Can’t stop bingeing this new show 💊🍿🎬 y’all seen this one yet?!
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You don’t mess with a dad’s thermostat 👨🌡️
Microdose from E115 - talking about @meetquilt, a startup that is launching a solution that is deemed as the smartest way to heat and cool your home with their efficient and intuitive climate solution better than anything else out there.
The startup’s differentiator is their ductless technology that does not use fossil fuels. The solution provides room by room controlled and has a centralized system as opposed to siloed split system that many are used to this allows for easy manipulation from the quilt app. additionally, the product has special sensors that detect when people are in the room to be more energy efficient.
The startup recently raised a $33M Series A led by Energy Impact Partners and Galvanize Climate Solutions, with participation from several other investors.
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#heat #cool #venturecapital #podcast #startup #fossilfuels #dadjokes #innovation #green
The ceiling is the roof‼️🙌
Microdose to E107 - talking about Roofer, the startup that’s leveraging AI and drone technology to give its roofing business an edge. The company recently raised $7.5m in seed funding led by @mucker. Roofer? I hardly know her!
Full breakdown on Roofer can be heard in episode 107. Check it out and follow @venturepill for more!
#ai #artificialintelligence #roof #ceiling #funny #podcast #venturecapital #innovation #drone #tech
It’s not gonna put mustard on itself 🤷🏻♂️😂
Microdose to E104 - talking about Aniai’s recent $12M funding round. The startup has developed a burger cooking robot, called Alpha Grill, which is capable of grilling 200 patties per hour. They’re also planning to launch Alpha Kitchen in 2025, which automates the entire burger preparation process. The startup will use the capital to build a factory to manufacture more alpha grills, as the company looks to continue scaling the product.
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#automation #food #burger #grill #podcast #startup #innovation #next #alpha #podcast
We’re generalists 🤷🏻♂️💡
Vintage banter from E100 - talking about Osmo, the company that’s leveraging AI to enable computers to smell by predicting scents based off molecular structure. We covered their $60M Series A on episode 52.
Sometimes the innovative technology behind the innovative startups we cover goes a little over our heads 😂
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#podcast #funny #pun #generalist #smell #scent #vc #ai #computer #tech
AI category 🤖: And the winner is..💊🏆
Pano AI!! The startup is an AI powered wildfire detection startup that’s safeguarding communities and critical infrastructure with an innovative approach to addressing the growing problem of wildfires. We covered their $17M series A extension on episode 75.
Other nominees include:
Cohere - The Toronto-based generative AI startup sells to enterprises and has an emphasis on data privacy, as they do not have access to companies’ sensitive data. We covered their $250M funding round on episode 68.
@heyjasperai - the austin-based startup is an AI tool that helps people and companies create content quickly and easily like never before. We covered their $125 million series A on episode 38.
And Osmo - the company that’s leveraging AI to predict scents based solely off molecular structure. Giving computers a sense of smell - insane! We covered their $60M Series A on episode 52.
There you have it! Another incredible group of nominees for a highly contest award. We mentioned AI in nearly every episode for the last year. So much exciting innovation occurring in the space! Excited for what’s to come.
#ai #artificialintelligence #innovation #austin #toronto #smell #content #data #privacy #venturecapital #vc #podcast #awards #tech
Favorite Investor: And the winner is…🏆💊
@alumniventures!! One of the most active VC investors in the world, AV has a special place in our hearts. We’ve mentioned them in dozens of startup breakdowns, and have had the chance to interview several of their portfolio company founders. We even had the pleasure of interviewing David Beazley, a Managing Partner at AV and mentor to Brandon. On top of that, the Venture Pill studio our listeners have come to know and love is in AV’s #austin office!
Additional nominees included @davidosacks’ Craft Ventures, @alexisohanian’s @776fund, @thechainsmokers’ @mantis.vc, and @easymoneysniper’s @35ventures.
Incredible nominees around the horn, and we are delighted to crown Alumni Ventured as the winner of this prestigious award.
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Biggest Round: And the winner is…🏆💊
TerraWatt Infrastructure!!! The startup raised a $1 Billion Series A, which we covered back on episode 32. The company is building EV charging infrastructure for commercial fleets.
