The Feedback Loop

One founder gets 60 seconds to pitch two venture capitalists – and you watch them pick the idea apart, live. Welcome to Episode 078 of The Feedback Loop – the show where startup founders road-test their pitch in front of real investors, and the rest of us learn what actually moves the needle in a funding conversation. Today’s founder & startup Khalil Shanti is the co-founder of Atria, an AI re...

One brave founder has just 60 seconds to pitch two venture investors – and you get to see what happens next. Welcome to Episode 077 of The Feedback Loop: a show designed to help startup founders refine their pitch, product, and go‑to‑market strategy by receiving on‑the‑spot critiques from real VCs. If you’re a founder or an investor yourself, this is your backstage pass to how actual funding conve...

He’s got 60 seconds to pitch 2 venture investors – and he wants to track the amount of coffee you drink every day to help you sleep! It’s Episode 076 of The Feedback Loop, featuring founder Maxwell (Max) Luz building Stym AI. It's an AI-powered, camera-first “smart caffeine” app that wants to show you how each espresso or energy drink might impact your vibe now and your sleep later. Caffeine is th...

She has 60 seconds to pitch 2 venture capitalists! Then, she gets their UNFILTERED feedback on her startup and her concept. It's time for Episode 075 of The Feedback Loop, and we've got founder Neha Panwar building BuyerSidee. It's an AI-driven copilot for first-time homebuyers, determined to protect you from "money-pit" pitfalls and giving you personalized insights you can't find on other homebuy...

One startup founder has 60 seconds to pitch to two venture investors! And today, we’ve got a founder aiming to modernize a $2.3 trillion industry – mortgage lending. It's Episode 074 of The Feedback Loop, featuring Suketu Gaglani building Mira Labs! It's an AI co-pilot that wants to transform the agonizing, paperwork-heavy process of getting a home loan – for everyone involved. The big idea? Small...

This startup founder wants AI to negotiate for you – whether you're buying jewelry or while you're making other high-dollar, high-stakes purchases. It’s Episode 073 of The Feedback Loop, and it's Ifeanyi Osuji pitching the future of AI driven buying. Ifeanyi's vision is an AI negotiation platform that can benchmark real‑time market prices, prompt you to ask critical questions (“How many carats is...

One startup founder has 60 seconds to pitch to two venture investors! And today, we’ve got a founder tackling a critical – yet often overlooked – health challenge: fertility care. It’s Episode 072 of The Feedback Loop, and it’s Josh pitching his vision for an all‑in‑one operating system that could reshape how fertility clinics and OB‑GYNs work together. Josh’s idea? Reduce the friction and stress...

1 startup founder has 60 seconds to pitch to 2 venture investors! And today, we've got a startup founder who has been in real estate for most of his career tackling an age-old problem in for brokers in his industry: wasted leads. It's Episode 071 of The Feedback Loop, and it's Gregory Maro pitching QalifAI! Gregory is building an AI agent trained on years of high-performing sales calls, capable of...

Otto wants to build an AI platform to shake up the legacy industry of legal research. Can he get busy attorneys and legal services companies – reliant on familiar tools and workflows –- to switch over to his product? On Episode 070 of The Feedback Loop, that's what we get into! Otto von Zastrow is building midpage. Instead of spending weeks sifting through Westlaw or LexisNexis, he wants lawyers t...

In Episode 069 of The Feedback Loop, we meet two bold founders pitching live: one harnessing real‑time wearable data to optimize your daily schedule, the other building a finance platform to help restaurant owners avoid costly losses. First Pitch: Lifestack – AI‑Powered Productivity Founder Nao Yukawa wants to revolutionize daily calendars by syncing them with your Oura Ring, Apple Watch, Whoop, a...

In Episode 068 of The Feedback Loop, we encounter two ambitious founders rethinking productivity – one aiming to free lawyers and consultants from the drudgery of manual timesheets, the other harnessing real‑time health data to optimize daily schedules. First, we meet Joseph Frantz from TimeSentry, whose AI-driven platform automatically logs your billable hours by syncing with Gmail, Outlook, Slac...

In Episode 067 of The Feedback Loop, we meet two determined startup founders pitching live – one tackling the loneliness epidemic among seniors, the other streamlining the chaos of youth sports scheduling for busy families. First, we hear from Fernando Dellepiane, co-founder of Vermut, who’s building a community-based app designed to keep seniors socially active (community as medicine). Loneliness...

