Episodes
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150 episodes in 2025
🎙THE PITCH
30m How Latin American Founders Keep Their Deals Alive
Chilean founder Ariel Puga pitches Finecto, an enterprise procurement and spend-management platform for Latin America, seeking a $1 million seed round on The Pitch. Despite geographic constr…
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29m $1.4M Ask: Can AI Fix Dirty Hotel Rooms?
Founder Al Lagunas pitches Levy, an AI-powered room inspection and workflow assistant for hotel housekeepers, seeking $1.4 million on The Pitch. Although the investor panel is impressed by h…
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27m Track Mental Health with a Wearable?!
On The Pitch, founder Antonio Forenza presents Aware, an EEG-equipped wearable designed to track mental wellness and provide AI-driven stress coaching. Despite investor reservations regardin…
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1h 2m Season 13 Finale: Who Needs VC Anyway?
The Season 13 finale of The Pitch reviews post-show developments across eleven startup pitches, examining how resilient founders challenged conventional venture capital norms to secure fundi…
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34m LTK for Food… Will VCs invest in this $10 TRILLION market!?
Founder Anastasia Trofimova pitches Sunday, an innovative 'LTK for groceries' that turns social media recipe videos into shoppable digital carts with powerful CPG brand analytics. Although s…
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36m This App Detects Strep from a Selfie…What?!
Pediatric emergency physician Dr. Therese Canaris pitches Curie DX, an AI-powered smartphone diagnostic platform for remote throat infections, on The Pitch. Although investors admire her cli…
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54m VCs Offered $2M — Will This Profitable Startup Survive the Pitch?
Founder Julian Alvarez pitches Jungle, a profitable AI-powered study platform approaching $1 million in ARR, navigating sharp investor debate around high student churn and defensibility to s…
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42m Will VCs Back 3D-Printed Conformal Batteries?
Former Formula One engineer Gabe Elias pitches Material, a startup manufacturing 3D-printed conformal batteries, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Although investors praise his…
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34m This Startup Solves a Billion-Dollar Problem in Restaurants with AI – Will It Get Funded?
On this episode of The Pitch, Science on Call co-founder Luisa Castellanos seeks a $2 million investment for an AI-powered tech support platform built for restaurant operators. While the pit…
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37m Aura Finance: Chasing the Ghost of Mint
Kelsey Willock pitches Aura Finance, an employee financial wellness platform combining behavioral coaching and wealth management, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. While invest…
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36m This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe
On *The Pitch*, founder Rowe Metzer pitches Avello, an innovative smart running shoe featuring embedded force sensors and an AI coach designed to prevent overuse injuries. Although the ventu…
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44m Will VCs Bet $3M on This Custom Helmet Startup?
Founder Whitman Kwok pitches CAV Sports, a startup using proprietary software and commodity 3D printers to manufacture custom, life-saving protective helmets, seeking a $3 million seed round…
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40m Will VCs Bet $1.5M on This Luxury Grooming Company’s U.S. Expansion?
Italian entrepreneur Michele pitches Barberino's, a luxury men's grooming brand, seeking a $1.5 million investment to expand flagship experiential stores and product distribution across the …
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36m The $1.2 Billion EdTech Opportunity Nobody Saw
On The Pitch, FolioWorks founder Kathy Wong pitches her marketplace that leverages federal Work-Study subsidies to cut corporate intern wages in half, securing major investment commitments b…
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45m Bike Theft is a $1B Crisis—Watch This Founder’s $1.5M VC Pitch
Former U.S. Marine Mike Burton pitches Lockstop—a smart bike-locking IoT platform converting public bike racks into valuable municipal data hubs—to venture capitalists on The Pitch, seeking …
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57m #126 Handle: The Uncut Pitch
In this uncut Season 10 finale of The Pitch, founder Chase Robbins presents Handle, a collegiate dark-store delivery startup, navigating rigorous investor scrutiny on unit economics, valuati…
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27m #125 Locker: The Future of Online Shopping
Founder Christine Locker pitches her social shopping and curation platform, Locker, to a panel of venture capitalists, navigating the challenges of early-stage consumer tech fundraising and …
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28m #124 ECGO: Turning Trash Into Treasure With AI
Founder Nicole Sewell pitches ECGO, an AI-powered waste-sorting application designed to reduce university recycling contamination penalties, to a panel of five venture capitalists. While the…
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30m #123 Outlines: A Venture-Backed Shower Curtain?
