Forward Thinking Founders

Rachel Lo is the cofounder of Struck. Struck is a dating app that looks back at the entire solar system the minute you were born, then pairs you with romantically compatible users accordingly. ★ Support this podcast ★

Tucker Schreiber is the cofounder of Combo. Combo is the best way to play with your most loyal viewers on Twitch. ★ Support this podcast ★

This is an Early Bets segment on Forward Thinking FM, featuring Rahul Rana. Rahul is the author of Making Moonshots and an Associate intern at Lux Capital. In Making Moonshots, investor and operator Rahul Rana asks the question: Why should we live in a world of incremental scientific and technological progress when the human race has proven in past eras that we are capable of so much more? This episode was taped live on FTFM in Forward Thinking City Studios. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, we have Susan Sierota, who is the founder of Waggit. Waggit is the only health & well-being monitor that provides key indicators to help detect health conditions early, improving and possibly extending the life of our dogs. The episode was taped live on FTFM in Forward Thinking City Studios. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode of Forward Thinking Founders, we have Dominique Soucy, founder of PürInstinct. PürInstinct is a sport that mixes basketball, rugby, football, soccer without contact for a super-fast game. The episode was taped live on FTFM in Forward Thinking City Studios. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode of Forward Thinking Investors, we have Clara Brenner, Co-founder and Managing Partner at the Urban Innovation Fund. The episode was taped live on FTFM in Forward Thinking City Studios.About Clara Clara is co-founder and Managing Partner of the Urban Innovation Fund, a venture capital firm that invests in the future of cities. The fund provides seed capital and regulatory support to entrepreneurs solving our toughest urban challenges – helping them grow into tomorrow’s most valued companies. Previously, she co-founded Tumml, a startup hub for urban tech. The organization has provided 38 startups with seed funding and mentorship, and hosts thought leadership events around urban innovation. In 2014, Forbes listed her as one of its “30 Under 30” for Social Entrepreneurship. Clara’s work energizing urban entrepreneurship has been featured in numerous press outlets, including MSNBC and TechCrunch, among others. She serves on the Board of Tumml, as well as the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Bay Area Local Advisory Committee. Clara earned her MBA from MIT Sloan and BA from NYU.Clara's Twitter: Here ★ Support this podcast ★

Nevena Sofranic is the founder of Recrooit. Recrooit is a recruitment platform that helps companies find and hire qualified candidates by harnessing the power of the community. ★ Support this podcast ★

Michael Martocci is the founder and CEO of SwagUp. SwagUp focuses on creating high-quality swag packs for employee welcoming, client gifting, event attendees, and more. They pair this with our warehousing and fulfillment services to ensure your swag gets where you want it, when you want, without you having to break a sweat through our centralized dashboard and API ★ Support this podcast ★

Jasmine Wang is one of the cofounders of Copysmith. Copysmith allows you to write product descriptions, ads, taglines, SEO metadata and more in seconds. Never start from a blank page again. ★ Support this podcast ★

In this episode of Forward Thinking Investors, we have Charlie O'donnell, Founder and Partner at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. The episode was taped live on FTFM in Forward Thinking City Studios.About Charlie O'donnell (From BBV Website)Charlie O'Donnell is the sole Partner and Founder at Brooklyn Bridge Ventures. The fund makes seed and pre-seed investments and was the first venture firm located in Brooklyn--where he was born and raised. Brooklyn Bridge invested in the first rounds of The Wing, Canary, Hungryroot, Ample Hills, Clubhouse, Imagen, and goTenna among others.Charlie has a reputation for being early to identifying important companies. Nick Bilton identifies him as an influence on early Twitter investors in his book, Hatching Twitter. Dennis Crowley credits him as having helped kick off the first funding of Foursquare before other VCs had said yes. At First Round Capital, he helped source the firm's investments in Singleplatform (sold to Constant Contact), Moat (Sold to Oracle) and GroupMe (sold to Skype). Charlie discovered GroupMe at the hackathon where the service had been built. He also sourced investments in Backupify (which was an idea he had tweeted to the founder, a friend of his), Moat, chloe + isabel, and Refinery29. Working in venture capital since 2001, he apprenticed his way through the asset class with analyst roles on the original Union Square Ventures team as well as at the General Motors pension fund--a long time limited partner in many top tier funds. Charlie is one of only a dozen individuals to be named to Business Insider's 100 Most Influential People in NY Tech five or more times. He served on the founding board of the New York Tech Meetup and is one of the group's first 100 members. He was recently named to City & State Magazine’s Tech Power 50. His blog, This is Going to Be BIG!, is one of the ten most widely read VC blogs in the country and over 13,000 people read his weekly NYC tech newsletter. He has spoken at SXSW and Techcrunch Disrupt.Charlie bikes to work, has done four Ironman 70.3s, four marathons, and founded the kayaking program in Brooklyn Bridge Park. The longest he has consecutively been outside of the five boroughs of New York City is three weeks.About Brooklyn Bridge Ventures (From BBC Website)Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the first VC fund founded in Brooklyn, NY, is the most accessible early-stage partner for startups in NYC. We foster a thriving community both online and offline open to founders and innovative professionals of all backgrounds. BBV manages approximately $30 million and counting across three funds, leading or co-leading investments of up to $400,000 in New York City pre-seed and seed companies that have yet to raise $750,000 in prior rounds. Conversations often start pre-product and pre-deck and no warm intros or other systematic barriers prevent us from engaging with the community. Pitches and outreach generally start by e-mail or via a calendar request. ★ Support this podcast ★

