Apollo.io, a leading AI-native go-to-market platform, today announced that Matt Curl has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Founder Tim Zheng will continue as Chairman of the Board.<\/p>\n
Curl and Zheng have partnered closely for nearly six years, and Curl has worked with Apollo across multiple stages of the company\u2019s journey, including advising the business starting in 2019, before joining full-time as Chief Operating Officer. Together, Curl and Zheng have strengthened Apollo\u2019s operating foundation, raised the bar on execution, and accelerated Apollo\u2019s momentum, positioning the company for its next phase of scale.<\/p>\n
Under Curl\u2019s operating leadership over the past year, Apollo accelerated growth at scale while improving margins. The company is approaching $200M in annual recurring revenue and nearly 100,000 paying customers, and recently delivered its strongest January, Q4, and year-to-date revenue growth. Apollo has also grown more than 5x since its Series D, scaling with strong capital efficiency and a healthy balance sheet.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis transition is deliberate, and one I feel extremely confident about,\u201d said Tim Zheng, Founder and Chairman of Apollo. \u201cMatt has been a catalyst for Apollo\u2019s growth and execution. He\u2019s strengthened our operating foundation, scaled the business with discipline, and helped position Apollo for its next phase of growth. Matt is the best person to lead Apollo forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI appreciate the trust of Tim, the Board, and all of our employees. The company is entering the next phase from a position of strength,\u201d said Matt Curl, CEO of Apollo. \u201cWe\u2019re building the system of record and system of action for modern go-to-market. Apollo\u2019s mission is to democratize growth \u2014 giving every company access to the data, intelligence, and execution that used to be reserved for the few. The most ambitious, AI-first teams are building their GTM on Apollo, and we\u2019re well positioned to scale to $500M in ARR and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n
Apollo continues to expand its AI capabilities across the platform as customers adopt Apollo to run their end-to-end go-to-market workflows.<\/p>\n
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Apollo.io, a leading AI-native go-to-market platform, today announced that Matt Curl has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Founder Tim Zheng will continue as Chairman of the Board. Curl and Zheng have partnered closely for nearly six years, and Curl has worked with Apollo across multiple stages of the…<\/p>\n
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