The Pitch
Where real startup founders pitch to real investors—for real money.
Forget everything you think you know about the world of venture capital. Host Josh Muccio takes listeners behind closed-doors and into the room where deals are made.
Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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#19 Ghosted: Sandbox
In a world where it seems like everybody has an app, can Sterling Smith convince investors he has a better way to build them?
37 min
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#18 ROWViGOR
Co-founders Kevin Allen and Moses McCall think they’ve hit upon the next big fitness trend: rowing.
33 min
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#17 Investor Spotlight: Jillian Manus
You’re probably familiar with Jillian Manus the investor—but in this episode, we dig in a little deeper to understand how she became the VC force she is today.
21 min
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#16 Qleek
The cofounders of Qleek hope to marry the nostalgia of vinyl with the convenience of digital music.
37 min
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#15 A Veteran Starts a Startup: Shift
When Mike Slagh left the military, he wanted to find a job in tech, but he couldn’t get his foot in the door. And then he realized he wasn’t the only one.
36 min
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#14 The Ghost of Startups Past: Tushy
Miki Agrawal made headlines with the success of her first company Thinx—until she became the headline. Now she’s ready for a comeback with Tushy.
40 min
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#13 Meet the Investors
On today’s episode, we hear from the people who make deals happen: our investors. Who are they and how did they become the ones calling the shots?
22 min
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#12 "I Don't Need Your Money" Teamable
Entrepreneur Laura Bilazarian has an innovative solution for helping companies find great talent. But to convince investors, she’ll need to walk a razor’s edge between confidence and cockiness.
36 min
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#11 Tesloop
Haydn Sonnad pitches his plan to revolutionize regional transit on the back of Tesla’s electric charging network. But there’s a catch: this entrepreneur has to run his company between English class and Algebra.
31 min
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#10 Sudden Coffee
Two entrepreneurs believe they have the secret to making premium instant coffee. Will their startup hold up to a taste test with investors?
31 min
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#9 Tuckrbox
The founders of Tuckrbox need to convince investors that their healthy food delivery service is more than just a noble idea.
33 min
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#8 Hykso
Could a little sensor designed to measure punches be the next big hit in a long line of fitness fads?
34 min
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#7 Shimmur
The social media landscape is a veritable graveyard of failed startups, but Matthew Peltier believes his company, Shimmur, is different.
36 min
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#6 Guru Games
College students Evan Thomas and Troy Pettie have been moonlighting to build a business they hope will bring millennials back into casinos.
35 min
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#5 FITGuard
An entrepreneur thinks he has the solution to sports-related concussions—but now he has to convince investors to buy in.
35 min
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#4 Skylights
David Dicko is bringing virtual reality to the skies. Will the investors trust his team to succeed where so many others have failed?
35 min
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#3 Industrial Organic
Amanda Weeks started a food waste company designed to reduce harmful greenhouse gases. Now she just needs investors to get behind her plan to save the planet.
30 min
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#2 iMirror
The hotel room hasn’t seen disruption since the addition of the television in the 1950s. Pieter Boekhoff wants to change that—by transforming what happens when we look in the mirror.
32 min
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#1 Babyscripts
Juan-Pablo Segura has built an app that he’s sure will revolutionize the way expectant mothers receive medical care. But first he needs to convince a panel of investors to bankroll his plan—to the tune of a million dollars.
34 min
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