Founder Luke Barkley Young pitches Outlines, a circular subscription startup for recyclable shower curtains, overcoming investor skepticism regarding direct-to-consumer economics to secure $…
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38m #122 Wist: The Killer Use Case for VR?
Founder Andrew pitches Wist, a spatial memory capture app, navigating venture capital skepticism around VR hardware adoption before turning an initial deal collapse into a committed investme…
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38m #121 Ride iQ: Peloton for Horses
Sisters Kinzie and Jessa Lux pitch Ride iQ, an audio-first equestrian coaching platform, sparking an investor debate on niche market scalability that culminates in a contentious due diligenc…
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28m #120 Bevz: A Tech Bro Walks Into a Corner Store...
In this episode of The Pitch, founder Jason Vigo presents Bevz, a SaaS platform modernizing independent convenience stores, overcoming severe investor concerns regarding his low equity owner…
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37m #119 Amateur Golf Society: Venture Capital vs. Private Equity
Entrepreneur Dan Hershberg pitches the Amateur Golf Society on The Pitch, securing tentative investor commitments that ultimately collapse over private equity board control. Despite venture …
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29m #118 Uncovered: The Business of True Crime
Founder Jim Brown pitches Uncovered, a crowdsourced cold case database mobilizing true crime enthusiasts, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Despite demonstrating community enga…
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32m #117 Lotus: Hardware Hail Mary
Former Apple engineer Duval Sanchez pitches Lotus, an accessible infrared smart home ring designed for mobility-impaired individuals, overcoming venture capital skepticism toward hardware to…
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33m #116 Kimoyo: Is This African Startup Venture Backable?
Former Netflix product designer Maryam Braima pitches Kimoyo Insights, an African user research platform, navigating rigorous investor debate over venture scalability, valuation multiples, a…
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35m #115 Gemist: The Crown Jewel of Venture
Founder Madeline Fraser pitches Gemist, a vertical SaaS platform digitizing the traditional jewelry industry, overcoming investor hesitation around cap table dilution to secure a record-brea…
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30m #114 Brevity: Your AI Pitch Coach
Founders Kelvin Johnson and Max Huck pitch Brevity, an AI-powered pitch coaching platform, facing sharp investor skepticism over rigid communication frameworks and higher education sales bef…
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27m #113 HILOS: Is This The Perfect Business?
Elias Stahl pitches HILOS, an on-demand 3D-printed footwear operating system designed to eradicate supply chain waste, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Although the investors …
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29m #112 Natrion: The Holy Grail of Battery Tech
Twenty-one-year-old founder Alex Besenval pitches Natrion's drop-in solid-state battery electrolyte to venture capitalists on The Pitch, illustrating the massive potential and complex due di…
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32m #111 Stigma: Whose Business Is It Anyway?
Founder Ariana Vargas pitches Stigma, a workplace mental health storytelling platform, on The Pitch, sparking an intense investor debate over enterprise sales, valuation, and founder convict…
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34m #110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
When founder Jenna Sereni pitches her word-of-mouth shopping app Hands Down, the investors pass on the seed round but turn the tables to pitch her on joining Techstars, leading to her enroll…
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40m #109 Modern Picnic: Surviving the Adpocalypse
Modern Picnic founder Allie Kamenetsky pitches her chic, insulated lunchbox brand to a panel of venture capitalists navigating a disrupted post-iOS digital advertising market. Although the i…
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34m #108 Qleek Pt. III: A Postmortem and a Comeback
This retrospective episode of The Pitch chronicles the rise and pandemic-induced collapse of physical media startup Qleek, followed by founders Ishmael and Johanna applying hard-won lessons …
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33m #107 Terrascope: A Computer Vision Tale
Founder Keihan pitches Terrascope, a computer vision startup for rural real estate, to venture capitalists on The Pitch, where critical feedback regarding poor consumer sales traction pushes…
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40m #106 Dotcal: The Calendar Wars
DotCal founder David Matthews pitches his customizable, conversion-focused scheduling software on The Pitch, navigating investor conflict recusals, valuation pushback, and Calendly compariso…
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30m #105 Teffola: Granola Guy Approved
Founder Claire Smith pitches Teffola, an ancient-grain snack brand rooted in regenerative agriculture, but faces critical feedback from investors regarding retail packaging and marketing bef…
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35m #104 Dressd: Red Carpet or Red Ocean?