Chris Motley is the founder of Mentor Spaces. Mentor Spaces's vision is to help high-performing, Black students and young professionals navigate the road to success through mentorship with experienced and influential leaders.This is an episode of Forward Thinking Founders, hosted on Forward Thinking FM, recorded in Forward Thinking City Studios. ★ Support this podcast ★

Devika Thapar is the cofounder of Wilbe. Wilbe is the home for entrepreneurial scientists. Wilbe educates, supports and invests in scientists solving the realest problems at scale: climate, health and security. ★ Support this podcast ★

Axel Thomson is the founder of Ribbon. Ribbon allows you to video chat instantly with your own users. Discover product opportunities, do usability testing and get to know your users. ★ Support this podcast ★

Andreas is the co-founder and CEO of Aerial. Aerial is the easiest and most simple way to track your carbon footprint. ★ Support this podcast ★

Armando is the Cofounder and CEO of Breadcrumbs. Breadcrumbs allow for the quick creation and iteration of lead scoring by you. Identify, deliver and close on the best leads… No SDR Army required. ★ Support this podcast ★

Ablorde Ashigbi is the founder of 4Degrees. The 4Degrees CRM identifies the right connections to focus on, works with you to strengthen those relationships, and activate your network when you need it. ★ Support this podcast ★

Chad Hall is the founder of Remodelmate. Remodelmate uses technology and world-class customer service to make your bathroom renovation effortless. ★ Support this podcast ★

Yorgos is the founder of Screenbreak. Their browser extension transforms any online article you want to read into a format that's designed for paper. Print-at-home or create collections and have them delivered as paperbacks. For all the articles you bookmarked "for later" and never read. ★ Support this podcast ★

Christopher Dengsø is the founder of Cueup. Cueup is the easiest way for you to book a great DJ for your event, simple as that! ★ Support this podcast ★

Amin Bahari is the cofounder of Elite Sweets, which creates the Elite Donut. The Elite Donut is a protein-packed (13g to be exact), gluten-free, naturally sweetened donut. Satisfy your sweet tooth and created the anytime donut, perfect for any occasion ★ Support this podcast ★

Adam is a co-founder of Neurable. Neurable builds full-stack neurotechnology tools that interpret human intent, measure emotion, and provide telekinetic control of the digital world. ★ Support this podcast ★

Peter Gao is the cofounder of Aquarium. Machine learning models are only as good as the datasets they're trained on. Aquarium helps ML teams make better models by improving their dataset quality. ★ Support this podcast ★

Alec Ellin is the cofounder of Laylo. Stop losing out when your fans forget. Share your drops anywhere and collect email, phone number and Facebook Messenger. ★ Support this podcast ★

Deniz Binay is the founder of Classalog. Classalog is the marketplace to find and connect with remote instructors to learn new skills. ★ Support this podcast ★

Tim Smits & Jorn Rigter are the cofounders of Unpluq. Unpluq helps you to regain control over your smartphone usage. It enables you to focus on the meaningful things in life, by giving you the power to decide when to remove distracting apps. ★ Support this podcast ★

Adam Hardej is the founder of Open Scout. Open Scout connects founders with investors based on shared interests rather than shared networks. ★ Support this podcast ★

Alex Taub is the co-founder and CEO of Upstream. With Upstream, join communities, give and get help, attend events to meet other professionals, and spend meaningful time together. ★ Support this podcast ★

