Sam Gordon
Venture Pill
Your weekly dose of startups and venture capital. Brandon Osian and Sam Gordon prescribe all you'll need to get into the wonderful world of venture. From fundraising news to startup deep dives, you can expect to stay up to date with the most innovative, exciting companies out there.
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Sam Gordon
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Jul 31, 2025
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Episodes
E74: First Half 2023 Check-In, Baller Weather Balloons, and Car-Backed Credit 06.07.2023 18:31
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:36) we start with a mid-year update, taking a look back on some of the goals we set back in January, and giving a little glimpse into what’s ahead for the Pill for the rest of this year. (6:29)...
E73: Interview with Eve Halimi, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Alinea Invest 29.06.2023 26:25
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we host Eve Halimi, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Alinea invest, which is an investing app for beginners, GenZ, and Women. Eve has been a lifelong entrepreneur at heart; from selling bracelets and offe...
E72: Interview with Ashley Raymond and Meagan Doyle, Co-Founders of Safely 22.06.2023 26:36
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Ashley Raymond and Meagan Doyle, Co-Founders of Safely, the modern self defense company for the girl on the go. Meagan and Ashley met at UT during their sophomore year, where they joined f...
E71: Brain-Computer Interfaces, Cell-Based Pork, Lego for Software, and Mycelium Delirium 15.06.2023 26:15
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:49) we start things off with a discussion on Paradromics, the leading developer of high data-rate brain computer interfaces (BCIs), hot off their $33M Series A. (8:18) Next, we talk about Uncom...
E70: Interview with Harris Stolzenberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Flok 08.06.2023 22:40
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Harris Stolzenberg, CEO and Co-Founder of Flok, a comprehensive corporate retreat planner tailored to remote tech companies. Harris's entrepreneurial journey began after a brief experienc...
E69: Interview with Tyler Amundsen, CEO and Co-Founder of Lightbulb.ai 01.06.2023 48:38
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we host Tyler Amundsen, CEO and Co-Founder of lightbulb.ai, the AI data analyst that helps businesses make data-driven decisions 10x faster. Tyler grew up in Kansas City and attended the Universit...
E68: Interview with CS Freeland, Co-Founder of Texas Venture Alliance 25.05.2023 36:13
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have CS Freeland, founder of Texas Venture Alliance, and an incredible ambassador for startups and venture capital in the great state of Texas. In our conversation, you will hear about CS’ back...
E67: Interview with Harry Gestetner and Simon Pompan, Founders of Fanfix 18.05.2023 29:30
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Harry Gestetner and Simon Pompan, co-founders of Fanfix, the revolutionary platform that helps creators monetize their audience and connect with their most loyal fans. Harry and Simon have...
E66: Newtropics, ChatGPT for Enterprise, Democratizing Music, and Catching Kidney Disease 11.05.2023 24:20
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:27) we start things off with a discussion on Thesis, a startup that offers personalized nootropic formulas to enhance performance based on brain chemistry, and its recent $13.5M funding round....
E65: Interview with Ben Topor, Founder and MP at Titan Capital Partners 04.05.2023 38:45
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Join our Entre Community Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we host Ben Topor, Founder and Managing Partner of Titan Capital Partners, an Israeli firm that invests in world-class growth stage tech companies. Here’s the prescription: Ben served as an offic...
E64: Interview with Michael Marra, CEO and Founder of Entre 27.04.2023 58:58
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Michael Marra, CEO and Founder of Entre, a professional network for the next generation of entrepreneurs to connect, learn, and build. In the interview, you’ll hear about Michael’s early career, and the journey t...
E63: Interview with Katie Castillo-Wilson, Founder and CEO of TapOnIt 20.04.2023 39:12
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Katie Castillo-Wilson, founder and CEO of TapOnIt, the multi-image business texting platform based out of beautiful Davenport Iowa. Katie and her sister, Sara, started the business in 2015 when text message market...
E62: Group Travel Hub, Media Tech Spin-Off, Coffee Subscriptions, and Cowgorithms 13.04.2023 27:19
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:17) we start things off with a discussion on Bach, a platform that helps plan bachelorette trips and group travel experiences, and its recent $9M Series A. (7:24) Next, we talk about Axios HQ, a tech spinoff of the pro...