Founder Capri pitches Dressed, a peer-to-peer dress rental marketplace, navigating investor skepticism surrounding the notoriously difficult fashion tech industry before securing a commitmen…
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37m #103 Get Lost in the AWSM Sauce
Co-founders Paul Lehman and Carl pitch Awesome Sauce, a sustainable dehydrated condiment startup aiming to disrupt legacy brands through waterless packets and automated dispensing. Although …
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37m #102 Tether: Bodyguard of the Grid
First-time clean-tech founder Louis Medina pitches Tether, a virtual power plant SaaS platform that aggregates parked electric vehicles to balance power grids, securing $150,000 in condition…
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48m #101 Josh Pitches The Pitch
In this special milestone episode, show host Josh Muccio and co-founder Lisa Muccio step into the hot seat to pitch The Pitch, Inc. and its companion venture fund to their own panel of ventu…
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31m #98 Hello! You’ve Reached The Pitch Helpline
In this special call-in helpline episode of The Pitch, host Josh Muccio teams up with veteran early-stage investors Elizabeth Yin and Hunter Walk to give founders actionable guidance on remo…
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30m #96 A Test of Time
This retrospective episode of The Pitch tracks the three-year journey of Aunt Flo founder Claire Coder, examining her initial 2017 boardroom pitch, a broken angel investor commitment, and he…
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30m #95 You Asked. Investors Answered. Now What?
Host Josh Muccio and producer Max Gibson follow up with startup founders five months into the COVID-19 pandemic to examine how investor advice held up against the realities of economic disru…
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30m #94 The Breaking Point
This episode of The Pitch documents founder Kevin Allen's journey with fitness startup Rowvigor, detailing how co-founder burnout, shifting investor expectations, and systemic venture capita…
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20m #92 Who Did the PPP Actually Save?
This episode investigates the real-world impact of the Paycheck Protection Program on venture-backed startups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the contrasting experiences of ShearShare,…
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27m #90 How Startups Can Succeed in a Pandemic 2
Host Josh Muccio and veteran investors Sarah Downey and Phil Nadel field call-in questions from startup founders facing severe pandemic disruptions, offering strategic advice on virtual pivo…
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23m #97 Secret Sauce or Snake Oil?
Mortgage tech founder Christopher Hussain pitches RealKey to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch, but unanimous skepticism over unreleased software and vague AI claims leads to zero …
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26m #89 A Big Bet on an Ex-Trucker
Former commercial truck driver Pierre Laguerre pitches Fleeting, an on-demand freight staffing marketplace, securing an initial investment from Hustle Fund before navigating explosive revenu…
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35m How I Saved My Startup
This episode of The Pitch chronicles how Copper Cow Coffee founder Debbie Wei Mullin overcame early venture investor rejection and successfully navigated the COVID-19 pandemic. By executing …
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28m #88 How Startups Can Succeed in a Pandemic
In this emergency call-in special of The Pitch, investors Charles Hudson and Elizabeth Yin provide tactical advice to four startup founders navigating the disruptions and operational hurdles…
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31m #87 Uber for Pets
Founder Aparna Srinivasan pitches Spot On, a specialized ride-hailing platform for pets and their owners, seeking $750,000 from an investor panel while navigating sharp debates over unit eco…
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28m #86 If the Suit Fits, Invest.
Founder Ray Lee pitches Scene Studio, a custom-fit apparel brand powered by a proprietary digital sizing algorithm, to a panel of five venture capitalists. Although the investors pass during…
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32m #85 Will Coronavirus Kill This Deal?
In this episode of The Pitch, founder Ofo Ezeugwu pitches his rental review and property management platform, Who's Your Landlord, securing a solo investment offer from Jillian Manus that is…
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29m #84 The Napkin Pitch
In this episode of "The Pitch," founder Tiffany Walling McGarrity presents Metapixel, an early-concept startup designed to combat digital image theft, prompting the investor panel to explore…
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26m #83 Can Small Bras Be a Big Market?
