Tempo
Dashboards
Five years of performance, at a glance.
Dashboard · 02

Twenty-four months from raise to revenue

$10.0M
Capital raised
Seed round, month 1
$6.6M
Revenue, 24 months
Cumulative
$2.0M
Cash at month 24
Closing balance
-$5.0M
EBITDA, year 2
Narrowing toward breakeven
24-month forecast — P&L · cash · capital ($M)

The first two years fund product and worker growth, reaching $6.6M of cumulative revenue while the company holds a $2.0M cash cushion into month 24.

Dashboard · 03

Where the first ten million goes

$10.0M
Capital in
Seed round
$8.6M
Overheads
Team and operations
$2.9M
Marketing
Worker acquisition
$2.3M
Cost of revenue
Payments and risk
24-month use of funds — cash flow ($M)
Allocation of funds

The seed round funds the team, marketing, and cost of service through the first twenty-four months, with overheads the largest line.

Dashboard · 04

A path to sixty-four million in revenue

$64.0M
Year-5 revenue
Annual run-rate
+$11.8M
Year-5 EBITDA
Profitable at scale
75%
Year-5 gross margin
Up from 61%
$35.3M
Year-5 cash
On the balance sheet
5-year forecast — $M (annual)

Revenue compounds to $64.0M by year five, the business turns profitable at a positive $11.8M EBITDA, and cash builds to $35.3M.

Dashboard · 05

From thirty-nine thousand to over a million workers

1.03M
Active workers, year 5
On the platform
39k
Active workers, year 1
Starting base
26x
Growth over five years
Net-new every month
3.0%
Monthly churn, year 5
Down from 5.5%
Monthly clients — 24 months
Registered base — annual

The active worker base grows twenty-six times over five years as monthly churn falls from 5.5% to 3.0%.

Dashboard · 06

Two recurring revenue streams

$4.50
Instant-pay and interchange
Per worker per month
$2.00
Employer platform fee
Per worker per month
$5 to $7
Blended ARPU
Years 1 to 5
100%
Recurring revenue
Usage-based, monthly
Revenue by category — 24 months
Revenue by category — annual

Revenue comes from worker instant-pay and employer fees, lifting blended ARPU from $5 to $7 across the plan.

Dashboard · 07

Strong unit economics per employer

$28k
CAC
Per employer
$84k
LTV
Per employer
3.0x
LTV to CAC
Healthy ratio
~12 mo
Payback period
On acquisition cost
Per-client economics — annual ($)

Each employer costs $28k to acquire and returns $84k over its life, a 3.0x return that pays back in about twelve months.

Dashboard · 08

Margins widen as we scale

$48.0M
Year-5 gross profit
On $64.0M revenue
75%
Year-5 gross margin
At scale
61%
Year-1 gross margin
Starting point
+14 pts
Margin expansion
Years 1 to 5
Cumulative gross profit — 24m
Gross profit & margin — annual

Gross margin climbs from 61% to 75%, producing $48.0M of gross profit by year five.

Dashboard · 09

Costs that scale with volume

$16.0M
Year-5 cost of revenue
Variable with volume
25%
Share of revenue, year 5
Down from 39%
39%
Share of revenue, year 1
Falls as we scale
3
Main cost drivers
Payments, fraud, compliance
COGS components — 24 months
COGS components — annual

Cost of revenue is variable, driven by payment processing, fraud and default, and compliance, and falls from 39% to 25% of revenue.

Dashboard · 10

Marketing that scales with growth

$2.9M
Marketing, first 24 months
Worker acquisition
$28k
CAC per employer
Blended
2
Channels
Performance and brand
3.0x
LTV to CAC
Efficient acquisition
Marketing spend — 24 months
Marketing spend — annual

Marketing spend ramps with growth across performance and brand channels, acquiring employers at a $28k blended cost and a 3.0x return.

Dashboard · 11

Spend weighted to building the business

$8.6M
Overheads
Team and operations
$2.9M
Marketing
Growth
$2.3M
Cost of revenue
Variable
62%
Overheads share
Of 24-month spend
Spend split
Direct vs indirect — annual

Early spend is weighted to team and operations, with marketing and cost of revenue scaling as volume grows.

Dashboard · 12

Overheads that support scale

$8.6M
Overheads, first 24 months
Largely fixed
Team
Largest line
Salaries and benefits
Cloud
Infrastructure
Hosting and tooling
5
Main line items
Cloud, tooling, legal, insurance, audit
Overheads — 24 months
Overheads — annual

Overheads cover team, cloud, tooling, legal, insurance, and audit, the fixed base that supports scale.

Dashboard · 13

Investment builds the instant-pay platform

$10.0M
Seed funds the build
From month 1
Engineering
Where it goes
Platform and payment rails
75%
Target gross margin
Product-driven
Ongoing
Investment pattern
Grows with the roadmap
Product dev — 24 months
Product dev — annual

Product spend from the seed round builds the instant-pay platform and payment rails that drive the 75% target gross margin.

Dashboard · 14

A lean team that scales with revenue

$64.0M
Year-5 revenue
Drives efficiency
Rising
Revenue per employee
Improves each year
Growing
Headcount
Scales with revenue
$8.6M
People cost, 24 months
Within overheads
Revenue / employee — annual
Headcount — annual
Salary split — annual

As revenue reaches $64.0M, the team scales efficiently and revenue per employee rises each year while people cost stays disciplined.