Just Raised
294 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 28 ratingsVenture-backed startups are springing up across the globe, but how do you keep up with what’s coming next? On Just Raised, you’ll be first to hear from the founders of those newly minted companies about the companies they’re building. Hosted by Joe Sweeny, the show dives deep into a venture-led startup, discussing the product, business model and new technology. Expect experts from the world of space commercialization (Atomos Space), rivals to the Airbnb model (Casai), and companies making relationship management an art form (Clay) plus many more. You’ll get the inside scoop on cutting-edge enterprises, and hear the inspiring personal stories behind them. Every episode, you’ll hear a thoughtful prediction from each of Joe’s guests on where the future of their industry is heading. Don’t miss new episodes dropping every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Make sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. And if you’re a fan of Acquired, Invest Like The Best, Business Breakdowns or 20VC, you’ll love Just Raised.
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Episodes
Ep.9: How to Successfully Run an eCommerce Venture With Eric Wimer & Kristan Zak Co-Founders of Returnmates | VC
January 03, 2022 18:20 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Eric Wimer and Kristian Zak, cofounders of Returnmates. This is a dive into eCommerce and the logistics of running a modern brand. Returnmates is focused on returns but is building a new kind of shipping company. They just raised $5M from Lightshed Ventures. Follow Returnmates: Twitter https://twitter.com/returnmates (@returnmates) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sw...
Ep.9: Eric Wimer and Kristan Zak Co-Founders of Returnmates | Running an eCommerce venture | VC
January 03, 2022 18:20 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Eric Wimer and Kristian Zak, cofounders of Returnmates. This is a dive into eCommerce and the logistics of running a modern brand. Returnmates is focused on returns but is building a new kind of shipping company. They just raised $5M from Lightshed Ventures. Follow Returnmates: Twitter https://twitter.com/returnmates (@returnmates) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sw...
Ep.8: When AI and Biology Meet | VC | Josh Wolfe, Founder of Lux Capital
December 31, 2021 12:30 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Josh Wolfe, Founder of Lux Capital. We dive into the new space industry, defense, and the possibilities at the intersection of AI and biology. You can follow Josh and what Lux is building on Twitter https://twitter.com/wolfejosh (@wolfejosh) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/JoeySweeny ( @JoeySweeny)
Ep. 8: Lux Capital with Josh Wolfe
December 31, 2021 12:30 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Josh Wolfe, Founder of Lux Capital. We dive into the new space industry, defense, and the possibilities at the intersection of AI and biology. You can follow Josh and what Lux is building on Twitter https://twitter.com/wolfejosh (@wolfejosh) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/JoeySweeny ( @JoeySweeny)
Ep.8: Lux Capital: When AI and Biology Collide With Josh Wolfe, Founder | VC
December 31, 2021 12:30 - 42 minutesOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Josh Wolfe, Founder of Lux Capital. We dive into the new space industry, defense, and the possibilities at the intersection of AI and biology. You can follow Josh and what Lux is building on Twitter @wolfejosh To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter @JoeySweeny
Ep.8: When AI and Biology Collide With Josh Wolfe, Founder of Lux Capital | VC
December 31, 2021 11:30 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Josh Wolfe, Founder of Lux Capital. We dive into the new space industry, defense, and the possibilities at the intersection of AI and biology. You can follow Josh and what Lux is building on Twitter https://twitter.com/wolfejosh (@wolfejosh) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/JoeySweeny ( @JoeySweeny)
Ep.8: Josh Wolfe, Founder of Lux Capital | When AI and Biology Meet | VC
December 31, 2021 11:30 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Josh Wolfe, Founder of Lux Capital. We dive into the new space industry, defense, and the possibilities at the intersection of AI and biology. You can follow Josh and what Lux is building on Twitter https://twitter.com/wolfejosh (@wolfejosh) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/JoeySweeny ( @JoeySweeny)
Ep.7: Octant Bio: How Drug Discovery Works With Sri Kosuri, Founder | VC
December 29, 2021 15:10 - 42 minutesOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Sri Kosuri, Founder of Octant Bio. This episode is a primer on synthetic biology. We dive into how drug discovery works, the business models behind modern pharma, and the massive potential unlocked by our new ability to engineer DNA. You can follow Sri and what Octant is building on Twitter @srikosuri To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter @JoeySweeny
Ep.7: How Drug Discovery Works | VC | Sri Kosuri, Founder of Octant Bio
December 29, 2021 15:10 - 42 minutes - 39 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Sri Kosuri, Founder of Octant Bio. This episode is a primer on synthetic biology. We dive into how drug discovery works, the business models behind modern pharma, and the massive potential unlocked by our new ability to engineer DNA. You can follow Sri and what Octant is building on Twitter https://twitter.com/srikosuri (@srikosuri) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sw...
