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The Pitch
by Josh Muccio · English
Where startup founders raise millions and listeners can invest. Host Josh Muccio takes listeners behind closed-doors and into the room where deals are made. Part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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Engine: The Billion-Dollar Side Project
How Engine (formerly Hotel Engine) grew from a bootstrapped Florida travel/housing business into a venture-backed travel and spend platform, plus Eli Wallen’s reservations about VC.
11 Nov 2026 · 28m · 9 chapters
#194 Shmoody: Calm for College Students
Shmoody (Nate Thomas, co-founder/CEO) pitches its wellness app and explains a pivot to EdTech/B2B.
4 Nov 2026 · 44m · 18 chapters
#193 Rhythm: The Sunlight Generator
Rhythm founder Harrison Lin pitches a “sunlight generator” for indoor circadian rhythm and seasonal affective disorder, claiming it outputs biologically meaningful light (100,000 lux) plus a…
28 Oct 2026 · 50m · 17 chapters
#192 HapWare: A Wearable to Help the Blind "See"
HapWare (#192) pitches “Ally,” a wrist wearable that translates nonverbal/social cues into real-time haptic vibrations for blind/low-vision and neurodiverse users.
21 Oct 2026 · 48m · 22 chapters
#191 Haiven: AI Protection for Young Gamers
Haven (Luke Ritchie, CEO; Jennifer Ritchie, co-founder) pitches an AI “protective chat and gaming” platform to reduce toxic chat, predators/grooming/sextortion, and mental-health risk for young…
14 Oct 2026 · 43m · 22 chapters
#190 Jubilee’s: Is $100M Thinking Too Small?
Ashley, founder of Jubilees, pitches a “super milk” that hides vegetables in chocolate milk to help kids eat healthier.
7 Oct 2026 · 53m · 20 chapters
#189 Wonderade: Juice, Protein, or a Brand?
WonderAid is pitching a kids’ juice that’s “nostalgic like Gatorade/Capri Sun” but formulated with hydrolyzed clear pea protein plus fiber and low sugar, aiming to win VC investment and retail shelf…
30 Sep 2026 · 53m · 13 chapters
#188 Church AI: Deploying God's Agents
Church AI is pitching an “OS” for churches that automates admin/operations so pastors can focus on people.
23 Sep 2026 · 51m · 20 chapters
#187 Paysquad: Buy Now, Pay Together
PaySquad pitches “Buy Now, Pay Together,” a checkout option that lets a “squad leader” create a shareable link so friends/family can contribute to one purchase until 100%, without an app or chasing…
16 Sep 2026 · 47m · 20 chapters
#186 Supercool Earth: Making It Rain, Literally
Super Cool Earth (Dacia, CEO) wants to make rain and snow on demand using cloud seeding with natural ice-nucleating proteins, framed as a “probiotic for clouds.” They also sell a snowmaking additive…
9 Sep 2026 · 50m · 19 chapters
#185 it’s electric: Beating Tesla Was the Easy Part
It’s Electric is building curbside Level 2 EV chargers for dense cities by powering chargers from spare building electrical capacity (not direct utility connections).
2 Sep 2026 · 49m · 19 chapters
#184 Ventrix: The Gas Plant of the Future
Ventrix Labs is building modular “gas plants” to capture, purify, and supply high-grade CO2 from industrial flue gas on-site, aiming to replace slow, expensive billion-dollar CO2 plants.
26 Aug 2026 · 47m · 19 chapters
#183 Pitz: Car Repair as Fast as an F1 Pit Stop
PITS (pit stop–speed auto repair) is an Alexa-like B2B platform for mechanics that uses voice to diagnose, generate quotes, enable credit, and connect to a parts marketplace for delivery in ~90…
19 Aug 2026 · 52m · 17 chapters
Season 16: Software Is Out. Cool Stuff Is In!
Season 16 of The Pitch focuses on “cool stuff” startups (consumer brands, hardware for accessibility, and deep tech) rather than middleware/AI wrappers.
12 Aug 2026 · 4m · 2 chaptersWe use cookies.They keep VO running smoothly and help us improve it. Privacy policy