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| Rank | Company | Headcount | RPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cal AI | 4 | $3,000,000 |
| 2 | fal.ai | 25 | $1,600,000 |
| 3 | OpenArt AI | 8 | $1,500,000 |
| 4 | Solvely.ai | 4 | $1,500,000 |
| 5 | ColdIQ | 9 | $666,666 |
| 6 | Freestyle | 10 | $150,000 |
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Medvi spent $20,000, hired no one, and used ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok to build a telehealth empire projecting $1.8B in 2026 revenue. Now the FDA has issued a warning letter, the FTC is circling, and affiliate marketers have been running ads with AI-generated fake doctors.
Medvi is a two-person telehealth startup that did $401M in sales last year and is on track for $1.8B in 2026 — built almost entirely with AI tools. Now the FDA, FTC, and multiple lawsuits are closing in. Here's what went right, what went wrong, and what every lean founder needs to understand about scaling fast with AI.
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