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Valuation · 2022

$10M

2024 Revenue

$2.9M

Customers · 2023

300

Funding

$2M

YOY

200%

Team

36

Founded

2020

Mobal Revenue, Valuation & Funding (2024)

Mobal generated $2.9M in revenue in 2024.

Mobal (mobal.io) is a business profile automation platform that helps multi-location businesses keep their listings updated across major platforms including Google, Facebook, Instagram, and Apple Maps. The software automates the updating of business information such as opening hours, photos, and reviews across these listing sites, replacing a process that previously required manual clicks for each platform.

Founded roughly three years before the January 2023 interview, Mobal began as a manual service business before transitioning to a SaaS model. At the time of the interview, the company reported approximately 300 paying customers and an annual run rate of roughly $1.5 million, reflecting growth of approximately 200% year over year. The average contract value stood at about $5,000 per year.

Mobal closed a $2 million seed round approximately one year before the interview at a post-money valuation of roughly $10 million, with Lifeline as the lead investor. Prior to that round, two early angel investors each contributed amounts in the tens of thousands of dollars, collectively receiving approximately 10% equity. Jakob Wikström co-founded the company alongside one other co-founder, with the two splitting equity equally.

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Mobal Revenue

Mobal reported an annual run rate of approximately $1.5 million at the time of the January 2023 interview, equivalent to roughly $120,000 per month. That figure represented growth of approximately 200% year over year from an estimated $35,000 per month one year earlier, around the time the company closed its seed round in 2022.

Mobal Revenue GrowthReported revenue / ARR over time$0$750K$1.5M$2.3M$3M$3.8M20202021202220232024$0$1M$420K$1.5M$2.9MSource: GetLatka.com interview on Jan 27, 2023 with Jakob Wikström
YearMilestoneSource
2024Mobal Hit $2.9m revenue in November 2024Not recorded
2024Mobal Hit $2.9m revenue in October 2024Estimated
2023Mobal revenue in 2023: $1.5mWatch[1]Estimated
2022Mobal Hit $420k revenue in June 2022Not recorded
2021Mobal revenue in 2021: $1mWatch[2]
2020Launched with $0 revenue

Before transitioning to a SaaS model, Mobal operated as a manual service business and generated approximately $1 million in revenue in its best year as a services operation. The SaaS transition and subsequent venture investment marked the shift to the current recurring revenue model.

A forward estimate based on the trailing 200% growth rate would imply an annualized run rate of roughly $4.5 million by early 2024 at the ceiling, though a deceleration-adjusted floor would be materially lower. This is a GetLatka estimate: ceiling applies the 200% trailing rate to the $1.5 million base; floor assumes significant deceleration as the company scales its sales infrastructure and product, and should be treated as directional only.

Mobal Valuation, Funding Rounds

Mobal reached a $10M valuation in 2022, set during its Seed round.

Mobal has raised $2M in total funding across 1 round, most recently a $2M Seed round in 2022.

Mobal Capital Raised & ValuationCumulative capital raised and post-money valuation by roundCapital raised (cum.)Valuation$0$0$2.5M$500K$5M$1M$7.5M$1.5M$10M$2M$12.5M$2.5M202020212022$10MSource: GetLatka.com interview on Jan 27, 2023 with Jakob Wikström
YearRoundAmountValuation% SoldSource
2022Seed$2M$10M20%Watch[1]

Founder / CEO

Jakob Wikström

CEO

Jakob Wikström is the co-founder of Mobal and was confirmed as the company's CEO by the known people roster. He was 31 years old at the time of the January 2023 interview. Wikström co-founded Mobal alongside one other co-founder, with the two splitting equity equally at inception. The company was launched approximately three years before the interview, meaning a founding date of roughly 2020.

