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Zero-employee companies

A deliberately small dataset, published only where evidence suffices. Every metric carries its own evidence grade; anything we cannot support is shown as Unknown.
10 published6 under research (unpublished)As of 16 Oct 2026
ZE-Strict
0
ZE-Operational
3
Ultra-Lean
3
Watchlist
4

10 of 10 companies

  • Medvi

    WATCHLIST

    DTC telehealth (GLP-1) marketing storefront

    1 founder · claimed 1 employees

    $401M revenue (2025)

    Valuation
    Unknown
    Revenue
    $401M
    Employees
    1 (claimed)
    Autonomy
    Low
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.25% obs.
  • Midjourney

    ULTRA-LEAN

    Generative AI image and video service

    1 founder · 39 employees

    ≥$200M revenue (2023)

    Valuation
    Unknown
    Revenue
    ≥$200M (stale)
    Employees
    ~39 (stale)
    Autonomy
    Unknown
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.25% obs.
  • Polsia

    ZE-OPERATIONAL

    AI agent platform for autonomously run businesses

    1 founder · claimed 0 employees

    $250M reported valuation

    Valuation
    $250M
    Revenue
    ≥$10M
    Employees
    0 (claimed)
    Autonomy
    Medium
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.25% obs.
  • Postiz

    WATCHLIST

    Agent-oriented social media scheduler (open-source SaaS)

    1 founder · employees unknown

    $274k MRR

    Valuation
    Unknown
    Revenue
    $274k
    Employees
    Unknown
    Autonomy
    Unknown
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.0% obs.
  • Photo AI

    ZE-OPERATIONAL

    AI photo and video generator

    1 founder · claimed 0 employees

    $105k / month

    Valuation
    Unknown
    Revenue
    $105k
    Employees
    0 (claimed)
    Autonomy
    Medium
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.25% obs.
  • Swan AI

    WATCHLIST

    AI go-to-market automation

    3 founders · claimed 1 employees

    ≥$1M run rate

    Valuation
    Unknown
    Revenue
    ≥$1M
    Employees
    1 (claimed)
    Autonomy
    Unknown
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.25% obs.
  • TypingMind

    ULTRA-LEAN

    AI chat frontend / LLM workspace

    1 founder · 3 employees

    ≥$1M revenue (2025)

    Valuation
    Unknown
    Revenue
    ≥$1M (stale)
    Employees
    3 (stale)
    Autonomy
    Human
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.15% obs.
  • SEObot (SEO Bot AI)

    ZE-OPERATIONAL

    AI SEO content agent

    2 founders · claimed 0 employees

    $36.6k MRR

    Valuation
    Unknown
    Revenue
    $36.6k
    Employees
    0 (claimed) (stale)
    Autonomy
    Unknown
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.15% obs.
  • ShipFast

    WATCHLIST

    SaaS boilerplate / developer tool

    1 founder · claimed 0 employees

    $1.4k / month

    Valuation
    Unknown
    Revenue
    $1.4k
    Employees
    0 (claimed)
    Autonomy
    Unknown
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.25% obs.
  • Base44

    ULTRA-LEAN

    AI app builder (vibe coding)

    1 founder · 9 employees

    $92.2M acquisition price

    Valuation
    $92.2M
    Revenue
    Unknown
    Employees
    ≤9
    Autonomy
    Unknown
    ZE Score
    Insufficient evidence for a score.0% obs.

Research queue

Under research, not published

Candidates we have researched without finding enough evidence to publish. We list names only and publish no figures until the evidence meets the publication rule.

  • HeadshotProAI headshot generatorNo A–C graded team-size evidence · No A–C graded revenue or valuation
  • Light AnchorAI agents for e-commerce brand operationsNo A–C graded revenue or valuation
  • Magnific AIAI image upscalerNo A–C graded revenue or valuation
  • Neobanx (BROK)AI personal-finance agent / fintech softwareNo A–C graded team-size evidence · No A–C graded revenue or valuation
  • Thomas (YC P26 'AI founder')Autonomous AI agent running online businessesNo A–C graded revenue or valuation
  • Zero Employee CoAI-run digital products experimentNo A–C graded revenue or valuation

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companies.json · companies.csv · observations.csv

CC BY 4.0, excluding values from third-party sources whose terms restrict redistribution: those are withheld and listed in withheld_fields. Other empty cells mean unknown.

Methodology

How companies are classified and how evidence is graded.

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