BUILDERS

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Shariq Siddiqui , Co-founder and CEO of Veeve , a shopper engagement platform that's raised over $10 Million in funding. Topics discussed: Shariq’s humble background in Pakistan, getting a full scholarship to study in the US, and creating his first app so he could stay in the US The valuable skill Shariq learned during his time as a server...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Barbra Gago , CEO and Founder of Pando , an employee career progression platform that's raised $7 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Barbra’s background in B2B tech entrepreneurship, and getting into the space at a very early stage The challenges of transitioning from a marketing leadership role to assuming full control of a company as a...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Dan Rosen , Founder and GP at Commerce Ventures , an early-stage venture firm.  Topics Discussed: Dan’s background in venture capital and market changes in the sector since the 2000s Successful startups Dan has invested in and his criteria for choosing which companies to put money into Current venture capital activity in Silicon Valley and t...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Alex Zekoff , CEO and Co-Founder of Thoughtful AI , an AI-powered healthcare automation platform that's raised $21 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Alex’s background, including his time working in Mitsubishi in Japan and deploying software robots Why Alex shifted from consulting to founding a startup, and the reasons why Alex’s father...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Mike Long , CEO and Founder of Kosli , a devops tool that has raised $3.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Mike’s background in tech, including his time making robots for the oil and gas industry  A CEO Mike admires, and why Mike’s favorite book is a hard read – but worth it Why regulated devops companies have difficulty keeping the re...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Rishi Nayyar , CEO and Co-Founder of PocketHealth , a medical image-sharing platform that’s raised $22.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Rishi’s background in investment banking, and what it’s like being partners with his brother in PocketHealth Why Rishi admires Mark Zuckerberg as a founder How Rishi’s brother hurting his ankle set b...

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from the tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Harpreet Singh , Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Launchable , a software testing platform that has raised over $12 Million in funding. Launchable is at the forefront of revolutionizing software testing by significantly reducing testi...

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from the tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with David Etue , CEO of Nisos , a managed intelligence platform that has raised $33 Million in funding. Nisos operates at the intersection of cybersecurity and intelligence services, focusing on providing actionable insights to co...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Dane Baker , CEO and Co-Founder of EcoCart , a sustainable commerce platform that's raised $17.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Dane’s background as a founder of companies that try to make the world a better place in some way The reasons why Dane admires Sir Richard Branson Why it’s complicated for businesses to operate sustainably,...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sergey Gribov , General Partner of Flint Capital , a venture capital firm focusing on the early stages of promising startups. Topics Discussed: Sergey’s background education in technology and computer engineering, followed by his transition to the capital space Flint Capital’s investment portfolio across a range of tech-forward sectors and...

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Matt Watson , CEO & Founder of Origin , a financial wellness platform for the modern workforce that has raised over $70 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: From Wall Street to Startu...

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Tyler Strand , Co-Founder & CTO of Air Labs , a creative operations platform that has raised $28 Million in funding.   Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:   Problem Identification: Tyler explains the ch...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Jean Le Bouthillier , CEO of Qohash , a data security platform that's raised $20 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Jean’s background in defense as an officer in the Canadian Military and a tactical helicopter pilot Why Jean decided to quit the military to found his own company, and the lessons he learned from his time as an officer The...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Prakash Chandran , Co-Founder and CEO of Xano , a No-Code backend development platform that's raised $5.4 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Prakash’s background in tech and his time working at Google Why Prakash admires the CEO of AirBnb, and why he loves books that teach readers to shape their lives through action The lack of enterpris...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Shaily Garg , CEO and Founder of GlobalFair , a building materials procurement platform that's raised $22 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Shaily’s background as a civil engineer from a very small cords manufacturing family in India, and how this background helped her start GlobalFair Why Shaily admires billionaire entrepreneur Ambani...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Dipanwita Das , CEO and Co-Founder of Sorcero , an AI platform for medical affairs teams that's raised over $20 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Dipanwita’s background at the intersection between data and public health, and how technology is ushering in a new era of patient care How Sorcero supports medical affair’s teams in making dat...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Tom Tovar , CEO and Co-Founder of AppDome , a mobile dev ops platform that’s raised over $26 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Tom’s TikTok celebrity dog, and why his love of dogs influenced Tom’s decision to move to San Francisco Tom’s background in law and his switch to tech The challenges of app protection, and why AppDome is approac...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Olga Chin , CEO and Founder of InterPrice Technologies , a capital markets treasury management platform that's raised over $10 Million. Topics Discussed: Olga’s background in investment banking and her experience guiding large companies through bond transactions Why getting support from family and loved one can be ‘half the battle’ when it...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Hikari Senju , CEO and Founder of Omneky , an ad tech platform that's raised over $10 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Hikari’s background in tech, and what it was like coming from a tech-focused family background Having a long-term fascination with AI technology and the potential power of generative models The Omneky approach of gener...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kaitlyn Albertoli , CEO and Co-Founder of Buzz Solutions , an infrastructure inspection platform that's raised nearly $6 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Kaitlyn’s career background and the track which led her to focus on sustainability, from selling chocolate to automated infrastructure inspections The origins of Buzz Solutions, and h...

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Sophie Novati , CEO and Founder of Formation , a virtual fellowship program for software engineers that has raised $9 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Tech-Driven Education: Sophie em...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Yadhu Gopalan , CEO and Founder of Esper , an Android device management platform that's raised over $100 Million in funding.   Topics Discussed: Being an introvert in business, and what it takes to push yourself to the forefront as a founder What it’s like working at some of the biggest names in tech, for companies like Amazon and Microsoft...

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Nate Kharrl , CEO & Co-Founder of Spec , a fraud defense technology platform that's raised $30 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Personal Journey from Fraudster to Fraud Fighter: N...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Igor Jablokov , CEO of Pryon , an AI-powered enterprise knowledge management platform that's raised more than $50 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Igor’s background in the tech industry, working with Apple to create Siri, and the state of AI today A great Bill Gates quote about our biases when thinking about the short and the long term...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Swapnil Shinde , CEO and Co-Founder of Zeni , a finance operations platform that's raised over $47 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Swapnil’s background in computer science, and starting a service that was like Spotify for Indian music Working together with his identical twin brother Why startup bookkeeping is generally fragmented, com...