Grit Daily Startup Show

Andrew has 20+ years of consulting expertise in software development (websites, mobile apps, e-commerce solutions, SaaS), UX/UI design, business analytics, and a PhD in engineering and postdoctoral training in computational sciences. He understands how to leverage complex technology to create easy-to-use applications.  When it comes to complex business solutions, clients need an expert they can tr...

Jeff is a Founder and Social Entrepreneur. Over 10 years combined experience in Information Technology and Project Management with a passion for online marketing. Working in both Public and Private Sector corporations he loves building and leading teams, both virtually or offline. More info: https://vastaffer.com/ https://jeffjhunter.com/     Support the show: https://hype.co/@gritdailynews See om...

Vinayak is the Co-founder of VideoVerse, a video technology company that encapsulates an ecosystem of smart video editing tools using AI and provides next-generation platforms for all enterprise and individual creators. He, along with his partners Saket Dandotia, and Alok Patil identified a need for automation in the video content category, giving way to the inception of VideoVerse. In his current...

Fundamentally, SmartSense saves lives. They collect and connect the critical temperature, humidity, oxygen, CO2, accelerations, current, and other measurements for vaccines, medications, produce, food preparation, and other critical assets. Their platform creates workflows that ensure safety. They also help ensure inventory is where it's supposed to be, providing that it's of the best quality poss...

Prior to that she was a teacher at Galt Collegiate Institute in Waterloo, but always knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur. That dream came true in June 2020 when she officially launched Ponyback Inc.! It wasn't until she went viral on TikTok in Feb. 2021 with one video which now has more than 12M views, that Ponyback made it to a six-figure business. This was the validation that Keller needed to...

Kyle Racki, in his own words, was “raised in a cult”. As the son of devout Jehovah’s Witnesses, he was indoctrinated—and expected to indoctrinate others—from an early age. "By age four, I was accompanying my parents as we went door-to-door handing out pamphlets to strangers. By age seven, I was giving 5-minute prepared sermons to the entire congregation. By the time I was in my early twenties, I w...

Stefan Rust is a multilingual mover and shaker turning cutting-edge technology into commercial success. Navigating regulations competing against the national telecom operator, Stefan helped change the mobile landscape in China. He then moved on to Sun Microsystems where he worked to create an ecosystem that brought content and apps to mobile with Java. He has also advised tech giants like Qualcomm...

Blake Jamieson is an artist based in Brooklyn, NY. Blake has painted portraits for over 500 professional athletes, and is a licensed artist with Topps. In the NFT space since early 2020, Blake has seen success with his own art as NFTs, as well as creative direction on Knights of Degen, Dez Bryant Juggernauts, and Terrell Owens Gallery & Museum. His artwork has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, FOX Sp...

Andrew Just is Bio - is a technical co-founder with experience building multiple start-ups. He graduated as valedictorian from McGill University, and worked at McKinsey & Company for almost 4 years in their AI and digital practice. Andrew leads the front-end development and business growth at Train. More info: https://trainfitness.ai/ Support the show: https://hype.co/@gritdailynews See omnystudio...

Phoenix Community Capital works for its investors by leveraging combined investment capital which elevates into investment options that are not available to the average investor. It enlists trusted and experienced investment advisors who research new trends and opportunities for the community investment portfolio. Jordan Harry is a mixed martial artist, crypto investor, stoic and Head of PR at Pho...

Two Sigma Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund based in New York City investing capital and expertise in entrepreneurs leveraging data and computing to create the future. Marc is a Senior Advisor at Two Sigma Ventures where he provides strategic support to our portfolio companies and helps source and evaluate investment opportunities. He has served as an investor at nearly every stop in...

Monkey business is serious business. Our team is focused on doing well and doing good. To carry that out, we have assembled the best minds from business, technology, art, crypto, legal, and finance. The Monkeyverse is where a group of crypto veterans are building a better future with Web3. The OnChainMonkey (OCM) community includes the creators of major blockchains, founders of the world's largest...

