Typically a startup pitch that requires building a manufacturing facility would send VCs running for the hills. But could Whitman Kwok's high margin, zero-inventory model be the exception to the rule? This is The Pitch for KAV Sports . Featuring investors Mark Phillips , Paige Finn Doherty and Will Weisman . ... Watch Whitman pitch his startup on YouTube ( @thepitchshow ) or Patreon ( @ThePitch ) Subscribe to our public email newsletter insider.thepitch.show Join our private investor community o...
Mar 26, 2025•47 min•Season 13Ep. 4
Michele Callegari has grown Barberino's to the #1 luxury men's grooming brand in Italy. Can he replicate the same success in the US – and if he does, will the Italian investors want their cut? This is The Pitch for Barberino’s . Featuring investors Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Jesse Middleton , and two new investors to the show, Ben Zises and Kate McAndrew . ... Watch Michele pitch his startup on YouTube ( @thepitchshow ) and Patreon ( @ThePitch ) Join our private investor community on Subst...
Mar 19, 2025•43 min•Season 13Ep. 3
Cathy Huang wants to unlock millions of dollars for millions of new internships. But with her round already closed, will there be room for everyone who wants to invest? This is The Pitch for Folio . Featuring investors Jesse Middleton , Mark Phillips , Paige Doherty , and Will Weisman . Watch Cathy pitch her startup on YouTube ( @thepitchshow ) and Patreon ( @ThePitch ) Join our private investor community on Substack at thepitch.fund Subscribe to our public email newsletter insider.thepitch.show...
Mar 12, 2025•40 min•Season 13Ep. 2
Mike Burton wants to help every city turn drivers to riders with his smart bike lock. But will his “no checks under $100k” approach leave him backpedalling? This is The Pitch for Lockstop . Featuring investors Jesse Middleton , Mark Phillips , Paige Finn Doherty and Will Weisman . ... Watch Mike pitch his urban mobility startup on YouTube ( @thepitchshow ) and Patreon ( @ThePitch ) Join our private investor community on Substack at thepitch.fund Subscribe to our public email newsletter insider.t...
Mar 05, 2025•48 min•Season 13Ep. 1
A Johns Hopkins ER doctor, a Formula 1 engineer, and an artist walk into The Pitch Room... meet this season's extraordinary founders! We screened 2,000 companies, and 12 made the cut. But with negotiations turned up to 11, will they be ready to face off with the sharpest VCs in the game? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Feb 19, 2025•3 min
The culmination of fourteen pitches, six months, and over $3.8M invested by VCs and listeners, this is the season 12 finale. *Disclaimer: No offer to invest is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Dec 12, 2024•1 hr 56 min•Season 12Ep. 15
Khaylah Epps wants to change the face of healthcare in the south. This is The Pitch for Oma Health . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch Khaylah pitch her healthtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Oma Health is being made to or solicited from the liste...
Nov 20, 2024•33 min•Season 12Ep. 14
Is your AI hallucinating? This AI can fix it. This is Chinar Movsisyan's pitch for Feedback Intelligence . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch Chinar pitch her AI startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Feedback Intelligence is being made to or solicited from t...
Nov 13, 2024•27 min•Season 12Ep. 13
Gwyneth Borden has a vendetta. This is The Pitch for Remynt . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Mac Conwell , Ben Taft and Elizabeth Yin . ... Watch Gwyneth pitch her debt recovery startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications for our winter pitch event will close in one week, apply now at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Remynt is being made ...
Nov 06, 2024•29 min•Season 12Ep. 12
Could robots bring healthcare access to rural America? This is Ryan James' pitch for Dopl . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Josh Muccio and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch Ryan pitch his healthtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are closing soon for our winter cohort, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, become an LP in thepit...
Oct 30, 2024•28 min•Season 12Ep. 11
Can a college advisor disrupt the system from the inside? This is Julia Dixon's pitch for ESAI . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch Julia pitch her edtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are closing soon for our winter cohort, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, beco...
Oct 23, 2024•31 min•Season 12Ep. 10
Award winning event planner makes the pivot to tech. This is Virginia Frischkorn's pitch for Partytrick . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Mac Conwell , Ben Taft and Elizabeth Yin . ... Watch Virginia pitch her startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for next season, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Di...
Oct 16, 2024•21 min•Season 12Ep. 9
Two of Josh's favorite hobbies—beer and startups—collide in The Pitch Room. This is Dean Eberhardt's pitch for ReCraft . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch Dean pitch his beer technology startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for next season, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply T...
Oct 09, 2024•26 min•Season 12Ep. 8
Chad Wilson wants to disrupt history class with video games. This is The Pitch for immersionED . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch Chad pitch his edtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for next season, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, become an LP in...
Sep 25, 2024•34 min•Season 12Ep. 7
What happens when disaster strikes and the internet goes down? This is Jorge Rios' pitch for Bridgefy . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Josh Muccio, and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch Jorge pitch his peer-to-peer networking tech on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for next season, founders raising pre-seed or seed can apply to pitch at pitch.show/apply To invest with us, become a...
Sep 18, 2024•29 min•Season 12Ep. 6
What if you could take someone’s vitals, using just the sound of their voice? This is Nyamitse-Calvin Mahinda's pitch for Vital Audio . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Mac Conwell , Jesse Middleton and Lee Jacobs. ... Watch Nyamitse-Calvin pitch his healthtech startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Vital Audio Inc....
Sep 11, 2024•31 min•Season 12Ep. 5
One million patients fall in hospitals each year, and it costs US hospitals over $35 billion. What if they could all be prevented? This is Devina Desai's pitch for Kinometrix . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Mac Conwell , Ben Taft and Elizabeth Yin . ... Watch Devina pitch her hospital fall prevention software on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to...
