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Enterprise commerce infrastructure spun out of Boxed, monetizing modular SaaS and implementation work.
About $2.5M ARR at 2023 spinout · About 15 enterprise customers
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Spresso emerged from commerce software built inside Boxed, the online bulk retailer. After Boxed’s Chapter 11 restructuring, its software platform was spun out as a standalone enterprise business. Co-founder Jared Yaman described carrying roughly $2.5 million in ARR into the spinout in early 2023. The company sells enterprise commerce infrastructure and software to large retailers, with implementation and modular subscriptions supporting the platform. The interviewer said Spresso reached about $5 million in revenue or ARR by the end of 2025, roughly double its 2023 level, and served around 15 customers. Individual accounts ranged from approximately $20,000 per month to more than $2 million, reflecting a small number of large deployments rather than a self-serve SaaS motion. The episode emphasizes maintaining service continuity during restructuring, reusing existing enterprise relationships, and selling into complex ecommerce environments. These are interview and creator-reported figures, not independently verified financial statements.
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