Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Indian-Origin Cab Driver Builds $2M Business in US
Money Singh moved from Punjab to San Francisco when he was 19.
He started working as a cab driver and built a successful business.
He faced many challenges, including the pandemic, but he didn't give up.
He opened a barbershop called Dandies and another business called ATCS Platform Solutions.
Today, he owns three barbershops and makes about $2 million a year.
He works hard every day and is planning to start a new app for barbers and clients.
Money Singh moved from Punjab to San Francisco at 19 and initially struggled to find his path.
He started working as a cab driver and built a successful business, including a marketing agency for drivers.
In 2019, he opened Dandies Barbershop & Beard Stylist, facing significant challenges and financial strain during the pandemic.
Singh expanded his barbershop into a more inclusive, community-driven space, now owning three locations and employing 25 people.
His businesses, Dandies and ATCS Platform Solutions, generated a combined $2.25 million in sales last year.
- Who
- Money Singh, an Indian-origin entrepreneur
- What
- Built a $2 million-a-year business from a cab driver to owning barbershops and a marketing agency
- When
- Started in 2006, expanded businesses by 2023
- Where
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Why
- To achieve the American dream and support his family
- Name
- Money Singh
- Age
- 38
- Businesses
- Dandies Barbershop & Beard Stylist, ATCS Platform Solutions
- Annual Revenue
- $2 million
- Locations
- 3 barbershop locations
- Employees
- 25
- Monthly Income
- $7,000
- Startup Costs
- $75,000