After LinkedIn sued his $10M ARR company, a founder used Claude Code to build a new data API that did over $15K in a month
Steven Goh prototyped and launched NinjaPear in two weeks while stuck at home with a fractured foot; six months later it passed $15K in monthly gross revenue.
Subject: NinjaPear (Steven Goh)Credit-based B2B company data and enrichment API
Case Overview & Background
Steven Goh is a software engineer with more than 20 years of experience who has sold two companies. His previous company, Proxycurl, was a LinkedIn data API at $10M ARR until LinkedIn sued it in January 2025; he settled and sold it. After fracturing a bone in his foot, he started building with Claude Code and launched NinjaPear, a B2B company intelligence and data enrichment platform, two weeks later.
How AI Is Used
Step-by-Step Process
He used a forced break to build with Claude Code.
He launched the platform two weeks after starting.
He reached past Proxycurl users and a newsletter he kept after the sale.
Customer Acquisition & Distribution
Limitations, Risks & Failure Modes
What may not apply to you, and what could go wrong:
- The figure is self-reported and was not independently checked
- He had a large audience and 20 years of experience, which beginners lack
- Data businesses can face legal risk, as his last company did
Key Takeaways
- AI coding tools let an experienced founder rebuild alone in weeks
- Distribution from a past business can matter more than the code
Sources
Indie Hackers: Hitting $15k/mo six months after getting sued and acquired
Note: Founder interview by James Fleischmann. States the over $15k gross revenue last month figure, the Proxycurl background and the Claude Code build.
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