The Pitch

The Pitch


Latest Episodes

Dogs & Dating: A Match Made in Heaven? (#68, Dig)
August 07, 2019

Back in May we asked entrepreneurs to call in and give us their best pitches. The winner was Leigh Isaacson and her startup Dig — a dating app for people who love dogs. In this episode, Leigh enters the pitch room and asks for $1.5 million to help get 1,0

After the Pitch: I’ve Looked Death in the Eye (Rex)
July 17, 2019

When he came on the show two years ago, Amado Guloy said his startup would change the business of animal agriculture. And the investors bought it! But since then, Amado has found himself at a crossroads between his own health and the health of Rex.

After the Pitch: Fighting the 24/7 Startup Grind (Hostfully)
June 26, 2019

Back in 2018, Margot Schmorak pitched our investors on Hostfully. It’s a startup that ushers old-style vacation-rental companies into the digital age. Margot ginned up a lot of excitement in the room that day. But then, she had to put her fundraising on h

Our First Call-in Competition (#67)
June 19, 2019

Back in May, we invited listeners to call in and pitch us their startups. And you really delivered, giving us over 200 pitches! In this episode, we’ll play some of our favorite submissions — and then choose one lucky winner to come on and pitch our invest

Does Anyone Really Want Your Product? (#66, User Interviews)
June 05, 2019

Dennis Meng’s first company was a major flop. So he started another one that could’ve saved the first. It’s called User Interviews, and he needs $4 million to get it into the hands of big companies. Will investors buy into what he’s selling now?

Wait, Your App Does What Exactly? (#65, WeDo)
May 15, 2019

Spencer Shulem wants people to learn from their mistakes. Also, he wants to help them organize their time. Oh, and he wants to gather data on everything they do. All this is packed into a single pitch for his startup, WeDo. Can the investors dig through a

Startup Sale! 80% Off (#64, BlueFoot)
May 08, 2019

Ramya Possett and Rachel Lee founded BlueFoot to make tracking the competition easy for massive companies. And they think that what they’ve created is so powerful, it demands a premium price tag. One that takes the investors completely by surprise.

After the Pitch: A Name Change, A Game Change (Hykso)
April 17, 2019

When Khalil Zahar and Tommy Duquette first pitched their boxing workout startup, Hykso, the investors saw a big opportunity. They wanted to know: Could Hykso be more like Peloton, an at-home cycling system that was starting to take off? Three years later,

Can A Startup Solve Homelessness? (#63, Samaritan)
April 10, 2019

Jonathan Kumar pitches his startup, Samaritan, which aims to help people who’ve lost their homes. But can he convince the investors it’s OK to earn a profit off of homelessness?

Pivot or Die (#62, Feedback)
April 03, 2019

Ben Walters came on the show to sell the investors on Feedback, an app that lets restaurants change their prices on the fly. But when Ben shows up in the pitch room, he’s already decided that it’s time to make some changes to the business. Can he get the