Erling Lind

Co-founder & CEO, Flowcase · 1 appearance on the record.

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Erling Linde is the co-founder and CEO of Flowcase, originally launched as CV Partner in 2012. A software engineer by background, he spent a decade bootstrapping the resume and bid proposal automation platform before raising external venture capital from Idékapital.

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CVPartner ARR run rate is currently between $5M and $6M

“Five and between five and six. That's the Currently are.”

Erling Lind Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 7:06 He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?

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CVPartner reached 215% net revenue retention last year

“Our NRR was like 215% last year”

Erling Lind Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 7:27 He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?

Opinion

Proposal platforms like Proposify and Lupio are partners, not competitors

“No, no, those are more for us, those are more partner potential. So so we they would typically like when you're a proposal can consist of multiple parts and multiple documents and typically like there would be some intro about your companies and financials, ho…”

Erling Lind Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 10:08 He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?

Disclosure

CVPartner counts Capgemini, PwC, WSP, and DLA Piper among its clients

“Our clients, they are professional service firms. So that means IT consultancies like Capgemini or CGI. It could be management consultancies like BDO or PwC. It could be engineering firms like WSP, and even law firms like DLA Piper. All those logos are clients…”

Erling Lind Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 1:16 He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?

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CVPartner has over 400 customers and grew approximately 47% last year

“Today we have more than 400 customers. And we grew around 47% last year.”

Erling Lind Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 6:34 He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?

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CVPartner has roughly 30 to 50 enterprise customers

“I would say we have probably 30 to 50 enterprises.”

Erling Lind Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 4:42 He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?

Disclosure

CVPartner bootstrapped for 10 years before its first round

“So we basically bootstrapped for 10 years until we raised our first round last year in September.”

Erling Lind Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 11:16 He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?

Disclosure

Lind: CVPartner opened Toronto office for North American expansion

“But we have offices in the UK, and now we started an office in Toronto, Canada to spearhead the North American expansion, and I guess we were seeing more traction in North America, and also a huge market, of course, for us.”

Erling Lind Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 13:55 He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?

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CVPartner has nearly 40 employees across five countries

“There are almost 40 now in five countries.”

Erling Lind Sep 3, 2024 ▶ 16:11 He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?

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Episode	Date	Speaking time
He Raised $3m at a $25m valuation, is that overpriced or just right?	Sep 3, 2024	10m

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