The Pitch
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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October 8, 2025 • 52 mins
Sarah Lucena built Mappa to decode the hidden signals in your voice—revealing who you are and where you belong. From jobs to relationships, she believes your voice holds the key to every connection. Will the investors back this bold Brazilian founder or are they not the right match for her?
This is The Pitch for Mappa. Featuring investors Cyan Banister, Charles Hudson, Immad Akhund, Monique Woodard, and Rohit Gupta.
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October 1, 2025 • 2 mins
Unicorns. Weird things. Founders who'll blow through brick walls. The best in venture tell us exactly what they want to invest in. Season 14 starts Oct 8.
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September 24, 2025 • 32 mins
Ariel Puga wants to save deals from dying in procurement purgatory. His traction is strong, but will the investors see how big this could be in Latin America?
This is The Pitch for Finnecto. Featuring investors Paige Finn Doherty, Charles Hudson, Jesse Middleton and Jenny Fielding.
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September 17, 2025 • 31 mins
Knock, knock! AI wants to inspect your room. Al Lagunas grew up watching his mom clean hotel rooms. Now he’s building Levee, an AI-powered app to make her job easier—and keep the staff from getting yelled at. But with just one hotel customer and a $10M+ valuation, will the investors check in… or check out?
This is The Pitch for Levee. Featuring investors Paige Finn Doherty, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton and Jen...
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September 10, 2025 • 30 mins
Antonio used an Apple Watch to improve his physical health. But he couldn't find a wearable to help him in the same way with his mental health. So he built Awear, an ear cuff that monitors your brain and coaches you through stress in real time. But can he convince the investors who’ve seen every wearable under the sun?
This is The Pitch for Awear. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Ben Zises and Kate McAndrew.
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June 26, 2025 • 65 mins
You heard the pitches. Now hear the aftermath.
The Season 13 Finale brings you founder wins, surprises, pivots—and one last chance to invest. With in-depth updates on four standout companies and quick hits on the rest, this finale delivers the full story.
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June 18, 2025 • 37 mins
Anastasia Trofimova sold everything, moved across the world and started Sundae to make food content shoppable—linking influencers, grocery carts, and brand dollars. Her pitch checks all the boxes. But when she asks for a $10M valuation, things got complicated. Will investors buy in, or bail at the register?
This is The Pitch for Sundae. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Ben Zises and Kate McAndrew.
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May 14, 2025 • 39 mins
After a decade in the ER, Dr. Therese Canares built CurieDx—an AI-powered app that can detect strep throat from a smartphone photo with 88% accuracy. But when she pitches both a consumer and enterprise play, the investors push back: can one founder really do it all?
This is The Pitch for CurieDx. Featuring investors Paige Finn Doherty, Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton and Jenny Fielding.
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May 7, 2025 • 56 mins
Julian Alvarez wants to turn every student into a super-learner. With $1M in ARR and 180,000 monthly active users, he’s off to a strong start. Can Jungle become the Duolingo for studying, or will ChatGPT steal his lunch money?
This is The Pitch for Jungle. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton, Ben Zises and Kate McAndrew.
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April 30, 2025 • 44 mins
Formula 1 engineer Gabe Elias got bored designing cars for Mercedes. Using his experience on the championship team he’s created a manufacturing method to 3D print batteries of any size, shape, and chemistry. Will the investors be charged for this innovation or will Gabe get sent back to the paddock?
This is The Pitch for Material. Featuring investors Mark Phillips, Paige Doherty, and Will Weisman.
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April 23, 2025 • 37 mins
Forget slick dashboards—Luisa Castellanos is betting that the future of restaurant tech support is... texting. Her startup Science On Call is already in 900 restaurants. The question is, can it scale to thousands?
This is The Pitch for Science On Call. Featuring investors Jesse Middleton, Mark Phillips, Paige Doherty, and Will Weisman.
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April 16, 2025 • 2 mins
Raising money for your startup? Good news—applications for Season 14 of The Pitch are now open! General partner Lisa Muccio and venture scout Peter Liu share what we look for in a startup, and how you can land a spot on our next season. So if you're a pre-seed or seed-stage founder, apply now at pitch.show/apply
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April 9, 2025 • 39 mins
With deals from LinkedIn, Figma, and a Fortune 100 giant, Kelsey Willock’s startup Aura Finance is off to a strong start. But will early traction be enough to justify a steep valuation in a competitive space?
This is The Pitch for Aura Finance. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton, Jenny Fielding and Kate McAndrew.
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April 2, 2025 • 38 mins
Royi Metser’s smart running shoe promises fewer injuries—but are runners ready to subscribe to their shoes?
This is The Pitch for Avelo. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, and two new investors to the show, Ben Zises and Kate McAndrew.
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March 26, 2025 • 47 mins
Typically a startup pitch that requires building a manufacturing facility would send VCs running for the hills. But could Whitman Kwok's high margin, zero-inventory model be the exception to the rule?
This is The Pitch for KAV Sports. Featuring investors Mark Phillips, Paige Finn Doherty and Will Weisman.
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March 19, 2025 • 42 mins
Michele Callegari has grown Barberino's to the #1 luxury men's grooming brand in Italy. Can he replicate the same success in the US – and if he does, will the Italian investors want their cut?
This is The Pitch for Barberino’s. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton, and two new investors to the show, Ben Zises and Kate McAndrew.
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March 12, 2025 • 40 mins
Cathy Huang wants to unlock millions of dollars for millions of new internships. But with her round already closed, will there be room for everyone who wants to invest?
This is The Pitch for Folio. Featuring investors Jesse Middleton, Mark Phillips, Paige Doherty, and Will Weisman.
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March 5, 2025 • 47 mins
Mike Burton wants to help every city turn drivers to riders with his smart bike lock. But will his “no checks under $100k” approach leave him backpedalling?
This is The Pitch for Lockstop. Featuring investors Jesse Middleton, Mark Phillips, Paige Finn Doherty and Will Weisman.
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February 19, 2025 • 2 mins
A Johns Hopkins ER doctor, a Formula 1 engineer, and an artist walk into The Pitch Room... meet this season's extraordinary founders! We screened 2,000 companies, and 12 made the cut. But with negotiations turned up to 11, will they be ready to face off with the sharpest VCs in the game?
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December 11, 2024 • 116 mins
The culmination of fourteen pitches, six months, and over $3.8M invested by VCs and listeners, this is the season 12 finale.
*Disclaimer: No offer to invest is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such.
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