Bloom · B2C · learn-to-invest app for Gen Z
Give $2-4 of free stock at signup; let users earn up to $75 more
Founder says free stock beat cash for building a long-term mindset; no numbers
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What they did
Signup CTA promises free stock 'up to' $75. On signup users get roughly $2-4 in free stock; playing games and completing lessons earns in-game currency to buy loot boxes that unlock fractional shares. Stock was chosen over free cash to build a long-term investing mindset. Same subscription funnel used for 2-3 quarters.
What happened
'Helped us a lot'; the funnel has 'worked pretty well' for 2-3 quarters.
- Stage
- growth
In their words
The Superwall Podcast · Jae Hwang - This App Makes $2M/Year With This Viral TikTok Strategy“when you sign up, you get roughly anywhere between like $2 to $4 free stocks and then you can play games and do all the learnings and earn in-game currency which you can buy loot box with those, which will unlock a fraction of stocks”
“given that it's an investing app, instead of giving them free cash on their account, giving them stock actually helped us a lot to give them a long-term growth mindset”
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