Ted builds and runs companies that lean into the future. He lives at the intersection of possibility and purpose with a community of bright, passionate, and fearless folks. He is currently focused on SaaS, genomic-based medicine & optimal performance, and blockchain (distributed ledger) technology.   DecentraNet is an early-stage venture investment fund and advisory firm supporting the ventures th...

"At SEON, we’re fraud fighters. We reduce risk and boost conversions for highly targeted verticals such as banking, lending, FX and crypto trading, iGaming and ecommerce. Our innovative tools let you decide how you integrate fraud prevention into your platform, either as individual modules for multi-layered security, or as a whole end-to-end system. Leverage real-time data enrichment, device finge...

Uplinq is the first, global credit assessment platform for small business lenders. We provide lenders confidence, through billions of unique & validated data signals beyond traditional credit indicators, to make the most accurate decisions possible. Our platform allows lenders to gain insights on all SMBs in their portfolio, while empowering them to better support the underserved, unbanked, minori...

Michael is responsible for investment feasibility assessments, due diligence review, capital market activities, and closing administration for acquisitions/dispositions, as well as monitoring property management partners, and other key vendors. Michael lives in Boulder, CO and has 10 years of professional experience at JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and financial consulting for the largest Private Equit...

Tim is the founder and CEO of Yield App: a high-growth digital asset wealth management platform with over 75,000 users and $500M AUM in the first year of operations. Tim has a background in early-stage growth and development, marketing, operations, and business development and has spent the last six years building and incubating high-growth fintech companies. Several of his startups now serve mill...

Suzanne McKenzie is Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Able Made, a responsibly made athleisure brand for the active and the activists. After losing her husband suddenly to cardiac arrest while playing the sport he loved, she founded the Ucal McKenzie Breakaway Foundation in his name to support inner-city youth through access to soccer, health, and art education. Merging his passions as a high...

Sebastien serves as a Principal of Aquanow where he focuses on research and investment management for the company. He comes to Aquanow from CIBC Capital Markets where he held several key roles in institutional equities and derivatives sales. Sebastien has also served as a research analyst at Rayne Capital Management Inc. and a financial analyst with Trilogy Energy Corporation. In his spare time, y...

HIS STORY In high school, Deon built an artificial intelligence based learning tool that read and understood his history notes, and quizzed him before tests. While in college, again and again, he kept coming back to the idea that if he could help himself study with AI, he could use similar technology to help others. After reading more on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Natural Language Under...

Kylie Alexis Russell, a CEO and international model, is the quintessential depiction of beauty and brains. Paying close attention to her business savvy parents, the Chicago- native developed an entrepreneurial mindset early. She later attended the illustrious Spelman College where she would graduate as a Psychology major with a minor in Management & Organization. During her time at Spelman, Kylie...

Joanna Frank is the Founding President & CEO of the Center for Active Design (CfAD), where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy and engaged communities. CfAD is the operator of Fitwel, a unique certification system originally developed by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Fitwel has translated the global public health evidence base into practical design a...

Jevan is a proven leader in technology, advising startups and enterprise on strategy, product, and scaling. Driving international growth for AE, AE's clients, and AE Venture Studio portfolio companies, with a focus on web3 + the BCI market. Leads all revenue efforts – new business, marketing, partnerships, deal structure, tokenomics, and client success. Past work includes co-founding, scaling, suc...

CollectCoin and its Cryptic Genie Society NFT project, co-founded by cousins Emily Julian and  Didi Gooco , were built on an unexpected but exciting turn of events that led to the strategic foundation of the company. Julian and Gooco, both of Asian heritage, are strong female characters in the world of business but with passion to give back to the community of young promising talents. Julian, a Re...

Justin began his career as a travel writer, primarily covering Asia for AOL. During business school, Justin founded Menguin, a digitally native mens clothing rental business. After receiving investment from well-known entrepreneurs like Mark Cuban and Scott Dorsey, Menguin sold for $25m to menswear icon and founder of Mens Wearhouse, George Zimmer. From 2019 to 2021, Justin was CEO of Buff City So...