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Podcast Appearances
The first round of funding was done by the two founders.
That's me and co-founder Nags.
And then we did one round of funding with Sequoia in 2003.
So Mike Moritz is on our board.
We raised over 20 million total.
You know, it's a good question.
We were actually profitable when we raised the money.
What I think in Silicon Valley especially is, whether you like it or not, the type of venture firm you partner with kind of sets up your brand, right?
So with a thousand companies, startups around, and like you said, now it's even more, you know, frustrating because there are a thousand companies who are all funded, you know, $100 million, $200 million, and $300 million.
So when you're competing, it cannot be that you're only competing with, you know, salaries and benefits as the only thing.
It has to be great, interesting work and that you belong to, you know, a venture community where, you know, you're treated special.
Yeah.
So it's like having the right producer for a movie.
Right.
So, you know, we viewed that as, you know, edge and talent.
And that's why we have this partnership with Sequoia.
And it's been a great partnership, by the way.
You asked for a typical customer.
So we do have customers who spend 30,000 a month or 30,000 a year, right?
And the 250,000 we're talking about is per year, right?