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Capella Kerst

6 statements across 1 episodes · 4 bullish · 0 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Aug 21, 2024 by Capella Kerst · said 1 times in 1 episodes since 2025 · across every show →

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Aug 21, 2024 neutral
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Kerst: Gecko Materials raised $2M pre-seed at $26M cap plus $775k grants
“We did a two million pre-seed in twenty-twenty-one with a cap of twenty-six million. And then we did 775,000 in non-dilutive grants.”
Capella Kerst Aug 21, 2024 ▶ 5:43 Stanford Engineer: Gecko-Inspired Space Velcro
Aug 21, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Kerst: Gecko Materials will reach $80M ARR within five years
“So we are two X-ing our revenue this year, 3.8 X-ing the following year. And then end of five years, we will be ARR of eighty million. And that is based solely upon our current paying customers only and their LOIs that are located in the data room.”
Capella Kerst Aug 21, 2024 ▶ 9:53 Stanford Engineer: Gecko-Inspired Space Velcro
Aug 21, 2024 positive
Assertion Partly supported
Kerst: Gecko Materials cut adhesive production time from 48 hours to 15 minutes
“It would take over 48 hours to make one unit. Because of the invention and my patent, we can make it in under 15 minutes.”
Capella Kerst Aug 21, 2024 ▶ 5:24 Stanford Engineer: Gecko-Inspired Space Velcro
Aug 21, 2024 positive
Disclosure
Kerst: Gecko Materials pays Stanford 1% equity and 2.5% royalties
“So the GECO materials is one percent equity, 2.5% royalties.”
Capella Kerst Aug 21, 2024 ▶ 5:09 Stanford Engineer: Gecko-Inspired Space Velcro
Aug 21, 2024 neutral
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Muccio: Gecko Materials' round is overcommitted but lacks a lead investor
“After the show, we found out from Capella that her round is actually overcommitted, and yet she hasn't been able to raise a dime of it because she's waiting on a lead investor to step up and price the round.”
Josh Muccio Aug 21, 2024 ▶ 20:03 Stanford Engineer: Gecko-Inspired Space Velcro
Aug 21, 2024 bullish
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Kerst: Gecko Materials will reach 88% profit margins within two years
“In the next two years, we'll be at 88% profit margins.”
Capella Kerst Aug 21, 2024 ▶ 6:47 Stanford Engineer: Gecko-Inspired Space Velcro
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