Ep. 7: Octant Bio
December 29, 2021 15:10 - 42 minutes - 39 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Sri Kosuri, Founder of Octant Bio. This episode is a primer on synthetic biology. We dive into how drug discovery works, the business models behind modern pharma, and the massive potential unlocked by our new ability to engineer DNA. You can follow Sri and what Octant is building on Twitter https://twitter.com/srikosuri (@srikosuri) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sw...
Ep.7: Sri Kosuri, Founder of Octant Bio | How Drug Discovery Works | VC
December 29, 2021 14:10 - 42 minutes - 39 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Sri Kosuri, Founder of Octant Bio. This episode is a primer on synthetic biology. We dive into how drug discovery works, the business models behind modern pharma, and the massive potential unlocked by our new ability to engineer DNA. You can follow Sri and what Octant is building on Twitter https://twitter.com/srikosuri (@srikosuri) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sw...
Ep.7: How Drug Discovery Works With Sri Kosuri, Founder of Octant Bio | VC
December 29, 2021 14:10 - 42 minutes - 39 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Sri Kosuri, Founder of Octant Bio. This episode is a primer on synthetic biology. We dive into how drug discovery works, the business models behind modern pharma, and the massive potential unlocked by our new ability to engineer DNA. You can follow Sri and what Octant is building on Twitter https://twitter.com/srikosuri (@srikosuri) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sw...
Ep. 6: Launch House
December 27, 2021 15:11 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Jacob Peters, Founder of Launch House. We talk about how Launch House started life as a meme, how to build great community, and how Launch House evolved into a combination of Soho House, Y Combinator, and executive coaching. Launch House just raised $3M from Flybridge. You can follow Launch House and what they're building on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/launch_house ( @launch_house) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https:/...
Ep.6: How a Meme Launched a Business | VC | Jacob Peters, Founder of Launch House
December 27, 2021 15:11 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Jacob Peters, Founder of Launch House. We talk about how Launch House started life as a meme, how to build great community, and how Launch House evolved into a combination of Soho House, Y Combinator, and executive coaching. Launch House just raised $3M from Flybridge. You can follow Launch House and what they're building on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/launch_house ( @launch_house) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https:/...
Ep.6: Launch House: How a Meme Launched a Business With Jacob Peters, Founder | VC
December 27, 2021 15:11 - 34 minutesOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Jacob Peters, Founder of Launch House. We talk about how Launch House started life as a meme, how to build great community, and how Launch House evolved into a combination of Soho House, Y Combinator, and executive coaching. Launch House just raised $3M from Flybridge. You can follow Launch House and what they're building on Twitter @launch_house To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or...
Ep.6: Jacob Peters, Founder of Launch House | How a Meme Launched a Business | VC
December 27, 2021 14:11 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Jacob Peters, Founder of Launch House. We talk about how Launch House started life as a meme, how to build great community, and how Launch House evolved into a combination of Soho House, Y Combinator, and executive coaching. Launch House just raised $3M from Flybridge. You can follow Launch House and what they're building on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/launch_house ( @launch_house) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https:/...
Ep.6: How a Meme Launched a Business With Jacob Peters, Founder of Launch House | VC
December 27, 2021 14:11 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Jacob Peters, Founder of Launch House. We talk about how Launch House started life as a meme, how to build great community, and how Launch House evolved into a combination of Soho House, Y Combinator, and executive coaching. Launch House just raised $3M from Flybridge. You can follow Launch House and what they're building on Twitterhttps://twitter.com/launch_house ( @launch_house) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https:/...
Ep.5: Varda
December 24, 2021 12:30 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda and Principal Investor at Founder’s Fund. They dive into the rise of the new space industry,what it takes to manufacture products in orbit, and how Delian pitched Varda to his team at Founder’s Fund. You can follow Varda and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.com/vardaspace (@vardaspace) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Jo...
Ep.5: Varda: How to Build in Space With Delian Asparouhov, Founder | VC
December 24, 2021 12:30 - 46 minutesOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda and Principal Investor at Founder’s Fund. They dive into the rise of the new space industry,what it takes to manufacture products in orbit, and how Delian pitched Varda to his team at Founder’s Fund. You can follow Varda and what they're building on Twitter @vardaspace To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter @JoeySweeny
Ep.5: The Rise of the Space Industry | VC | Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda
December 24, 2021 12:30 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda and Principal Investor at Founder’s Fund. They dive into the rise of the new space industry,what it takes to manufacture products in orbit, and how Delian pitched Varda to his team at Founder’s Fund. You can follow Varda and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.com/vardaspace (@vardaspace) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Jo...