Sep 04, 2024•28 min•Season 12Ep. 4
What happens when a Michelin-trained palate makes junk food with no junk? This is Christie Buck's pitch for Christie’s Chips . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Mac Conwell , Ben Taft and Elizabeth Yin . ... Watch Christie pitch her potato chip startup on YouTube @thepitchshow Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Christie's Chips is being made to or solicited from...
Aug 28, 2024•34 min•Season 12Ep. 3
Biomimicry (noun): the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes. Founder Capella Kerst invented a material that mimics a geckos' gravity defying grip. This industrial velcro could be a multi-billion dollar industry, and geCKo Materials is shooting for the moon. I mean, they’re already on the International Space Station... how hard can it be? Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleto...
Aug 21, 2024•26 min•Season 12Ep. 2
Phil Barrar sold his last company for $65 million. Now he’s back in the game with FutureMoney , an investing platform that helps parents create generational wealth for their kids with the Junior Roth IRA™. Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch the FutureMoney pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Future Money Inc. is being made to or solicited fr...
Aug 14, 2024•31 min•Season 12Ep. 1
A new season is here! Fourteen pitches start August 14th with one crazy season finale to tie it all together. These startups will blow your mind, and if you’re an investor on the show… your wallet. BONUS: Stick around at the end of the trailer for a special behind the scenes interview with Charles Hudson, Cyan Banister, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 31, 2024•16 min
Alexa Von Tobel started thinking about money after her dad died when she was young. By the time she got her first job out of college, she was horrified to learn that there weren’t any financial resources online. So she built LearnVest – one of the first companies to help young people manage their money online – and sold it to Northwestern Mutual for $375 million. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Jul 24, 2024•37 min•Season 11Ep. 12
As a glacier guide in Alaska, Georgia Grace Edwards had a problem: her pants. While the male guides just unzipped and did their business, she had to find a secluded place and completely undress in the freezing tundra. So Georgia Grace created the GoFly zipper technology to help everyone go on the go. Will the investors get behind this consumer product or is this business just too messy? Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Paige Finn Doherty . ... ...
Jul 10, 2024•37 min•Season 11Ep. 11
Lending is one of the oldest markets in recorded history. But founder Luis Sánchez believes there’s an opportunity that remains untapped… manufacturing companies in Mexico. Can Luis mint a Mexican unicorn? Or will the investors decide that this market is just too niche? Featuring investors Elizabeth Yin , Charles Hudson , Beck Bamberger , Pascal Unger and Mac Conwell . ... Watch the KredFeed pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To invest with the VCs on the show, join our investor community at thepitc...
Jun 26, 2024•39 min•Season 11Ep. 10
Twin sisters Nilo and Jennifer Rahmani used to be site reliability engineers. Where they worked night and day to keep servers running at companies like Slack. But Nilo and Jen left their cushy jobs in tech to build Thoras AI , a platform that helps startups scale and optimize their cloud infrastructure using AI. Will the investors get down on site reliability, or will this “family business” scare them away? Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin and Paige Finn Doherty...
Jun 12, 2024•39 min•Season 11Ep. 9
When women started curling their hair with bathrobes, Emily Kenison didn't see a silly TikTok trend. She saw the creation of a new market – heatless hair care. This lawyer-turned-inventor decided to capitalize on the craze by designing her own patented line of heatless curling headbands. Will the investors see a big vision in big curls, or is this just another one of those 'lifestyle' businesses investors love to hate? Featuring investors Jillian Manus , Beck Bamberger and Mac Conwell . ... Watc...
May 29, 2024•36 min•Season 11Ep. 8
We thought it would take years before AI could replace a podcast host. That is, until founder Edward Brawer slid into Josh’s DMs to pitch his startup, PodcastAI . Edward thinks he can make podcast producers 10x more productive and he already signed two big name podcasters. Now can he convince the big name investors that PodcastAI will deliver 100x returns? Featuring investors Elizabeth Yin , Charles Hudson , Beck Bamberger , Pascal Unger and Mac Conwell . ... Watch the Podcast AI pitch on YouTub...
May 15, 2024•49 min•Season 11Ep. 7
Since the beginning of The Pitch, we’ve told one story: what it’s like to raise money for a startup. But what about the rest of the journey? On our new segment, The Exit, we talk to startup founders who’ve done the impossible, sold their startup for hundreds of millions. How does it feel to finally accomplish the dream? And is that dream all it’s cracked up to be? In our first exit interview, we talk to Bill Smith, a high school dropout from Alabama who started, scaled and sold Shipt for $550 mi...
May 08, 2024•45 min•Season 11Ep. 6
What if your favorite online store had models that look like you: your skin tone, your height, your body shape? That question propelled Vita Mallela to start Flock AI . Their AI generated models could help brands eliminate pricey photoshoots. But with AI startups so en vogue, how will the investors know if this AI startup is the one to walk the runway with? Featuring investors Elizabeth Yin , Charles Hudson , Beck Bamberger , Pascal Unger and Mac Conwell . ... Watch the Flock AI pitch on YouTube...
May 01, 2024•35 min•Season 11Ep. 5
After spending a decade as a franchise broker, Kenny Rose decided to break out on his own and start FranShares . An alternative investment platform where anyone can invest in franchises. Now you can own a piece of your local fast food joint, a medspa, even a car wash! But will the investors be able to see big tech returns for a company that sounds like small fries? Featuring investors Jillian Manus , Beck Bamberger and Mac Conwell . ... Watch the FranShares pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To inve...
Apr 24, 2024•43 min•Season 11Ep. 4
