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Hive Blockchain is a digital currency mining company founded by Harry Pochgranti that validates cryptocurrency transactions on blockchain networks, primarily Ethereum. The company went public on the TSX Venture Exchange in September 2017, raising $17 million on day one followed by additional equity raises totaling approximately $200 million Canadian by end of 2017. As of Q1 2018, Hive operates mining facilities in Iceland and Sweden with a $30 million annualized run rate revenue.

Leila Hormozi went from broke at 22 to generating $1,200,000 per month by age 23 by building Gym Launch, a service that helped gym owners acquire clients. She scaled the business to $15M in 12 months and later evolved it into Acquisition.com, focusing on high-ticket workshops and business consulting.

Collective raised $50M in funding to compete with HR and business management platforms like Rippling and ZenBusiness. The company has achieved approximately $1M MRR, indicating strong product-market fit and growth trajectory in the HR/business operations space.

MP is a 17-year-old bootstrapped HR services company that started as a pure payroll provider in 2003 but pivoted in 2012 to become an iSOLVE HCM implementation and services partner. They now serve 1,300+ clients across ~40,000 employee seats with a pricing model of $8-$40 per employee per month, generating $650k MRR ($10M ARR projected for 2021) while maintaining 8% net profit margins. Founded and wholly owned by Jason, the company employs 70 people (12 AEs, 5 SDRs, 2 customer success team members, zero engineers) and breaks even on customer acquisition at the 20-month mark with strong 6+ year customer lifetime value.

Event SaaS is a SaaS platform that has achieved significant growth, reaching $6M in annual recurring revenue with 100% year-over-year growth. The company raised $28M in funding at a $128M valuation, demonstrating strong market traction and investor confidence.