On today’s edition: Our latest investor update of my current startup, hypeal.com

Dear All,

Thanks for following our journey at hypeal.com.

We lately focused our efforts on launching our shopify app to reach 2+ millions of merchants, learning from our early adopters' requests and adapting our product accordingly. 

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• FarmaFlo (IT, Cosmetics)

• NGB Sports (PT, Sporting Goods)

• FCPAC (US, Sporting Goods)

• Xcellet Watches (FR, Luxury Goods)

Latest Milestones

• 100+ Shopify Merchant Installs: Since our FREE app publicly launch in June '24 merchants found and downloaded our app while looking for loyalty solutions, 90% organically. This is the first time in my journey as a founder that I discovered organic traffic as a powerful tool i.e. building where people are looking for a solution already.
  

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• #1 Ranked Shopify App on "VIP memberships": Go premium to see the full version
  

• 120 Merchant Calls: Our B2B funnel booked these through calendly for a total Annual Recurring Revenue opportunity of $481,250. We also recorded 6 podcast episodes among the e-commerce & loyalty experts contacted to drive awareness.

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• Intros to Shopify Merchants looking to improve customer loyalty

• Review and test our Shopify App

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