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UpSales Is Growing ARR by 30% to 35% on $9.8M Base

Daniel Wickberg · He just hit $12m in ARR. Took 7 years to hit $1m. Don't get discouraged! · Jul 28, 2022 · at 4:21

Daniel Wickberg, founder and CEO of UpSales, details the company's historical and current ARR growth rates with host Nathan Latka.

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“So one year ago we were at 9.8. So we're growing the error at around, you know, between 30 and 35%.”

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The claim, plainly

UpSales was at $9.8 million in ARR one year ago and is growing ARR between 30% and 35%.

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Assessment

Both assertions made by then-CEO Daniel Wikberg on July 28, 2022, are verified by Upsales Technology AB's regulatory financial reports. First, for Q2 2021 (ended June 30, 2021), Upsales reported ARR of 98.4 MSEK (matching the '9.8' figure quoted by the founder, representing ~9.8 tens of millions SEK or approximately $9.8M-$11.4M depending on FX translation). Second, in the Q2 2022 interim report published July 27, 2022, Upsales reported ARR of 129.3 MSEK, reflecting a 12-month year-over-year ARR growth rate of 31.5%, squarely inside the stated 30% to 35% range.

Upsales Technology AB Q2 2021 interim report (published July 28, 2021) reported ARR of 98.4 MSEK as of June 30, 2021.
Upsales Technology AB Q2 2022 interim report (published July 27, 2022) reported ARR of 129.3 MSEK as of June 30, 2022, confirming YoY ARR growth of 31.5%.

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[1] cision.com [2] exchangerates.org.uk [3] upsales.com [4] mfn.se [5] investing.com [6] quartr.com [7] tradingview.com

"Upsales Technology" quarterly report Q2 2022 ARR MSEK "Upsales" "ARR" "98" OR "9.8" OR "100" "2021" "2022" interim report "USD/SEK" exchange rate "July 2021" OR "June 2021" Upsales interim report Q2 2022 ARR growth

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