Wednesday, February 8, 2017

TuckrBox (Season 2, Episode 5)


Co-founders Meghan Carreau and Alex Payne are pitching their food delivery service built on noble ideals of making kids healthier and reducing headaches for parents. Can the founders convince investors that their startup will actually deliver on those promises?

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Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Hykso (Season 2, Episode 4)


In October 2016, we followed 12 startups behind the scenes, to a critical moment, a single defining moment, where entrepreneurs leverage past success, to secure the funds they need today.

Today, season 2 of the pitch continues with a startup that’s making their version of a Fitbit. The founders have developed a product that they believe is going to revolutionize the fitness industry. Will investors go all in on this new hardware company, or are the risks simply too high?

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Wednesday, January 25, 2017

Tesloop (Season 2, Episode 3)


In the fall of 2016, 12 startups came to San Francisco, California. Each company founder came for one reason, to try and raise money for their startup. In season 2 of The Pitch we’re going behind the scenes to the moment when aspiring entrepreneurs put it all on the line as they pitch investors for funding.

On today’s episode, we meet a founder who wants to build a fleet of Tesla taxis to shuttle passengers from city to city. His business is booming and he’s already raised a half of the million dollars he’s looking for. The only problem? He’s got to run his company between English class and Algebra.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Sudden Coffee (Season 2, Episode 2)


In the fall of 2016, 12 startups came to San Francisco, California. Each company founder came for one reason, to try and raise money for their startup. In this season we’re going behind the scenes to the moment when aspiring entrepreneurs put it all on the line as they pitch investors for funding.

On today’s show, two co-founders are taking their shot at a 35 billion dollar market with a product they spent years refining. They think their instant coffee is going to wow investors. But is a good product enough without a great pitch?

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Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Teamable (Season 2, Episode 1)


In the fall of 2016, 12 startups came to San Francisco, California. Each company founder came for one reason, to try and raise money for their startup. We followed the entrepreneurs into the room where they pitched to 5 investors. On today’s show, a startup founder from the east coast will pitch to five venture capitalists in San Francisco. Today’s founder has a great business but will her attitude be her own worst enemy? Some say she’s scrappy. Others say she’s cocky.

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Thursday, December 29, 2016

[rebroadcast] Dollar Beard Club (Episode 10)


Chris Stoikos pitches his manly subscription service to Marvin LiaoHowie Diamond and Ryan Hoover.

Dollar Beard Club is a Los Angeles based e-commerce startup that sells products to bearded men on a subscription basis. They have killer traction in the 4-months they've been live, built off the success of their YouTube videos gone viral. But is it an investable company? Listen to find out.

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Wednesday, November 23, 2016

BajaBoard—Extreme Off-Road Electric Skateboard (Episode 48)


George Li pitches his all terrain electric skateboard to investors. Then Sheel Mohnot and Nathaniel Krasnoff with Wildcat Venture Partners decide whether or not they will invest in today's startup, BajaBoard.

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  • Webflow – the all-in-one web design platform
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