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Sarah-Allen Preston, founder and CEO of Afloat [Photo: Afloat]
The Last Word: Afloat’s Sarah-Allen Preston on Why She Launched Her Dallas-Based Gifting App
by David Seeley | Apr 26, 2023
Last year, Dallas Innovates introduced you to Preston just after the SMU grad had launched Afloat, an app that lets users send curated gifts from local retailers with same or next-day delivery. Just over a year after launching, Afloat now has 10 employees, 12,000 users, and connections to 70 local business in Dallas and Kansas City, the Dallas Morning News reports—and is looking to raise $3 million in growth funding after earlier raising over $1.5 million.
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