BUILDERS

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Mollie Breen , CEO and Co-Founder of Perygee , an IoT/OT security platform that's raised $6.4 Million in funding, about why so many security teams often find themselves making critical decisions about their IoT and OT device security using imperfect information, and the vulnerabilities that can ultimately cause for companies. With an innova...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Godard Abel, Co-Founder and CEO of G2, the world's largest and most trusted software marketplace tracking over 2100 software categories. Topics Discussed: The founding story of G2 The problems with traditional analyst firms How G2 has built a foundation on trust How categories are created at G2 How G2 is leveraging AI and what’s coming next...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Rak Garg , Principal at Bain Capital Ventures , a $10 Billion venture capital firm, investing primarily in early-stage cybersecurity or artificial intelligence companies, about why investing in every stage of the developer cycle is building a more efficient software ecosystem for all of us. With verticals in everything from national securit...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Brett Calhoun , Managing Director and General Partner at Scale VC , about why investing in extraordinary founders is front and center of their business model, and what they can bring to the table to give them a boost. With an industry-agnostic, idea-to-pre-seed stage funding focus, in everything across a broad spectrum of hardware and softw...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ryan Janssen , CEO and Co-Founder of Zenlytic , a business intelligence tool for commerce brands that's raised $5.4 Million in funding, about why siloed data can obscure all kinds of critical business insights, and how automation with a human touch can help everyone get a better idea of what’s going on. With an easy-to-access portal for dee...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Roei Ganzarski , CEO of Alitheon , a company that builds solutions for authentication, identification, and traceability of parts, products and people, about how counterfeiting and piracy have emerged as a global challenge for businesses across almost every sector, and the new tools needed in the fight against them. By protecting their clien...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Andy Mowat , CEO and Co-Founder of Gated , a communication platform that's raised over $3 Million in funding, about why articulating your personal and professional priorities is all but essential in an increasingly noisy digital world. Forming a first line of focus-oriented defense around your online presence, Gated helps people connect wit...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Marcin Wyszynski , Co-Founder of Spacelift , an IAC management platform that's raised over $22 Million in funding, about how coming across a market-winning idea led him to embark on an entrepreneurial journey in SaaS. Providing a streamlined, flexible and transparent environment for development operations, Spacelift is facilitating a whole...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sohaib Zahid , CEO and Co-Founder of Railz , an accounting data platform that's raised over $15 Million in funding, about why the future of finance needs access to data, and how they make sense of it for their customers. By connecting to major accounting, banking, and eCommerce platforms to provide quick access to normalized and analyzed fi...

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 James Evans , Co-Founder & CEO of CommandBar , a developer tool that's raised $24 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Importance of Open-Ended Questions: James emphasizes the value o...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Virginia Klausmeier , CEO and Founder of Sylvatex , a renewable nanochemistry platform that's raised more than $15 Million in funding. Topics Discussed: Growing up in Asia and Virginia’s unique insights into the diversity and difference which makes us what we are Virginia’s inspirational father, and what admiration for her family gave her i...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Kevin Busque , CEO and Founder of Guideline , a 401K platform for small business that's raised $339 Million in funding, about why so few employees in the US have access to a retirement plan for their autumn years, and their mission to make them more accessible and effective for everyone involved. Covering everything from payroll integration...

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 Michael Brown , CEO & Founder of Skyline Robotics , a window cleaning technology company that has raised $10 Million  in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Identifying the Opportunity: Michael...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Carlos Eduardo Espinal , Managing Partner at Seedcamp , a European based seed stage fund that invests everything from Angel Rounds all the way to Seed capital, about being an ‘OG’ in the European tech economy, and how it has emerged as a leading hub of innovation on the world stage. Carlos talks about the differences in access to and availa...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Spike Lipkin , CEO and Co-founder of Newfront , a modern insurance platform that's raised $310 Million in funding, about why the insurance industry has been so slow to move with the times, and the new generation of insurance solutions delivering better outcomes for their customers. By empowering experts in risk management with the latest di...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Jason Martin , Co-Counder and Co-CEO of Permiso Security , a cloud identity detection response platform that's raised $10 Million in funding, about the importance of knowing exactly who (or what) is trying to breach your security barrier, and building the right kind of response in real-time. With instant identity-to-event attribution, Permi...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with David Pennino , CEO and Founder of LogicSource , a sourcing and procurement solutions provider that's raised over $250 Million in funding, about how indirect expenditures can become a significant financial burden for companies, and why cost-reduction strategies can be a game changer. Assisting firms to drive down expenses for indirect goods...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Brandon Daniels , CEO of Exiger , a supply chain and third-party risk management platform that's raised over $160 Million in funding, about why taking responsibility in an increasingly stratified global economy can’t just be a second thought, and how technology is helping corporations all over the world get a better view on what their opera...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Lucas Nelson , Partner at Lytical Ventures , a Venture Fund Focusing on Enterprise Intelligence, Security & Analytics, about the current state of the venture space, and what is getting people excited or frustrated these days. Lytical ventures’ focus on the enterprise intelligence sector gives them the opportunity to work with passionate and...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Shomik Gosh , Partner at Boldstart Ventures , a venture capital firm specializing in backing founders from before they’ve even laid down their first line of code, about why being part of a startup journey from the very first step is such a rewarding experience. Providing insights and support for everything from concept creation to preparing...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Fabrice Deprez , CEO of Discai , a fintech platform providing anti-money laundering solutions that's raised $12 Million in funding, about how the twin burdens of regulatory tightening and the real savings business can make, is driving a surge in focus on preventing money laundering. With an AI-based solution taking over much of the manual w...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Mike Malone , CEO and Founder of Smallstep , a certificate lifecycle management platform that's raised $26 Million in funding, about why securing distributed software systems is so important for the modern economy, and how it can be achieved without sacrificing the immense potential of the systems themselves. With a tried and tested softwar...

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 Matthew Wright , CEO & Founder of Specright , a specification data management platform that's raised $45 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Origin of Specright: Matthew identified a...

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 Naftali Harris , Co-Founder & CEO of SentiLink , an identity verification platform that's raised $85 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Founding Story: Naftali and his co-founder Ma...

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 Rishabh Jain , CEO & Co-Founder of Fermàt , a content commerce platform that's raised over $12 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: From Ad Tech to Entrepreneurship: Rishabh shares hi...