E61: Interview with Max Albert, CEO and Founder of AppStop 06.04.2023 39:40
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Max Albert, founder and CEO of AppStop, one of the leading mobile game studios focused on advergames. In the interview, you will hear about all things advergames (games that enable companies to seamlessly integrat...
E60: SXSW Street Interviews Part 2 30.03.2023 25:41
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have part 2 of our SXSW street interview compilation. (1:34) First, you’ll hear from Rajiv Kapoor, Founding Partner of Chai Angels, a pre-Series A fund that invests in female-led businesses across industries to develop...
E59: SXSW Street Interviews Part 1 23.03.2023 23:48
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have an incredible compilation of short street interviews from SXSW in Austin. (1:34) First up, you’ll hear from Brazilian founder and creator, Nathalia Arcuri. She tells us about her company, Me Poupe!, a financial en...
E58: Really Good TelCo, Short Form Fantasy, Protein Ramen, and Oh-So-Good Oats 16.03.2023 28:44
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (1:58) we start things off with a discussion on REALLY communications, a modern telecommunications company that just raised an $18M seed round. (7:46) Next, we talk about Champions Round, a fantasy league startup that cat...
E57: Interview with Doug Donovan, CEO of Interplay Learning 09.03.2023 55:19
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Doug Donovan, CEO and Founder of Interplay Learning, the leading provider of immersive simulation-based training for the skilled trades. Tune in to hear about Doug’s entrepreneurial journey, from his early life, t...
E56: Interview with David Beazley, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures 02.03.2023 27:15
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have David Beazley, Managing Partner of Purple Arch Ventures, one of the largest Alumni Ventures funds which is focused on Northwestern University Alumni and friends of the community. Tune in to hear about David’s jour...
E55: Interview with Michael Fanfant, GP at Runa Capital 23.02.2023 31:41
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, we have Michael Fanfant, General Partner at Runa Capital, a global VC firm built by serial entrepreneurs that invests in early stage software startups around the world. After attending Stanford University, Michael began h...
E54: Bathroom AI, Mushroom Meat, Vehicular Payment, and Atmospheric TV 16.02.2023 22:17
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose (2:24), we start things off with a discussion on Starling Medical, a startup that’s launching an at-home urine testing device that turns your toilet into a health tracker, and their $3.4M seed round. (7:05) Next, we talk a...
E53: Printing the Future, AI Email Coach, Ugly Upcycling, and Space Tugboats 09.02.2023 24:23
Our Social Media Pages, follow us and engage with the Pill-grim community! Instagram Twitter YouTube TikTok LinkedIn And now, for this week’s prescription: On this week’s dose, (2:12) we kick things off with a discussion on Freeform, a disruptive 3D printing company looking to revolutionize large scale production of metal, and their $45M raise out of stealth mode. (7:29) Next, we talk about Lave...
E52: Crediting Creators, Democratizing Dietitians, Turnkey Renovation, and Dollars from Scents 02.02.2023 26:37
On this week’s dose, (2:24) we start things off with a discussion on Zurp, a startup that enables creators to interact with their fans like never before through their innovative credit card, and their recent $5M pre-seed round. (8:31) Next, we talk about Nourish’s $8M Seed round, and how the company hopes to connect more people with registered dietitians. (13:07) After that, we break down Freemode...
E51: Interview with Sebestian Galindo, CEO and Co-Founder of Maple 26.01.2023 39:25
On this week’s dose, we have Sebastian Galindo, CEO and Co-Founder of Maple, the platform that facilitates fun and meaningful first dates. Born in Bolivia, Sebastian’s entrepreneurial journey began as a student at the University of Florida, where he created and sold a laundry startup. He doubled down on his entrepreneurial itch by starting a dating app called Jungle, which he eventually had to win...
E50: Spirited Wine-vesting, Howdy LATAM, Sublime Cement, and On-Demand Earth Data 19.01.2023 22:48
On this week’s dose, (2:26) we start things off with a discussion on Vint, a startup that allows you to invest in the emerging alternative asset class of fine wine and spirits. (7:45) Next, we talk about Howdy’s $5M Series A extension, and how the Austin-based hybrid workforce platform is connecting top Latin American talent with US tech companies. (11:43) After that, we break down Sublime Systems...
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