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Venture Pill

Your weekly dose of startups and venture capital. Brandon Osian and Sam Gordon prescribe all you'll need to get into the wonderful world of venture. From fundraising news to startup deep dives, you can expect to stay up to date with the most innovative, exciting companies out there.
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E88: Interview with Jan Ryan, Serial Entrepreneur and Advocate for Women in Entrepreneurship

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Jan Ryan, serial entrepreneur, professor and acclaimed champion of female founders. First, we dive into Jan’s early career, which involved a lot of innovative ‘firsts’, namely the personal computer, email, and the world wide web. You’ll hear Jan talk about her experience creating, leading, ...

Oct 12, 202345 min

E87: Interview with Justin Izzo, Lead Data and Trends Analyst at DocSend

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Justin Izzo, Lead Data and Trends analyst at DocSend, the secure document sharing platform everyone can use. After a long career in academia as a professor at both Duke and Brown University, Justin joined Docsend to help make sense of all the pitch deck data they’ve collected from founders ...

Oct 05, 202332 min

E86: Interview with Nik Talreja, CEO and Co-Founder of Sydecar

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Nik Talreja, CEO and Co-Founder of Sydecar, the company that helps people start and run their own SPV (or Special Purpose Vehicle) without worrying about all of the administrative and legal burdens. Nik began his career in law where he got to work with many types of companies, gaining an ap...

Sep 28, 202324 min

E85: Down with Big Job Site, Mac is Back, and a Battery Recycling Unicorn

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (1:49) we start with a breakdown on Bandana, a startup that's helping working class Americans find high quality, high paying hourly jobs, hot off their $3.8M seed round. Next (6:52), we cover Goodles, the better-for-you noodle brand that is redefining mac and cheese with their modern line of delici...

Sep 21, 202320 min

E84: AI Tutor, Dating App for Subleasing, and Gympass

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (1:50) we kick things off with Sizzle AI, an AI platform that aims to empower students to ask questions and love learning, sizzling off their $7.5M seed round. Next (9:41), we cover Kiki’s recent $6M seed round, and learn about how the startup matches renters with listers based on similar preferenc...

Sep 14, 202330 min

E83: Jinx Dog Food, GolfTech, and Ramping Up

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (1:33) we start things off with Jinx. a modern dog food company with a focus on healthy, high-quality ingredients that can add up to 2.5 years to a dog’s lifespan, fresh off their $17.85M Series B. Next, (6:18) you’ll hear about Arccos, an on-course golf tracking company that leverages AI to take y...

Sep 07, 202319 min

Fantasy Life, Microbiome Intelligence, and Ethical Enterprise AI

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (1:32) you will hear about Fantasy Life, a fantasy sports and sports betting media company founded by Matthew Berry, and the startup’s $2M funding round led by family and notable friends. Next, (8:03) you’ll hear about Viome, a startup that’s built a business out of assessing customer’s microbiomes...

Aug 31, 202322 min

E81: Shipping Yard Tech, Micro Betting, and Fixing Traffic

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: First up, (1:42) you will hear about Terminal Industries, which just emerged from stealth mode, announcing their $17M seed round co-led by 8VC and Prologis Ventures, the venture arm of the global leader in logistics real estate. Next, (6:31) we break down Betr, Jake Paul’s sports betting and sports media company, hot o...

Aug 24, 202323 min

E80: Virtual Senior Centers, Honey Bee Vaccines, and Financial Crime Fighters

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (1:50) you will hear about Peppermint, a new online community for adults 55+, and their $8M seed round from Primetime Partners and Redesign Health. Next, (8:14) you’ll hear about Dalan Animal Health, the pioneering biotech company that recently raised a $4.5M Series Seed 3 led by Prime Movers Lab. ...

