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Chopra: Wingify is fully bootstrapped with no outside funding

Paras Chopra · 1031 How VWO Bootstrapped to $15m+ · May 21, 2018 · at 2:51

Paras Chopra, founder and CEO of Wingify (makers of VWO), discusses his company's financing history with Nathan Latka.

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“Bootstrapped. We haven't raised any funding.”

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