Next, we have Ramp, which is an expense management startup that’s trusted by more than 15,000 businesses. We covered their $750M Series D back on E7!
And our last nominee is the Boring Company; Elon Musk’s startup that’s revolutionizing transportation by digging underground tunnels to alleviate traffic congestion in big cities. We broke down the company’s $675 million Series C
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#podcast #elonmusk #boring #technology #traffic #expenses #software #ev #awards #startups
🚨 We just dropped our 100th episode 🚨
206 startups. 45 interviews. 100 consecutive weeks.
Celebrate the centennial milestone with us by tuning into our first ever Venture Pill Awards show. We laughed, we cried, and we handed out a pharmacist’s dozen of awards as we reflected on the first 100 doses of Venture Pill.
Dive into the preview of the awards and nominees below, and discover the esteemed winners in Episode 100! 💊🏆
1. Biggest round in Pill History
TeraWatt Infrastructure
Ramp
The Boring Company
2. Favorite Investor
Craft Ventures (David Sacks)
Mantis Venture Capital (The Chainsmokers)
Alumni Ventures
Seven Seven Six 7️⃣7️⃣6️⃣ (Alexis Ohanian Sr.)
35V (Kevin Durant)
3. Best startup - Food and Drink Category
immi
Magic Spoon
Popup Bagels
GOODLES
Liquid Death
The Ugly Company
4. Best startup - AI Category
Cohere
Jasper
Pano AI
Osmo
Resistant AI
5. Best startup - Sports Category
Matthew Berry’s Fantasy Life
Betr
Mojo
Peakz
League One Volleyball
Overtime
6. Best startup - Outer Space Category
Capella Space
Albedo
ATOMOS
7. Best startup - Environmental Category
Cambium Carbon
WasteFuel
Nabr
Ascend Elements
Sublime Systems
8. Best International Startup
NoTraffic
Cal.com, Inc.
Fable Foods
Halter
9. Coolest startup
Vint
Duetti
Wander
Dalan Animal Health, Inc.
Prophetic
10. Best dose
11. Favorite Phrase
12. Buzz words
13. Pun of the year
And there you have it – 100 doses of Venture Pill. What an incredible journey it has been! One hundred weeks of hard work with countless memories, laughs, and valuable lessons learned. We’ve covered hundreds of innovative startups, immersing ourselves in exciting new technologies. Along the way, we’ve built a powerful global network of builders, operators, and investors who are making waves in the venture capital landscape.
To all the Pillgrims who have been along for the ride and fueled us through this awesome journey, thank you. Your support has allowed us to have s
Big Gift Card doesn’t want you to know this 😱💸🎂
Microdose from E95 - breaking down @giftearlybird’s recent $4.5M seed extension round led by IDEO ventures, joined by @776fund, @alumniventures and more.
The start up is a platform that lets families and friends gift investments to children by letting parents create a custodial account, also known as a UGMA, which allows them to invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other securities on behalf of their children.
Once the child turns 18, the investment becomes theirs.
#podcast #vc #venturecapital #investing #kids #stocks #startup #earlybird #gift
Not even a New Yorker could argue with this 🙅♂️🥯
Microdose from E94 - talking about @popupbagels’ transformation from a pandemic hobby to a viral bagel company that’s usually got a line around the corner in their Greenwich Village NYC location.
Social media and influencers played a pivotal role in helping the company grow, as the startup has amassed over 10 million views on tiktok.
#podcast #food #bread #bagel #dough #nyc #brooklyn #carbs #newyork
It’s complicated with mechanics 🧰 ❤️🩹🚗
Microdose from E94 - discussing @gettreads’ recent $4.6m seed round, and how the car maintenance subscription platform is helping us build back trust in mechanics one day at a time ⭕️⏳
The platform is a mobile app that offers services like tire replacement, wheel, alignment, oil, changes, and more. Customers can have new tires delivered and install installed at their home or work, in addition to brick and mortar service centers that are part of the treads service network.
