Plinq

Overview

Plinq is a Brazilian women's safety platform that lets users run on-demand criminal record checks on people they're about to meet, date, hire, or share a ride with. Founded by Sabrine Matos — who has no engineering degree — the product was built almost entirely with Lovable and grew to a reported $456K ARR with more than 10,000 users in its first three months.

What It Does

Plinq turns a process that traditionally requires navigating multiple Brazilian court and public-record systems into a single mobile-friendly query. A user enters identifying information about another person and Plinq returns a consolidated background report drawn from public criminal data sources. The product is positioned squarely around women's safety, addressing real concerns about violence and harassment in everyday social and dating contexts.

How It Was Built

Sabrine built Plinq using Lovable as her primary development environment, leaning on Lovable's AI to translate product requirements into a working web application without a traditional engineering team. The Lovable case study highlights Plinq as an example of how a non-technical founder with deep market insight can ship a real, revenue-generating product by pairing AI-assisted coding with hands-on product iteration.

Traction

• $456K ARR within roughly three months of launch
• 10,000+ users acquired in the same window
• Featured by Lovable as a flagship example of non-technical founders shipping production software
• Strong organic growth in Brazil driven by word-of-mouth in women's safety communities

Why It Matters

Plinq is one of the clearest demonstrations that vibe-coded apps can address serious, life-impacting problems — not just toys or productivity tools. It shows that an AI-first build pipeline can compress months of engineering work into a launchable product while a domain-expert founder focuses on distribution and trust.