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In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Barr Moses , Co-Founder & CEO of Monte Carlo , a data observability platform that's raised over $230 Million in funding, about why quickly spotting problems in big commercial data can be the difference between a swift resolution or a costly correction later on. By providing data teams with the tools they need to keep up to date with what’s...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Gary Hoberman , CEO and Founder of Unqork , a no-code enterprise application platform that’s raised over $400 Million in funding, about why the future of tech innovation for some of the world’s largest companies is being built without a single line of code. With a range of software solutions combining automation and cutting-edge analytics,...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with William Sankey , CEO and Head of Product, Co-Founder of Northspyre , a proactive intelligence platform that's raised over $32 Million in funding, about why making the right decisions about complex urban environments means working with massive amounts of data, and how automation can be a game changer for this massive economic sector. Letting...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Peter Prizio Jr , CEO of SnapAttack , a threat management platform that's raised $8 Million in funding. SnapAttack is the Enterprise-Grade & MSSP Platform that helps security leaders answer their most pressing question: “Are we protected?” By rolling intel, adversary emulation, detection engineering, threat hunting, and purple teaming into...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Stijn Vande Casteele , founder of Sweepatic , an external attack surface management company that’s raised $4.4 million in funding, about why an effective cybersecurity strategy depends on getting the right information to the people who need to make decisions, and how Sweepatic makes that happen in real time. Market leaders in threat discove...

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 Fady Hawatmeh , CEO of Clockwork , an FP&A platform that has raised nearly $3 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Personal Pain Point: Fady's background as an outsourced CFO highligh...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Patricia Thaine , Co-Founder & CEO of Private AI , a privacy tech startup that's raised over $11 Million in funding, about how a new awareness of privacy concerns and a slew of regulations are driving transformation in the sector, and why Private AI’s comprehensive solution package has found its perfect market fit. Covering everything from...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Samson Magid , Co-founder and CEO of HealthSnap ,  a remote patient monitoring platform for chronic condition management that's raised over $12 Million in funding, about why the time has come for a whole new approach to long-term health and wellbeing. Breaking with the established ‘fee for service’ model that prioritizes products and servic...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Michael Witte , CEO & Co-founder of Workrise , a marketplace for on demand services and skilled labor in the energy industry that's raised over $750 Million in funding, about why the energy sector’s needs for digital innovation are equal to its dependence on advanced extraction technologies, and how Workrise fits in to the future of energy....

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Jack McDonald , CEO of PolySign , a fintech company building institutional grade infrastructure for digital assets, about why trusted investment custodians for crypto have been a long time coming, and how PolySign positions itself as the ideal solution. Regulated, insured, and conflict-free, Polysign provides the infrastructure for tomorrow...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Damien Hutchins , Co-Founder of Rollzi , a full truckload carrier provider that's raised over $8 Million in funding, about why it’s time for a whole new approach to trucking and how Rollzi is making it happen. Deploying an innovative ‘single-lane relay’ strategy in which a network of local transit nodes keep trucks on the road while taking...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sean Knapp , Founder & CEO of Ascend , a data engineering platform that's raised $50 Million in funding, about why, in an era where every company is transforming into a software company, getting the right digital infrastructure in place is critical for optimizing productivity. Providing a single ‘pane of glass’ through which their clients c...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Matt Giffune , Co-Founder at Occupier , a lease management platform that's raised $16 Million in funding, about why businesses need help to handle this major area of expense, and how Occupier’s integrated real estate workflow tool for provides everything their client’s need. Guiding people through the entire life cycle of a lease, from tran...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Otto Hanson , CEO at TermScout , a contract review platform that's raised $7 Million in funding, about why the current approach to signing contracts wastes time, money and risks potentially souring key relationships, and how TermScout plans to trim the fat from this most basic business process. Providing neutral, independent, third-party da...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Tomas Reimers , CEO of Graphite , a code review platform that's raised $22.5 Million in funding, about why high-speed teams need more than what the open source software space can offer, and how Graphite delivers development solutions in real-time, with relevant insights to guide people with their nose to the grindstone. Their unique offerin...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Florian Wimmer , Co-Founder & CEO at Blockpit , a crypto tax platform that's raised $15 Million in funding, about why their comprehensive cryptocurrency calculations are set to become an essential product for those looking for trouble-free future trading in the crypto markets. Inspired by Florian’s personal experience trying to tabulate his...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Joshua Aaron , CEO of Aiden , a software packaging and deployment platform that’s raised over $3 Million in funding, about how the power of automation is bringing exponential change to our modern high-tech economy, and where Aiden fits into this exciting future. By layering automation onto a people-focused approach to software development,...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Mike Adams , Co-Founder & CEO of Grain , a meeting insights platform that raised $22 Million in funding, about how to build the next in-demand product by really drilling down into the problems people deal with on a daily basis. Grain exists to capture, copy, and share key points from live conversations automatically so clients can concentra...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Jeff Crusey , a venture investor with a special interest in the world of deep tech innovation, about why investing in a startup should be about much more than just cutting a check with an eye to future returns. With years of experience in aerospace, climate and energy transition, cybersecurity and deep tech, Jeff brings credibility and crit...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Mike Janke , Co-founder of Data Tribe , a venture capital firm driving change through a whole new approach to investing, about how a hyper-targeted and hands-on approach has helped them achieve a 96% success rate when it comes to guiding their partners to transformative market change and, ultimately, commercial viability. By carefully selec...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Taj Adhav , CEO of Leasecake , a location management platform that’s raised over $17 Million in funding, about why it’s time the commercial leasing industry got its own version of LinkedIn or Uber, and how Leasecake believes they’ve got what it takes to claim the space. Through empathy and building trust with their clients, Leasecake is abl...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Pratap Ranade , Co-Founder & CEO of Arena , an enterprise decision making platform that’s raised $32 Million in funding, about why rapid advances in AI technology are leaving many enterprises in the dust, and why driving improved institutional learning cycles means a faster, more efficient world for all of us. By delivering rapid learning c...

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 Warren Lebovics , Co-Founder & CEO of Pequity , an employee compensation platform that has raised $19 Million in funding. Here are the most interesting points from our conversation: Journey to Entrepreneurship: Warren’s transi...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sam Fonoimoana , CEO of Datajoin , a personalization platform that’s raised $3.5 Million in funding, about why data-driven personalization is the future of marketing, and how Datajoin is positioning itself to be a driver and deliverer of that change. By integrating Salesforce pipeline and deal data back into marketing systems like Google An...

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Lukas Gentele , CEO of Loft Labs , a kubernetes management platform that’s raised over $5 Million in funding, about why the way we develop software on the most popular platform out there needs a revamp, and exactly how Loft Labs can promise some truly attention-grabbing ROI by streamlining everything about the kubernetes cluster environment...