Boufarhat: Hopin's fundraise began in December 2019, before the pandemic
Johnny Boufarhat · 1758 Funnel Analysis: Online Events Platform $0 to $1.8m in Revenue In 2 Months · May 17, 2020 · at 3:43
Johnny Boufarhat, founder and CEO of Hopin, clarifies that their early 2020 funding round was initiated before the COVID-19 pandemic began driving massive demand.
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“No, there was nothing. There was, the virus hadn't hit yet. I mean, the process began in December.”
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