Fund I Portfolio Episodes

Here are all the companies in The Pitch Fund I
June 18, 2025

#164 Sundae: LTK for Groceries

Anastasia Trofimova sold everything, moved across the world and started Sundae to make food content shoppable—linking influencers, grocery carts, and brand dollars. Her pitch checks all the boxes. But when she asks for a $10M...
May 7, 2025

#162 Jungle: Your AI Study Coach

Julian Alvarez wants to turn every student into a super-learner. With $1M in ARR and 180,000 monthly active users, he’s off to a strong start. Can Jungle become the Duolingo for studying, or will ChatGPT steal his lunch money...
April 23, 2025

#160 Science On Call: AI Agents… for Restaurants

Forget slick dashboards—Luisa Castellanos is betting that the future of restaurant tech support is... texting. Her startup Science On Call is already in 900 restaurants. The question is, can it scale to thousands? This is The...
April 9, 2025

#159 Aura Finance: Chasing the Ghost of Mint

With deals from LinkedIn, Figma, and a Fortune 100 giant, Kelsey Willock’s startup Aura Finance is off to a strong start. But will early traction be enough to justify a steep valuation in a competitive space? This is The Pitc...
March 26, 2025

#157 KAV Sports: A New Era in Manufacturing

Typically a startup pitch that requires building a manufacturing facility would send VCs running for the hills. But could Whitman Kwok's high margin, zero-inventory model be the exception to the rule? This is The Pitch for KA...
March 5, 2025

#154 Lockstop: Secure the Bike, Save the World

Mike Burton wants to help every city turn drivers to riders with his smart bike lock. But will his “no checks under $100k” approach leave him backpedalling? This is The Pitch for Lockstop . Featuring investors Jesse Middleton...
Nov. 20, 2024

#152 Oma Health

Khaylah Epps wants to change the face of healthcare in the south. This is The Pitch for Oma Health . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Watch Khaylah pit...
Nov. 13, 2024

#151 Feedback Intelligence

Is your AI hallucinating? This AI can fix it. This is Chinar Movsisyan's pitch for Feedback Intelligence . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . ... Register fo...
Nov. 6, 2024

#150 Remynt

Gwyneth Borden has a vendetta. This is The Pitch for Remynt . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Mac Conwell , Ben Taft and Elizabeth Yin . ... Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/p...
Oct. 30, 2024

#149 Dopl

Could robots bring healthcare access to rural America? This is Ryan James' pitch for Dopl . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Josh Muccio and Jesse Middleton . Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch P...
Oct. 23, 2024

#148 ESAI

Can a college advisor disrupt the system from the inside? This is Julia Dixon's pitch for ESAI . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Elizabeth Yin , Mac Conwell and Jesse Middleton . Register for our virtual ...
Oct. 16, 2024

#147 Partytrick

Award winning event planner makes the pivot to tech. This is Virginia Frischkorn's pitch for Partytrick . ... Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party Applications are now open for ...
Sept. 11, 2024

#143 Vital Audio

What if you could take someone’s vitals, using just the sound of their voice? This is Nyamitse-Calvin Mahinda's pitch for Vital Audio . Featuring investors Cyan Banister , Charles Hudson , Mac Conwell , Jesse Middleton and Le...
Sept. 4, 2024

#142 Kinometrix

One million patients fall in hospitals each year, and it costs US hospitals over $35 billion. What if they could all be prevented? This is Devina Desai's pitch for Kinometrix . ... Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch...
Aug. 28, 2024

#141 Christie's Chips

What happens when a Michelin-trained palate makes junk food with no junk? This is The Pitch for Christie’s Chips . ... Register for our virtual Season Finale Watch Party on December 11th pitch.show/party To invest with us, be...
Aug. 21, 2024

#140 geCKo Materials

Biomimicry (noun): the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modeled on biological entities and processes. Founder Capella Kerst invented a material that mimics a geckos' gravity defying grip. T...
Aug. 14, 2024

#139 FutureMoney

Phil Barrar sold his last company for $65 million. Now he’s back in the game with FutureMoney , an investing platform that helps parents create generational wealth for their kids with the Junior Roth IRA™. To invest with us, ...
July 10, 2024

#137 Gnara: Disrupting Your Pants

As a glacier guide in Alaska, Georgia Grace Edwards had a problem: her pants. While the male guides just unzipped and did their business, she had to find a secluded place and completely undress in the freezing tundra. So Geor...
June 26, 2024

#136 KredFeed: The Next Mexican Unicorn?

Lending is one of the oldest markets in recorded history. But founder Luis Sánchez believes there’s an opportunity that remains untapped… manufacturing companies in Mexico. Can Luis mint a Mexican unicorn? Or will the investo...
June 12, 2024

#135 Thoras AI: The Twin Effect

Twin sisters Nilo and Jennifer Rahmani used to be site reliability engineers. Where they worked night and day to keep servers running at companies like Slack. But Nilo and Jen left their cushy jobs in tech to build Thoras AI ...
May 15, 2024

#133 PodcastAI: Josh Gets Displaced

We thought it would take years before AI could replace a podcast host. That is, until founder Edward Brawer slid into Josh’s DMs to pitch his startup, PodcastAI . Edward thinks he can make podcast producers 10x more productiv...
April 24, 2024

#130 FranShares: Invest in Franchises

After spending a decade as a franchise broker, Kenny Rose decided to break out on his own and start FranShares . An alternative investment platform where anyone can invest in franchises. Now you can own a piece of your local ...
April 17, 2024

#129 RedDrop: Pitching the Big Vision

Monica Williams wants to revolutionize the period experience for tweens. With $5 million in sales in just two years, she’s on her way. Now she wants to raise venture to scale her bootstrapped company. Will Monica get to pitch...
April 10, 2024

#128 ChurchSpace: Airbnb for Churches

Growing up as a pastor's kid, Emmanuel Brown saw what a financial burden church real estate can be. Churches sit empty 70% of the week even though they have commercial kitchens and professional sound systems and oh so much sp...