The Breakouts - 20 Minute Startup Stories

E27: Special Episode - Splitero's Series A

Michael Gifford⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeldgifford/] recently raised $11.7M in Series A funding for his new startup, ⁠Splitero⁠ [https://splitero.com/?utm_term=splitero&utm_campaign=Brand&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=7002821844&hsa_cam=16487182484&hsa_grp=134469906215&hsa_ad=616337648321&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-1636682758942&hsa_kw=splitero&hsa_mt=e&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gclid=CjwKCAiA68ebBhB-EiwALVC-Nu9Xb1LFcPVxxrtGmX19sPqmB2sQWq7GLW-LZdAf_3VnXNVg93fbLhoC6v4QAvD_BwE]. Splitero enables homeowners to quickly access the equity of their home without having to take on additional debt or make monthly payments. ⁠Podcast Twitter⁠ [https://twitter.com/TheBreakoutsPod] ⁠Discord Community⁠ [https://discord.gg/7hQrefuEYR] ⁠YouTube Channel⁠ [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMUbMy0CJceuZVcOiQhtnrQ] ⁠Newsletter (The Ultimate Founder's Playbook)⁠ [https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thebreakoutspod] ⁠TikTok⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreakotuspodcast] Host: ⁠Akkshay Khoslaa⁠ [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] Writing & Production: ⁠Akkshay Khoslaa⁠ [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] & ⁠Gokul Kumarresen [https://twitter.com/GokulKumarresen]

E26: Startup Strategies with Starlight - Product, Distribution, & Fundraising

Grey Nguyen recently raised a $5M seed round to build Starlight — an app that lets businesses set up their company wallet, onboard their team and track their spending with one secure tool. Starlight is an all-in-one solution for companies to manage their crypto assets. They offer everything a company needs to operate in the crypto economy from setting up wallets, to buying crypto, to tracking expenses. Starlight helps you manage the details - so you can focus on running your business. Podcast Twitter [https://twitter.com/TheBreakoutsPod] Discord Community [https://discord.gg/7hQrefuEYR] YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMUbMy0CJceuZVcOiQhtnrQ] Newsletter (The Ultimate Founder's Playbook) [https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thebreakoutspod] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreakotuspodcast] Host: Akkshay Khoslaa [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] Writing & Production: Akkshay Khoslaa [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] & Gokul Kumarresen [https://twitter.com/GokulKumarresen]

E25: Startup Strategies with Risc Zero - Product, Distribution, & Fundraising

Brian Retford [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-retford/] recently raised a $14M seed round to build Risc Zero [https://www.risczero.com/] - a startup creating scaling solutions using Zero Knowledge Proofs which will make blockchains faster, cheaper and more accessible. Risc Zero provides a platform enabling users to trust programs run anywhere while allowing developers to use the tools they already know. The company was founded by a team of Seattle-based hackers committed to enabling users to control their experience on the internet through the creation of privacy-enhancing decentralization technology. Podcast Twitter [https://twitter.com/TheBreakoutsPod] Discord Community [https://discord.gg/7hQrefuEYR] YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMUbMy0CJceuZVcOiQhtnrQ] Newsletter (The Ultimate Founder's Playbook) [https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thebreakoutspod] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreakotuspodcast] Host: Akkshay Khoslaa [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] Writing & Production: Akkshay Khoslaa [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] & Gokul Kumarresen [https://twitter.com/GokulKumarresen]

E24: Startup Strategies with Jupe - Product, Distribution, & Fundraising

Jeff Wilson [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffwilsonphd/] recently raised a $9.5M seed round to build a universal autonomous housing platform for 1.5 billion humans. with his startup, Jupe [https://www.jupe.com/]. Wilson is also known as ‘Professor Dumpster’ for the year he lived in a 33 sq. ft. modified trash dumpster as part of an environmental education and minimalist housing experiment. Wilson’s work on startups, minimalism, and social experimentation has been featured in Forbes, The Atlantic, NY Times, and The Washington Post. Podcast Twitter [https://twitter.com/TheBreakoutsPod] Discord Community [https://discord.gg/7hQrefuEYR] YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMUbMy0CJceuZVcOiQhtnrQ] Newsletter (The Ultimate Founder's Playbook) [https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thebreakoutspod] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreakotuspodcast] Host: Akkshay Khoslaa [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] Writing & Production: Akkshay Khoslaa [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] & Gokul Kumarresen [https://twitter.com/GokulKumarresen]

E23: Startup Strategies with Renee - Product, Distribution, & Fundraising

Nick Desai [https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickdesaiheal/] recently raised an $8.2M seed round to build a patient-centric personal health concierge app, Renee [https://renee.com/]. Nick started this company with his wife, Renee. In the past, the 2 of them founded Heal — a HealthTech company that pioneered home-centric patient care and raised over $200M. Discord Community [https://discord.gg/7hQrefuEYR] YouTube Channel [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMUbMy0CJceuZVcOiQhtnrQ] Newsletter (The Ultimate Founder's Playbook) [https://www.getrevue.co/profile/thebreakoutspod] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@thebreakotuspodcast] Host: Akkshay Khoslaa [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] Writing & Production: Akkshay Khoslaa [https://twitter.com/akkshaykhoslaa] & Gokul Kumarresen [https://twitter.com/GokulKumarresen]