In this episode of The Pitch, Pepper co-founder Jacqueline Fu pitches her direct-to-consumer bra company tailored for small cup sizes, navigating investor debates over market size, defensibi…
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28m #82 A Deal Too Perfect to Pass Up
Founder Bobbi Racette pitches Virtual Gurus, a platform matching businesses with pre-vetted North American remote assistants at fair wages, securing offers from investors Michael Hyatt and S…
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24m #81 Jillian to the Rescue
Founder Thor Wood pitches Snapshift, an on-demand hospitality staffing platform, to five venture capitalists, facing sharp interrogation over scalability, technology moats, and customer acqu…
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24m #80 Can This App Silence The Trolls?
Entrepreneur Ben Trenda pitches Good Talk, a curated messaging platform designed to eliminate social media toxicity by broadcasting private dialogues between notable figures, to a panel of v…
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25m #79 The Anti-JUUL
On an episode of The Pitch, founder Josh Israel presents Hava Health, a smart dual-chamber vaporization device designed to systematically wean users off nicotine, successfully securing an an…
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27m #78 Got Goals? Grab a Cru
Founder Tiffany Dufu pitches The Cru, an accountability and peer-networking platform for women, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Despite investor debates surrounding long-term…
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26m #77 Sell Online or Go Door to Door
Sun and Swell Foods founder Kate Flynn pitches her clean-ingredient snack company on The Pitch, securing investment by defending an unconventional offline sales strategy before confronting t…
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35m #76 Pitchline Bonanza
In this special call-in episode of The Pitch, host Josh Muccio and producers Heather Rogers and Kareem Maddox evaluate thirty-second startup pitches to select one founder to pitch before ven…
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30m #75 “I Want Bro Money Too”
Founder Andrea Madho pitches Lab 141, an on-demand custom garment manufacturing startup, to a panel of venture capitalists on Gimlet Media's The Pitch, sparking debates over valuation, opera…
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27m #74 Stop Killing Your Plants
Rooted founder Ryan Lee pitches his direct-to-consumer plant brand on The Pitch, seeking $2 million to build an expansive national fulfillment network and lifestyle platform. Despite being i…
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23m #73 Enough Sales Calls Already!
Founder Andrew Hoagland pitches Vetted—a curated platform designed to streamline enterprise software procurement and eliminate opaque pricing—to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch.…
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24m #72 How Niche Is Too Niche?
Founder Orion Brown pitches The Black Travel Box to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch, igniting a comprehensive debate over customer retention, market sizing, and whether a travel-…
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27m #71 Raising Kids Is Hard. So Is Raising a Startup.
Jen Saxton pitches Tot Squad, a marketplace connecting parents with certified baby gear services, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Although the investors unanimously pass due …
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27m #70 What Is Michael Phelps Jamming to Right Now?
Former NFL offensive lineman Jason Fox pitches Earbuds, a social audio platform allowing fans to listen synchronously alongside athletes and celebrities, securing a syndicated investment off…
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29m When You Grow Too Fast
This episode of The Pitch follows founder Xiao Wang as he pitches Boundless, a legal tech platform streamlining U.S. immigration, to a venture capital panel before navigating severe operatio…
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27m #69 When Less Is Not More
Founder Rahul Jindal pitches Hyde Closet, a curated men's wardrobe rental subscription, to a panel of venture capitalists seeking a lean $100,000 investment. Although the investors admire hi…
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30m #68 Dogs & Dating: A Match Made in Heaven?
Founder Leigh Isaacson pitches Dig, a dating application for dog lovers, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Despite intense debate over venture scale and valuation, Leigh secure…
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33m I’ve Looked Death in the Eye
This retrospective episode of The Pitch revisits founder Amato Galoi's pitch for livestock analytics startup Rex Animal Health, chronicling his conditional venture funding, a harrowing battl…
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27m Fighting the 24/7 Startup Grind
This retrospective episode follows Hostfully founder Margo Schmorak as she pitches her vacation rental software to investors, navigates post-pitch setbacks, and pauses fundraising for matern…
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34m #67 Call-in Pitch Competition
In this special call-in episode of The Pitch, host Josh Muccio and producers Heather Rogers and Kareem Maddox evaluate three standout listener startups from over 200 submissions to award a c…
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32m #66 Does Anyone Really Want Your Product?
