Growth Investor with GrowthCap‘s RJ Lumba

In this episode, we speak with Michel Tricot, Co-Founder & CEO of Airbyte, the new open-source data integration platform that syncs data from applications, APIs & databases to data warehouses, lakes and other destinations. Airbyte is backed by Accel, Benchmark, and Altimeter Capital, among other investors.  The company has raised over $180 million since its founding in 2020. Prior to founding Airbyte, Michel was a Founding Member & Director of Engineering at rideOS and before that was the Director of Engineering for LiveRamp.   I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode, we speak with Rick Song, Co-Founder & CEO of Persona, a company that enables businesses to seamlessly verify customer identities with a drop-in widget that can be integrated in less than 10 lines of code. Persona is backed by Founders Fund, Index Ventures, and Coatue among other investors.  The company has raised over $200 million since its founding in 2018. Prior to founding Persona, Rick was an engineer at Square and during college was a  KPCB Engineering Fellow.  I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode, we speak with Amit Sharma, the CEO and Founder of CData Software, which is a leading provider of data access and connectivity solutions. Its mission is to simplify the way its users connect, integrate, and automate their enterprise data. The Company is backed by Updata Partners and others and has raised over $160 million. Amit has guided CData Software’s rise from startup to a fast growing and profitable software company trusted by some of the largest corporations across the globe. I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode, we speak with Michael Rovito, the President of Level Home and Dwelo.  Level is redefining the smart home experience with revolutionary, award-winning smart access products. With the addition of Dwelo, Level now offers integrated hardware and software solutions for all residential properties. The Company is backed by Walmart, Cox Communications, Lennar Corporation, and other notable investors. Prior to Dwelo, Michael was the General Manager of InfiSense where he led the conceptualization and development of an IoT solution for energy efficiency measurement and verification.   I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.  

In this episode, we speak with Ariel Katz, the CEO and Co-Founder of H1, which provides authoritative information about every Healthcare Provider (HCP) worldwide, including academics, clinicians, and allied health professionals.  Life sciences companies, hospitals and health systems use this platform to connect with established as well as emerging HCPs. The Company is backed by Altimeter Capital, IVP, Menlo Ventures, Goldman Sachs and other notable investors. Prior to H1, Ariel was the CEO and Co-Founder of ResearchConnection, the first searchable online database for all of the ongoing university research initiatives and research professors across the country.  I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode, we speak with Matt Brown, Founder, CEO and Chairman of CAIS, the leading alternative investment platform for financial advisors who seek improved access to and education about alternative investment funds and products. CAIS is backed by Apollo, Franklin Templeton, and Motive Partners, among others. Matt has spent over 30 years at the intersection of wealth management, alternative investments, and platform design. He began his career as a financial advisor at Shearson Lehman Brothers and Smith Barney. I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.  

In this episode, we speak with Tre Sayle, a Partner at Thoma Bravo, where he heads the firm’s growth investment strategy. Tre led growth investments in FTX, Illumio, and ServiceTitan along with several other notable companies. Thoma Bravo is one of the most successful software investment firms in the world with over 40 years of experience and more than $100 billion in assets under management. Throughout Tre’s 16-plus-year career at Thoma Bravo, he has been instrumental in orchestrating 22 deals representing approximately $50 billion of transaction value. Tre was named a Top 25 Software Investor by GrowthCap in 2021. We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode, we speak with Jack Kokko, CEO and founder of AlphaSense, a market intelligence platform used by the world’s leading companies and financial institutions.  AlphaSense is trusted by over 1,600 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 100. The company is backed by Goldman Sachs, Viking Global, Morgan Stanley, and many other notable investors. Before AlphaSense, Jack was the founding CEO of Silecs, building the company into a global supplier of advanced materials, improving the performance of billions of semiconductor devices used in mass market electronics. I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode, we speak with Prashant Fuloria, CEO of Fundbox, a financial platform for small businesses.  The company has connected with nearly 300,000 businesses, unlocked over $2 billion in working capital, and invested over $100 million into its AI platform, gaining deep insights into the small business ecosystem. Fundbox is backed by Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, MUFG Innovation Partners, BNY Mellon, Allianz, and others. Prior to joining Fundbox as COO in 2016, Prashant served as SVP, Advertising at Yahoo! and Chief Product Officer at Flurry.  He was also the Senior Director of Product Management at Facebook and a Product Management Director at Google. We hope you enjoy the show.

In this episode, we speak with Brian Saunders, the founder and CEO of BigTime Software, a company with more than 2,000 customers that has created and marketed software responsible for tracking over $2 billion in professional time each year. The company is backed by Vista Equity Partners, Wavecrest Growth Partners and others. Prior to founding BigTime Software in 2002, Brian was the CEO of DaVinci Software, a software strategy and consulting firm that was named one of Crain's Top 25 software companies in 2000, shortly before being acquired by LiquidThinking in early 2001.  We hope you enjoy the show.