Company Growth (employees)
Blippar was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in London, GB
Key People at Blippar
Ambarish Mitra
Founder & CEO
Omar Tayeb
Founder
Jessica Butcher
Co-Founder & Director
Lisa Hu
Senior Vice President
Blippar Office Locations
Blippar has offices in London, New York, San Francisco, Mountain View and in 6 other locations
London, GB (HQ)
1 London Bridge
Gurugram, IN
Unit No. 802, 8th Floor, Bptp Park Centra, Nh8
Chicago, US
20 W Kinzie St
Los Angeles, US
5792 W Jefferson Blvd
Mountain View, US
100 W Evelyn Ave
San Francisco, US
340 Pine St
New York, US
236 W 30th St
Blippar Data and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2011 |
Total Funding | $99 m |
Latest funding size | $54 m |
Time since last funding | over 1 year |
Investors | Qualcomm Ventures, Khazanah Nasional Berhad |
Blippar's latest funding round in March 2016 was reported to be $54 m. In total, Blippar has raised $99 m. Blippar's latest valuation is reported to be £232 m.
Blippar Financial Metrics
Blippar's revenue was reported to be £8.5 m in FY, 2016 which is a 91% increase from the previous period.
Numbers are in £, GBP
Revenue (FY, 2016) | 8.5 m |
Gross profit (FY, 2016) | 2.5 m |
Gross profit margin (FY, 2016), % | 30% |
Net income (FY, 2016) | (26.1 m) |
EBIT (FY, 2016) | (26.1 m) |
Market valuation | 232 m |
Cash (30-Nov-2014) | 1.4 m |
- Source: Company Filings, Guardian, Business Insider, Company Filings, 16 month prior to March 2016
| Numbers are in £, GBP | Y, 2013 | FY, 2014 | FY, 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | 3.1 m | 4.5 m | 8.5 m |
Revenue growth, % | 45% | ||
Cost of goods sold | 1.4 m | 2.3 m | 6 m |
Gross profit | 1.7 m | 2.1 m | 2.5 m |
Gross profit Margin, % | 55% | 48% | 30% |
General and administrative expense | 1.6 m | 7.1 m | 28.6 m |
Operating expense total | 1.6 m | 7.1 m | 28.6 m |
EBIT | 99.1 k | (5 m) | (26.1 m) |
EBIT margin, % | 3% | (111%) | (307%) |
Interest expense | 42 k | 13.1 k | 45.6 k |
Interest income | 91 | 3.9 k | 21.1 k |
Pre tax profit | 57.2 k | (5 m) | (26.1 m) |
Income tax expense | 9.7 k | ||
Net Income | 57.2 k | (5 m) | (26.1 m) |
| Numbers are in £, GBP | FY, 2014 |
|---|---|
Cash | 1.4 m |
Accounts Receivable | 2 m |
Current Assets | 4.2 m |
PP&E | 252.2 k |
Goodwill | 4.2 m |
Total Assets | 8.6 m |
Accounts Payable | 254.3 k |
Current Liabilities | 1.9 m |
Retained Earnings | (5 m) |
Total Equity | 6.7 m |
Financial Leverage | 1.3 x |
| Numbers are in £, GBP | FY, 2014 |
|---|---|
Cash From Operating Activities | (5.1 m) |
Cash From Financing Activities | 10.2 m |
| Numbers are in £, GBP | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 32.2 k |
Blippar Operating Metrics
Blippar's Monthly Active Users was reported to be 504 k in 2015. Blippar's Monthly Users was reported to be 65 m in Apr, 2017
- Source: Business Insider
Blippar Revenue Breakdown
Blippar Median Salaries
Source: 17 public H-1B filings from Blippar
