LTV & cohorts

LTV & cohorts

Revenue per funded business, by signup month.

Events from Segment· Web, iOS, AndroidAttribution: First click + self-reported

12-month LTV

$1,406

Per funded account

18-month LTV

$2,032

$1,463 gross margin

Active at month 6

68%

Still transacting

Blended CAC payback

3.1 months

On $246 CAC

Cohort heatmap
Signup month × months since first deposit
CohortAcctsM0M1M2M3M4M5M6M7M8M9M10M11M12M13M14M15M16M17M18M19M20
Jan 254931009381787069666364656262615963606159616160
Feb 255919888837673716765676165616360616161606062
Mar 25689100928079727367676462626464626061646262
Apr 25730999586747465676760656361606362606263
May 2575510090837875726763666163646363616056
Jun 25757100877978766865656465616461626559
Jul 257431008780767469686562646364596462
Aug 2574210087838076736567646662616160
Sep 25872100928378716971686463666261
Oct 258921008086787170686666616064
Nov 2578310089857475697266656264
Dec 2574999858175767070666366
Jan 26974988983757069666660
Feb 2679810095827374686866
Mar 26912100898680776871
Apr 268671008980747469
May 268769790817773
Jun 2688198888576
Jul 269001009179
Aug 2682510092
Sep 26946100
LTV curves by cohort
Cumulative revenue per account
Jan 25Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26
LTV curves by channel
Solid observed · dashed projected
Google AdsMeta AdsLinkedIn AdsReddit AdsPartners & affiliatesReferral programmeAI searchApp store campaigns
LTV:CAC and payback by channel
CAC against 24-month gross-margin LTV
ChannelFirst depositsCAC12-mo LTV24-mo LTV (GM)LTV:CACPayback period

Partners & affiliates

Referral & partners

115$110$2,055$3,00127.3×
1.4 months

Referral programme

Referral & partners

69$250$1,840$2,65010.6×
2.8 months

Microsoft Ads

Paid search

40$305$1,573$2,2317.3×
3.5 months

Google Ads

Paid search

422$348$1,496$2,1106.1×
4.1 months

App store campaigns

App stores

37$246$1,050$1,4115.7×
3.8 months

LinkedIn Ads

Paid social

5$1,803$3,293$4,7652.6×
9.2 months

Meta Ads

Paid social

34$695$1,216$1,6472.4×
9.3 months

Reddit Ads

Paid social

5$1,104$986$1,3451.2×
19.4 months

Organic search

Organic & AI

121–$1,367$1,927No costOrganic: no acquisition cost

AI search

Organic & AI

56–$1,762$2,513No costOrganic: no acquisition cost

Direct

Organic & AI

54–$1,300$1,822No costOrganic: no acquisition cost
LinkedIn has the highest CAC but brings businesses worth about 2.2× the average.