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“And we already have a prototype that's getting great reviews from 10 runners who've logged over a thousand miles in them.”

“In other news, Rowey is planning to take pre-orders for the world's first smart running shoe, On Kickstarter in May.”

“We typically go under 10, so like your last round was already quite high, and so. I didn't even try to negotiate here.”

“We're raising three million dollars to go from prototype to production, launch our product, and sell our first 5000 pairs, and our vision is to create and lead the smart footwear category”

“So he ended up writing an angel check.”

“We'll start around 60% gross margin, and obviously we're doing small volumes. That also depends on how we monetize the app, how much we can charge for the app, and how many people are willing to pay for it over time. I see an opportunity to build a gross margi…”

“I would put you in the top one percent of all the pitches that I get. Like you definitely are in that class of founder and hopefully see this in the market.”

“The thing about running-related injury and the rate of injury, it hasn't changed for 50 years, it hasn't improved. It doesn't matter what shoes are running in, and so ultimately what we've learned The shoe can have a small impact, the materials of the shoe, an…”

“Until now, there was not a good way for runners to measure that on every step. You'd have to go into a lab and run on a very expensive piece of equipment, and that was the only option”

“He's just raising a million now instead of the full three.”

“And so we think we can build a really exciting and aspirational brand around the first of its kind smart running shoe in a way that you just can't around an insole that's hidden inside of your shoes or a gadget that's attached to your laces.”

“We raised 516,000 dollars in 2023. And then last year we kicked off a pre-seed and we raised 890,000 dollars. At a twelve million dollar post money cap.”

“For injury prevention, for anything preventative, actually, you know, people have pause around, should I pay on a monthly basis to prevent something from happening?”