Smith: Shipt grew roughly 300% in its second and third years
Bill Smith · Startup Funding Competition: Can This Founder Raising Venture Capital Secure a $550M Exit. · May 8, 2024 · at 21:51
Shipt founder Bill Smith discusses the company's hypergrowth leading up to its Series B funding round.
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“I mean, it was, it probably grew 300% the second year, and 300% the third year.”
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