Fundraising
Get 1:1 fundraising advice from otherwise inaccessible VCs and the founders they invested in.
Chris Yeh
Co-author of Blitzscaling,
Investor
Available next Wednesday
Chris Yeh is a writer, investor, and entrepreneur who has been in the world of startups and scale-ups since 1995. Co-author of the bestselling book Blitzscaling together ...
Pitch practice
and blitzscaling
Scaling your startup
Fundraising
Growth strategy
Product-market-fit
Marketing
Jacob Jaber
Co-founder – Philz Coffee,
Investor and Forbes 30 Under 30
Available tomorrow
Jacob Jaber is the Co-Founder & Chairman of Philz Coffee. As CEO for nearly two decades, Jacob grew Philz from the original coffee shop in San Francisco's Mission Distric...
Growth and
marketing advice
Food & beverage startups
Getting into big retail
Expansion strategies
Fundraising
Marketing strategy
Edvard Engesaeth
Co-founder – Nurx,
Y Combinator Alum
Available next Friday
Dr. Edvard "Eddie" Engeseath, MD is the Co-founder of telehealth startup Nurx, angel investor, startup advisor, and a former family physician. He founded Nurx to make pre...
Growth and
fundraising advice
Fundraising
Deal making
Customer acquisition
Product-market-fit
Hiring strategy
T Zhu
Co-founder – Tellus,
Fintech & Real Estate-tech Expert
Available tomorrow
T Zhu is the co-founder of Tellus, a smart savings platform powered by real estate backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Alumni Ventures and Decent Capital. He previously founde...
Fintech and B2C
startup advice
Consumer tech
Product driven growth
Fundraising
Mobile app marketing
Scaling from 0 to 1
Sascha Eder
Founder & CEO – NewtonX,
Ex-McKinsey Consultant
Available tomorrow
Sascha Eder is the founder and CEO of NewtonX, a B2B enterprise research startup that has raised $40M+ in venture capital. Prior to NewtonX, Sascha was a management consu...
Enterprise SaaS
and sales advice
Enterprise SaaS startups
Fundraising from VCs
Building sales teams
Selling enterprise products
Product-market-fit
Tyler Mayoras
Partner – Beyond Impact VC,
Foodtech Expert
Available tomorrow
Tyler Mayoras is an impact investor with over 20 years of PE experience. During that time he has invested in companies such as Boca Burger (acquired Kraft), Simple Mills,...
Foodtech and
impact advice
Impact startups
GTM strategy
Fundraising
Brand awareness
Strategic partnerships
Anada Lakra
Founder & CEO – BoldVoice,
Y Combinator Alum
Available tomorrow
Anada Lakra is the co-founder and CEO of BoldVoice, a Y Combinator-backed startup that provides accent training to non-native English speakers. Anada previously worked as...
Go-to-market and
formation advice
Edtech startups
Fundraising
Y Combinator
Mobile app marketing
Early-stage growth
Ryan McManus
CEO – SHARE Mobility,
Mobility Expert
Available next Tuesday
Ryan McManus is the co-founder and CEO of SHARE Mobility, a transportation-as-a-service subscription for cities and businesses. The company has raised $21M from NCT Ventu...
Marketing and
fundraising advice
Mobility startups
Fundraising
Marketing
Customer acquisition
Growth hacking
Colin Rogister
Partner – Beat Ventures,
Venture Capitalist
Available tomorrow
Colin Rogister is the founding partner of Beat Ventures, an early-stage venture fund that invests in startups reshaping the future of work. Prior to Beat Ventures, Colin ...
NFT and
Web3 advice
Scaling Web3 startups
Fundraising strategy
Pitch deck review
Pitch practice
Consumer tech
Chad Fox
Managing Partner – Fox Ventures,
Crypto Expert
Available tomorrow
Chad Fox is a venture capitalist, angel investor and lawyer in the FinTech and Crypto sectors. Through his firm, Fox Ventures, he invests in exceptional founders across t...
Fintech and
crypto advice
Crypto fundraising
Company formation
Customer acquisition
Business development
Angel investing
Dave Anderson
Partner – Beat Ventures,
Venture Capitalist
Available tomorrow
David Anderson is the founding partner of Beat Ventures, an early-stage venture fund that invests in startups reshaping the future of work. Prior to this, he was an inves...
Fundraising &
pitch advice
Fundraising strategy
Pitch deck review
Generating VC interest
B2B sales
Investor relations
Liz Tsai
Founder & CEO – HiOperator,
Y Combinator Alum
Available next Wednesday
Liz Tsai is the founder and CEO of HiOperator, a customer service-as-a-service solution company that allows businesses to handle client customer service tickets faster an...
Enterprise SaaS
advice
Sales
Customer acquisition
Fundraising
SaaS
Enterprise
Alec Lee
Co-founder & CEO – Endless
West, F&B Expert
Available tomorrow
Alec Lee is the co-founder and CEO of Endless West, a beverage startup that creates its own unique blend of wines and spirits using scientific production methods. The whi...