Dennis Meng pitches User Interviews on The Pitch, defending the necessity of human market research against investor skepticism to secure commitments and ultimately close an oversubscribed $5…
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34m #65 Wait, Your App Does What Exactly?
In this episode of The Pitch, 23-year-old founder Spencer Shulam attempts to raise $1.5 million for his startup WeDo, but struggles to win over investors when his grand vision of mapping hum…
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33m #64 Startup Sale! 80% Off
Former HP in-house attorneys Ramya Passett and Rachel Lee pitch Bluefoot, a competitive intelligence SaaS platform, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. However, an ungrounded $30…
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45m FightCamp: A Name Change, A Game Change
This retrospective episode of The Pitch chronicles the journey of boxing technology startup Hykso from a high-stakes venture capital pitch to its transformative pivot and rebranding as Fight…
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30m #63 Can A Startup Solve Homelessness?
Founder Jonathan Kumar pitches Samaritan, a digital beacon platform designed to provide direct financial aid and care coordination to unsheltered individuals, sparking an intense ideological…
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35m #62 Pivot or Die
Ben Walters pitches his startup, Feedback, on The Pitch, seeking an $800,000 investment to pivot from a consumer food-waste app to an enterprise dynamic pricing SaaS platform. Although he in…
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32m From Startup Novice to Veteran
Navy veteran Mike Slaw pitches Shift on The Pitch, securing crucial investor backing to bridge military service members into high-growth tech careers before scaling the startup with tier-one…
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35m #61 Can a Zebra Survive in a Unicorn World?
Hearken founder Jennifer Brandel pitches her mission-driven media engagement startup on The Pitch, sparking an ideological and financial debate between traditional venture capital returns an…
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29m #60 Is This the Amazon Prime of Airline Tickets?
On this episode of The Pitch, founder Rama Poola seeks two million dollars for Sky High, an airline ticket subscription platform, but faces tough pushback over fragile unit economics reminis…
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29m #59 Disrupting Work Happy Hour
Ryan Husk pitches CultureForce, an enterprise marketplace for curated team-building experiences, to a venture capital panel on Gimlet's 'The Pitch,' facing rigorous scrutiny over venture sca…
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33m #58 Park Your Pooch Here
Chelsea Brownridge pitches DogSpot, a smart network of climate-controlled doghouses, earning verbal funding offers from all four investors on the panel. However, post-pitch due diligence tes…
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28m #57 Where Losers Go To Win
On this episode of The Pitch, founder Adam Weinstein presents Thrive Fantasy, a prop-betting daily fantasy sports platform designed for casual fans, but faces rigorous skepticism from ventur…
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37m ‘It Was a Disaster’
This retrospective episode tracks founder Amanda Weeks's journey pitching her food waste startup, Industrial Organic, to a skeptical venture panel in 2016 and examines how she adapted her bu…
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41m #56 Shark Tank vs. The Pitch
Monty Kids founder Zahra Kassam pitches her Montessori early childhood subscription service on The Pitch, securing 450,000 dollars across all four investors while reflecting on her contrasti…
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36m #55 A New Spin on VR
Founder Tom Impalameni pitches TribeXR, a virtual reality DJ training platform, to venture investors, addressing skepticism around 1-on-1 tutoring unit economics before securing an investmen…
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34m #54 Is Selling in Walmart a Good Thing?
Founder Debbie Wei Mullen pitches Copper Cow Coffee on The Pitch, navigating investor skepticism regarding her heavy retail footprint before successfully closing her two-million-dollar fundi…
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33m Is the ICO Gold Rush Over?
