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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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E118: Special Screen Protectors, One-Stop-Coffee-Shop Platform, and a Campus Pillfolio Update

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, (1:44) we kick things off with a breakdown on Screen Skinz, a startup that lets smartphone users create custom screen protectors, fresh off a $1.5M seed round. From there, (8:24) we discuss Dripos, an all-in-one hardware and software solution that helps small coffee shops modernize, hot off an $11M...

May 09, 202424 min

E117: On-Water Interview with Austin Lim and Grant Perkins, Founders of Floaties Floatin’ Saloon

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 the founders of Floaties Floatin’ Saloon, Grant Perkins and Austin Lim. This was a special interview out on Lake Austin on their beautiful boat where we got to hear the story behind the business. Tune in to hear more about how they built the boat and the brand, how it has been going in the ...

May 02, 202437 min

E116: Cobots, Dude Perfect, and Solar Innovation

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 off with a breakdown on Collaborative Robotics, a startup that makes robots that work alongside humans in all kinds of facilities, hot off a $100M Series B. Next, (6:44) we discuss Dude Perfect, the popular sports content brand that’s been making YouTube videos for 15 years, and the...

Apr 25, 202427 min

E115: AI Lawyer, High Tech Heating, and STR Management Software

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 Lawhive, an AI-based legal tech platform that's targeted towards small law firms, and their recent $12M seed round. From there, (8:46) we cover Quilt’s $33M Series A. The startup has built the most efficient and intuitive climate solution for homes. Lastly (14:47), we...

Apr 18, 202426 min

E114: TJ Maxx for Kids, Food Delivery Pillfolio Update, and Authentic Social Shopping

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, (1:30) we start with Kidsy, an e-commerce startup that aims to give consumers access to discounted baby and kid products, and their $1m pre-seed round. (9:27) Then, we have a Pillfolio Update as we cover Marc Lore’s Wonder, an innovative food delivery company operating in the northeast, fresh off a...

Apr 11, 202430 min

E113: Tech for Antiquated Outfitters, Virtual Team-Building, and The Compassionate Economy

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 start with Mallard Bay, an easy-to-use marketplace that connects people looking to go on fishing and hunting trips with outfitters, and their $4.6M Series A. Then (6:54), we break down Confetti, a startup that facilitates virtual team-building activities for some of the biggest corporatio...

Apr 04, 202428 min

E112: Designer Fruit, Intelligent Safety, and Liquid Death Pillfolio Update

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, (1:52) we start with Oishii, the world’s largest indoor vertical strawberry farm, and their $134M Series B. Then (10:40), we break down RapidSOS, a startup that harnesses artificial and human intelligence to fuse life-saving data from over 540M devices in our nation's homes, schools, trains, cars, ...

Mar 28, 202429 min

E111: Interview with Recurring Guest, Max Albert, Founder of AppStop

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 welcome back Max Albert, founder and CEO of Appstop, one of the leading mobile game studios focused on advergames. We kicked off the interview with an update on SXSW and a breakdown on all the networking events Max attended within the advertising and broader tech and startup scene here in Austin...

Mar 21, 202446 min

E110: Mushroom Beverage, a Betr Valuation (Pillfolio Update), and Mapping the Underground

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, (2:00) we start with Odyssey, a mushroom-based functional energy beverage that boosts energy, focus, and mood, and their recent $6M round of funding. Then (9:02), we have a Pillfolio Update as we cover Betr, a leading sports gaming and media company focused on enhancing the consumption of sports th...

Mar 14, 202426 min

E109: Interview with Larsen Jensen, Founder and GP at Harpoon Ventures

Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Larsen Jensen, former Olympic swimmer, Navy Seal, and current founder and General Partner at Harpoon Ventures. Larsen has always surrounded himself with some of the highest performers and most successful people, whether in the water next to the likes of Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte, or out in the battlefield serving our country. It was only after a friend mentio...

Mar 07, 202436 min

E108: Interview with Anouck Gotlib, CEO and Chief Belgian Girl of Belgian Boys

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 Anouck Gotlib, CEO and Chief Belgian Girl of Belgian Boys, the company on a mission to turn up the happy, one sweet moment at a time. Anouck had an awesome journey to becoming CEO of Belgian Boys. Her background is actually in fashion and design, and her entrepreneurial journey all started ...

Feb 29, 202429 min

E107: AI Roofing, Next-Gen College, and the Simplest Podcasting Platform

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, (1:47) we start with Roofer, a startup that uses AI and drone technology to scan and repair roofs, and their recent $7.5M seed round. Then (8:09), we cover Campus, a startup that’s transforming higher education by making community college accessible across the country, hot off their $29M Series A. ...

Feb 22, 202427 min

E106: Enhanced Games, HubSpot for Restaurants, and Sports XR

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, (1:37) we start with a breakdown on the Enhanced Games, the modern reinvention of the Olympic Games that allows athletes to use performance enhancing drugs, and their multi-million dollar seed round that included funding from Peter Thiel, Balaji Srinivasan, and Christian Angermayer. Then (12:02), w...

Feb 15, 202425 min

E105: Interview with Ron Levin, MP at Alumni 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 have Ron Levin, author of Higher Purpose Venture Capital, and Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures. Ron had an unconventional path into the world of venture capital, having worked in the travel and aviation industry which eventually led him to start a business in that area as well. He later got c...

Feb 08, 202441 min

E104: Alpha Burgers, What’s UpSmith, and Bilt Different

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, (1:54) we start with a breakdown on Aniai, hot off a $12m funding round, led by InterVest, as the startup looks to continue scaling their burger cooking robot, Alpha Grill. Then (10:09), we cover UpSmith, a startup aiming to address the massive skilled labor shortage by addressing employee producti...

