# AudioPen
> Speak a messy thought and get back a clean written note.
Canonical: https://ponicorn.com/startups/audiopen
Updated: 2026-09-08
## Key facts
- Headline figure: $15k MRR — Unverified, Dec 2025, medium confidence
- Business model: SaaS
- Categories: Productivity, AI Tools
- Status: Active
- Time to launch: 1 days (MVP built in 12 hours during a public build challenge.)
- Website: https://audiopen.ai
## What it does
Louis Pereira built the first version of AudioPen in twelve hours during a public build challenge, on no-code tooling, and still runs it alone. It takes a rambling voice memo and returns something you would be willing to send. There has never been any paid advertising behind it.
## Founders
- [Louis Pereira](https://ponicorn.com/founders/louis-pereira.md)
## Technology
- Bubble — Other (medium confidence)
- OpenAI — Infrastructure (medium confidence)
- Plausible — Analytics (medium confidence)
- Stripe — Payments (medium confidence)
## Metric history
| Date | Metric | Value | Evidence | Source |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
| 2025-12-09 (current) | MRR | $15k | Unverified · medium confidence · Founder-reported via interview · YouTube founder interview reports $15K monthly recurring revenue. | [1] |
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## Sources
1. AudioPen on YouTube — YouTube, Video — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2jecxFu2as
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