Alvarez: Jungle targets reaching $8M ARR within the next year
Julian Alvarez · VCs Offered $2M — Will This Profitable Startup Survive the Pitch? · May 7, 2025 · at 22:40
Julian Alvarez, founder of study platform Jungle, is pitching investors on The Pitch and outlining revenue goals for their $2 million fundraising round.
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“In the next year, we want to get to eight million ARR, pretty ambitious, 10 X-ing, basically.”
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