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How Kipsu CEO Christopher Smith grew Kipsu to $35M revenue and 50K customers in 2024.

Developer of an online guest engagement platform designed to build customer relationships. The company's online guest engagement platform allows hotel guests to interact quickly and easily with the hotel concierge using texting and digital messaging channels, enabling hospitality and hotel industries to communicate smoothly with their clients.

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Kipsu Revenue

In 2024, Kipsu's revenue reached $35M. The company previously reported $8.1M in 2023. Since its launch in 2010, Kipsu has shown consistent revenue growth.

Kipsu Revenue GrowthReported revenue / ARR by year$0$8M$15M$23M$30M$38M20102012201420162018202020222024$0$5M$8M$35MSource: GetLatka.com
YearMilestone
2024Kipsu Hit $35m revenue in November 2024Source
2023Kipsu Hit $8.1m revenue in October 2023
2021Kipsu Hit $5m revenue in April 2021
2010Launched with $0 revenue

Kipsu Valuation, Funding Rounds

Kipsu is a bootstrapped Hospitality Software startup. Founded in 2010, Kipsu has grown to $35M in revenue without raising any venture capital or outside funding.

As a self-funded Hospitality Software SaaS company, Kipsu has built its business with no outside investment.

Kipsu Capital Raised & ValuationCumulative capital raised and post-money valuation by roundCapital raised (cum.)Valuation$0$120102010 cumulative: $0 • 2010 Founded: $02010 Founded: $0 valuationSource: GetLatka.com
YearRoundAmountValuation% Sold

Kipsu Employees & Team Size

Kipsu employs approximately 117 people as of 2026, down from 118 in 2024.

Kipsu has 117 total employees in different roles and functions and 9 sales reps that carry a quota. They have 50K customers that rely on the company's solutions.

Kipsu Team GrowthReported headcount over time025507510012520102012201420162018202020222024202500117117Source: GetLatka.com
YearMilestone
2025Reached 117 employees (January 2025)
2024Reached 118 employees (October 2024)
2023Reached 107 employees (October 2023)
2022Reached 97 employees (October 2022)
2021Reached 78 employees (December 2021)
2021Reached 59 employees (April 2021)

Founder / CEO

Christopher Smith

Christopher Smith is a co-founder and CEO of Kipsu, a growth stage technology company based in Minneapolis. Prior to launching Kipsu, Chris was a venture capitalist with Coral Group, leading investments in the telecom and enterprise software sectors.

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Kipsu generates $35M in revenue.

Who founded Kipsu?

Kipsu was founded by Christopher Smith.

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The CEO of Kipsu is Christopher Smith.

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Kipsu raised $0.

How many employees does Kipsu have?

Kipsu has 117 employees.

Where is Kipsu headquarters?

Kipsu is headquartered in United States.

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Source: all data was collected from GetLatka company research and founder interviews. Revenue, funding, team, and customer figures are presented as company-reported or GetLatka-estimated metrics where the profile data identifies them that way.

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Kipsu Revenue 2024: $35M ARR (Bootstrapped)