quarterly update 🌿

where are they now?

July 05, 2022

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

  • 💪 our growth: we've grown in subscriber count by over 250% thanks to everyone who has shared bulletpitch with friends

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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

◉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

◉Discz 💿

Discz is a music discovery platform that gives song recommendations and lets users share mixes

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