In Episode 066 of The Feedback Loop, we meet two ambitious startup founders pitching live – one shaking up real estate affordability, the other tackling the crowded AI marketing landscape. First, Stuart Allan from Cedar introduces an innovative solution: splitting home ownership into house and land, aiming to cut prices in half. But can this leasehold concept, popular abroad, really work in the U....

What happens when you build a startup targeted at... yourself? On today's episode of The Feedback Loop, two founders built their business to fix issues in their own industry. First, a longtime NYC nanny reimagines the family-caregiver dynamic – building a platform that prioritizes both sides for better, more personal childcare matches. Then, a sports-tech entrepreneur unveils a mobile-first bookin...

How do startup investors really evaluate founders and their pitches? What's truly required to raise a seed round or a Series A? On this episode of The Feedback Loop, we hear from 2 startup founders building the future and from 2 venture investors offering them feedback on their concept and storytelling – live, candid, and unfiltered! One founder is building a secure data platform for businesses to...

2 startup founders pitch, 2 venture investors give them unfiltered feedback on their concept and storytelling – live, candid, and unfiltered! Today, we hear from one founder aiming to revolutionize chronic care management with an AI-powered health companion, and another founder tackling the FDA compliance maze for pharmaceutical companies. It’s time for Episode 063 of The Feedback Loop! Each found...

What happens when a startup founder is pitching a business he joined 6 months ago, but was really started 11 years ago? Well, let's find out! 2 startup founders pitch, 2 venture investors give them unfiltered feedback on their concept and storytelling – live, candid, and unfiltered! In Episode 061, we spotlight two radically different startups: AR and 3D visualization for real estate & retail...

One founder wants you to have better parties and another wants you to use AI to find your best prospects. And both of them get unfiltered, critical feedback on their concept and their storytelling. Because giving early stage startup founders feedback on their pitch is what The Feedback Loop is all about. Welcome to Episode 061! Two startup founders have a minute each to pitch their business. Then,...

2 startup founders pitch, 2 venture investors give them unfiltered feedback on their concept and storytelling – live, candid, and unfiltered! In Episode 060, two big-picture founders tackle a personal carbon offset platform (aimed at everyday gas fill-ups) and a social network for gamers looking to disrupt mainstream channels. And who’s on the other side of the table? John Frankel, the second-most...

2 startup founders pitch, 2 venture investors give them unfiltered feedback on their concept and storytelling – live, candid, and unfiltered! In Episode 059, two ambitious entrepreneurs tackle AI-enabled DevOps automation and a SaaS-marketplace combo for local beauty services. It’s time for Episode 059 of The Feedback Loop! Guest Investor Mirit Lugassi is an investor at Laconia Capital, where she...

2 startup founders pitch, 2 venture investors give them unfiltered feedback on their concept and storytelling – live, candid, and unfiltered! In Episode 058, two ambitious entrepreneurs tackle dramatically different domains: AI-enabled, synthetic market research and a female healthtech startup targeting PMS and PMDD. It's time for Episode 058 of The Feedback Loop! Guest Investor Mirit Lugassi is a...

Welcome back to The Feedback Loop, where founders pitch early-stage startups to real investors, getting unfiltered feedback and practical advice on how to sharpen their story. In this episode, we’re hosted by Sherveen Mashayekhi (Founder & CEO of Free Agency) and guest investor Mirit Lugassi from Laconia Capital – digging into two radically different early stage pitches. Guest Investor Mirit L...

Welcome back to The Feedback Loop, where founders share bold ideas with real investors – receiving unfiltered, in-the-room feedback to help them refine their pitch, product, and story. In Episode 056, two founders tackle hyper-local community news and a subscription platform for unlimited beauty services. Each founder gets one minute to pitch, followed by a candid deep-dive with host Sherveen Mash...

Welcome back to The Feedback Loop, where founders take the stage, pitch their startups, and receive raw, no-nonsense feedback from real venture investors. In Episode 055, we hear from two ambitious founders pushing the boundaries of AI-driven style recommendations and AI-driven conversational sales training. Each founder has one minute to pitch, followed by candid insights from host Sherveen Masha...

Welcome back to The Feedback Loop, where ambitious founders step on stage, pitch their startups, and receive honest, constructive insights from real venture investors. In Episode 054, we hear from three founders tackling media & entertainment AI, a concierge furniture e-commerce play, and a Web3 freelancer marketplace. Each pitch is followed by candid feedback from host Sherveen Mashayekhi (Fo...