Announcing Swipely’s $12M Series B Funding
On June 1st, 2012, Swipely launched our platform to help local merchants accept payments, understand customers and grow sales. It’s been an exciting ride ever since, and we’re proud to have been named to Forbes’ 100 list of “America’s Most Promising Companies” and one of the “Best Places to Work in Rhode Island” by Providence Business News this year.
Swipely now manages more than $700 million in annual sales to help hundreds of merchants in 130 cities better understand 2 million customers.
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Posted by: Angus Davis, Founder & CEO, Swipely
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Swipely Named to Forbes’ 100 list of “America’s Most Promising Companies”
Today is a proud day at Swipely. Less than one year after entering the $90+ billion U.S. payments market, we’ve been named one of “America’s Most Promising Companies” by Forbes Magazine!
This award reflects a number of important milestones:
- Swipely now boasts over $400 million in sales under management
- We help merchants understand and grow sales from over 875,000 consumers
- Our business is growing by more than 50% each quarter
- We are the first Rhode Island-based business ever to win this award
But it’s just the beginning.
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3 Keys to Understanding the Value of Your Customers
Not all customers are the same. Some were here just the other day, while others haven’t been back in almost year. Some come in frequently, some only a couple of times. Some spend a lot each visit, others not so much. Despite these differences, businesses usually treat all customers the same. That’s a mistake you don’t want to make.
For example, many local merchants have an email newsletter club. One of my favorite restaurants sends me an email every week or two with some news about what’s happening on their menu, upcoming events, or special promotions.
Read MoreWhy is Swipely here? To help local merchants succeed.
Angus Davis, Swipely Founder & CEO
At Swipely, we help local merchants bring customers back with a loyalty program that rewards customers. So that’s what we do, but why is Swipely here?
The answer to that question lies at the heart of any company’s culture. Many focus on the “what” or the “how” of whatever they do, but few examine and define why they do it.
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