Aug 17, 202322 min

E79: Sports Partnerships Platform, Mapping the Ocean Floor, and Saudi Gaming Acquisition

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (1:40) you’ll hear about Zoomph, a leading partnership insights platform in the sports and entertainment space, and their recent $4M Series A led by Jurassic Capital. (5:16) Then, we’ll break down Bedrock, a company that uses autonomous underwater vehicles (or AUVs) to map the ocean floor, fresh of...

Aug 10, 202318 min

E78: Down with Big Spreadsheet, Grocery Robots, Baby Formula

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (1:43) we kick things off with a discussion on Sourcetable, a startup that’s looking to revolutionize the spreadsheet, fresh off a $3M seed round. (6:15) Then, we talk about Simbe Robotics, a startup that’s built the world’s first autonomous shelf-scanning retail robot, hot off a $28M Series B. (11...

Aug 03, 202318 min

E77: AI-Powered Finance for Solopreneurs, Waste to Fuel, and Kim K’s Unicorn

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose (1:45), we start things off with a discussion on Collective, the first AI-powered finance platform that’s designed for solopreneurs, hot off a $50M raise. (9:42) Then, we talk about WasteFuel, a startup that’s advancing sustainability in the global shipping industry by converting waste into fuel, fr...

Jul 27, 202323 min

E76: Interview with Matt Cohen, Founder and Managing Partner of Ripple Ventures

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we host Matt Cohen, Founder and Managing Partner of Ripple Ventures, an early stage venture firm based out of Toronto, Canada. After working in banking out of college, Matt’s entrepreneurial journey began as a founding investor for Turnstyle Solutions, a startup that he helped build all the way th...

Jul 20, 202333 min

E75: Voice Disguise, Helping Airbnb Managers, On-Demand Handyman, and AI Wildfire Detection

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:20) we start things off with a discussion on Voice.ai, a startup that allows users to change their voice online in realtime, fresh off a $6M funding round. (7:17) Next, we talk about Topkey, an expense management startup geared towards short-term rental property managers, and its recent $5.2M s...

Jul 13, 202325 min

E74: First Half 2023 Check-In, Baller Weather Balloons, and Car-Backed Credit

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:36) we start with a mid-year update, taking a look back on some of the goals we set back in January, and giving a little glimpse into what’s ahead for the Pill for the rest of this year. (6:29) Then, you will hear about WindBorne Systems and their $6M Seed round led by Footwork which will allow...

Jul 06, 202319 min

E73: Interview with Eve Halimi, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Alinea Invest

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we host Eve Halimi, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Alinea invest, which is an investing app for beginners, GenZ, and Women. Eve has been a lifelong entrepreneur at heart; from selling bracelets and offering palm readings as a kid, to working at a growth stage startup after graduating from Barnard Colleg...

Jun 29, 202326 min

E72: Interview with Ashley Raymond and Meagan Doyle, Co-Founders of Safely

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Ashley Raymond and Meagan Doyle, Co-Founders of Safely, the modern self defense company for the girl on the go. Meagan and Ashley met at UT during their sophomore year, where they joined forces with two additional classmates for a startup group project. It was then that they first develope...

Jun 22, 202327 min

E71: Brain-Computer Interfaces, Cell-Based Pork, Lego for Software, and Mycelium Delirium

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:49) we start things off with a discussion on Paradromics, the leading developer of high data-rate brain computer interfaces (BCIs), hot off their $33M Series A. (8:18) Next, we talk about Uncommon Bio, a startup that is taking a unique approach to producing cell-based pork products, and its rec...

Jun 15, 202326 min

E70: Interview with Harris Stolzenberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Flok

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Harris Stolzenberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Flok, a comprehensive corporate retreat planner tailored to remote tech companies. Harris's entrepreneurial journey began after a brief experience in investment banking post his graduation from MIT. He then served as Chief of Staff at the innovativ...

Jun 08, 202323 min

E69: Interview with Tyler Amundsen, CEO and Co-Founder of Lightbulb.ai

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we host Tyler Amundsen, CEO and Co-Founder of lightbulb.ai, the AI data analyst that helps businesses make data-driven decisions 10x faster. Tyler grew up in Kansas City and attended the University of Kansas, where he developed a passion for entrepreneurship and connected with some key mentors tha...

