Mike Satterlee, who had just graduated from high school in the US, was selling hundreds of orders a day for CruiseCup's two-can insulated holder after an Instagram post in August 2025. He had 60 3D printers at his facility in New York and estimated it would take about 6 weeks to fill all orders. According to financial documents reviewed by CNBC Make It, CruiseCup generated about $808,000 in gross revenue in 2025 (over VND 21 billion) through its website and TikTok Shop. Before this, he ran Solefully, which he estimated brought in about $250,000 in 2024, and chose not to attend university to focus on the business. CruiseCup now operates 160 3D printers, and he keeps only about $500-1,500 a month because most profit is reinvested.
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