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Kaufman: SafeBooks AI reaches approximately $1.5M in ARR

Ahikam Kaufman · Selling Check for $400M, Now Building a $1.5M ARR AI Startup · May 6, 2026 · at 18:50

Ahikam Kaufman, founder of SafeBooks AI, reports his startup's annual recurring revenue in its first year of selling.

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“Yeah, we crossed a million dollars of ARR. We're about at, like 1.5.”

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