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Appleby: Vango raised its capital across three convertible note rounds
“We did, we've actually done three notes at this point.”
Ethan Appleby Jun 23, 2016 ▶ 7:01 EP 313: He's Not an Artist But Sold $5m Worth of Art in 2015
Insight
Vango artists who upload 10 pieces have a 90% chance to sell
“So once they have 10 pieces, they're like likelihood to sell goes up to like 90 something percent. And once they hit 25 pieces uploaded, they like sort of maximize their potential to sell.”
Ethan Appleby Jun 23, 2016 ▶ 11:48 EP 313: He's Not an Artist But Sold $5m Worth of Art in 2015
Assertion Supported
Vango generates revenue by taking a 30% cut of every transaction
“So Van Gogh is a marketplace that connects artists and potential buyers. We make money by taking 30% of every transaction.”
Ethan Appleby Jun 23, 2016 ▶ 2:03 EP 313: He's Not an Artist But Sold $5m Worth of Art in 2015
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Appleby: Vango has 20,000 artist signups and 5,000 active sellers
“They have an active profile. I mean, so we, I would say we have had probably something closer to on the supply side, like 20,000 artists come on, but those are active artists who are engaged in selling.”
Ethan Appleby Jun 23, 2016 ▶ 4:31 EP 313: He's Not an Artist But Sold $5m Worth of Art in 2015
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Appleby: Vango has reached about 100,000 lifetime buyers
“I mean, we've had, as far as people on our platform, about a 100,000.”
Ethan Appleby Jun 23, 2016 ▶ 5:16 EP 313: He's Not an Artist But Sold $5m Worth of Art in 2015
Disclosure
Appleby: Vango has raised just under $3M in total funding
“So we raised just under three million.”
Ethan Appleby Jun 23, 2016 ▶ 6:44 EP 313: He's Not an Artist But Sold $5m Worth of Art in 2015
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Appleby: Vango generated $1.6M in revenue in 2015
“We did 1.6 million.”
Ethan Appleby Jun 23, 2016 ▶ 9:43 EP 313: He's Not an Artist But Sold $5m Worth of Art in 2015
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Appleby: Vango's average order value is $575
“Our average order value is 575 dollars.”
Ethan Appleby Jun 23, 2016 ▶ 13:35 EP 313: He's Not an Artist But Sold $5m Worth of Art in 2015
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