TechCrunch Live (formerly Extra Crunch Live) is coming back this February and we have a fantastic line-up to kick off the new season. There are also changes to the show. In 2022, look for more pitch decks, more pitch-offs, and more of the best founder/investor combinations.
Last year’s season ended on a high note. We had Pilot’s founder explain how it convinced Index Ventures to think long-term about margin. Before that, Aileen Lee and Rachel Carlson presented Guild Education’s early pitch deck. They’re available here, but we hope you can catch them live in 2022. We’re always looking for good questions from the audience to ask guests, and soon startups will be able to apply to showcase their business.
TechCrunch Live helps founders build better venture-backed companies. We do this by bringing together startup founders and the investors who back them to talk about what exactly helped close the deal. What metrics are investors looking at? What questions did the founders answer that made VCs want to learn more? How did the founders communicate their big vision and step-by-step plan to get there?
We cover all of this — complete with a look at these companies’ early pitch decks and more — on TechCrunch Live. TechCrunch Live is also home to the TCL Pitch-off, where founders in the audience can step onto our virtual stage to introduce their startup to our valued guests and get their live feedback.
As with any TechCrunch event, this weekly series also features networking so you can meet and say hello to other attendees.
The event takes place every Wednesday at 12pm PT/3pm ET and is free to attend. Only TechCrunch+ members get access to the full library of on-demand content. So if you haven’t already, sign up now!
And without further ado, here’s a look at the standout guests joining us on TechCrunch Live in February.
Kanyi Maqubela (Kindred Ventures) + Dr. Jeff Wessler (Heartbeat Health)
February 9th – 12pm PT / 3pm ET
dr Jeff Wessler co-founded Heartbeat Health in 2016 to develop better heart care. After authoring the company’s pre-seed check, Kenyi Maqubela joined the founding team and board of heartbeat health in 2017. Maqubela’s company, Kindred Ventures, reinvested in Heartbeat Health in the next two rounds. Listen to TCL as Wessler presented Maqubela with his ambitious plan and eventually secured funding.
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Photo credit: Kindred Ventures / Heartbeat Health
Emmalyn Shaw (Flourish Ventures) + Itai Damti (Unit)
February 16 – 12pm PT / 3pm ET
Itai Damti co-founded Unit in 2019 to help companies integrate banking services into their consumer products. In 2020, Emmalyn Shaw invested in Unit’s Series A round and later in the company’s B round as Flourish’s Managing Partner. Join us on TCL as we talk about the early days of Unit and the pitch deck that helped close the fundraising deal with Flourish.
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Photo credit: Unit / Flourish Ventures
Nina Achadjian (Index Ventures) + Akilesh Bapu (DeepScribe)
February 23 – 12pm PT / 3pm ET
Akilesh Bapu co-founded DeepScribe while working on his masters program at UC Berkeley. The company is now five years old and has just raised a $30 million round led by Nina Achadjian at Index Ventures. We’re excited to have the pair at TCL to discuss their latest raise and what it took to get Index Ventures’ attention (and money).
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Photo credit: Index Ventures / DeepScribe
