Venture Pill

On this week’s dose, we interview Charlie Greene, CEO and Co-Founder of Remento. Tune in to hear about Charlie’s passion for storytelling and how he channeled that passion into founding Remento. Keep listening to hear more about the backstory of Remento, and how Charlie knew the idea was worth going all-in for. From there, Charlie discusses the fundraising experience for Remento’s seed round led by Upfront Ventures, as well as what’s in store for the startup moving forward. Then, Charlie informs us about a few startups that he’s tracking. Stick with us as Charlie shares his beliefs on startups and provides several doses’ worth of valuable advice for anyone looking to get into venture.https://www.remento.co/https://twitter.com/GetRementohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-greene-2b649b23/

On this week’s dose, (1:52) we kick things off with a discussion on Axoft, a company that aims to create a safe brain implant that can be used to treat neurological conditions like cerebral palsy, and their recent $8M seed round. (6:24) Next, we dive into a discourse on Vincere Health’s $1.75M seed round, and how the platform is helping hard to reach healthcare populations quit smoking. (10:47) Then, we talk about Jasper’s massive $125M Series A, and how the AI platform is helping people and companies create content with more ease and efficiency than ever before. (16:41) Last, we wrap up this week’s dose with a breakdown on Polywork, a startup that’s building a novel professional network designed to allow multi-hyphenates to connect and collaborate, hot off their recent $28M Series B. Sources:https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2022/10/18/move-over-elon-this-under-30-ceo-just-raised-8-million-to-build-a-next-generation-brain-implant/?sh=21a02bb617a5https://www.finsmes.com/2022/10/axoft-raises-usd8m-in-seed-funding.htmlhttps://www.vincere.health/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221003005154/en/Harvard-Health-Tech-Startup-Raises-Strategic-Capital-to-Expand-Risk-Based-Contractinghttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jasper-announces-125m-series-a-funding-round-bringing-total-valuation-to-1-5b-and-launches-new-browser-extension-301651733.htmlhttps://twitter.com/DaveRogenmoser/status/1582362508362280960https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220915005370/en/Polywork-Secures-28M-Series-B-Funding-as-it-Launches-Out-of-Private-Beta

On this week’s dose, (2:39) we start things off with a discussion on Nova Credit’s $10M funding round from HSBC Ventures, and how the platform’s Credit Passport helps immigrants transfer credit scores from country to country, instead of starting from scratch. (6:07) Next, we dive into a discussion about Equi, and how the Austin-based investment tech startup is helping people invest like billionaires, fresh off their $15M Series A. (9:29) From there, we talk about Revelio’s $15M Series A, and how the platform is positioning itself to be THE universal HR database. (13:08) Last, we close out this week’s dose with a breakdown of Liquid Death, and how the edgy water company is differentiating itself from the competition, hot off a lethal $70M Series D.Sourceshttps://novacredit.com/about/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=search-branded&gclid=CjwKCAjw-rOaBhA9EiwAUkLV4kDGBMZlShUNTNvWuV2mmW4IdtkFF0Xjx77Q4a3a_G1qWvBQDIOOTBoCx4IQAvD_BwEhttps://www.altfi.com/article/9899_hsbc-invests-10m-in-nova-credithttps://www.equi.com/learn/our-15m-series-a/https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/06/revelio-labs-raises-cash-to-scrape-the-public-web-for-hr-insights/https://www.reveliolabs.com/https://www.fooddive.com/news/liquid-death-water-70m-funding-series-d/633276/https://medium.com/scienceinc/leading-liquid-deaths-series-d-6f026ce806a3https://liquiddeath.com/

On this week’s dose, we interview Jon Hung, seasoned angel investor, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. Tune in to learn about Jon’s journey into the world of startups and venture capital. Keep listening to hear Jon break down his experience at Unicorn Venture Partners and give us a glimpse into some compelling portfolio companies like Coinbase and Lime. From there, Jon tells us about his new VC firm, Grudge Ventures, and a few more projects on his loaded docket. Then, Jon breaks down what he thinks makes someone a good mentor, and similarly, what he’s looking for in founding teams he invests in. Stick around to hear Jon profess the importance of taking chances, and provide highly valuable advice for anyone trying to break into venture capital. https://jonathanhung.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathanhung/

On this week’s dose, (1:42) we kick things off with a breakdown on Rippl, a Seattle-based startup focused on the mental health of senior citizens, hot off their $32M seed round. (5:11) Next, we discuss EverestLabs, an AI platform that helps recycling facilities recover more waste than ever before and their recent $16.1M Series A. (9:12) From there, we dive into a discussion on Messari Crypto’s $35M Series B, and how the platform is helping people leverage data insights to make sense of the emerging asset class. (13:46) Lastly, stick with us for a discourse on Avidbots’ $70M Series C, and learn about how the company has positioned itself as the leader in autonomous cleaning robots for commercial and industrial facilities. Sources:https://www.geekwire.com/2022/mental-health-startup-focused-on-seniors-launches-with-32m-backing-from-arch-venture-partners/https://ripplcare.com/https://www.everestlabs.ai/https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/28/everestlabs-raises-16-1m-for-ai-that-sorts-recyclables/https://messari.io/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/messari-announces-at-mainnet-2022-summit-raising-35-million-in-series-b-funding-301629624.htmlhttps://avidbots.com/ https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220927005330/en/Avidbots-Raises-70m-in-Series-C-Funding