Ep. 5: Varda
December 24, 2021 12:30 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda and Principal Investor at Founder’s Fund. They dive into the rise of the new space industry,what it takes to manufacture products in orbit, and how Delian pitched Varda to his team at Founder’s Fund. You can follow Varda and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.com/vardaspace (@vardaspace) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Jo...
Ep.5: Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda | The Rise of the Space Industry | VC
December 24, 2021 11:30 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda and Principal Investor at Founder’s Fund. They dive into the rise of the new space industry,what it takes to manufacture products in orbit, and how Delian pitched Varda to his team at Founder’s Fund. You can follow Varda and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.com/vardaspace (@vardaspace) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Jo...
Ep.5: How to Build in Space With Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda | VC
December 24, 2021 11:30 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Delian Asparouhov, Founder of Varda and Principal Investor at Founder’s Fund. They dive into the rise of the new space industry,what it takes to manufacture products in orbit, and how Delian pitched Varda to his team at Founder’s Fund. You can follow Varda and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.com/vardaspace (@vardaspace) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Jo...
Ep.4: MainStreet: How to API Everything With Doug Ludlow, Founder & CEO | VC | Fintech
December 22, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutesOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Doug Ludlow, Founder and CEO of MainStreet. They dive into the booming fintech market, how the government tries (and sometimes fails) to incentivize economic growth, and the API-ification of everything. You can follow MainStreet and what they're building on Twitter @Mainstreet To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter @JoeySweeny
Ep. 4: MainStreet
December 22, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Doug Ludlow, Founder and CEO of MainStreet. They dive into the booming fintech market, how the government tries (and sometimes fails) to incentivize economic growth, and the API-ification of everything. You can follow MainStreet and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.com/MainStreet (@Mainstreet) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter https://...
Ep.4: API in Everything | VC | Doug Ludlow, Founder and CEO of MainStreet
December 22, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Doug Ludlow, Founder and CEO of MainStreet. They dive into the booming fintech market, how the government tries (and sometimes fails) to incentivize economic growth, and the API-ification of everything. You can follow MainStreet and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.com/MainStreet (@Mainstreet) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter https://...
Ep.4: How to API Everything With Doug Ludlow, Founder & CEO of MainStreet | VC | Fintech
December 22, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Doug Ludlow, Founder and CEO of MainStreet. They dive into the booming fintech market, how the government tries (and sometimes fails) to incentivize economic growth, and the API-ification of everything. You can follow MainStreet and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.com/MainStreet (@Mainstreet) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter https://...
Ep.4: Doug Ludlow, Founder and CEO of MainStreet | API in Everything | VC
December 22, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Doug Ludlow, Founder and CEO of MainStreet. They dive into the booming fintech market, how the government tries (and sometimes fails) to incentivize economic growth, and the API-ification of everything. You can follow MainStreet and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.com/MainStreet (@Mainstreet) To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter https://...
Ep.3: Helaina: The Sneaky Big Baby Market With Laura Katz, Founder & CEO | Food Science | VC
December 20, 2021 17:58 - 29 minutesOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Laura Katz, Founder and CEO of Helaina about their recent $20M raise led by Spark Capital. They dive into the history of food science, the sneaky big baby formula market, genetically engineered precision culturing, and the infrastructure food science companies will need to scale into the future. You can follow Helaina and what they're building on Twitter @LauraHelaina To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com...
Ep. 3: Helaina
December 20, 2021 17:58 - 29 minutes - 25.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Laura Katz, Founder and CEO of Helaina about their recent https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/19/helaina-human-milk-baby-formula/ ($20M raise led by Spark Capital). They dive into the history of food science, the sneaky big baby formula market, genetically engineered precision culturing, and the infrastructure food science companies will need to scale into the future. You can follow Helaina and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.c...
Ep.3: Food Science | VC | Laura Katz, Founder and CEO of Helaina
December 20, 2021 17:58 - 29 minutes - 25.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Laura Katz, Founder and CEO of Helaina about their recent https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/19/helaina-human-milk-baby-formula/ ($20M raise led by Spark Capital). They dive into the history of food science, the sneaky big baby formula market, genetically engineered precision culturing, and the infrastructure food science companies will need to scale into the future. You can follow Helaina and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.c...
