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HubSpot had only $3M ARR when opening its Dublin office

Jeetu Mahtani · Jeetu Mahtani, Sales Leader @Hubspot: How and When to Go International and Crush It | E1207 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Sep 27, 2024 · at 7:08

Jeetu Mahtani, former global sales leader and MD at HubSpot, discusses early international expansion milestones with Harry Stebbings.

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“Three million ARR when we opened Dublin.”

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The claim, plainly

HubSpot was generating $3 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) when opening its office in Dublin in 2013.

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Assessment

The claim is partially true depending on whether ARR refers to HubSpot's total global ARR or its international (non-U.S.) ARR at the time the Dublin office opened in January 2013. According to HubSpot's Form S-1 filing with the SEC, total company revenue was $51.6 million in 2012 and $77.6 million in 2013, placing total global ARR well above $50 million when the office opened. However, SEC S-1 correspondence indicates that non-U.S. revenue comprised 4% of 2013 revenue (~$3.1 million), matching the $3 million ARR figure for international business that Jeetu Mahtani managed from Dublin.

HubSpot Form S-1 shows total 2012 revenue was $51.6 million and total 2013 revenue was $77.6 million, meaning global ARR was over $50 million in early 2013.
SEC Form S-1 correspondence noted that 4% of HubSpot's total 2013 revenue was generated outside the U.S., which equates to approximately $3.1 million in international ARR.

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