Novak: PartySlate Has 300K Photos, 4K Pros, and 150 Paying Customers
Julie Roth Novak · #43 Get This Party Startup in Here · Mar 3, 2025 · at 3:50
Julie Roth Novak, CEO and co-founder of PartySlate, shares the startup's key traction and user metrics while pitching to investors on The Pitch.
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“We've launched two years ago. We have 300,000 photos uploaded to the site to date. We have 4000 event professionals sharing their photos, and we have a 150 paying customers.”
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