Ep.3: Laura Katz, Founder and CEO of Helaina | Food Science | VC
December 20, 2021 16:58 - 29 minutes - 25.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Laura Katz, Founder and CEO of Helaina about their recent https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/19/helaina-human-milk-baby-formula/ ($20M raise led by Spark Capital). They dive into the history of food science, the sneaky big baby formula market, genetically engineered precision culturing, and the infrastructure food science companies will need to scale into the future. You can follow Helaina and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.c...
Ep.3: The Sneaky Big Baby Market With Laura Katz, Founder & CEO of Helaina | Food Science | VC
December 20, 2021 16:58 - 29 minutes - 25.9 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Laura Katz, Founder and CEO of Helaina about their recent https://techcrunch.com/2021/11/19/helaina-human-milk-baby-formula/ ($20M raise led by Spark Capital). They dive into the history of food science, the sneaky big baby formula market, genetically engineered precision culturing, and the infrastructure food science companies will need to scale into the future. You can follow Helaina and what they're building on Twitter https://twitter.c...
Ep.2: A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | VC | Adam Ryan and Becca Sherman, Co-Founders of Workweek
December 17, 2021 15:07 - 29 minutes - 32.2 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Adam Ryan and Becca Sherman, Cofounders of Workweek, a new media company focused on creators. We also announce that Workweek has acquired the Just Raised podcast! To celebrate, Just Raised joining Workweek, we're giving away $100,000 to an early stage startup founder. $10k in Cash $50k investment from Workweek $40k in ad and job board credits But most importantly, connections. We’re introducing the winner to mentors and VCs, including: P...
Ep. 2: Workweek
December 17, 2021 15:07 - 29 minutes - 32.2 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Adam Ryan and Becca Sherman, Cofounders of Workweek, a new media company focused on creators. We also announce that Workweek has acquired the Just Raised podcast! To celebrate, Just Raised joining Workweek, we're giving away $100,000 to an early stage startup founder. $10k in Cash $50k investment from Workweek $40k in ad and job board credits But most importantly, connections. We’re introducing the winner to mentors and VCs, including: P...
Ep.2: A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Adam Ryan and Becca Sherman, Co-Founders of Workweek | VC
December 17, 2021 15:07 - 29 minutesOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Adam Ryan and Becca Sherman, Cofounders of Workweek, a new media company focused on creators. We also announce that Workweek has acquired the Just Raised podcast! To celebrate, Just Raised joining Workweek, we're giving away $100,000 to an early stage startup founder. $10k in Cash $50k investment from Workweek $40k in ad and job board credits But most importantly, connections. We’re introducing the winner to mentors and VCs, including...
Ep. 1: Party Round
December 15, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 30 MBOn this episode of Just Raised, Joe Sweeny interviews Jordi Hays, Founder and CEO of Party Round on their recent $7M raise led by A16Z and about what they are actually building. You can follow Party Round and what they're building on Twitter @PartyRound To stay up-to-date on all things Just Raised, visit https://workweek.com/brand/just-raised/ or follow Joe Sweeny on Twitter @JoeySweeny
Ep1: Fundraising For Founders | VC | Jordi Hays, Co-Founder and CEO of Party Round
December 15, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutes - 30 MBAutomation! Founders have a lot of balls to juggle. Jordi Hays is making the fundraising process one less thing to keep in the air. Find out how Party Round is streamlining startups. Joe talks to Jordi about his own experience of raising and the lessons he learned from their recent $7M raise led by A16Z. Jordi shares why building, not fundraising, should be a founder's focus and how Party Round is helping founders do just that through the Party Round platform. Follow Jordi: LinkedIn: https://...
Ep1: PartyRound: How to Streamline A Startup With Jordi Hays, CEO
December 15, 2021 14:00 - 33 minutesAutomation! Founders have a lot of balls to juggle. Jordi Hays is making the fundraising process one less thing to keep in the air. Find out how Party Round is streamlining startups. Joe talks to Jordi about his own experience of raising and the lessons he learned from their recent $7M raise led by A16Z. Jordi shares why building, not fundraising, should be a founder's focus and how Party Round is helping founders do just that through the Party Round platform. Follow Jordi: LinkedIn: linkedin...
Ep1: Jordi Hays, Co-Founder and CEO of Party Round | Fundraising For Founders | VC |
December 15, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30 MBAutomation! Founders have a lot of balls to juggle. Jordi Hays is making the fundraising process one less thing to keep in the air. Find out how Party Round is streamlining startups. Joe talks to Jordi about his own experience of raising and the lessons he learned from their recent $7M raise led by A16Z. Jordi shares why building, not fundraising, should be a founder's focus and how Party Round is helping founders do just that through the Party Round platform. Follow Jordi: LinkedIn: https://...
