The Pitch

A golf enthusiast founded the Amateur Golf Society and is seeking funding to expand nationwide. The tension between venture capital and private equity investors is explored, highlighting concerns about ownership and board control. The chapter concludes with discussions on expansion plans, a subscription service, horror stories, and previews for the next episode.

Crime solving startup founder, Jim Brown, discusses his website Uncovered.com, which aims to involve the true crime community in solving cold cases. The podcast explores the profitability of solving murders, filling the resource gap in law enforcement, empowering Asian Americans through a sneaker brand, challenges of scaling the business, and the potential of a media company generating venture scale returns by solving murders.

Former Apple engineer turned hardware startup founder, Dhaval Patel, discusses his moonshot hardware company, Lotus, which aims to turn every home into a smart home using old technology. He introduces Lotus, a wearable ring that controls home devices using infrared technology. The podcast explores market potential, challenges, funding, and the importance of vulnerability in leadership.

Former product design lead at Netflix, Mariam Braimah, founder of Kimoyo Insights, discusses the challenges of conducting user research in Africa and her goal to convince investors of the potential of the African market for data-driven products. The podcast also covers topics such as tech hubs in Africa, payment for research studies, and the dynamics of running a small business. In addition, Mariam provides an update on her fundraising decision, shares her experience with market sizing, and expresses optimism for the future of data in Africa.

Madeline Fraser, the entrepreneur behind Gemist, discusses her journey of starting a vertical SaaS product for jewelers. Topics covered include the lack of online custom ring design, the success of Gemist in signing large jewelry brands, the pricing structure and sales process, the imperfections of diamonds and American Express' support for small businesses, the competitive landscape with Blue Nile, and discussions on potential syndicate investments.

We’re back for Season 10 with double the digits, double the deals, and double the drama. Your favorite investors return along with some new voices ready to shake up The Pitch Room. And for the first time ever, we’re posting new episodes on YouTube! Don’t miss our season premiere Wednesday, August 23rd at 7PM ET. Subscribe to The Pitch Show on YouTube. If you want to invest alongside the VCs on The Pitch join us at thepitch.fund. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Co-founders Kelvin Johnson and Max Huc know first impressions are everything. That’s why they created Brevity, an AI powered software to help craft a persuasive first pitch. But pitching a pitch product to a room full of pitch experts proves to be a bit of a challenge. Which brings up a question: what's more important, the pitch itself or the Q&A?Today’s investors are Jillian Manus, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Mac Conwell, and Neal Sáles-Griffin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The fashion industry is one of the most wasteful and inefficient industries on the planet, and Elias Stahl wants to reinvent it. His company, HILOS, is creating an entirely new supply chain for shoes, made on demand with 3D printed components. But they don’t actually design, manufacture or fulfill any of the products. They’ve just built a platform that connects all the pieces. It sounds like a perfect business… almost too perfect.Today’s investors are Jillian Manus, Phil Nadel, Mark Phillips, Victor Gutwein, and Neal Sáles-Griffin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our next episode drops in two weeks, until then here’s the recap on what’s been happening at The Pitch.You can check out The Pitch Fund portfolio here, RSVP for our San Diego meetup on June 7th, and most importantly, subscribe to The Pitch Insider for all the best deals, company updates, and fun extras! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alex Kosyakov claims to have discovered the holy grail of battery technology, a solid-state battery capable of mass production for electric vehicles. And with the ever increasing demand for EVs, investors are supercharged by this pitch. Can Alex convince them that his solid-state battery tech is better than the competition?Today’s investors are Jillian Manus, Phil Nadel, Mark Phillips, Victor Gutwein, and Neal Sáles-Griffin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices