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Startup of the Year Podcast

Mar 31, 2023

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear an interview from SXSW with Josh Williams, the Founder and CEO of Gowalla.

 

In 2009, Josh and a small team of designers and technologists introduced Gowalla to the world at SXSW, helping inspire millions to “check in” on social media. Gowalla was...


Mar 24, 2023

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear a VC panel discussion from the Established Lounge at SXSW 2023 in Austin, which took place just after the announcement of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse. 

 

The panelists included Erica Duignan Minnihan, who is the Founder and General Partner at Reign...


Feb 16, 2023

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Jen Batchelor, the Co-Founder & CEO at Kin Euphorics (https://www.kineuphorics.com/). For those unfamiliar, Kin introduced a new category of adult beverage to the world with their collection of non-alcoholic, nootropic, botanic, and adaptogenic formulas...


Feb 1, 2023

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Deepen Parikh, who is one of the founding partners at Courtside Ventures (www.courtsidevc.com). Courtside Ventures is an early-stage VC fund, investing across sports, collectibles, wellness/fitness and gaming, and they just announced their new...


Jan 11, 2023

On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, we hear from Robbie Cabral, who is the CEO and Founder at BenjiLock (www.benjilock.com), which has redefined the personal security experience through fingerprint hybrid technology with the consumer in mind. BenjiLock is a Startup of the Year alumni and they were also...