Auston Bunsen & Dmitry Shklovsky are the cofounders of QuikNode. QuikNode makes it simple to power your blockchain applications and scale up as you grow. From elastic APIs & dedicated nodes, to powerful tools & analytics, all at your command through a simple control panel. ★ Support this podcast ★

Jaimin is the founder of Reconcile. Reconcile is a voice-controlled financial tracker, empowering busy professionals to track and manage their expenses on-the-fly using Siri. ★ Support this podcast ★

Siqi Chen is the co-founder and CEO of Runway. Runway is working on a business financial tools built for the 21st century. Siqi was was formerly the VP of Growth at Postmates and ran Sandbox VR before starting Runway. ★ Support this podcast ★

Heather Payne is the founder and CEO of Juno College Of Technology. Juno College of Technology is a Canadian post-graduate coding school that helps you build a fulfilling career as a web developer, live online from anywhere in the world. ★ Support this podcast ★

Manik is the founder of Therma. Therma builds Smart Refrigeration monitoring tools that protect your inventory, guests, and brand. Their mission is to create the Clean Coldchain of the future. ★ Support this podcast ★

Eric Ingram is the founder of SCOUT. SCOUT is developing small, inexpensive satellites to perform in-space inspections of large, expensive satellites. ★ Support this podcast ★

Dryden is the founder of Bluebook Cities. They are building a new kind of city to give more people the opportunity to realize their potential. ★ Support this podcast ★

Matt Tillman is the founder of OpenEnvoy. More than 25% of monthly invoices are wrong. OpenEnvoy audits every invoice, so you're never overcharged again. ★ Support this podcast ★

Humaira is the founder of Walzay. Their vision is for people to take control of their lives, and for companies to compete for the best talent in the world to build their brand. ★ Support this podcast ★

John Lee is the cofounder and CEO of Loopie. With Loopie, order your laundry to be picked up, washed, dried, folded, and returned within 24 hours by their network of Certified Drivers and Washers. ★ Support this podcast ★

Chris Armstrong is the founder of Niice. Niice brings all your guidelines, libraries and projects together in a collaborative hub that evolves with your brand. ★ Support this podcast ★

Daniel is the founder of Docoh. Docoh allows you to search, analyze and compare millions of SEC filings and companies, updated in real-time. ★ Support this podcast ★

Peter is the founder of Staffy. Staffy is an on-demand platform that digitally connects skilled workers with shifts in healthcare, hospitality, and general labour. ★ Support this podcast ★

Arwina Mogul is the founder of Beam.gg. Beam.gg is an online community software that lets users launch custom online community websites with built-in gamification features. ★ Support this podcast ★

Matt Villarreal is the founder and CEO of Infinite Composites. Infinite Composites is building the future of energy storage and composite materials for space, defense, and sustainable transportation. ★ Support this podcast ★

Sean Li is the co-founder and CEO of Magic. Magic is creating a single SDK for passwordless, WebAuthn, and social login - fully customizable. ★ Support this podcast ★

Josh Israel is the co-founder and CEO of Hava Health, maker of Hale. Hale makes a device that automatically eases you off nicotine in a way that minimizes the discomfort of nicotine withdrawal while you learn to live a smoke-free life. ★ Support this podcast ★

Albert Tai is the co-founder and CEO of Hypercare. Hypercare is a mobile and web coordination platform built for clinicians by clinicians to securely connect and collaborate for patient care. ★ Support this podcast ★

Benjamin is the founder and CEO of Wand. Wand connects vetted, background checked cleaning professionals to consumers through their secure, end-to-end platform ★ Support this podcast ★

Amy Molk is the founder of Beanstalk. Beanstalk delivers the best live and on-demand interactive kids classes from the comfort of home. ★ Support this podcast ★

Ben Zlotnick is the founder and CEO of Eden. Eden is a professional lawn care, landscaping, and snow removal company that offers an array of services to enhance the curb appeal of your property. ★ Support this podcast ★

Khushboo Jha is the founder and CEO of BuyProperly. BuyProperly allows you to easily grow your wealth by investing in fractional real estate. ★ Support this podcast ★

Max is the Cofounder and CEO of Sherpa. Sherpa helps travelers move freely around the world and shift the way the world's leading travel providers think about travel identification. Guide your customers safely and confidently through the COVID-19 travel landscape by providing the information they need and documentation they require. ★ Support this podcast ★