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Premier Clienten 14 days
Acquired
Team including co-founders joined Deloitte Canada. Now 'Pocketed, a Deloitte business' within Gi3 practice.
From cold emails to $2M+ in funding for our startup
Fondateur
KP
Co-Fondateurs•Technique•USA
Engagement
Temps pleinExpérience
ExpérimentéProduit
Grant and funding discovery platform for startups and small businesses.
Type
SaaSSecteur
FinanceModèle
AbonnementStratégie marketing
Comment KP a acquis ses clients
Canal de croissance
Cold Outreach
Également utilisé
CommunautésTwitter / X
Tech Stack
Outils utilisés pour construire Pocketed
ReactNode.jsPostgreSQL
L'histoire complète
We started Pocketed during the pandemic to help startups find grants and funding they didn't know existed.
The Idea
During COVID, there was suddenly a lot of government money available for businesses, but it was scattered across hundreds of programs. We built a database to aggregate it all.
First Customers
We got our first paying customers within 2 weeks through cold outreach - emailing founders and accountants who we knew needed this.
Growth
Word of mouth spread quickly. Founders would tell other founders. We raised funding and grew the team to handle the demand.
- First customer: 2 weeks
- Raised: $2M+
- Helping thousands of businesses find funding
Points clés à retenir
1
Timing matters - we launched at the perfect moment
2
Cold outreach works when you have a genuine solution
3
B2B word of mouth is powerful
4
Aggregate scattered information = value
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Frequently asked questions
Who acquired Pocketed?
Pocketed was acquired by Deloitte Canada for an undisclosed price on March 2025. Team including co-founders joined Deloitte Canada. Now 'Pocketed, a Deloitte business' within Gi3 practice.
How long did it take Pocketed to reach premier client?
KP took 14 days to reach premier client with Pocketed.
Was KP a solo founder?
No. KP built Pocketed with co-founders.
What marketing channel did Pocketed use to grow?
Pocketed grew primarily through Cold Outreach.
What industry is Pocketed in?
Pocketed operates in Finance.
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