Learnings from our First Year Investing as Emerging Managers

Ep #100 - VAE is a pocket-sized caffeine spray designed to give you instant energy whenever you need it. Simply spray it on your tongue or energize your drink!   On this episode, we are joined by the Founder and CEO of Vae Labs, Orri Bogdan. VAE was designed for those times when coffee just isn’t convenient or available. No sugars, no calories, just energy. VAE is infused with a proprietary MatchaBrew™ blend that uses the key ingredients found in matcha green tea. Studies have shown that small caffeine boosts are not only healthier, but the best way to keep you alert and focused throughout the day.   In this episode, we go through the highs and lows of building an early stage business. Orri shares his challenges and wins, from selling tons of product, the bottles bursting, almost giving up and then an opportunity popping up that the team took full advantage of. Learn more and join the waitlist to order your Vae at vaelabs.com.   Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.

Ep #099 - Vantage Sports is private coaching and recruiting advice from current college athletes.   On this episode we are joined by the Founder of Vantage Sports, Patrick Johnson. Vantage is a marketplace that connects college athletes to paid opportunities in private coaching of youth and high school athletes. They are taking a radically different approach to NIL by connecting college athletes to the $15B Youth Sports industry. Elevate your game by training with a current college athlete. Learn more at vantagesports.com.   Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.

Ep #098 - FabuLingua is science-backed Spanish learning for kids through stories and a fun mobile game. On this episode we are joined by the Founders of FabuLingua, Mark Begert and Leslie Omaña Begert. FabuLingua wants to make learning a new language more fun and accessible for children so that future generations grow up to be more open-minded, empathetic, culturally aware and better prepared to lead in an increasingly globalized world. FabuLingua teaches children Spanish based on the break-thru language acquisition science known as ‘Comprehensible Input’. FabuLingua is a beautiful language-learning app for kids based on the latest advancements in the science of second language acquisition. They combine these educational and scientific insights with mobile gaming to teach your child Spanish (and other languages coming soon!) in a way that is fun, interactive, comprehensible and compelling. FabuLingua is designed for children 2-10 years old. Imagine if while your kids are playing a mobile game, they could also be learning a new language. Learn more at fabulingua.com     Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.

Ep #097 - Exovolar is empowering humans and robots to re-imagine what is possible in the sky.   On this episode we are joined by the Co-founder and CTO of Exovolar, Andrea Giannini. Exovolar believes flying people and robots will be commonplace in the future. Imagine what we could do if we had the superpower of flight. Until this point, humans were constrained by gravity. Exovolar is unlocking our ability to design and perform beyond imagination. Join the Exovolar flight club waitlist and learn more at exovolar.com   Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.

Ep #096 - Captis empowers gaming creators with the tools and social foundations to grow, be discovered and easily establish and join communities.   On this episode we are joined by the Founder and CEO of Captis, Joe Slack. Captis is for every single person that is, will or wants to enter the gaming market to consume or create content. Captis removes all barriers from becoming interested in gaming to becoming a part of gaming. They connect the entire gaming universe in one place for people to easily browse and understand gaming and its communities, welcoming in an entirely new generation of gamers. When something important happens it's as simple as taking your phone out, pressing capture and hitting send to share to billions of people and friends. Learn more and join the beta at captis.app.   Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.

Ep #095 - HotelsByDay provides hourly daytime spaces with all the amenities of an elegant hotel: you can relax, recharge & be productive anywhere.   On this episode, we are joined by the Founder of HotelsByDay, Yannis Moati. HotelsByDay adds flexibility to peoples’ schedules and generates extra revenue for hotels via rooms that would otherwise sit empty during the day. HotelsByDay’s mission is to offer memorable lodging experiences through a convenient, on-demand booking process. Visit hotelsbyday.com and use code DRAPERHOUSE10 to receive a 10% discount on your next booking. Discount valid through January 5, 2023.     Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.

Ep #094 - Hover City is the world's first flying modular and sustainable living unit   On this episode we are joined by the Founder of Hover City, Rawad Zaki. Cities are built around primitive infrastructure. With +7 billion people living in cities by 2050, governments are struggling to manage the dramatic increase in population, pollution, natural disasters and virus outbreaks. HOVER HAUS™ is a patent pending flying, modular and sustainable living unit. It can instantly assemble with other units into an off-grid building then disassemble leaving no carbon footprint behind. ​Their team aims to revolutionize the definition of cities. They want to design cities around communities rather than locations. They want it to be in harmony with nature, and nature is always in constant movement. By eliminating the need for complicated infrastructures, our cities can become agile, sustainable and adapt to demographic and economic changes. Learn more at hover-city.com.     Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.

Ep #093 - Patientory is changing healthcare from the ground up by building a healthier future for all by becoming the home of patient data.   On this episode we are joined by the Founder of Patientory, Chrissa McFarlane. Patientory is empowering people to take charge of their own health. They’re revolutionizing the way healthcare stakeholders and patients interact and gain access to information, cutting out all layers and processes that currently are stumbling blocks in care coordination. Their mission is to empower people with actionable data-driven insights for improved health outcomes and well-being. Learn more at patientory.com.   Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.

Ep #092 - Join our General Partners and Founders of DSH Accelerator, Katie Russel and Daniel Wiegand as they unpack the top 3 learnings they’ve had from 2023 investing as Emerging Managers.   Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.

Ep #091 - Compare prices from real bills and save money with Clearity.   On this episode we are joined by the Founder of Clearity, Shankur Arul. Clearity started in its own efforts to take care of their families and they quickly realized that this was a problem much larger than them. Families across the United States are financially crippled under rising medical costs, insurance costs, and corporate healthcare. Clearity’s mission is summed up in one word: Transparency. For too long corporate healthcare and large insurance has been operating in the shadows. The only way for the public to hold them accountable is to lock arms together. Clearity is just that, a network of individuals working together to bring transparency and accountability to an industry that should be prioritizing families, not money. Affordable health is the cornerstone of society. They believe every family deserves great healthcare without having to worry about it being a substantial financial burden. Fair healthcare costs help open the door to better education, better families, and better lives. Learn more at clearityhealth.com.     Brex is the perfect financial solution for newly founded startups looking to raise capital.  By offering credit cards, cash management, expenses, and accounting services all in one place, they help founders and their teams stay focused on what they care about most. You can open an account online in 10 minutes, and get an account number, routing number, and credit cards instantly upon approval, with no personal guarantee. Brex offers free wires/ACH payments worldwide for free and you earn up to 8x in cashback on your Brex card. With your credit, cash, and controls in one place, Brex is your financial OS. Draper Startup House companies get $1,000*, $5,000 AWS Credits, $200 via Brex Cash, expedited onboarding, & access to $150k worth of partner discounts when applying at brex.com/draperhouse.   You can visit our website here, and follow Katie and Daniel on LinkedIN. Find Pitch Please on Twitter! You can also follow DSH Accelerator on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIN and TikTok.