F&B and D2C
advice
F&B startups
GTM & distribution
Customer acquisition
Fundraising
Branding
Wil Eyi
CEO & Co-founder – Toolbox,
Y Combinator Alum
Available next Wednesday
Wil Eyi is the CEO and co-founder of Toolbox, a Y Combinator-backed startup building a vertical Fintech platform. The company has raised $18M in debt and equity. Prior to...
Fintech and
growth advice
Fintech startups
Pitch deck review
Generating VC interest
Pitch practice
Product-market-fit
Rune Hauge
CEO – Mentorcam,
Y Combinator Alum
Available next Wednesday
Rune Hauge is the co-founder and CEO of Mentorcam (YC S21), angel investor, and startup advisor. Before co-founding Mentorcam, Rune founded three different startups with ...
Seed stage
fundraising advice
Fundraising
Y Combinator
Product-market-fit
Startup sales
Growth hacking
Max Samuel
Partner – Snö Ventures,
Venture Capitalist
Available next Wednesday
Max Samuel is a venture capitalist and lawyer. He has formerly worked at Thiel Capital (Peter Thiel’s investment office), Wilson Sonsini and Credit Suisse, and attended Y...
Investor pitch
feedback
Early-stage funding
Building pitch decks
Product-market-fit
Finding investors
Company formation
Mahsa Rostami
Founder & CEO – Revero,
AI Engineer
Available next Friday
Mahsa Rostami is the founder and CEO of Revero, a digital health startup backed by a16z and Goodwater Capital. Her personal health transformation inspired her to found Re...
Fundraising
advice
Seed funding
Technical leadership
Recruiting
First hires
Growth hacking
Abhishek Kapur
CEO – NEXT Trucking,
London Business School Alum
Available next Wednesday
Abhishek Kapur is the CEO of NEXT Trucking, a freight technology platform and digital marketplace connecting shippers and carriers. Abhishek brings a unique blend of glob...
Scaling and
growth advice
Private equity
Mobility
Leadership
Scaling post PMF
Business development
Praful Mathur
Founder & CEO – Sarama,
Y Combinator Alum
Available next Friday
Praful Mathur is the founder and CEO of Sarama, a deeptech startup that uses AI to determine intent from barks i.e. crude translation. He was previously the co-founder a...
AI & deeptech
advice
Artificial Intelligence
Deeptech
Customer acquisition
Performance marketing
Organic growth
Ryan Mendoza
Partner – Scrum Ventures,
Venture Capitalist
Available next Wednesday
Ryan Mendoza is a Partner at Scrum Ventures, a Japanese fund investing in US startups. Previously, Ryan worked at a university accelerator called PCI Ventures, where he w...
Fundraising
advice
Startup investing
Fundraising
Pitching VCs
Deck review
Accelerators
Lisa Curtis
Founder & CEO – Kuli Kuli,
Forbes 30 Under 30
Available next Friday
Lisa Curtis is the founder and CEO of Kuli Kuli, the leading brand pioneering the superfood moringa in the US market. She began working on Kuli Kuli while in the Peace Co...
Social impact
and CPG GTM advice
Social impact
Supply chain
CPG startups
D2C marketing
Food & beverage
Lorenzo Thione
Managing Director – Gaingels,
Angel Investor
Available tomorrow
Lorenzo Thione is the Managing Director at Gaingels, a venture investment group based in NYC focused on investing and supporting LGBTQ+ founded/led startups. He is also t...
Advice on
angel investing
Raising angel investment
Pitch practice
Deck review
Customer acquisition
Storytelling for startups
Itay Forer
Co-founder – Cleanly,
Y Combinator Alum
Available next Tuesday
Itay Forer is the co-founder of Cleanly, an on-demand laundry and dry cleaning service backed by Y Combinator (W15), Initialized Capital, Soma Capital, Paul Buchheit (cre...
B2C and
GTM advice
B2B sales
GTM strategy
Building sales team
Applying to YC
Finding PMF
Billy Bosch
Founder – ICONIC Protein,
CPG Marketing Expert
Available next Wednesday
William (Billy) Bosch is a consumer products entrepreneur with over 10 years of experience launching products, scaling into retail and e-commerce, and raising money. He i...
Consumer GTM
and sales advice
Launching consumer products
Getting into big retailers
Private equity fundraising
Branding
Customer acquisition strategy
Joe Coyne
General Partner – Studio VC,
Venture Capitalist
Available tomorrow
Joe Coyne is a Venture Capitalist focused on helping entrepreneurs scale their businesses from day one to exit. Joe’s experience spans Venture Capital, Private Equity and...
Fundraising
advice
Fundraising
Deal making
Customer acquisition
Product-market-fit
Hiring strategy
Josh Campbell
CEO – Human Improvement,
Former Starbucks Executive
Available next Tuesday
Josh Campbell is the founder and CEO of protein supplement brand Human Improvement and wine brand So Gay Rosé. Formerly a Starbucks Executive and President of cannabis we...
Brand building
and sales advice
Launching consumer products
Retail partnerships
Customer acquisition
Fundraising
Sales strategy