BUILDERS

In this episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Suresh Mathew , the Founder and CEO of Sedai , an autonomous cloud management platform that's raised over $18 Million in funding, about why automated microservices can make major impacts on almost any enterprise deploying them. Suresh shares his background and how he left his job at eBay, PayPal to start Sedai in 2019, before the pandemic. Sur...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Jeong-Suh Choi , CEO of Bobidi , an AI training platform that’s raised nearly $6 Million in funding, about why inclusive AI needs to be developed together, and how Bobidi’s global network is making it happen. By field-testing AI programs with the audiences they’re intended to serve, Bobidi is helping make the machine learning of tomorrow mo...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Chetan Venkatesh , CEO of Macrometa , a developer tool which has raised $38 Million in funding, about why the next generation of global connectivity is going to be so much more than just a ‘better cloud,’ and how Macrometa’s disaggregated network is able to process data faster, better, and more securely. Through the Global Data Network plat...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Curtis VanWalleghem , CEO of Hydrostor , an energy storage tech company that’s raised $322 Million in funding, about why storage is an essential part of the stability needed to support a rapid green transformation, and how Hydrostor’s innovative ‘air, rock and water batteries’ fit in. Cheaper and more resilient than other energy storage sol...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Nicholas Rudder , Co-founder and CEO of Sphere , a corporate education platform that’s raised $5 Million in funding, about why a better approach to career-advancement might be just around the corner, and what it is about Sphere’s comprehensive training and review services that make them ideally suited to provide it. By charting a participan...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Alexa Berube , Co-founder of Reposite , a travel tech startup that’s raised $13.5 Million in funding, about why a seamless workplace/marketplace solution for group booking of events is long overdue. The days of long email chains and arduous phone calls are a thing of the past with Reposite’s comprehensive approach to connecting clients with...

On today’s episode of Category Visionaries podcast, we speak with Michael Patrick Gibson , co-founder and General Partner of 1517 Fund . In the interview, we cover a wide range of topics, including the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, the failure of paper-based institutions, and the future of science and technology in solving society's biggest challenges. Key topics discussed: The collapse...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Josh Snowhorn , CEO of Quantum Loophole , a data center developer that’s raised over $200 Million in funding, about why laying the groundwork for building the critical data infrastructure driving our data economy puts them in a category without competition, and with great potential for growth into the future. Making sure the land, power, wa...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Alisa Valderrama , Co-founder and CEO of FutureProof Technologies , an insuretech startup that’s raised nearly $10 Million in funding, about why their innovative approach to calculating climate risk is crucial to solving some of the future’s biggest challenges. Having developed an analytical model facilitating insurance underwriting in area...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ville Herva , CEO of Finland-based staffing startup BOLT.works , a technology-first staffing solution reshaping the way people find work and get compensated for doing it. Founded in 2017, BOLT.works has risen quickly to a preeminent position for sectors like construction, challenging established industry leaders for a major market share. St...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Marcelo Lebre , COO and Co-founder of Remote , a global payroll, tax and HR compliance platform that’s raised nearly $500 Million in funding, about how supporting employers to recruit, hire and pay the best talent from across the world is building a better way of working for everyone. Their remote-first offering might have seemed outlandish...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ken Babcock , CEO of Tango , a how-to guide building platform that's raised $20 Million in funding, about why cumbersome knowledge exchange practices might be the main thing holding businesses back in 2023, and why Tango is determined to overhaul the entire space. By providing automated tools for the production and distribution of detailed...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sebastian Schüller , Co-founder of HiPeople , a hiring intelligence platform that’s raised over $7 Million in funding, about why decisions driven by data are such an important part of contemporary business, and how HiPeople are bringing the power of analytics to the recruitment and hiring process of firms all over the world. With a twin off...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Paul Kim , CEO of Notifi , a Web3 communication infrastructure platform that's raised over $12 Million in funding.  Topics Discussed: From multinational enterprise to energetic startups, how experience working with the big boys gave Paul valuable lessons for his own company Why customer obsession is still absolutely critical, even in a tech...

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 Vivian Wang , Founder & CEO of Landed , an end-to-end recruiting platform that has raised over $8 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Landed's Mission: Landed aims to empower blue-co...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Raj De Datta , CEO and Co-founder of Bloomreach , an e-Commerce experience platform that's raised $450 Million in funding, about why, in a world where we all live digitally, it’s time to bring the e-Commerce experience up to the standards we’d expect from traditional shopping. By providing personalized advertising to engage digital customer...

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 Dilpreet Sahota , CEO & Founder of Trek Health , a health tech startup that has raised $3 Million in funding.   Here are the most interesting points from our conversation:   Inspiration Behind Trek Health: Motivated by persona...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Michel Tricot , CEO of Airbyte , an open source data integration platform that’s raised over $180 Million in funding, about how their open source, future-proof solution is helping businesses everywhere extract tangible value from the data they are all now producing. Developed over several years alongside an open source community of engineer...

Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kentaro Kawamori , CEO & Co-Founder of Persefoni , a climate disclosure and carbon management platform that’s raised over $114 Million in funding Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Gr...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Casey Rosenthal , CEO of Verica . Topics Discussed: Chaos engineering - what does it mean? Why is it so important and what impact can it have on an enterprise tech setup Why more and more companies are seeking to add chaos engineering to their approach, and why it’s already popular in fintech Why diversity is key for modern tech companies,...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ajay Kulkarni , CEO of Timescale , an open source time series SQL database that's raised over $180 Million in funding, about why, as computers get more powerful and data storage gets cheaper, the future of our digital transformation lies in better databases. With a market offering optimized for data intensive applications which capture larg...

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 Clayton Wood , CEO of Picnic , a pizza tech company that's raised over $30 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Origin Story: Picnic started with a focus on automating food service, initi...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ethan Aaron , CEO of Portable , an extract, transform and loading data platform that’s raised over $3 million in funding, about why bespoke-built data solutions are mission critical for so many businesses these days, and how Portable’s streamlined, seamless software is helping people get a grip on the insights they really need. With a range...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Gabino Roche , CEO of Saphyre , a pre-trade onboarding platform that’s raised over $19 Million in funding, about why it’s time to  break the siloed system keeping pre-trade separate, and develop a more streamline, reliable trading infrastructure to make sure every transactions lands where it should. By targeting the pre-trade silo of financ...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Andrew Butt , CEO of Enable , a rebate management platform that’s raised over $156 Million in funding, about why the undervalued but high profit rebates and incentives in contemporary supply chains are in dire need of 21st-Century innovation, and how Enable is making it happen. Handling everything from helping rebate managers connect with t...