Mobile applications Startups

SafeWo Labs built a passwordless authentication plugin SDK that enables banks, e-commerce platforms, and cryptocurrency exchanges to authenticate users without passwords or one-time codes. Starting from zero in February 2021 with first code written in July 2020, they grew to $130,000 MRR in 12 months through product-led growth and community engagement, primarily via their 12,000-developer Discord and Slack communities. The company raised $1M total across pre-seed and seed rounds and is closing a $9M Series A at a $65M valuation.

CloudBeds is a SaaS platform that consolidates fragmented hotel operations software into a unified system serving 27,000+ customers managing 2.5 million beds globally. Founded by Adam Harris, the company grew from $10M ARR in 2018 to north of $50M ARR today, with 75% YoY growth over three years and a stated goal of $100M ARR in the next year. Beyond core hotel management, CloudBeds has expanded into fintech (payments, lending, payroll) and direct booking solutions, positioning itself as a vertical SaaS leader for independent hoteliers.