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#115 Gemist: The Crown Jewel of Venture
August 23, 2023

When Madeline Fraser tried to design her engagement ring online, she was stunned to find it couldnt be done. After bringing a cash deposit to a rando in LA, Madeline got her custom ring and, with it, a new business idea. She started Gemist a vertical S

Season 10: Deals, Dollars, Drama & YouTube!
August 09, 2023

Were back for Season 10 with double the digits, double the deals, and double the drama. Your favorite investors return along with some new voices ready to shake up The Pitch Room.And for the first time ever, were posting new episodes on YouTube! Dont

#114 Brevity: Your AI Pitch Coach
May 17, 2023

Co-founders Kelvin Johnson and Max Huc know first impressions are everything. Thats why they created Brevity, an AI powered software to help craft a persuasive first pitch. But pitching a pitch product to a room full of pitch experts proves to be a bit o

#113 HILOS: Is This The Perfect Business?
May 10, 2023

The fashion industry is one of the most wasteful and inefficient industries on the planet, and Elias Stahl wants to reinvent it. His company, HILOS, is creating an entirely new supply chain for shoes, made on demand with 3D printed components. But they do

Rapid-Fire Recap + San Diego Meetup
April 26, 2023

Our next episode drops in two weeks, until then heres the recap on whats been happening at The Pitch.You can check out The Pitch Fund portfolio here, RSVP for our San Diego meetup on June 7th, and most importantly, subscribe to The Pitch Insider for al

#112 Natrion: The Holy Grail of Battery Tech
April 19, 2023

Alex Kosyakov claims to have discovered the holy grail of battery technology, a solid-state battery capable of mass production for electric vehicles. And with the ever increasing demand for EVs, investors are supercharged by this pitch. Can Alex convince

#111 Stigma: Whose Business Is It Anyway?
April 12, 2023

Founder Ariana Vargas wants to destigmatize talking about mental health. So she built a social app. No wait, now its a Slack app for the workplace? This founder is willing to do whatever it takes to secure investment - maybe too willing. Will Ariana buil

#110 HandsDown: The Accelerator Pitch
April 05, 2023

Jenna Sereni believes the best product recommendations come from family and friends. Thats the genesis of her social shopping app, HandsDown. Her pitch starts out like normal - until the investors flip the script and start pitching back, sending HandsDow

#109 Modern Picnic: Surviving the Adpocalypse
March 29, 2023

When Ali Kaminetsky started her first job out of college, she quickly realized she didnt have a stylish way to pack her lunch every day. So, she created Modern Picnic, a company that makes insulated vegan leather lunch boxes for women. The first two year

#108 Qleek Pt. III: A Postmortem and a Comeback
March 22, 2023

Ismail Salhi and Johanna Hartzheim, co-founders of Qleek, have been through the wringer. They first pitched their company on our show in 2017, when an investment from a listener helped bring them back from the brink. Today we hear the rest of the story. I