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Passionfruit
The freelancing platform for Gen Z marketers
About Passionfruit
Passionfruit is a marketing startup that connects businesses with pre-vetted marketing specialists. The company operates in the digital marketing industry, serving clients across various sectors. Its primary clientele includes businesses seeking to enhance their marketing efforts without the stress and time constraints of traditional hiring processes.
Passionfruit's business model is based on a service marketplace. It offers a platform where businesses can hire marketing specialists for specific projects or ongoing work. These specialists have been pre-screened for their experience, skills, and professionalism, ensuring high-quality service delivery. The company also conducts regular check-ins to ensure the specialists maintain high standards throughout each project.
The startup has demonstrated its effectiveness through several success stories. For instance, within two months of hiring a specialist through Passionfruit, the Nansen ‘Gas Tracker’ dashboard jumped from page 3 to page 1, reaching over 18,000 new searches per month. Another case saw a social media specialist increase engagement by over 500% for Miro, executing their top-performing organic campaign of all time.
Passionfruit generates revenue by charging a fee for the services provided by the specialists on its platform. This fee is likely a percentage of the payment made by the hiring business to the specialist. The company's value proposition includes reducing onboarding time and training costs for businesses, as the specialists come with their expertise.
Source: Dealroom company dataAt a glance
- Status
- Operational
- Founded
- 2021
- Headquarters
- London, United Kingdom
- Employees
- 98
- Open positions
- 2
- Dealroom signal
- 85.0/100
- Industry
- Jobs Recruitment, Marketing
- Sector
- eCommerce & Marketplaces, Freelancers, creator economy, uk is8 creative industries
- Business model
- Marketplace & ecommerce, SaaS
- Client focus
- b2b
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Funding history
Company financing events and reported valuations.
| Deal type | Date | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERIES A✓Equity / VC | Jul 2024 | $9M | $36M | Portfolio Ventures · Cornerstone VC · Playfair Capital · Firstminute Capital | ↗ |
| SEED✓Equity / VC | Jul 2022 | $3.6M | $14M | FJ Labs · Portfolio Ventures · Firstminute Capital · Accel | ↗ |
Financials
Revenue, earnings and other financial measures where available. Years marked “E” are estimates.
Growth signals
Latest recorded traffic for Passionfruit is 20K monthly website visits, down 16.7% over the last three months. Passionfruit's team grew 7.7% over the past year.
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Investments and acquisitions
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Investors
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Seed8 investors entered at this stage
Playfair Capital
Firstminute Capital
FJ Labs
Portfolio Ventures
Accel
Atomico- MSMandeep Singh
- XCXav Collins
Series A2 investors entered at this stage
Seaya
Cornerstone VC
Other known investors2 additional known investors
Will Brooks
Will Martin
Source: Dealroom Talent Intelligence.
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Market sentiment
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