Founder Interview Video
How Cents Reached $60M Revenue and an EBITDA Margin Above 20% in 2025 (Interview with CEO Alex Jekowsky)
Chapters
- 0:00Highlights
- 0:37Introduction to Cents and the Triple-Threat Platform
- 1:06Why All-in-One from Day One
- 2:10Day One and the First Line of Code
- 2:53Why Build for Laundromats Instead of Buying Them
- 4:12Age at Founding and Early Background
- 4:29First Customers: Enterprise First and Door-to-Door Hustle
- 6:21Revenue Growth from 2021 to 2025
- 8:23Net Dollar Retention and Efficiency Philosophy
- 9:08Revenue per Employee and EBITDA Profitability
- 10:21Why Raise the $140M Series C
- 12:02Series C Structure: Primary vs Employee Tender
- 12:28Valuation Philosophy and Founder Advice
- 15:16Hardware, Payments, and Product Mix
- 16:49Hardware Units in the Wild and Closing Thoughts
- 17:15Where to Follow Cents and Hiring