This retrospective episode of The Pitch follows founder Dawn Dixon as she pitches her smart vending analytics startup PopCom, faces rejection from venture capitalists, and subsequently chart…
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37m #53 Investors Get Feisty at Our Philly Pitch-off
Recorded live before an audience at the Wharton School, three startup founders pitch their early-stage companies to investors Jillian Manus and Phil Nadel. After evaluations of platforms add…
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35m After the Pitch: Sudden Coffee
This catch-up episode of The Pitch examines Sudden Coffee's journey from their original 2016 venture capital pitch through co-founder departure, massive business model pivots, and engineerin…
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26m #52 Fitbit … for Dogs
In this episode of The Pitch, founder Susan Sirota pitches Waggit, a smart biometric collar designed to track dog health and detect silent illnesses early. While several investors pass due t…
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31m #51 This Bot Can Fight Your ATM Fees
In this episode of The Pitch, entrepreneur Paul Kesserwani presents Cushion, an automated bot that negotiates bank and credit card fee refunds for consumers. After overcoming rigorous debate…
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30m #50 Ticket Scalpers, Beware! Blockchain Is Coming for You.
Harold Hughes pitches Bandwagon, an enterprise blockchain platform designed to eradicate counterfeit tickets and track secondary sports market data, to a panel of venture capitalists on The …
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31m #49 Nuts Can Kill. Are Seeds the Answer?
Founder Blake Sorensen pitches Blake’s Seed Based on The Pitch, seeking $750,000 to scale an allergen-free snack bar company born from his life-threatening nut allergy. Through impassioned s…
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31m #48 Will This Space Startup Make It off the Ground?
Atomos co-founders Vanessa Clark and William Kowalski pitch their reusable orbital space-tug startup on The Pitch, securing a $25,000 investment from Howie Diamond despite skepticism over th…
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28m #47 Can This Tiny Gadget Keep Kids in College?
In this episode of The Pitch, founder Marquette Burton pitches Fletch, an automated Bluetooth attendance-tracking platform designed to reduce college dropouts and ensure financial aid compli…
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26m #46 Never Get Lost Again
Founder James Kubik pitches Somewhere, a pocket-sized satellite communication hotspot powered by Space 2.0 infrastructure, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. After addressing in…
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34m #45 Whatever Happened to Virtual Reality?
In this episode of The Pitch, Surf founder Sofia Dominguez pitches her augmented reality search engine to venture capitalists, overcoming severe stage fright, market skepticism, and post-pit…
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30m #44 Is This Sports App the Next OpenTable?
Finnish founder Topias Soininen pitches Playven, a recreational tennis booking and club management platform, seeking a two-million-dollar investment on The Pitch. The investor panel ultimate…
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24m #43 Get This Party Startup in Here
Julie Roth Novak pitches PartySlate, an event inspiration and visual discovery platform, seeking a three-million-dollar investment on The Pitch. Despite receiving unanimous passes from the i…
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32m #42 How Much Do You Trust Your Barista?
Entrepreneur Cody Candy pitches Bounce, a decentralized luggage storage startup, navigating intense investor skepticism regarding safety, unit economics, and app architecture to secure pivot…
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34m #41 Can This Startup Help Retailers Take on Amazon?
Chelsea Lee pitches Shipsy, an on-demand delivery aggregator helping independent retailers compete with Amazon's shipping speed, securing over $600,000 in on-air commitments before post-show…
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48m #40 Three Startups Enter. Only One Will Leave.
Recorded live at Gimlet Fest, this special episode of The Pitch features three startup founders pitching HoneyFi, C-Blocks, and Open Bottle to venture capitalists Jillian Manus and Michael H…
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41m #39 This Pitch is Damn Near Perfect
Stefan Lobel pitches Bluffworks, his high-performance wrinkle-free apparel brand, to venture investors on The Pitch, securing initial pledges before overcoming diligence hurdles to raise a $…
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27m #38 A Beauty Industry Veteran Goes Rogue
Beauty industry veteran Tina Hedges pitches Lolli, a food-grade modular skincare startup, seeking $750,000 on The Pitch. Although the investor panel passes due to concerns surrounding produc…
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28m #37 Can Tech Solve America’s Drug Crisis?
Entrepreneur David Sarabia pitches InRecovery, a technology platform tackling substance abuse recovery and rehabilitation industry fraud, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Alth…
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30m #36 When Two Startups Love Each Other Very Much ...
In this episode of The Pitch, Hostfully founder Margot Schmorak presents her newly merged vacation rental management software to an investor panel, winning over all four investors with her o…
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29m #35 The Proof Is in the Pudding
French pastry chef Max Pouvreau pitches his gourmet pudding startup Petit Pot for $2 million on The Pitch, receiving unanimous praise for his product but encountering investor hesitation reg…
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28m #34 Can Storytime Become Big Business?
