbase hired engineers first and sales later. Chatbase did, according to Stripe, with 26 employees.…

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  1. 2026-11-02 20:03 · DEV Community — AI
    Bootstrapped AI Agents: 5 Real Cases to $10M ARR Without VC

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