Fund I Portfolio

After The Pitch

15 episodes

The pitch is just the beginning. In these episodes, we check back in with founders after the cameras stopped rolling. What happened to the deal? Did the money come through? Did the company survive? These are the updates, the pivots, and the real stories of what happens after you walk out of the room.

AgTech

1 episode

Farming feeds the world, but the industry is ripe for innovation. These agtech founders are bringing technology to one of the oldest industries on earth.

AI

12 episodes

AI is everywhere—and so are the pitches. These founders are using artificial intelligence to reimagine everything from restaurants to running shoes. The question isn't whether AI is the future. It's whether these startups can stand out in the gold rush.

Badass Female Founders

19 episodes

These women know how to secure the bag.

Consumer Tech

45 episodes

Consumer tech is a high-stakes game. Build something people love and you scale to millions overnight. Build something people kinda like and you're toast. These founders are betting they can break through the noise and win over both users and investors.

CPG

21 episodes

From granola to shower curtains to Italian luxury goods, these founders are building physical products that live on shelves and in shopping carts. CPG is a grind—margins are tight, distribution is everything, and brand is the moat. Can they stand out in a crowded marketplace?

Deeptech

7 episodes

These founders are building at the frontier—advanced materials, novel manufacturing, and science that most people don't understand. Deep tech takes longer and costs more, but when it works, it changes everything. Will investors have the patience to bet on the breakthrough?

E-commerce

24 episodes

The internet changed how we buy everything. These founders are pushing it further—from AI-powered shopping to direct-to-consumer brands to platforms that take on Amazon. Can they convince investors their slice of the $5 trillion ecommerce market is worth the bet?

Edtech

7 episodes

From AI tutors to classroom tools, these founders want to change how the world learns. Education is a massive market with notoriously tight budgets. Can they build something schools and students will actually pay for?

EV Tech

5 episodes

Electric vehicles aren't just about cars anymore. These founders are building the batteries, the charging infrastructure, and the electric equipment that will power what comes next. It's capital-intensive and the timeline is long—but the market is massive.

Fashion

16 episodes

Fashion is a brutal business. Trends move fast, inventory piles up, and brand loyalty is fickle. These founders think they've found something worth wearing—and investing in. The investors will decide if it fits.

Food & Beverage

15 episodes

Who doesn't love a pitch you can taste? These are all the food and beverage pitches we've featured on the show.

Hardware

23 episodes

Hardware is hard. The margins are thin, the timelines are long, and one bad production run can sink you. These founders are building physical products in a world that worships software. Will investors believe the upside is worth the risk?

Healthtech

17 episodes

Healthcare is a $4 trillion industry that still runs on fax machines. These founders are building technology to fix everything from diagnostics to drug delivery. But in a sector where regulation moves slow and stakes are life-or-death, can they convince investors to write the check?

Live Shows

3 episodes

Marketplace

25 episodes

Every marketplace founder thinks they're building the next Airbnb. Most aren't. The chicken-and-egg problem alone kills most of them before they start. These founders think they've cracked it. The investors will be the judge.

Media

7 episodes

Media is a tough business to pitch to VCs. Attention is fragmented, monetization is uncertain, and every investor has been burned before. These founders think they've found a model that works. The investors have a lot of questions.

Physical AI

1 episode

Robots that learn from humans, machines that adapt in real time—physical AI is where software meets the real world. These founders are building intelligence you can touch.

Robotics

1 episode

From factory floors to living rooms, these founders are building robots that do the jobs humans can't—or won't. It's expensive, it's complex, and it's the future.

Social

4 episodes

Social startups are a high-wire act. The network effects that make them explosive are the same forces that make them nearly impossible to get off the ground. These founders think they've cracked the code.

Subscription

18 episodes

Recurring revenue is every investor's favorite phrase. But getting customers to pay month after month is harder than it sounds. These founders are betting that their subscription model is sticky enough to build a real business.

Sustainability

8 episodes

These founders are tackling climate, waste, and energy—and trying to prove you can save the planet and make money doing it. Sustainability is a massive opportunity, but investors want to see the business case, not just the mission.

The Exit

2 episodes

Every founder dreams about the exit. But what does it actually feel like to sell your company for hundreds of millions of dollars? On The Exit, founders who've done the impossible sit down to tell the whole story—the negotiations, the emotions, and whether the dream was everything they thought it would be.

The Qleek Trilogy

3 episodes

The true story of Ismail Salhi and Johanna Hartzheim's first startup, Qleek.

VR/AR

4 episodes

Virtual reality and augmented reality have been "the next big thing" for a decade. These founders think the moment has finally arrived. Will investors share their vision, or is VR/AR still a solution looking for a problem?

Wearables

7 episodes

From smart rings to AR sunglasses, these founders are strapping technology to the human body. Wearables sit at the intersection of hardware, health, and consumer tech—and investors have a lot of questions about all three.