BUILDERS

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kendrick Kho , Co-Founder and GP of Sierra Madre . Topics Discussed: Kendrick’s transition from data science and engineering to VC founder, including the anxiety that comes with the fundraising mission Tailoring strategies to generate investment for different investors and variable market dynamics Key traits of successful founders, includin...

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 Yana Welinder , CEO & Founder of Kraftful , a product research tool that has raised over $3 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Founding Kraftful: Yana transitioned from law and acad...

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 Ori Keren , CEO & Co-Founder of LinearB , a software delivery management solution that's raised over $70 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Dual Mandate for Engineering Leaders: Lin...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Daniel Lambert , CEO of PathologyWatch , a digital pathology solution that's raised over $50 Million funding. Topics Discussed: Daniel’s background as a computer engineer with a background in healthcare and entrepreneurship, and founding multiple companies What a digital pathology solution means for the fight against diseases across various...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ayal Yogev , CEO and Co-founder of Anjuna , a confidential computing platform that has raised $42 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Ayal’s 25 years of experience in enterprise security and product management and number one life lesson from his time in the Israeli military: everything is possible. His admiration for Satya Nadella, CEO of...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Jorge Torres , CEO and Co-Founder of MindsDB , an open source software company that has raised $50 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Jorge’s background in technology, his love for computers and his professional motivation Why Jorge loves sci-fi, and his favorite books in the genre The state of AI today and the dangers posed by unreflecte...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ori Entis , CEO and Co-Founder of Staircase AI , a customer intelligence and analytics platform that's raised $5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Ori’s background growing up and studying in Israel, and his time in the military The challenge for B2B of making sure that customers renew and expand their relationships How the rise of AI 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 Marco Herbst , CEO of Evercam , a construction video platform that has raised €12.8 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Evolution of Evercam: Initially starting with IP cameras for gener...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Nikhil Choudhary , General Partner at Nirman Ventures . Topics Discussed: Nikhil’s background, from engineering to the startup economy and eventually becoming CEO Contemporary challenges arising from increasing complexity in the construction sector, and the need to industry insiders to drive change Why Nirman Ventures focuses on the constru...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kyle Harisson , General Partner at Contrary , an innovation-centered VC firm backing founders from seed to scale. Topics Discussed: Kyle’s career journey, from an entrepreneur in the creator marketplace economy to transitioning into the venture capital space How Contrary identifies the inspirational founders of tomorrow, and what they look...

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 Rob Sadow , CEO & Co-Founder at Scoop , a hybrid team coordination solution that has raised $8 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Transition from Consulting to Founding: Rob discuss...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with David Siegel , CEO of Glide , an AI-powered no-code app development platform that’s raised over $20 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: David’s background, growing up fascinated with computers, and eventually pursuing a career in computer science What it was like working at the early days of Microsoft, when the global tech behemoth felt m...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries we speak with Sarah Nagy , CEO of Seek AI , a company that has raised $7.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Sarah’s manifold interests as a kid, her talent for math and her studies in Economics, Astrophysics and Finance How Seek AI is working on increasing companies’ ROI on their data stacks What Sarah learned from fundraising Making brand messaging...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ishita Arora , CEO and Founder Dayslice , a no-code storefront for services businesses that's raised $6 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Ishita’s education background in mathematics, but why she opted to join Dropbox instead of pursuing a PhD The benefits of Bay Area networking, but why you don’t have to be in silicon valley to build p...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Peter Briffett , CEO and Co-Founder of Wagestream , a financial well-being platform that's raised $370 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Peter’s background in business, joining the early days of the dot-com era and scaling multiple high growth companies The importance of persistence and self-belief in pushing through the inevitable chal...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Yevgeny Pats , CEO and Founder of CloudQuery , which has raised $18.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Yevgeny’s background in cybersecurity intelligence and his misguided debut as an startup founder  What kind of person inspires Yevgenny as an entrepreneur and the real but limited inspiration he had from books  How the idea for CloudQ...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Gaurav Oberoi , CEO and Co-Founder of Lexion , a company that has raised $35 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Gaurav’s background in computer sciences and engineering Why contract management is usually a chaotic area The main tools Lexion provides to simplify contract management How Gaurav first had the idea of helping people who are b...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sammy Singh , CEO and Co-Founder of WurkNow , a digital staffing platform that's raised $15 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Sammy’s ethnic, geographical and educational background  How WurkNow gives power to hourly workers, helps staffing agencies recruit, match and place individuals, and makes it easier for those agencies to follow c...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Paul Monasterio , CEO and Co-Founder of Kalepa , an insurance underwriting platform that's raised $16 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Paul’s background growing up in Venezuela, coming to the US for college, being a nuclear physicist and working in big data analytics How Kalepa's AI-powered Copilot software enables underwriters to focu...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ty Allen , CEO of SocialClimb , a healthcare marketing platform that's raised $12 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Ty’s background as an entrepreneur, and why starting SocialClimb was less about a lucrative market than a personal passion The personal experience of healthcare shortcomings that led Ty to the healthcare marketing space Br...

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 Jack Oslan , Founder & Executive Chairman of Diamond Age , a construction robotics platform that has raised $58 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Robotics for Affordable Housing: D...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Zach Lloyd , CEO and Founder of Warp , a Rust-based terminal that's raised $70 Million in funding, about why writing code in your terminal shouldn’t feel like 1978, and the need for an up-to-date solution for people working at the cutting edge of software innovation. Topics Discussed: Zach’s background in software engineering, including sti...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Paul Stovell , CEO and Founder of Octopus Deploy , a deployment automation tool for DevOps that's raised over $170 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Paul's background as a software engineer and the influence of other entrepreneurs on his business mindset Octopus Deploy’s mission to automate software deployments and make the process stre...

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 Mousa Yassin , CEO & Founder of Pixaera , an immersive learning platform that has raised $5.7 million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from the conversation: Pixaera's Mission: Pixaera bridges the gap between g...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Liam Randall , CEO and Founder of Cosmonic , a company that has raised $8.5 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Liam’s background as a hustler immigrants’ child How working with something you are passionate about will help you through tough times, and why it’s healthy to keep some discomfort in our lives Side effects of entrepreneurship w...