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Where startup founders raise millions and listeners can invest.

Forget everything you think you know about the world of venture capital. Host Josh Muccio takes listeners behind closed-doors and into the room where deals are made.

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#152 Oma Health

#152 Oma Health

2024-11-2034:25

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 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#150 Remynt

#150 Remynt

2024-11-0631:36

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 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#149 Dopl

#149 Dopl

2024-10-3029:56

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 thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Dopl 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#148 ESAI

#148 ESAI

2024-10-2333:11

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, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in ESAI 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#147 Partytrick

#147 Partytrick

2024-10-1623:36

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 *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Partytrick 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#146 ReCraft Beer

#146 ReCraft Beer

2024-10-0928:37

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 To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in ReCraft 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#145 immersionED

#145 immersionED

2024-09-2534:16

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 thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in immersionED 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#144 Bridgefy

#144 Bridgefy

2024-09-1829:01

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 an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Bridgefy, Inc. 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#143 Vital Audio

#143 Vital Audio

2024-09-1131:59

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. 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#142 Kinometrix

#142 Kinometrix

2024-09-0429:43

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 invest in Kinometrix, Inc 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#141 Christie's Chips

#141 Christie's Chips

2024-08-2835:46

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 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#140 geCKo Materials

#140 geCKo Materials

2024-08-2126:161

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 Middleton. ... Watch the geCKo Materials pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To invest with us, become an LP in thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in geCKo Materials PBC 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
#139 FutureMoney

#139 FutureMoney

2024-08-1429:39

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 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. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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
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
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. ... Watch the Gnara pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To invest with us, join our investor community at thepitch.fund *Disclaimer: The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. No offer to invest is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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 thepitch.fund Superfans can join The Pitch UNCUT and get early access to unedited versions of all ten pitches on season 11. ... *Disclaimer: The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. No offer to invest is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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. ... Watch the Thoras AI pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To invest with the VCs on the show, join our investor community at thepitch.fund Superfans can join The Pitch UNCUT and get early access to unedited versions of all ten pitches on season 11. ... *Disclaimer: The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. No offer to invest is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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. ... Watch the RobeCurls pitch on YouTube @thepitchshow To invest with the VCs on the show, join our investor community at thepitch.fund Superfans can join The Pitch UNCUT and get early access to unedited versions of all ten pitches on season 11. ... *Disclaimer: The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. No offer to invest is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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my.android. Mfz

coincidentally I'm listening to this on the day when cloudstrike update caused major disruption..

Jul 19th
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Trey Mhundwa

xu

Nov 2nd
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my.android. Mfz

how this is even possible.. isn't it anti competition rules.

Jul 29th
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my.android. Mfz

this was inspiring..

Jul 8th
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Ahmed Mostafa

please let me know the name of the song while you are introducing the investors.

Jul 6th
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Gamey Gamer

"This is juicy as f*ck" :'D

Jun 13th
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Kam Smith

Great update on this brand during COVID-19! I saw their sales and took the plunge and am glad I did. Hearing how they survived during the pandemic is uplifting!

May 25th
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Ahmed Mostafa

the whole show is amazing. taking you behind the scenes of pitching and how investors think.

May 14th
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張林育出

Aparna's leadership and entrepreneurship is really worth of admiration, hope this company can get through the coronavirus strike as early as possible.

May 4th
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張林育出

I think while in a hardship many enterprises strive to survive, it may meanwhile undercover a great chance for someone who sees the opportunity. glad to see the transformation of a business which transforms from wine recommendation to delivery service

May 4th
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Elijah Claude

I really liked Ofo and this episode. But I HIGHLY dislike taking over the entire title of the episode for something that wasn't even a main talking point until the end. Yes the virus is making a big impact on things, but it just feels wrong to clickbait like that.

Mar 12th
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Mohannad El-Khairy

There was nothing wrong with him raising just 100k. Slow and steady wins races too. Silicon Valley loves to foie-gras startups (look at happened to WeWork, Peloton,...). Great episode as always.

Oct 2nd
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Mel Turner

...Please don't ever sing again

Jul 22nd
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Pavel

Shimmur closed in 2018. https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/shimmur#section-overview

Apr 19th
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Zabear Jew

bla bla SJW VC.

Apr 2nd
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Pieter Haegeman

Agreed, she explains every failure as something she has control over.

Mar 10th
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my.android. Mfz

epic pitch

Jan 31st
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Elijah Claude

Lol, shots fired! I respect your hustle @thepitchshow Monti Kids sounds sooooo good!!

Jan 30th
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my.android. Mfz

this women is talking BS.

Jan 30th
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my.android. Mfz

this women is talking BS.

Jan 30th
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