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In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Hersh Tapadia , CEO of Allstacks , about his journey between disciplines to eventually develop a value stream intelligence platform to close the development gap between software companies and their clients in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sector. Navigating the very different approaches of RnD-release and constant evolution takes a grea...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with James Hawkins ,  Co-Founder and CEO of PostHog , about what makes startups so exciting, and how to make a successful business in the digital era. By leveraging a strong commitment to PNG and flexible approach to development through their open source product operating platform, PostHog integrated the needs of their customers with a stellar b...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Philippe Humeau , CEO of CrowdSec , a cyber security startup building a neighborhood watch for the internet era, leveraging collaboration and mutual benefit to optimize protection against contemporary online threats. By identifying aggressive IP addresses and bad actors in real time, and sharing that information with users, the bulk of your...

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 Pascal Weinberger , CEO & Founder of Bardeen , a no-code workflow automation platform that has raised over $18 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from the conversation: Origin of Bardeen: Pascal and his c...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Jaclyn Chen , CEO of Benepass , about how her journey towards becoming a 'giver' led her to establish an exciting new Employee Benefits Platform, empowering people with the choices they need to make real wellbeing a reality. A simple, intuitive tool with no gimmicks or hidden costs, Benepass helps companies reimagine how they take care of t...

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 Romaric Philogène , CEO & Founder of Qovery , a developer tool that's raised $4 Million in seed funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Vision for Qovery: Romaric explains how Qovery helps develope...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Krish Ramineni , CEO of Fireflies.ai , an AI meeting assistant promising to revolutionize the value of videoconferencing by unlocking actionable insights from our meetings. Harnessing a unique combination of machine learning, transcription technology and analytics, Fireflies.ai is on a mission to make our meetings better or reduce the need...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ryan Sevey , CEO of Mantium , about his journey from one man show to becoming the head of a major machine learning platform. In the era of AI, Mantium's unique perspective regarding machine learning is that it's not going to replace humans in terms of sales and communication, but will help us achieve more by taking care of the small things...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Dimitry Gershenson , CEO and Founder of Enduring Planet , about his journey from a globe-trotting career to establishing a new model of impact investing, providing Founder-friendly, accessible finance to climate entrepreneurs working towards a more livable planet. Each year we collectively fall short of more than 4.5 trillion dollars in the...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Gil Feig , CTO of Merge , about how he started developing a unified API platform to help integrate competing software providers in a real-world business vertical. Forging ahead in a new market space is never easy, but Merge has found an irreplaceable role in the tech operations of many businesses by being proactive, pro-customer, and always...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sam Naficy , CEO of Prodoscore about his journey with the company he built, Prodoscore, and why productivity management is the next frontier in the ongoing expansion of the corporate tech stack. From humble beginnings arriving in the US, Sam has launched a number of startups over the years, and is now convinced that Prodoscore is about to b...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sanjay Goel , CEO of NachoNacho about his journey in the startup space, from banking and computer science to setting up his own company, NachoNacho, the world's first integrated marketplace for SaaS solutions set to revolutionize how businesses deal with their software needs. The SaaS transition might have happened 15 years ago, but the cha...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Matt Pierce , CEO of Immediate , a financial wellness platform helping America's workers access their hard-earned cash between paydays. By prioritizing seamless adoption and meeting customers where their needs are, Immediate has managed not to lose a single client over the years, and continues to expand in the healthcare and hospitality ind...

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 Christian Almenar , CEO and Co-Founder of Monad , a security data platform that has raised $19 Million in funding. The Journey to Monad: Before Monad, Christian sold his first company, Intrinsic, to VMware. This experience in a la...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Zak Lefevre , CEO of ChargeLab , a back-end software solution platform focusing on the infrastructure of tomorrow. Electric vehicles are becoming more and more common across America, creating both challenges and opportunities at the industry continues to grow. ChargeLab found their niche in the most critical point of contact for EV users -...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Nick Clarke , the Founder & CEO of Greywing , about his experience in the world of maritime affairs, one of the most important but often invisible components of our modern economic system. Nick explained how a career in the maritime security space eventually led him to move away from anti-piracy protocols to found Greywing, a digital mariti...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Shane Mac , Co-founder & President of the crypto-native communication protocol, XMTP , about his career in digital communications, and why he believes that decentralized messaging services are the future of online interaction in the Web3 era. With the explosion of activity in crypto, NFTs and the Web3 in general, XMTP's activity-first, wall...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Krish Ramineni , CEO of Fireflies.ai , an AI meeting assistant promising to revolutionize the value of videoconferencing by unlocking actionable insights from our meetings. Harnessing a unique combination of machine learning, transcription technology and analytics, Fireflies.ai is on a mission to make our meetings better or reduce the need...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Arjun Bhatnagar about how Cloaked is promising to disrupt the consumer privacy space by offering unlimited online identities to keep your data safe. Where most privacy companies just provide a platform for their users, Cloaked has cracked the active protection approach, promising that as you cloak the future you also clean up the past. Topi...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Brendan Playford , CEO of Pngme about his unorthodox journey to startup CEO, and how Pngme is unlocking the potential of people across Africa by providing access to finance through data analytics and machine learning. With an innovative, high-accuracy mechanism for calculating credit scores, Pngme is facilitating financial Inclusivity for s...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Nicolai Elmqvist , CEO of Arkyn , about how his enterprise software startup is making life easier for employees all over Europe and beyond, driving efficiency and reducing friction for some of the most important technology tools in the market today. The ability to gather, collate, process and interpret data has never been more important, an...

In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Justin Miller , the CEO of Showplace , about his decade in the short-term rental space, and why Showplace is making it easier than ever for new entrepreneurs to get into the industry. With a streamlined system at the intersection of technology and real estate, Showplace supports new entrants with everything from interior design to procureme...

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 Jonas Overgaard , CEO & Founder of Anyday , a payment startup that has raised more than €4 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Anyday's Unique BNPL Model: Anyday allows consumers to...

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 Gabor Balogh , CEO & Founder of Trucksters , a long haul transportation startup that's raised over $20 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Background and Inspiration: Gabor's interna...

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 Romaric Philogène , CEO & Founder of Qovery , a developer tool that's raised $4 Million in seed funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Vision for Qovery: Romaric explains how Qovery helps develope...