investor update
Winter - February 2022
Winter - February 2022
10x YoYoY
despite supply and pandemic slowdowns
delaying total in-market results
we are seeing operational improvements
and in-market validation of model
and momentum is being reestablished with...
active customers
[Q4 Avg. - 115]
>50 taps/device
[Q4 Avg - 44.5]
TPV/device/month
[Q4 Avg - $341.08]
device shipments/mth
[Q4 High - 17,105]
CAD device cost
[Avg Cost in INV - $188.33]
devices shipped without errors
[Q4 Actual - 99.6%]
days issue resolution
[Q4 Avg. - 5.2]
profit
[Q4 Total - $-1.6M]
gross margin
[Q4 Actual - 66%]
themes
tell a common story.
few to many.
storyline that's simple and easy for everyone.
operational optimization.
team and individual accountability.
Continued growth across Canadian charities nationally recognized fundraising programs and year round giving.
Began rollout of programs in United States and trials in 6 additional countries and 4 continents.
Expansion of Intellectual Property extending our trademarks and patents to the US, UK, EU, Australia and New Zealand. Also added our unique signage and gasket designs.
In a difficult market we built high performance sales team across 10 sectors and territories.
Impact of Covid has resulted in canceled events and limited fundraising activities - tiptap has partnered with retail partners and other strategic partners to help charities broaden their fundraising reach.
Lack of volunteers for traditional face to face fundraising - tiptap has helped supplement teams with unattended capabilities.
Expansion in the US market and new pilot programs in the UK, Continental Europe and Australia New Zealand in 2023.
Expansion of strategic sales partnerships expanding our sales force exponentially.
Growth into new payments sectors including Sports, Transit, and Hospitality.
Tested our deployment to achieve output rate of over 20,000 devices per month.
Successfully supported in market campaigns at scale and identified optimization opportunities for 2022.
Prototype delivery and testing of next generation device. Production to begin in September.
Secured components to get to 60k in V1 units in 2022, established preferred vendors for all core solution components.
Current device product optimization as we identified and addressed connectivity & firmware issues at scale.
A multi-touch process even for small customers is being simplified and aligned to one common interface and system.
Alignment of Demand Planning with Supply Ordering & Production Scheduling through investment in supplier partnerships, to capture more than our fair share of scarce supply.
Global device improvements and refinements to final manufacturing design with significant cost savings.
IT System Ecosystem Development/Implementation following a common customer journey and internal processes across one common UI and backend system (Website, e-Commerce, Online Order forms, CRM, NetSuite ERP, Rapid Customer Onboarding, Customer Reporting & BI Tools, ticketing and telephony for Customer Care).
500 devices/rep/month
500,000 device months/year
500 active customers
>50 taps/device
>$400 TPV/device/month
20k device shipments/mth
<$200 CAD device cost
98% devices shipped without errors
2.5 days issue resolution
$4M profit
>80% gross margin (avg $25/mth rental)
<20% SG&A
90% retention
Inventory secured for 60,000 device build and $8M WIP value.
Improved risk management and preparation for larger scale security and risk management.
Minimized development costs and substantial future device manufacturing savings.
Delayed deployment of customer campaigns due to COVID.
Increased shareholders and preparation of public reporting requirements.
Supply chain shortages and lead time minimization in tight environment.
Preparing our path to IPO with continued governance improvements.
Leveraging enterprise software for scalability with NetSuite implementation.
Further accessing growth funding for 2023/24 device builds through contract financing and other means.
Onboarded 10 new hires in January, predominantly in the technology & product space.
Successful year end review of all employees, talent assessment and 2022 goal setting.
First U.S. hire added to drive sales in that market.
90 Day turnover = 40%. What we're doing about it -- 30 day check ins with new employees, regular touch points with managers, more rigorous screening if ready for scale-up culture.
Talent Attraction - hiring for key positions (VP Finance; Director Programs & Care). What we're doing -- using our networks more rigorously.
Sales Commission and Referral Fee -- review with outside resources, Advisors to ensure we have right mix to drive sales behaviours.
Continue to grow and develop our talent in key areas.
Recruitment Partners (NA & Global) and strategy for global team growth.
Payroll & Benefits planning for NA & Global growth.
new device manufacturing
regional expansion testing
new sector expansion efforts
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GROWTH Help us grow with client or partner referrals and other ideas for growth.
TALENT Help us find the best talent in this tight market with referrals (sales & marketing, warehouse and operations).
SECTORS Help us with sector insights and expertise yourself or recommend partnerships to help us explore and grow in Sports, Transit, Venues, Arts & Culture and more...
REGIONS Help us with regional insights and expertise yourself or recommend partnerships to help us explore and decide where to best grow next. Is it the USA, UK, EU, Aust/NZ, South America or where else...
OTHER IDEAS Help us with other ideas and advice like deep functional expertise other models, growth opportunities etc... we are always open to ideas.
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