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Wednesday, November 26, 2025

How We Went From $1M to $22M Receipts

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How long it took to grow Receipt AI to...

  • $1M receipts → 365 days
  • $5M receipts → 352 days
  • $16M receipts → 123 days
  • $22M receipts → 76 days

Keep swinging. You are nowhere near done.

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