BUILDERS

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Douwe Kiela , CEO and Co-Founder of Contextual AI , an enterprise large language model company that's raised $20 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  Why Douwe thinks Nvidia’s Jensen Huang deserves far more credit than he gets The challenges Douwe has met when working in a multicultural environment Problems with language models today, and...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Phillip Liu , CEO of Trustero , an AI copilot for security and compliance that's raised $8 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  Phillip's background, including his time at Facebook and work with Ben Horowitz Living through the .com bubble and starting and selling a successful company The origin story of Trustero and how it helps complianc...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Joe Gagnon , CEO of 1upHealth , a healthcare data platform that's raised over $75 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  How healthcare is way behind other industries when it comes to using tech How 1upHealth helps anyone in the health industry format and share data easily Taking over the CEO role from a founder, and how founders and CEOs di...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Davit Baghdasaryan , CEO and Co-Founder of Krisp , a voice productivity platform that's raised $19 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Davit’s background as a software and security engineer and as an Armenian immigrant pursuing the American Dream in Silicon Valley Why entrepreneurs Jeff Lawson and Aaron Levy are inspirations for Davit, and...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with John Jahnke , CEO and Co-Founder of Tackle.io , a cloud go-to market platform that's raised over $148 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: John’s background as a kid who loved computers and wanted to be a CEO The two founders John would have liked to meet, and what his favorite books are Why software companies have difficulties selling thei...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Kameale C. Terry , Co-Founder and CEO of ChargerHelp! , an infrastructure solution that has raised over $20 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  Kameale’s background, why she said she’d never be an entrepreneur, and what made her end up as a founder and CEO Why EV charging stations often do not work, and how ChargerHelp! uses data analytic...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Thibault Castagne , CEO and Founder of Vianova , a mobility intelligence platform that's raised $8.8 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  Thibault’s studies and work in finance in France, the US, London and Switzerland  Thibault’s experience moving to the mobility industry and founding his first company Reasons why The Seven Habits of Hig...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Greg Fallon , CEO of Geminus , an industrial AI optimization platform that's raised $12 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Greg’s background in mechanical engineering, being a lifelong nerd and having a passion for innovation Geminus’ goal of making machines more efficient  How increasing the efficiency of big plants and equipment can po...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ben Goldin , CEO and Founder of Plumery , a digital engagement platform for banks that's raised $4.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  Ben’s background as a nerdy teenager in Lithuania and his career in tech for banking CEOs that inspire Ben, and two books that are important to him How Plumery helps mid-to-small size banks all over the...

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 Khaled Naim , CEO & Founder of Onfleet , a last mile delivery solution that's raised $42 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Early Inspiration: Khaled's firsthand experience with ine...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Melodie van der Baan , Co-Founder and CEO at Max Retail , an excess inventory solution that's raised $10 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  Melodie’s background founding two companies and working in the retail industry without having an education in it  Who’s the founder (and co-worker) that most inspires Melodie, and what book she buys...

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 Tony Migliore , CEO & Founder of Moova , a last-mile logistics platform that's raised over $18 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Innovative Logistics Solutions: Moova optimizes las...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with John Lunn , CEO and Founder of Gr4vy , a payment orchestration platform that's raised over $27 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  John’s background as a marine biologist who’s worked in payments for decades and helped start other companies, including PayPal John's most admired individuals, and sci-fi books that have influenced him Why pa...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Trenor Williams , CEO and Co-Founder of Socially Determined , a social risk intelligence platform that's raised $34 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  Trenor’s background, including his time working in restaurants and bars, and his career as a family practice physician The founder that most inspires Trenor, and a book that really impact...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Joshua Riedy , CEO and Founder of Thread , an autonomous inspection platform that's raised roughly $20 Million in funding. Topics Discussed:  Joshua’s background, meeting his Thread co-founders while creating software for FedEx, and getting funded by Microsoft’s Brad Smith The tech ecosystem in North Dakota, where Joshua is from and operate...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Gabriel Bayomi , CEO and Co-Founder of Openlayer , a debugging workspace for machine learning that's raised $4.8 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Gabriel’s background as a Brazilian student of engineering, moving to the US, and working on Apple’s then-secret Vision Pro project Why Henrique Dubugras is Gabriel’s greatest inspiration as a...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Wade Arnold , CEO and Founder of Moov , an embedded payments platform that's raised $77.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Wade’s background across several companies, and his frustration at payment platforms that are built on top of outdated infrastructure The entrepreneurs and authors that most inspire Wade Why less than 8% of SaaS com...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Jonathan Dambrot , CEO and Founder of Cranium , an AI security and trust platform that's raised $32 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Jonathan’s background as an entrepreneur, including his time at KPMG and the opportunities of working in a big company  The importance of exchanging with peers, and the value of family for Jonathan How Cra...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with James Bates , CEO and Founder of AdviNOW Medical , an AI healthcare automation company that's raised $24 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: James’ background in the healthcare industry, including experience working in Japan and what it taught him Why so many physicians spend a significant portion of their time on clerical work and regula...

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 Itzik Cohen , CEO & Co-Founder of PayZen , a healthcare affordability platform that's raised $240 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Healthcare Affordability Focus: PayZen addresses...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kourosh Davarpanah , Co-Founder and CEO of Inato , a global clinical trial platform that's raised over $35 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Kourosh’s background coming from a family of doctors, fainting on the sight of blood, and being passionate about math and physics Why Kourosh finds Airbnb inspiring  How less than 5% of the patient...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Kyle Hanslovan , CEO and Co-Founder of Huntress , a managed security platform that's raised $160 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Kyle’s background in offensive cyber operations, and common misconceptions about government intelligence work Running a startup in his twenties while having three kids, and the importance – and feasibility –...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Andrew Wolfe , Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Bloomfilter , an AI-driven process mining platform that's raised $7 million in funding. Topics Discussed: Andrew’s background as a teenage coder in the early days of the Internet Why the entrepreneur that most inspires Andrew is John D. Rockefeller How 78% of software products are late, over budget, o...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Neil Thanedar , Founder and GP of Utopic Ventures . Topics Discussed: Neil's Entrepreneurial experiences in product development for pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and supplement firms The broken funding model for science-based startups, and how that led to establishing Utopic Ventures Advocating for early-stage startups, particularly in the bio...

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 Tom Hacohen , CEO & Founder of Svix , a webhooks as a service platform that has raised $10.5 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Military Influence: Tom discusses how his experience...