On this week’s dose, we interview Charlie Plauche, General Partner at S3 Ventures. Tune in to hear about Charlie’s journey from working in banking and private equity into the world of venture capital. From there, Charlie tells us about his role at S3, and graces us with some perspective on how the startup and VC landscape in Austin has evolved over the past decade. We’ll then hear about what differentiates S3 from the competition, as well as some compelling companies in the portfolio. After that, we dive into a discussion on lessons Charlie learned from previous investments, the craziest startup idea he’s heard, and what he looks for in founders. Listen through to hear Charlie’s networking philosophy and more valuable advice to our Pill-grims looking to break into venture capital. https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-plauche-50825218https://twitter.com/charlieplauchehttps://www.s3vc.com/

On this week’s dose, we interview Brett Martin, Co-Founder of Kumospace and Charge Ventures. Tune in to hear about Brett’s entrepreneurial instincts and how he got into the world of startups and VC. From there, Brett tells us about his experiences and key takeaways from founding Sonar Media and Switch, and how these guided him to his current roles with Kumospace and Charge Ventures. Next, Brett walks us through his evaluation criteria and strategic process for finding optimal investors, and discusses upcoming milestones for Kumospace, following its recent Series A. Stick with us as we dive into a discussion on Charge Ventures, some compelling startups in the expanding portfolio, as well as what Brett looks for in founders. Listen through to hear Brett’s valuable advice to anyone trying to get into the world of venture capital. https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettlucasmartinhttps://twitter.com/brett1211?s=20&t=E0NPv_-vp5O0fM_1EbddeAhttps://www.kumospace.com/https://charge.vc/

On this week’s dose, (1:58) we kick things off with a breakdown on Remento, a startup that helps families preserve precious stories through their new app, hot off a recent $3M seed round. (5:12) Then, we discuss Albedo’s recent $48M Series A, and how the Austin-based startup plans to disrupt the satellite imagery industry with its low-orbit satellites. (9:01) Next, we dive into a discourse about Muck Rack, a rapidly growing Public Relations Management platform that just closed on a $180M Series A after over a decade of bootstrapping. (13:27) Lastly, stick with us for a breakdown on TerraWatt, a company that’s building EV charging infrastructure for commercial fleets, fresh off an earth-shattering $1B Series A.  Sources:https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/07/remento-raises-3m-debuts-ios-app/https://www.remento.co/https://albedo.com/https://spacenews.com/albedo-series-a/https://muckrack.com/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220907005135/en/Muck-Rack-Receives-180-Million-Series-A-Investment-From-Susquehanna-Growth-Equityhttps://techcrunch.com/2022/09/13/ex-googlers-terawatt-raises-1b-to-expand-commercial-ev-charging/https://www.reuters.com/markets/rates-bonds/ev-charging-startup-terawatt-infrastructure-raises-1-billion-2022-09-13/

On this week’s dose (1:56) we start things off with a discussion on Internet Game, a “squid games” style web3 competition where players need to mint an NFT to participate, and its recent $7M seed round. (7:11) Next, we dive into a discourse about Landa, which just announced a $25M Series A, and how the platform enables investors to access the lucrative real estate market via fractional ownership. (13:31) From there, we spark up a conversation about SparkCharge, the world’s first mobile charging network for electric vehicles, all charged up from its recent $7M Series A extension. (17:48) We close out this week’s dose with a breakdown on SeatGeek’s massive $238M Series E and how the major ticketing platform will use the funding to continue innovating its product offering.Sources:https://internet.game/https://www.theblock.co/amp/post/167390/bankrupt-hq-trivias-nft-reinvention-scores-7-million-seed-roundhttps://tokeninsight.com/en/news/nft-driven-game-internet-game-raises-7m-in-seed-round-with-dragonfly-capital-involvedhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220831005656/en/Landa-Launches-Financially-Inclusive-Real-Estate-Investing-Platform-with-33M-in-Venture-Fundinghttps://landa.app/https://electrek.co/2022/08/29/sparkcharge-expands-ev-charging-delivery-12-new-ca-cities/https://www.sparkcharge.io/https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/31/seatgeek-raises-238-million-privately-after-ditching-going-public-via-spac/https://seatgeek.com/

On this week’s dose, (2:03) we begin with a breakdown on UpKid, a gig economy startup that matches daycares and preschools with child care professionals looking for schedule flexibility, fresh off its $1.7M seed round. (6:58) Then, we jump into Pogo, which just announced $14.8M in funding, and discuss how the platform empowers people to earn money by tapping into the value of their data. (11:49) Next, we talk about Clarity, a startup that’s combating air pollution and climate change through their innovative environmental sensing platform, and their recent $9.6M Series A+. (15:06) Last, we wrap up this week’s dose with a discourse on Happy Health, which closed on a massive $60M Series A, and how the startup is committed to transforming mental health awareness through its Happy Ring wearable.Sourceshttps://www.joinupkid.com/https://www.techbuzz.news/upkid-raises-1-7-million-pre-seed-to-grow-on-demand-childcare-capacityhttps://www.joinpogo.com/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220826005010/en/Pogo-Raises-14.8M-to-Help-People-Earn-and-Save-Money-by-Unlocking-the-Power-of-Their-Datahttps://www.clarity.io/blog/clarity-movement-co-raises-us-9-6m-series-a-co-led-by-amasia-and-active-fundhttps://www.clarity.io/ https://insider.fitt.co/happy-health-raises-60m-unveils-mood-tracking-ring/https://www.happyring.com/