Relevant Founders

"𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 40 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒂 𝒘𝒆𝒆𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌. 𝑺𝒐 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒍𝒚. 𝑶𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒖𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒊𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒘𝒂𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒂 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒇𝒖𝒍." - Martin Magnone, Tymit CEO and co-founder, who will share his FinTech startup story with us. The Tymit team leveraged the latest technology to build better solutions (card and app) from scratch with features like choosing when to make payments, paying interest only on purchases spread over time, advanced fraud protection with 24/7 monitoring, ID theft, and more.

"𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒏, 𝒃𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝒊𝒕, 𝒑𝒖𝒔𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒓𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒐𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝒔𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆." - co-founders of The Smart Container Company – Eduardo G.  and Tamara Goldstein. In this episode we disscussed: ◼️The fateful meeting of two co-founders ◼️Evolution to the original concept ◼️The Eureka moment from pre-existing ideas ◼️Zigzags of entrepreneurial life

In the 2nd episode of Relevant Founders we talk with entrepreneur and technology expert, Co-Founder President/CEO of KoreConX - Oscar Jofre Jr.  More about: Why we need to rattle the cage and disrupt the system Exploring a new frontier of online investing??? A startup without pivots? Hm, really, Oscar? How COVID transformed the way we invest A new paradigm of investing - why democratization can make you rich  KoreConX - A crowdfunding platform that helps companies navigate the process of raising equity capital.

It's no accident that the startups that thrive have CEOs that are ready to give everything they have and more. Ryan Smith, CEO and founder of Recyclops, is exemplary of what it takes to build a startup. This is the most open and honest guest we've ever had on the show. Do you need some inspiration? - This is the startup story you need to hear. Recyclops is primarily concerned with logistics and accessibility, with a strong emphasis on sustainability. Mission: To make recycling and other environmental measures more accessible. Watch to find out: How your startup's success may be gone in an instant. Your business model turned upside down. Go all or go home - The choice between going bankrupt and giving it one more shot. What to do when your business overshoots? Why does creativity need constraints? Why you don’t need to find the perfect market straight away How to provide legitimacy to your startup - a pitching tool for investors

CTO of CUJO AI, Santeri Kangas - talks to Relevant founders about the modern-day arms race against hackers, the evolution of IoT for your household, and the future of cybersecurity in this ever-changing industry.Santeri is responsible for all CUJO AI affiliates and operations and wants to create a future where digital experiences are private, secure, and personalized. So, let's dive into his journey with CUJO. Watch here to find out: How CUJO is utilizing AI governance The arms race against hackers - Modern day espionage in your home. Why humans are the weakest link when it comes to cyber security Will CUJO AI and other IoT cybersecurity companies ever get ahead of the cybercriminals? How many IoT devices can you have in your house?

Quantum computing...sounds interesting, but what is it? Do you have the skill to explain it to someone in simple terms for a whole audience to understand?Our next guest on Relevant Founder's, professor Mikko Möttönen does exactly that. No longer must you nod along when people begin discussing the intricacies of this industry, which, in Mikko's words, could change the world.Mikko - Chief Scientist and сo-founder of IQM - the leading European startup that builds superconducting quantum computers. His highly ambitious team of world-leading scientists has built several quantum labs and research centres globally during the past two decades.In this episode of relevant founders: Quantum Computing explained How small challenges accumulate and become big, watch out for this Why outsourcing can give you the head start you need Why you should stay optimistic but honesty is key; with yourself and investors

With the world turning digital and remote work being the future, the number of meetings has increased, resulting in Zoom overload. Non-stop meetings are merging into one, and crucial information is being overlooked. So, what if everyone had their own AI assistant?...That was the inspiration for Fireflies. Krish Ramineni, CEO and co-founder at startup Fireflies.ai, is our next guest on Relevant Founders, a startup making meetings more productive in terms of preparation and execution while maintaining their value.

Ken Ruggiero has over 25 years of expertise in management, finance, and business development as an integral part of management teams, growing in fast-changing environments.   Ascent Funding runs an award-winning lender program, committed to revolutionizing how students pay for higher education at colleges and coding boot camps. It is designed to keep the student at the center of the conversation about which school, which major, and how to invest wisely in education.

Jiang He received his B.S. from University of Science and Technology of China in 2009, and Ph.D. degree from Harvard in 2015. Also, he was recognized in Forbes Magazine’s “30 under 30 in Healthcare” (Top 30 game-changers in the field under the age of 30).  Vizgen pioneers single-cell spatial genomics. Their MERSCOPE platform accelerates drug discovery and development in oncology, immunology, neuroscience, infectious disease, developmental biology, cell and gene therapy.

Meetami was created in 2019 by Chief Strategy Officer and Co-Founder Sarah Morton. Together with her colleagues, she has created a suite of investment products and services for digital assets that are designed to provide wealth management advisors more autonomy.  Meetami is the sixth startup on Sarah's list, and it reflects her dedication to the "Art of the Start." A forward-thinking individual who dove headfirst into the world of cryptocurrencies, and tokenization, and has since enjoyed every minute of this adventure, with so much more to come.