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Rebase is an immigration-as-a-service platform that helps remote workers and digital nomads establish residency in Portugal. Founded by Peter Levels, it went viral on Twitter when he shared a casual photo of building the landing page, generating thousands of sign-ups. The platform now serves approximately 9% of all people moving to Portugal annually, processing around 400-500 sign-ups per month with $30-50k MRR.

First customers: Twitter viral tweet - Peter posted a photo of himself building the landing page with tweet 'POV building an immigration as a service startup' which went viral

VidHug is a one-time payment B2C platform that lets users create and share group video compilations for special occasions. After years of slow growth as a side project ($600-$1,000/month from 2018-2020), the COVID-19 pandemic triggered exponential viral growth as people couldn't celebrate in person. Revenue went from $1,000/month in February 2020 to six figures in April 2020, with daily active users growing from 250 to 80,000. The company was acquired by Punchbowl Networks in 2021 for an undisclosed amount.

First customers: Manual service offering to family and friends, validating demand before building automated solution