#podcast #cars #tires #mechanic #subscription #service #innovation
Step aside, drop-shipping. New side hustle unlocked 🔓🔑
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Microdose from E90 - talking about @shoponpickle, a peer-to-peer fashion rental market place that just secured an $8 million seed round. The platform enables users to earn passive income on their closet by renting out their clothes. In the future, though, Pickle wants to make it possible for users to rent high-quality, underutilized goods in their homes, not just apparel. Things like cameras, suitcases, kitchen, gadgets, sports equipment, and more.
#fashion #venturecapital #reels #podcast #rent #clothes #pickle #market #designer #wedding
7 billion noodles and counting 🍝🤯
Microdose from E85 - breaking down some of @allgoodles insane early traction. The better for you noodle brand has successfully sold 7 billion noodles, expanded their product line to include 12 products, and entered into the pasta market since inception.
The start up experienced 33X growth in 2022, and is on track to triple its sales in 2023.
The startup recently raised a $13M Series A.
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#podcast #noodles #food #vc #billion #theoffice #venturecapital
Babe wake up, Dose 85 just dropped 💊⬇️
This week’s dose included a website that’s bringing transparency and trust back to the job search, healthy mac and cheese, and a unicorn in the lithium ion battery recycling space.
Here’s the breakdown:
1. @bandanajobs raised a $3.8M seed round led by @generalcatalyst and Craft Ventures
The startup is hoping to bring trust and transparency back to the job search through their website that lists high quality hourly wage jobs for hard working Americans.
In a recent beta test, the site attracted approximately 30,000 job seeking visitors - without any advertising at all.
2. @allgoodles landed a $13M Series A led by L Catterton, joined by @alumniventures , Springdale, Third Craft Partners, and more
The better-for-you noodle brand is defying the stereotype that mac and cheese is only for kids through their line of mac that boasts premium nutrients, delicious taste, and an array of sophisticated flavors.
Each serving has 14 grams of protein, 7 grams of fiber, prebiotics to support gut health, and 21 nutrients from organic plants - head and shoulders healthier than the competition.
3. Ascend Elements secured a $542M Series D led by BlackRock-based Decarbonization Partners, joined by Fifth Wall and others. This round propels them to Unicorn status with a valuation of $1.5B.
The startup will use the influx of capital to continue scaling their patented lithium-ion battery recycling process.
The massive Series D comes on top of $480M in grant funding received earlier this year from the US Department of Energy.
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#podcast #vc #ai #innovation #jobs #food #batteries #update #news #entrepreneur
Influencers in t̵h̵e̵ ̵w̵i̵l̵d̵ venture capital 📈💰
This summer, @jakepaul’s @betr raised a $35M Series A2 round. @kimkardashian’s @skims raised a $270M Series C round. Startups launched by massive influencers are trending upwards. Here to stay, or just a fad? Given the rise in social media + influencer marketing, we don’t think this trend is going away any time soon.
Brief Microdose from E81 - breaking down Betr’s $35M Series A2, which lifted the sports betting and media company to a $300M pre-money valuation 🤯
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#influencer #trends #trending #kimk #jakepaul #betting #sports #media #reels #podcast #midas #startups
Episode 82 is out now 💊 just what the doctor ordered @venturepill
Here’s this week’s breakdown:
1. @matthewberrytmr’s @mbfantasylife secured a $2m funding round led by family and friends including @joshallenqb, @joeyb_9, @johnlegend, @austinekeler and more. The fantasy sports and sports betting media company hopes to tap into the blooming global fantasy sports market, which is expected to reach $85 billion in 2032.
2. @viome secured an $86.5M Series C co-led by @khoslaventures and Bold Capital. The startup has built a business out of assessing customers, micro biomes, applying AI to the data, and using those insights to provide them with supplements and other guidance based on the findings.
3. @anthropic.claude landed a $100M funding round led by @sktelecom . The AI research company builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. Their first product is Claude, an AI assistant for tasks of any scale.
Three companies making waves 🌊 in the VC landscape, be sure to check out this week’s dose!
#vc #artificialintelligence #podcast #fantasy #fantasysports #betting #gambling #football #microbiome #startups #supplements #microbiome #ethic #assistant #entrepreneurship #trending