Jun 01, 202349 min

E68: Interview with CS Freeland, Co-Founder of Texas Venture Alliance

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have CS Freeland, founder of Texas Venture Alliance, and an incredible ambassador for startups and venture capital in the great state of Texas. In our conversation, you will hear about CS’ background starting several companies and organizations centered around community and advocacy for entrepr...

May 25, 202336 min

E67: Interview with Harry Gestetner and Simon Pompan, Founders of Fanfix

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Harry Gestetner and Simon Pompan, co-founders of Fanfix, the revolutionary platform that helps creators monetize their audience and connect with their most loyal fans. Harry and Simon have both had the entrepreneurial bug since childhood, and it was fascinating to hear how that blossomed i...

May 18, 202330 min

E66: Newtropics, ChatGPT for Enterprise, Democratizing Music, and Catching Kidney Disease

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:27) we start things off with a discussion on Thesis, a startup that offers personalized nootropic formulas to enhance performance based on brain chemistry, and its recent $13.5M funding round. (8:03) Next, we talk about Cohere, an AI company that’s creating a ChatGPT-type product geared toward ...

May 11, 202324 min

E65: Interview with Ben Topor, Founder and MP at Titan Capital Partners

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we host Ben Topor, Founder and Managing Partner of Titan Capital Partners, an Israeli firm that invests in world-class growth stage tech companies. Here’s the prescription: Ben served as an officer in the Israeli intelligence directorate and Israeli Department of Defense. He’s spent the past decad...

May 04, 202339 min

E64: Interview with Michael Marra, CEO and Founder of Entre

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Michael Marra, CEO and Founder of Entre, a professional network for the next generation of entrepreneurs to connect, learn, and build. In the interview, you’ll hear about Michael’s early career, and the journey that led him to starting a community for entrepreneurs. You’ll also hear about how he differentiates Ent...

Apr 27, 202359 min

E63: Interview with Katie Castillo-Wilson, Founder and CEO of TapOnIt

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Katie Castillo-Wilson, founder and CEO of TapOnIt, the multi-image business texting platform based out of beautiful Davenport Iowa. Katie and her sister, Sara, started the business in 2015 when text message marketing was only just getting off the ground. They have since evolved the business into a SaaS which offer...

Apr 20, 202339 min

E62: Group Travel Hub, Media Tech Spin-Off, Coffee Subscriptions, and Cowgorithms

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:17) we start things off with a discussion on Bach, a platform that helps plan bachelorette trips and group travel experiences, and its recent $9M Series A. (7:24) Next, we talk about Axios HQ, a tech spinoff of the prominent news company Axios, and how it secured a $20M Series A to develop its AI technology that helps ...

Apr 13, 202327 min

E61: Interview with Max Albert, CEO and Founder of AppStop

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Max Albert, founder and CEO of AppStop, one of the leading mobile game studios focused on advergames. In the interview, you will hear about all things advergames (games that enable companies to seamlessly integrate ads into digital gaming) and how AppStop is leading the charge in this gaming and advertising revolu...

Apr 06, 202340 min

E60: SXSW Street Interviews Part 2

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have part 2 of our SXSW street interview compilation. (1:34) First, you’ll hear from Rajiv Kapoor, Founding Partner of Chai Angels, a pre-Series A fund that invests in female-led businesses across industries to develop a model for female-friendly VC at scale. Rajiv is a strategic investor and entrepreneur who aims to b...

Mar 30, 202326 min

E59: SXSW Street Interviews Part 1

Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have an incredible compilation of short street interviews from SXSW in Austin. (1:34) First up, you’ll hear from Brazilian founder and creator, Nathalia Arcuri. She tells us about her company, Me Poupe!, a financial entertainment platform that aims to educate the people of Latin America on financial literacy and the im...

Mar 23, 202324 min
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