Premoney 36: Dolo & Dwellito
Internal no-code tools for startups & eComm in a box for construction
Welcome to week 36! I took last week off as we’re kickstarting a look back analysis to determine how well all of our previously featured companies have done. Looking forward to sharing that with you all next week. A lot more work than expected, but thank you, Andrew Gluck (GP irrvrntVC) for the push to do it!
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This weeks companies (are 🔥):
Company: Dolo
Founder: Jake Pimental
Founder Notes: Jake ran 160 miles across the Sahara Desert and was able to raise $10k for Children in Poverty. They do say to invest in crazy founders…
Raise Details: Raising $2M on a safe - $200k committed
Vertical: No Code, SaaS, Analytics
Business Model: B2B, SaaS
1-Liner: No code internal tool for startups and small businesses.
Description: Dolo allows non-technical users to create internal tools from APIs, databases, and other no-code application data, all without any engineering.
Traction Indicators:
💰 $90k in presales
🦾 Beta product is out in the market testing with startup founders, indie hackers, product owners, seed stage startups, and pre-seed startups.
📈 $1500 in revenue and implementing recurring revenue this month.
Current integrations include Postgresql, Rest APIs, Mysql, dynamodb, MariaDB.
Company: Dwellito
Founder: Caleb Barclay
Raise Details: Raising $1-1.5M on a SAFE
Vertical: Property Tech, SaaS, Construction
Business Model: Subscription, B2B2C
1-Liner: Dwellito makes it easy for any Construction Professional to set up an online store and sell their products.
Description: We give Construction Professionals "eCommerce in a box" - Interactive 3D home configurator, automated zoning analysis, real-time bidding and logistics.
Traction Indicators:
🤝 $140k GMV
💰 $5k Revenue
📈 Onboarding 10 builders this month
👀 Projecting to hit $15M GMV by end of year.
Swapstack update & ask!
If you’re sick of hearing me talk about Swapstack, I apologize - I’m just so amped up about it.
What: Swapstack is a marketplace that connects newsletters & publications to brands to run sponsored content. Our goal is to help creators monetize their work, and to enable brands to speak directly to their target audience.
Ask: If you are a brand manager, founder or know anyone interested in testing out “creator marketing,” I’d love to get you on the platform and connect you with high-impact writers to grow your business!
Stats:
400+ writers
100+ brands
10M+ readers represented
About to hit ~$100k in GMV in 3 months (this is $$ paid to creators!!)
Reply here if interested!
That’s all for this week!
Jake