Feb 01, 202428 min

E103: Revolutionizing Home-Building, AI Search Disruptor, and Autonomous Drones

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, (2:00) we start with a breakdown on Agorus, a startup that’s looking to automate the homebuilding process to significantly reduce the time it takes to build high quality homes, hot off a $20M Series A. Then (9:57), we cover Perplexity, an AI search platform that is poised to disrupt the search engi...

Jan 25, 202424 min

E102: Artist-Centric Music Platform, HUGE European EV Charging, and Don’t Sleep on Sleep Tech

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, (1:52) we start things off with a breakdown on Medallion, a dedicated digital hub that allows artists to promote album releases, tour dates and merch drops, as well as sell digital collectibles and share exclusive content to foster deeper connections with their fans, and their $13.7M Series A. Then...

Jan 18, 202419 min

E101: Early Childhood Reading, AI for Affordable Housing, and Elon’s Neuralink Growing

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, (1:55) we start things off with a breakdown on Sharpen, an early childhood education company with a mission to help parents affordably get their children on the right reading path early in development, fresh off an $11M funding round. Then (7:00), we cover Simply Homes, a company that’s leveraging ...

Jan 11, 202425 min

E100: Venture Pill’s 100th Episode Awards Show

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 celebrated Venture Pill’s 100th episode (!) with an awards show. Tune into this special episode to hear us reflect on our first 100 episodes and hand out well-deserved awards, starting with (4:56) the biggest round covered on the Pill. From there (8:20), we crown our favorite investor in Pill hi...

Jan 04, 20241 hr

E99: The Etsy of Food, Strength Training App, and Optimizing the Gig Economy

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 things off with a breakdown on HomeCooks, a startup that allows chefs to cook affordable and delicious frozen meals for anyone to order, fresh off their $3.1M seed round. Then (8:40), we cover Ladder, a subscription strength training app that makes it easier to maintain a consistent...

Dec 28, 202323 min

E98: Interview with Joshua Rahn, Co-Founder and General Partner at Oceans

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 Josh Rahn, Co-Founder and General Partner at Oceans, an early stage venture fund focused on the New York entrepreneurial ecosystem and other emerging tech markets like Austin. Josh embarked on a captivating and winding journey into the world of venture capital. His trajectory began with the...

Dec 21, 202349 min

E97: Interview with Zach Olson, CEO and Founder of Treads

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 Zach Olson, CEO and Founder of Treads, an AI-powered car management subscription platform we covered on Dose 94. Zach's entrepreneurial journey spans over several years, starting with the establishment of a skateboard shop alongside his then-girlfriend and now wife. From there, he ventured ...

Dec 14, 202336 min

E96: Student Mental Health, Newsletter AI, and a Healthy Drinking App

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, (1:39) we start with a breakdown on Clayful, a startup that helps students connect with mental health experts within 60 seconds, hot off a $7M seed round. Next (7:09), we cover Letterhead, a startup that leverages AI to launch, maintain, grow and monetize newsletters, fresh off a $5.3M seed round. ...

Dec 07, 202325 min

E95: EarlyBird gets the worm, AI Gut Check, and Airbnb Meets Hotels

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, (1:35) we start with a breakdown on Earlybird, an app that lets families and friends gift investments to children, hot off a $4.5M seed extension round. Next (5:57), we cover Jona, a startup that’s leveraging generative AI to help people better understand their gut health, fresh off its $5M funding...

Nov 30, 202319 min

E94: Poppy Seed (Bagel) Round, Tire Subscription App, and Virtual Therapy AI Assistant

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, (1:48) we start with a breakdown on PopUp Bagels, a viral bagel startup that's taking the bagel industry by storm, fresh off its $8M seed round. Next (6:09), we cover Treads, an on-demand car maintenance platform, fueled up from its $4.6M seed round. Lastly, we end this week’s dose (10:02) with a d...

Nov 23, 202316 min

E93: Interview with Ritwik Pavan, CEO and Founder of Krava

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 are joined by Ritwik Pavan, the CEO and Founder of Krava, a company dedicated to crafting contemporary backyard spaces and reimagining the way we build housing. Ritwik's entrepreneurial spirit has been evident from an early age, having built an app and started several businesses throughout high ...

Nov 16, 202338 min

E92: Interview with Alysia Silberg, Entrepreneur, Investor, and Author

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 Alysia Silberg, acclaimed entrepreneur, investor, public speaker, and author of her new book, Unemployable : How AI Transformed My Work and Life . Alysia grew up in South Africa where she quickly became entrepreneurial out of both necessity and curiosity, having started her first business a...

Nov 09, 202350 min

E91: Sports Analytics, Tech for the Trades, and CGM Weight Loss

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, (2:01) we start with a breakdown on Zelus Analytics, an advanced data analytics platform that helps professional sports teams achieve success through data-driven decisions, and their $3.6M funding round. Next, (11:13) we cover Fieldpulse’s $21M Series B. The startup is a field service management pl...

Nov 02, 202327 min

E90: AirBNB for closets, Defending Deep Fakes, and Autonomous Ships

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, (1:47) we start with a breakdown on Pickle, a peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace that lets users earn passive income on their closets, hot off their $8M seed round. Next (10:21), we cover Reality Defender, a startup that’s using AI to protect enterprises, governments and others against increas...

Oct 26, 202325 min

E89: DreamTech, Women’s Volleyball League, and a Quasi-Pill Update

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, (2:07) we start with a breakdown on Prophetic, a startup that’s aiming to build the world’s first wearable device for stabilizing lucid dreams, fresh off their $1.1M pre-seed round. Next (8:12), we cover League One Volleyball, a professional women’s volleyball league that’s set to launch after the ...

Oct 19, 202321 min
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