Founder profile

Jared Rhizor

@jaredrhizor · Founder of Poach VC, Elmo

In their X bio “Founder of @TryElmo (#1 open source AEO / GEO platform) · Previously: · @LiveRamp (tech lead) · @AirbyteHQ (1st engineer) · @PoachVC (acquired by @UseVamo)”

Jared Rhizor (@jaredrhizor) is the founder of Poach VC and Elmo. Jared builds solo. The highest publicly reported figure: Poach VC reported $2,928 MRR, according to its TrustMRR page (verified by the payment provider) on March 12, 2026. Jared has publicly announced an exit.

Reported MRR
$2,928
All-time revenue
$29K
Followers on X
525
Build Score
61/100

Fact box

Products
Poach VC, Elmo
Category
SEO
Top reported revenue
Poach VC: $2,928 MRR Verified via TrustMRR TrustMRR page, reported
Selling status
Announced an exit (their post)
Followers on X
525
All-time revenue
$28,896 verified by the payment provider, via TrustMRR
Solo or team
Solo founder
Find them on
X · Website · jrhizor.dev

Products

Poach VC

Data service giving VCs insights on early-stage founders; acquired by Vamo per his bio.

$2,928 MRR Verified via TrustMRR TrustMRR page, reported
Last 30 days
$3,161
All time
$28,896
Subscriptions
50
MRR, 30 days
+26.7%

Verified via TrustMRR From Stripe, via TrustMRR; synced March 12, 2026, page read November 1, 2026

Pricing: $29/mo for newsletters, $100/mo for tracking top VCs, $1/profile/mo minimum $100/mo for custom tracking Launched 2024

Revenue reports

Figures as reported at each source on the date shown, never our estimate. MRR qualifies for the directory as is; ARR is divided by 12.

ProductAmountSource typeReported onSource
Poach VC $2,928 MRR Verified by payment provider via TrustMRR TrustMRR page

Exit

Jared Rhizor has announced an exit

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Recent posts

The founder's posts on X in the 7 days to October 27, 2026, when we last collected them. Our summaries; open the post for the original.

  • Celebrates the Elmo repo hitting 500 GitHub stars.

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  • Tests showing tailored page content to visitors referred by ChatGPT.

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  • Describes spending five hours rotating keys and migrating off Railway after its security breach.

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Timeline

2026

  1. milestone

    Elmo reached 500 GitHub stars. Source

  2. milestone

    Migrated Elmo infrastructure off Railway after a breach and rotated all keys. Source

  3. launch

    Released an MCP server for Elmo with an AI-made launch video. Source

  4. milestone

    September recap: Elmo MRR grew 9.9% and GitHub stars 41%. Source

2025

  1. milestone

    Best month on record for Poach VC: $3,336 verified revenue in December 2025. Source

  2. milestone

    Monthly verified revenue for Poach VC first topped $1,000 in November 2025 ($2,217). Source

  3. milestone

    First month with verified revenue for Poach VC (October 2025, $87). Source

2024

  1. launch

    Poach VC was founded, according to its TrustMRR listing. Source

Notable posts

  • September bootstrapping recap: cloud usage growing, Elmo MRR up 9.9%, GitHub stars up 41%.

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  • Link-only post.

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Jared Rhizor: questions

What is Jared Rhizor building?

Jared Rhizor is building Poach VC (Data service giving VCs insights on early-stage founders; acquired by Vamo per his bio) and Elmo (Open-source AEO/GEO platform for tracking and improving how a brand appears in AI search answers).

How much does Poach VC make?

Poach VC reported $2,928 MRR, according to its TrustMRR page (verified by the payment provider) on March 12, 2026. It is a publicly reported figure, not an estimate by Sell Micro SaaS.

Has Jared Rhizor sold a product?

Yes. Jared Rhizor has publicly announced an exit. The source is linked in the fact box on this page.

Where can I follow Jared Rhizor?

You can follow Jared Rhizor on X at @jaredrhizor and on their website (poach.vc).

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Revenue figures
dated one by one; newest reported March 12, 2026
X posts and timeline
collected up to October 27, 2026
TrustMRR pages
read November 1, 2026
Follower count
read November 1, 2026
Profile last changed
November 1, 2026