Founder Max Tuchman pitches Caribou, an interactive remote reading and video-calling app for families, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Although the investors decline to inves…
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24m #33 What Is a Startup Actually Worth?
On an episode of The Pitch, entrepreneur Jared Kugel pitches Tire Agent to four venture capitalists, sparking an intense debate over seed-stage valuation, business traction, and venture scal…
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28m #32 Is Immigration the Next Venture-Scale Business?
On an episode of The Pitch, Boundless co-founder Xiao Wang seeks three million dollars for his digital immigration platform, engaging investors in a spirited debate over unit economics, poli…
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31m #31 Are Vending Machines the Future of Retail?
Dawn Dixon pitches Popcom, a smart vending and facial recognition analytics platform, to venture investors on The Pitch before pivoting to raise $30 million via an Initial Coin Offering afte…
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26m #30 Can This Founder Reclaim Cocktail Hour?
On this episode of The Pitch, founder April Wachtel seeks $600,000 for her fresh cocktail mixer startup, Swig & Swallow. Although all four investors pass due to concerns over a fragmented di…
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36m #29 Could This Be the Next Airbnb?
On this episode of 'The Pitch,' married co-founders Courtney and Ty Caldwell pitch Shearshare, an on-demand salon chair rental marketplace, seeking $1 million in seed capital. Despite invest…
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30m #28 Is This Entrepreneur Ready to Take On Facebook?
Entrepreneur Cesar Kuriyama pitches his private video journaling app, 1 Second Everyday, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Facing pointed questions about competition from tech …
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23m #27 Qleek Pt. II: What Happened After The Pitch
This follow-up episode of The Pitch explores how music hardware startup Qleek rebounded from venture capital rejections and near-insolvency through an unexpected wave of consumer pre-orders,…
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30m #26 Dynofit
Biomedical engineer Maria Schneider pitches Dynofit, an in-home physical therapy monitoring device, seeking $500,000 on The Pitch. Although investors praise the product's clinical impact and…
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31m #25 Rex
Scientist-entrepreneur Amado Galoi pitches Rex Animal Health—a big data analytics platform optimizing livestock health and biopharmaceutical research—to a venture capital panel, navigating b…
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28m #24 unGlue
Entrepreneur Alon Schwartz pitches unGlue, a gamified screen-time management app for families, to a panel of venture capitalists on Gimlet Media's The Pitch. Although the investors unanimous…
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31m #23 Jiobit
In this episode of The Pitch, Jiobit founder John Rinaldi pitches his ultra-compact, long-battery-life child-tracking device to a panel of venture capitalists, defending his product focus an…
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35m #22 Investor FOMO: Lunar Wireless
Lunar Wireless founder Hunter Rosenblum pitches his bill-free, pay-per-app mobile carrier to venture capitalists, overcoming unanimous initial rejections to secure $125,000 in syndicated fun…
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30m #21 Metabrew
On this episode of The Pitch, entrepreneur Romy Rad seeks a $400,000 investment for Metabrew, a plant-based functional coffee alternative, but faces investor skepticism regarding unit econom…
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37m #20 Harper Wilde
Entrepreneurs Jane Fisher and Jenna Kerner pitch Harper Wilde, a simplified direct-to-consumer bra company, navigating investor skepticism about past industry failures before overcoming a un…
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37m #19 Sandbox
Entrepreneur Sterling Smith pitches Sandbox Commerce, a turnkey platform enabling mid-market retailers to launch native mobile apps, seeking $250,000 in bridge funding on The Pitch. Despite …
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33m #18 ROWViGOR
ROWViGOR founders Kevin Allen and Moses pitch their connected indoor rowing fitness platform to venture capitalists on 'The Pitch,' facing deep scrutiny over their business model and tractio…
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21m #17 Investor Spotlight: Jillian Manus
In this spotlight episode of The Pitch, venture capitalist Jillian Manus shares her journey from surviving domestic abuse and homelessness to becoming a leading Silicon Valley investor. She …
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37m #16 Qleek
Founders Ishmael and Johanna pitch Qleek, a hybrid music system combining tangible wooden tiles with digital audio streaming, seeking $800,000 from investors on The Pitch. Despite strong aes…
