by controller | Aug 13, 2025 | Podcast
Pitch Competition: Kim Conti, Founder, Orbit Crates Orbit Crates is reimagining playtime with a toy rental service designed to reduce clutter, encourage sustainable play, and help families save money. Founder Kim Conti, a three-time AI product founder, left a C-suite...
by controller | Aug 13, 2025 | Podcast
Pitch Competition: Massyl Mallem, Co-Founder, PatentPlus AI PatentPlus AI is automating one of the most time-consuming parts of innovation: patent search. Co-founder Massyl Mallem is pioneering a system that delivers premium-quality search reports in less than 24...
by controller | Aug 13, 2025 | Podcast
Pitch Competition: Christian Heiden, Founder, Levo International Levo International is transforming food security with affordable, accessible hydroponic technology. Founder Christian Heiden started the company as a teenager and has since scaled it into a...
by controller | Aug 13, 2025 | Podcast
Pitch Competition: Andrea Shields, Co-Founder, Varda5 Andrea Shields is a physician-entrepreneur and maternal health advocate, co-founding Varda5 to tackle a critical gap in emergency response education: maternal cardiac arrest. Their Obstetric Life Support (OBLS)...
by controller | Aug 8, 2025 | Podcast
Pitch Competition: Niko Zurita, Co-Founder, Vamos + VP, People & Culture, Inbox Health Niko Zurita has spent his career scaling startups and building intentional workplace cultures. From early talent roles to leading People & Culture at Inbox Health, he’s...
by controller | Aug 8, 2025 | Podcast
Pitch Competition: Wally Namane, Co-Founder, WheelPrice WheelPrice is reshaping how car enthusiasts buy and sell secondhand vehicles, combining tech, trust, and a deep connection to car culture. In this episode of Shaping CT’s Future Pitch Competition,...
