BUILDERS

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Stephen Johnston , CEO and Founder of GoodJob , a human capital management platform that's raised $9 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Stephen’s background and his love of building and leading Why Stephen would have Ronald Reagan, Mother Teresa and Bill Gates on his ideal advisory board Books and podcasts that Stephen finds inspirationa...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Tim McLaughlin , CEO and Co-Founder of GoTab , a restaurant commerce platform that's raised $26 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Tim’s background, starting seven companies, lessons learned from those that failed, and working with his wife of 25 years Tim’s interest in philosophy and anthropology and books he’s been reading about these...

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 Michael Belenkie , CEO and President of Entropy , a carbon capture company that's raised $300 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Michael’s background in engineering, a...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Hjalmar Gislason , CEO and Founder of Grid , a next generation spreadsheet platform that's raised $16.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Hjalmar’s background, including his entrepreneurial family, growing up in a small town in Iceland, and founding five startups  Who Hans Rosling was, and why he is an inspiration for Hjalmar Why spread...

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 Alfred Griffin , CEO & Co-Founder of LightForce , an orthodontics technology company that's raised over $150 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Orthodontic Innovation with 3D Printi...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ravi Sandepudi , Co-Founder and CEO of Effectiv , a fraud and risk management platform that's raised $9.6 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Ravi’s background, including his time at Google and his experience as an Indian immigrant in the United States Effectiv’s goal of democratizing fraud management What it’s like to continuously battle...

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 Edouard Gouin , CEO & Co-Founder of Convelio , an art logistics platform that has raised $44 Million in funding. Here are the most Interesting points from the conversation: Rocket Internet Experience: Edouard shares how workin...

In today's edition of Funding the Future, we speak with Courtney Lipkin , partner at Susa Ventures , a seed fund based in San Francisco. Topics Discussed: Courtney’s background growing in the Bay Area, studying international relations, and making her way into tech and venture capital  Why Courtney sees herself as better at venture than she would be at founding her own company Why Courtney loves wo...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sabrina Paseman and Simon Lancaster , General Partners at Omni Venture Labs , about the future of deeptech investment and globally-important innovation.  Topics Discussed: The path both Sabrina and Simon took into the venture capital world, and why they both feel they’ve found their place The rise of the deeptech economy, and why Omni Ventu...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with David Berry , CEO and Founder of Valo , an AI for drug discovery and development company that's raised over $500 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: David’s background in the healthcare space, and how getting bitten by the entrepreneurial bug led him away from a career in medicine Valo’s mission and their unique approach to developing new...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sivan Tehila , Founder and CEO of Onyxia , a cybersecurity performance management platform that's raised $5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Sivan’s background, including her time as Head of Information Security in the Israeli military and in the civilian defense industry Why cybersecurity professionals are often seen as blocking the b...

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 Thomas Millay , CEO of DemandJump , a marketing strategy platform that's raised over $25 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Evolution of Tech and Marketing: Tom reflects on the signific...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with David Johnson , CEO of Dexai , a kitchen robotics platform that's raised over $12 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: David’s background, including his PhD in physics, and how growing up on mother-cooked meals inspired his hobby as a chef The man who invented the helicopter, and why he’s an inspiration for David What David was like as a t...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kaycee Lai , CEO and Founder of Promethium , a data fabric platform that's raised $34.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Kaycee’s background, including his time as a Federal Reserve analyst Why Martha Stewart is the CEO Kaycee admires the most, and why his favorite book is a classic 19th-century French novel The difficulties companies...

  In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Michael Guirguis , Co-Founder and CEO of SESO , a workforce management platform for the agriculture industry that has raised nearly $30 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Michael’s background in labor policy, his internship in the White House, and why he switched from the public to the private sector What Michael admires in Ryan Peters...

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 Luke Hansen , CEO & Founder of CompanyCam , a visual communication platform for contractors that has raised $38 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Embracing Uniqueness: Luke's musta...

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,...