Executive Summary: Dave is a personal finance app available on Android and iOS devices. Users can budget their finances, borrow money from Dave, and even find side hustles on the platform. The Dave app makes money via membership fees, donations from users, interchange fees, interest earned on cash, and referral fees. Founded in 2016, Dave … Read more
Executive Summary: Tubi TV is a streaming platform that serves on-demand video content free of charge. Users can access over 35,000 movies and TV shows. Tubi TV makes money by showing commercials within the video content or when switching between them. It thus relies on an advertising business model. Launched in 2014, the firm has … Read more
Executive Summary: Pluto TV is a streaming platform that serves live television and on-demand video content free of charge. Pluto TV makes money by showing commercials within the video content or when switching between channels. Consequently, Pluto TV relies on an advertising-based business model. Founded in 2013, the company has risen to become one of … Read more
Executive Summary: Sezzle is a payment provider that offers ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ solutions to both customers and merchants. Items can be paid over the course of 4 installments. Sezzle makes money via merchant fees as well as late payment (or penalty) fees. The bulk of its revenue is generated by merchant fees. Founded in … Read more
Executive Summary: Shopify is an ecommerce platform that allows anyone to set up a digital storefront. Furthermore, it offers additional products and services such as POS systems or fulfillment. Shopify makes money via premium subscriptions, transaction and referral fees, hardware sales, commissions from its app, theme, and Exchange marketplace, domain sales, email marketing, investments, and … Read more
Executive Summary: Roku is a company that creates streaming devices that allow you to consume content, such as games or movies, via the internet. Roku makes money via hardware sales, by licensing its Roku operating system, advertising on The Roku Channel, branded content, as well as through its premium subscription marketplace. The company currently pursues … Read more
Executive Summary: DuckDuckGo is a search engine that is focused on user privacy. As such, it does not track its user’s browsing history, nor does it collect and store any data about them. DuckDuckGo makes money via keyword advertising, affiliate commissions, as well as licensing fees for its tracker radar tool. Founded in 2008, DuckDuckGo … Read more
Executive Summary: Earnin is a platform that gives its users access to loans without the need of paying fees or interest. Users can borrow up to $500 at a time. Earnin makes money via the tips it collects when issuing loans as well as through cashback rewards (offered by linking up your debit or credit … Read more
Executive Summary: Shipt, available via its website and mobile apps, is a delivery platform that allows you to order groceries online. It works together with independent contractors (so-called Shoppers) to fulfill these orders. Shipt makes money via membership fees, delivery and service fees, sales commission, as well as by marking up prices. Founded in 2014 … Read more
Executive Summary: Ibotta is a platform that enables its users to earn cashback rewards when shopping at the over 1,500 brands it partners with. The service is available via its mobile apps as well as through the firm’s browser extension. Ibotta makes money through affiliate commissions, advertising services, and selling aggregated and anonymized data to … Read more