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Alves: Ople aims to pass $4M ARR by end of 2020

Pedro Alves · AI Company Ople $15m Raised, Just $500k Revenue, Overvalued? · Jun 25, 2020 · at 12:00

Pedro Alves, founder and CEO of Ople, discusses the milestones needed before raising a Series B round.

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“By the end of next year, yes. I want to be north of four.”

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Pedro Alves targets Ople reaching over $4 million in ARR by the end of 2020.

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