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Discover insights from 5 interviews with founders and CEOs using a Freemium business model.

5 Companies with Freemium Business Model

Learn from founders and CEOs who have built successful businesses using a Freemium business model

Harry Halpin
Technology, Cryptocurrency, SaaS, Marketplace

Harry Halpin

CEO and Co-founder

$830K/month
4.8/5
B2B
Subscription-based
B2C
Freemium
81 employees
Switzerland
Started 2019

How I'm building privacy technology that protects users from surveillance while making it accessible to everyone, not just tech experts.

May 25, 2024Read Interview
Travis Kalanick
Technology, AI, Finance, Marketplace

Travis Kalanick

Co-founder & Former CEO

$3.7 billion/month
4.8/5
B2C
Freemium
Subscription-based
B2B
31,100 employees
USA
Started 2009

How I revolutionized transportation by digitizing the physical world and turning a simple idea into a global tech giant.

May 10, 2024Read Interview
Luca Martini
Marketing, Agencies, SEO, eCommerce, Production

Luca Martini

Founder & CEO

$10K–$50K/month
4.7/5
B2B
Agency
Freemium
B2C
Marketplace
6–20
Italy
Started 2015

How I built a YouTube marketing agency from scratch and scaled to a team of 15 through SEO and content marketing.

April 20, 2024Read Interview
Zach Yadegari
AI, Health & Wellness, Technology, SaaS

Zach Yadegari

Founder

$2 million/month
4.9/5
B2C
Subscription-based
Freemium
B2B
20 employees
USA
Started 2015

How I built an AI-powered calorie tracking app that disrupted the fitness industry and scaled to $24M in yearly revenue.

June 8, 2024Read Interview
Michael Truell
AI, SaaS, Technology

Michael Truell

Co-Founder & CEO

$1M+/month
4.7/5
B2B
B2C
Freemium
Subscription-based
50+
USA
Started 2022

Michael Truell is the co-founder and CEO of Anysphere, the company behind Cursor an AI native code editor built for professional developers. Under his leadership, Cursor became one of the fastest growing AI tools in devtech.

July 14, 2025Read Interview