setting the scene
- in the 80s, Red Bull was a startup looking for a way to scale 📈
- so how did Red Bull’s growth explode? 💥
- trash bins…🗑
- Red Bull created an illusion of popularity by filling trash bins with empty cans
- fast forward 40 years, and the company sells the leading energy drink on the market
- every startup has its growth journey, and this week we will highlight the updates and progress of the companies we’ve covered ✍🏼
the basics
- 📈 valuation domination: of the twelve startups we covered this quarter, two of them raised more money 💰
- 🌱 growth: the startups have joined accelerators, added users, released new products, and locked in sponsorships
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💪 our growth: we’ve grown in subscriber count by over 250% thanks to everyone who has shared bulletpitch with friends
- it’s time we start rewarding you for this – see our new referral program below
- if you missed any q2 letters, check them out here
quarter in review
◉PumpML 👏🏽
PumpML is a software company that allows developers to make devices responsive to non-voice sound
- we are pumped to say that PumpML was accepted into the ERA accelerator 👊
- additionally, they’ll be shipping their first demo product for carbon monoxide alarm detection this month
◉Workweek 🗃
Workweek is a media company that partners with creators to produce content on specialized business sectors
- the company is doing a great job adding new creators and content to make your work week a bit more informed 👨🏾💼
- marketing: Contentment, Go-To-Millions, Social Files
- investments: The Crossover
- healthcare: Hospitalogy
- fintech: Fintech Takes
◉Transpose ⚙️
Transpose provides software for accessing human-readable blockchain data at scale
- Transpose is moving closer to product market fit as they’ve iterated on the feedback they’ve received from their Open Alpha launch
- they’re also launching on Product Hunt
- and if you still think blockchain is a piece of jewelry, be sure to check out our Tranpose writeup 🤦🏻♀️
◉beehiiv 🗞
beehiiv is a newsletter platform that provides tools for creators to send out customized content and scale their audience
- here’s an unbeelievable stat: beehiiv’s platform is now sending 30 million emails per month
- beehiiv has taken a page out of its own book by creating its own referral program, offering creators a 50% cut of the added revenue they bring in
◉Tablz 🍽
Tablz is a restaurant booking platform that allows diners to reserve specific tables through a 3D view of the restaurant
- Tablz closed their $2.5 pre-seed round with RiverPark Ventures, Another Round VC, Branded Strategic Hospitality Group, and several others reserving seats at the table
◉Discz 💿
Discz is a music discovery platform that gives song recommendations and lets users share mixes
- Discz raised a seed round from DCM Ventures, Goodwater Capital, Greycroft, Pentas Ventures, and Arash Ferdowsi
- Discz is making (sound) wavez across the music industry, becoming a key part of how music lovers find songz and curate playlistz
sponsored by
- founders know that building an app is no easy task, but Techstars-backed startup, Apsy, is innovating how apps are built through their AI platform
- Apsy has quickly acquired their first 40 customers, generated $0.5M in revenue in their first year, and will be rolling out a new platform that walks users through building an app via verbal conversation
- Apsy is raising their $2M seed round (with more than half already complete) and running a crowdfunding campaign as well; this is a company worth paying attention to
previous quarters
bite-sized updates on companies from previous quarters
- 🏃♀️ Levels Health, a provider of hardware and software for tracking metabolic health, raised a $38m series a at a $300m post-money valuation
- 👨🏽💻 The.com, a low-code website building platform, launched Automate, a feature that allows users to automatically generate websites 🤯
- 📷 BeReal, a social media platform where users have two minutes to capture a non-curated, candid photo to be sent to their friends, continues to make its way into mainstream media