Wikström described the company's origin as a manual service business in which the team updated business listings by hand for clients, generating approximately $1 million in revenue at its peak with roughly 15 full-time employees before transitioning to a SaaS model and raising venture capital. He cited Ray Dalio's Principles as his favorite book and Steven Bartlett as a founder he follows. Net worth was not discussed in the interview; any estimate would require confirmed ownership percentage and a current valuation, neither of which was fully confirmed on the record.

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Customers

Mobal had just over 300 paying customers at the time of the January 2023 interview, spread across Europe and the United States. The average contract value was approximately $5,000 per year, as stated by Wikström. For a single-location customer, monthly pricing ranges from roughly 40 to 60 euros depending on the automations selected. For large chains with 300 or more locations, pricing can fall to under 10 euros per location per month.

The typical Mobal customer is a smaller chain with multiple locations that depends on foot traffic and needs accurate, up-to-date listing information across search engines and map platforms. Wikström noted that the company is still in the early stages of building its customer base and that significant outbound potential remains untapped.

Mobal serves 300 customers.

Mobal Business Model

Mobal operates as a SaaS business, charging customers on a recurring basis for access to its business profile automation platform. Pricing is structured by the number of locations and the specific automations selected, such as review management or listing updates, rather than a flat per-seat fee. The average contract value across the customer base was approximately $5,000 per year at the time of the interview.

Net dollar retention over the twelve months prior to the interview was approximately 100%, meaning existing customers neither expanded nor contracted revenue in aggregate. Wikström declined to provide a specific customer acquisition cost figure, noting that CAC was changing rapidly and varied significantly by market and time period. Profitability was not discussed in the interview.

The company's primary growth motion at the time of the interview was outbound sales driven by SDRs booking demos, with five sales representatives on the team. Wikström described the model as SDR-activated demos, with plans to eventually layer in a product-led growth motion as the product and customer understanding mature.

Point-in-time figures shared on the GetLatka podcast, each linked to the exact moment it was said on camera.

Customers (2023)

300

“Jakob Wikström: Customers are a bit over 300 in, and we're in Europe and the US.”

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Net dollar retention (2023)

100%

“Nathan Latka: What has your net dollar retention been over the past twelve months? Jakob Wikström: It's been something about 100%.”

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Mobal Employees & Team Size

Mobal had 31 total employees at the time of the January 2023 interview. Of those, five were sales representatives carrying quotas. SDRs were responsible for booking 20 meetings per month each, while account executives carried a quota of $1,000 to $4,000 in new MRR per month depending on market and ramp-up stage. At the high end of that AE quota, a single account executive adding $4,000 in new MRR each month would contribute approximately $48,000 per month or roughly $500,000 to $600,000 in new ARR annually. The company previously employed approximately 15 people during its peak as a service business before transitioning to SaaS.

Mobal employs approximately 36 people as of 2026, including 5 sales reps that carry a quota. It serves 300 customers that rely on its solutions.

Mobal Team GrowthReported headcount over time01020304020202021202220232024003636Source: GetLatka.com interview on Jan 27, 2023 with Jakob Wikström
YearMilestoneSource
2024Reached 36 employees (March 2024)Not recorded
2023Reached 36 employees (November 2023)Not recorded
2023Reached 31 employees (January 2023)Not recorded
2022Reached 31 employees (November 2022)Not recorded
2021Reached 28 employees (November 2021)Not recorded

Frequently Asked Questions about Mobal

What is Mobal's revenue?

As of 2024, Mobal generated $2.9M in revenue.

What is Mobal's valuation?

As of 2022, Mobal was valued at $10M.

Who founded Mobal?

Mobal was founded by Jakob Wikström.

When was Mobal founded?

Mobal was founded in 2020.

Who is the CEO of Mobal?

The CEO of Mobal is Jakob Wikström.

How much funding does Mobal have?

Mobal raised $2M across 1 round.

How many employees does Mobal have?

As of 2024, Mobal had 36 employees.

Where is Mobal headquartered?

Mobal is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

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