Ep1: How to Streamline A Startup With Jordi Hays, CEO of PartyRound | Fundraising For Founders | VC |
December 15, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30 MBAutomation! Founders have a lot of balls to juggle. Jordi Hays is making the fundraising process one less thing to keep in the air. Find out how Party Round is streamlining startups. Joe talks to Jordi about his own experience of raising and the lessons he learned from their recent $7M raise led by A16Z. Jordi shares why building, not fundraising, should be a founder's focus and how Party Round is helping founders do just that through the Party Round platform. Follow Jordi: LinkedIn: https://...
Welcome to Just Raised
December 14, 2021 13:23 - 59 secondsWelcome to Just Raised, where we talk to founders at newly minted startups who have just raised venture capital. We explore product, business model, technology, and the jobs they're hiring for right now.
Clay - Social's Third Space
November 17, 2021 22:40 - 32 minutes - 30.5 MBClay is a new form of social media designed to help you be more thoughtful with the people in your life. Cofounders Matthew Achariam and Zachary Hamed just raised $8M from Forerunner Ventures.
Space Perspective - Space Travel in Style
November 10, 2021 16:48 - 38 minutes - 35.7 MBSpace Perspective is a space balloon company. They're building lighter than air balloons with glass capsules to take people to the edge of space. Our guest is Founder and Co-CEO Jane Poynter. Jane worked on the space balloons used for the world's highest-ever skydive, Redbull's 2012 halo jump out of the stratosphere, she built the first self-contained biospheres to breed animals in space on the International Space Station and she spent two years and 20 minutes living in Biosphere 2, a mock...
Maven - The Modern Apprenticeship
November 02, 2021 20:08 - 40 minutes - 37.7 MBOur guest Wes Kao is the cofounder of Maven, a new online education platform that's raised $25M from A16Z and First Round. Maven’s classes are like mini-apprenticeships. Live courses where you can learn tangible, hard skills from operators who are excellent at that skill. Writing, blockchain development, product management - you learn by doing and Wes and the team at Maven aim to make each class hyper tactical. We talk about why professors need to become entertainers, where earlier models ...
Braintrust: Marketplace Killers + Web3
October 14, 2021 20:15 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBWill decentralized marketplaces built on crypto protocols replace the Ubers, Doordashes, and Upworks we have today? That's what we're talking about on this episode with Braintrust founder Adam Jackson. Braintrust is a decentralized protocol for hiring. It matches tech workers with companies like Porsche, Nike, and Goldman Sachs. We dive into tokens and designing token economies, governance for crypto projects, the potential moats for these projects - or lack there of, and start to scratc...
An AI Cure for Writer's Block - Sudowrite with Amit Gupta
October 01, 2021 19:53 - 29 minutes - 27.7 MBThis section of the show notes is written by a human, Joe Sweeny, but at the bottom, I include segments written by Sudowrite. Amit Gupta is the founder of Sudowrite, an AI tool for fiction writers. Sudowrite is a very early stage company, only three months old, but it's software can generate writing of a quality that is just mind blowing. It's built on the Open AI Foundation's GPT-3 and other natural language processing models. Amit is really exploring the future of human AI collaboration...
Flying Cars - Drones and EVTOLs with Ian Villa
September 29, 2021 13:28 - 38 minutes - 36.1 MBThe flying car episode. We dive into the drone market and the emerging EVTOL category - electric takeoff and landing vehicles - with Ian Villa, co-founder of Whisper Aero. We talk aircraft design - electric planes vs EVTOLs - breakthroughs in batteries, regulation, the operating costs of electric aircraft, the unit economics of aerial ride sharing, and Ian’s vision for what cities could look like if EVTOLs take off. Ian Villa is co-founder and COO of Whisper Aero, an electric aircraft compa...
Lux Capital with Josh Wolfe
September 21, 2021 20:46 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBJosh Wolfe is the founder of Lux Capital a venture fund investing in emerging science and technology companies. Josh is one of the most talented multi-disciplinary investors in the market and this conversation covers nuclear energy, space, the intersection of biology and computing, his work with the DoD, and how he started Lux Capital. Enjoy!
David Rosenthal - Angel Investing 101
September 16, 2021 02:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBDavid Rosenthal is a co-host of the Acquired podcast and founder of Kindergarten Capital, an angel investing fund. This podcast comes from a live interview with the Acquired listener community and dives into all things angel investing.