01 Snapshot
The one-glance read on who they are and how they grow. Each point is verifiable from the receipts above.
Sprout is a job-search app for college students and new grads that pairs a Tinder-style swipe interface with AI auto-apply, priced from $19.99/month (80 applications) to $79.99/month (600 applications).
Creator-led, with organic TikTok UGC doing the awareness work while branded Google search and an affiliate layer convert the resulting intent.
~518,717 estimated monthly visits (+46.7% over the last 3 months); 20 active Google ads and 12 active TikTok ads as of 2026-06-29; the brand reports 400-500M monthly views across TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube through creator UGC.
A Starter Story feature circulated in June 2026 reports current MRR at $150K/month against a $250K historical peak reached in the company's first 8 months, making this teardown as instructive for what broke as for what launched it.