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Britton Clarifies CrowdTap Did $16.5M in Total 2014 Revenue, Not ARR

Matt Britton · 924 How to Spin a Million Dollar SaaS Company Out of Media Agency · Feb 3, 2018 · at 8:06

Nathan Latka references an Inc 5000 report stating CrowdTap did $16.5M in ARR in 2014, prompting founder Matt Britton to clarify the revenue composition.

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“Well, 16.5 million in revenue.”

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The claim, plainly

CrowdTap did $16.5 million in total revenue in 2014, rather than $16.5 million in ARR.

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Assessment

The research notes confirm that Crowdtap operated as a hybrid peer-to-peer marketing and feedback services platform in 2014 (meaning its revenue was gross top-line service revenue rather than pure SaaS ARR) and that founding CEO Brandon Evans reported scaling the company to $20 million in top-line revenue by 2014. However, the exact $16.5 million revenue figure for calendar year 2014 is not detailed in the available Inc. 500/5000 percentages or public disclosures provided. Because Crowdtap was a private company and the precise 2014 financial figures cannot be confirmed from the provided public records, the exact dollar claim is unresolvable.

Crowdtap was featured on the Inc. 500 (2014) and Inc. 5000 (2015) lists with 3-year growth rates of 5,217% and 870% respectively, but absolute 2014 revenue totals are omitted in the record.
Founding CEO Brandon Evans documented building Crowdtap to $20 million in top-line revenue across the 2009–2014 period.
Crowdtap operated on a service/hybrid marketing model in 2014 prior to its late 2017/2018 rebranding into the SaaS platform Suzy, confirming revenue during 2014 was not pure SaaS ARR.

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