# 3 Startups That Grew Through Affiliates: Revenue & Founders
> Partners paid a commission per referred customer. 3 profitable startups that grew through Affiliates, each with source-backed revenue, founder and business-model data.
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Startups: 3
## Startups
- [StoryShort](https://ponicorn.com/startups/storyshort.md): Faceless short-form videos generated from a single brief. · $21.2k MRR (✓ Verified, Aug 2026)
- [BasedLabs](https://ponicorn.com/startups/basedlabs.md): All-in-one workspace for AI image and video generation. · $28.5k MRR (✓ Verified, Aug 2026)
- [Visualizee.ai](https://ponicorn.com/startups/visualizee-ai.md): Turn an architectural sketch into a rendering by talking to it. · $8.6k MRR (Unverified, May 2026)
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