Antonio used an Apple Watch to improve his physical health. But he couldn't find a wearable to help him in the same way with his mental health. So he built Awear, an ear cuff that monitors your brain and coaches you through stress in real time. But can he convince…
You heard the pitches. Now watch the aftermath. The Season 13 Finale brings you founder wins, surprises, pivots—and one last chance to invest. With in-depth updates on four standout companies and quick hits on the rest, this finale delivers the full story. ... Watch the show ad free and get…
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 valuation, things got complicated. Will investors buy in, or bail at the register? This is…
What happens when you have amazing technology but can't convince investors? Dr. Therese Canares from Johns Hopkins built CurieDx, an AI app that can diagnose strep throat from photos with 88% accuracy - better than most doctors! But when she pitched $4 million to VCs, they weren't buying her strategy.…
Josh & Lisa react to Pitch Fund portfolio company ESAI on Shark Tank! Watch Julia's pitch for ESAI on our show: https://pitch.show/148 Get the Shark Tank discount for ESAI: https://www.esai.ai/shark-tank Watch the show ad free and get access to the UNCUT version of each pitch PLUS extra bonus episodes on…
Dr. Therese Canares, a pediatric emergency physician at Johns Hopkins, pitched her revolutionary app CurieDx that can detect strep throat using just your smartphone camera and AI. The app guides users to take the perfect throat photo and uses computer vision to predict diseases with 88% accuracy. She's raising $4M…
Former high school history teacher Chad Wilson is revolutionizing education with ImmersionED, creating immersive video games that bring historical events to life. After hearing "history is boring" one too many times, Chad built realistic learning games where students experience colonial Boston, analyze different perspectives, and develop critical thinking skills. The…
Julian's AI study platform Jungle is disrupting education! With 180K monthly active users and crazy metrics like 102% return on ad spend, he's proving EdTech can be profitable. His secret weapon? 76 million TikTok views in just 3 months through creator partnerships. Students upload textbooks, AI creates personalized quizzes, and…
Julian built Jungle, an AI-powered study app that transforms boring textbooks into engaging practice questions. Starting with just $600K in funding, he's now approaching $1M ARR with 180K monthly active users and got TWO funding offers on The Pitch! The secret? Making studying as addictive as Duolingo by using AI…
Plot twist of the century: Dean quit drinking for a month, missed craft beer so much he invented a better way to make it 🍺 His technology eliminates the 40% liquid absorption waste when hops are added to beer. That's MASSIVE for an industry this size. Built $45M company (Hoplark),…
A garage homebrewer just solved brewing's biggest problem and VCs completely missed it! Dean's ReCraft technology eliminates the 30% waste that happens when breweries add hops, potentially saving the industry hundreds of millions. But get this, VCs passed because "beer isn't their expertise" 🤦♂️ Meanwhile, this guy already built a…
Julian's transformation from video game addict to learning-obsessed entrepreneur led him to create Jungle, the AI study app that's changing how students learn. With 76 million TikTok views, 40% word-of-mouth growth, and 102% return on ad spend, this isn't your typical EdTech story. But when investors started questioning retention rates…
Julian Alvarez pitched Jungle, an AI-powered study app that transforms boring studying into engaging, gamified learning experiences. With 180K monthly active users and approaching $1M ARR while being profitable, Julian impressed investors with his experimental mindset and data-driven approach. Two investors made offers to lead his $2M seed round on…
A garage homebrewer just solved brewing's biggest problem and VCs completely missed it! Dean's ReCraft technology eliminates the 30% waste that happens when breweries add hops, potentially saving the industry hundreds of millions. But get this, VCs passed because "beer isn't their expertise" 🤦♂️ Meanwhile, this guy already built a…
Julian seemed to have cracked the code with Jungle - his AI study app was pulling in over $100K monthly with 180K active users. His TikTok creator program generated 76 million views and he had a 102% return on every ad dollar spent. But when he faced top VCs, everything…
Dean from ReCraft developed a revolutionary beer-making process that eliminates 30% waste and could save breweries millions. Despite having $45M in revenue from his previous company Hoplark, VCs couldn't properly evaluate this game-changing beer tech. Sometimes the best innovations come from outsiders who think differently! 🍺 What do you think?…
Julian pitched Jungle, an AI-powered study app that transforms boring study materials into engaging learning experiences. With 180K monthly users and approaching $1M ARR, he seemed unstoppable. But when VCs dug deeper into his metrics, they discovered a harsh truth about his business. 🔥 Key Highlights: 76 million TikTok views…
Virginia Frischkorn went from planning $100M+ worth of events for Ferrari and LVMH to creating Partytrick - the AI-powered party planning platform that's disrupting the $322 billion events industry! 🎉 After losing everything during COVID, this single mom turned her 16 years of event planning expertise into a SaaS platform…
Virginia just broke the event planning industry 🤯 Her AI app Partytrick is like Netflix for parties - unlimited event blueprints that tell you exactly how to execute any event perfectly. The numbers are WILD: 🚀 $47M pipeline in 18 months 🚀 Companies paying $65K/year for access 🚀 VCs calling…
Virginia lost everything during COVID 💔 So she built Partytrick - AI that plans events like a pro planner for a fraction of the cost! The results? INSANE: ✅ $47M pipeline ✅ VCs fighting to invest ✅ 20 brands paying $15K-$65K/year ✅ Disrupting $322B industry Her secret? 85% of events…
Sometimes the most painful moments create the biggest breakthroughs 💔➡️💡 Virginia's story will give you chills: Her dad died unexpectedly, COVID destroyed her business, but his memory sparked something incredible... Her father was the ultimate host. Everyone felt connected at his parties. Virginia realized - what if EVERYONE could host…
When your back is against the wall, you either break or you build 💪 Virginia Frischkorn chose to BUILD. After her dad passed away and COVID destroyed her event empire, this single mom didn't just survive - she THRIVED! She took her 16 years of planning luxury events and created…
Virginia's dad used to tease her about having a "cute little lifestyle business" 💔 Well, guess who's laughing now? After planning events for Ferrari and LVMH brands, this single mom lost everything during COVID. But she didn't stay down! She built Partytrick - an AI-powered event planning platform that's about…
Virginia Frischkorn built a $100M event planning empire, lost it all during COVID, and came back swinging with Partytrick! 🎉 This single mom turned her 16 years of industry expertise into an AI-powered event planning platform that's disrupting the $322 billion events industry. The pitch? EPIC. The result? Multiple VCs…