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36m #15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift
Navy veteran Mike Slagh pitches Shift, a workforce development platform that translates military service into civilian tech careers, securing initial commitments from all four venture invest…
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40m #14 The Ghost of Startups Past: Tushy
Tushy founder Miki Agrawal enters the boardroom seeking $1 million for her modern bidet attachment, but faces strong investor pushback regarding market education costs and unresolved controv…
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22m #13 Meet the Investors
Host Josh Muccio introduces the investor panel for the upcoming season of The Pitch, exploring the personal histories, entrepreneurial backgrounds, and distinct investment philosophies of Ji…
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36m #12 "I Don't Need Your Money" Teamable
In the season finale of The Pitch, Teamable founder Laura Bilizarian presents her data-driven recruiting platform, polarizing the investor panel with an unyielding valuation and the shocking…
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31m #11 Tesloop
In this episode of The Pitch, seventeen-year-old entrepreneur Hayden Sonnad pitches Tesloop, an intercity electric transit service using Tesla vehicles, seeking $500,000 in venture capital. …
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31m #10 Sudden Coffee
Founders Kalle Freese and Joshua Zloof pitch Sudden Coffee, an upscale instant coffee startup, to venture capitalists on The Pitch, encountering pushback over non-coffee-drinking investors a…
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33m #9 Tuckrbox
Entrepreneurs Megan and Alexandra pitch TuckerBox, a farm-to-lunchbox meal delivery and nutrition platform for children, to a panel of five venture capitalists on The Pitch. Although the inv…
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34m #8 FightCamp (formerly Hykso)
Hykso founders Khalil Zahar and Tommy Duquette pitch their smart combat-sports wearable on The Pitch, securing a $300,000 syndicated investment after negotiating a revised valuation cap. The…
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36m #7 Shimmur
Founder Matthew Peltier pitches Shimmur, a fan-engagement app designed to connect social media influencers and their fan communities, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. Although…
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35m #6 Guru Games
Two 20-year-old UNLV students pitch Guru Games—a startup designing interactive, skill-based casino games for millennials—to a panel of venture capitalists on the podcast The Pitch. Although …
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29m #100 When Investors Take the Hot Seat
In this milestone 100th episode of The Pitch, former panel investors Jake Chapman and Howie Diamond step into the hot seat to pitch their new venture fund, Alpha Bridge Ventures, followed by…
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35m #5 FITGuard
Entrepreneur Anthony Gonzalez pitches FitGuard, a smart concussion-detecting mouthguard, to a panel of venture capitalists on The Pitch. After the investors pass due to a non-working prototy…
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35m #4 Skylights
Former airline pilot David Dicko pitches Skylights, an in-flight virtual reality entertainment platform, to an investor panel on 'The Pitch' and earns a $250,000 offer. However, post-pitch c…
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30m #3 Industrial Organic
Amanda Weeks pitches Industrial Organic, an indoor food waste processing startup, to venture capitalists on The Pitch, encountering sharp pushback on logistics and wage economics. Although t…
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27m #93 David vs. Godzilla
This episode chronicles the rise and fall of Unglue, a parental control startup founded by Alon Schwartz, as it struggles to survive direct competition and deplatforming after Apple launches…
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24m #91 “If We Don’t Get the Money by Friday …”
This episode explores the complex realities of startup leadership through the story of Bounce founder Cody Candee, examining how he navigated team management friction, an overnight revenue c…
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27m #99 The Friends & Family Gap
This episode investigates the structural barrier of the friends and family funding gap in startup culture, demonstrating how underrepresented founders Farrah Allen and Demetrius Gray devised…
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32m #2 iMirror
Entrepreneur Peter Bokoff pitches iMirror, an interactive smart mirror, on The Pitch, but faces unanimous rejection from venture capitalists who urge him to abandon his speculative hotel str…
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34m #1 Babyscripts
In this episode of 'The Pitch,' BabyScripts founder Juan Pablo Segura pitches his remote prenatal monitoring platform to four venture capitalists, securing $830,000 in verbal commitments. Ho…
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