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The Room Podcast

Claudia Laurie and Madison McIlwain

Welcome to the Room. A series interviewing your favorite tech founders and funders. Our guests were in the room where it happened and they’re sharing their stories.

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Building an Enterprise VC Firm with Jai Das, President and Co-Founder of Sapphire Ventures | Founding the Fund 4 2026-08-04 · 53m
Turning Content into Competitive Advantage with Packy McCormick | Founding the Fund 3 2026-07-09 · 44m
Backing Technical Founders with Amplify Partners Founder Sunil Dhaliwal | Founding the Fund 2 2026-06-25 · 69m
Investing in Trillion-Dollar Outcomes with Ben Ling of Bling Capital | Founding the Fund 1 2026-06-16 · 52m
S14E8: From a Shark Tank No to Billion-Dollar Exit with Ring Inventor, Jamie Siminoff 2026-05-05 · 46m
S14E7: Building the AI Layer for Legal Work with Scott Stevenson, Co-Founder and CEO of Spellbook 2026-04-28 · 40m
S14E6: The End of Waiting for Payday with EarnIn Founder, Ram Palaniappan 2026-04-21 · 30m
S14E5: Building the Red Bull for Relaxation with Ben Witte, Founder and CEO of Recess 2026-04-14 · 41m
S14E4: Why Usage-Based Billing Is Inevitable with Metronome Co-Founder Scott Woody 2026-04-07 · 50m
S14E3: Ryan Daniels, Founder & CEO of Crosby, on Legal Services in the Age of AI 2026-03-31 · 45m
S14E2: Alex Halliday, Founder of AirOps, on Content Engineering and the AI Marketing Stack 2026-03-24 · 51m
S14E1: Nirav Tolia, Nextdoor CEO, on Building Community Platforms, Product-Market Fit, and the Future of AI in Local Networks 2026-03-17 · 70m
From Stitch Fix to AI Search with Daydream Founder Julie Bornstein | Inside Summit 2025 [LIVE] 2025-12-23 · 36m
Ethical AI, Iteration Velocity, and the Future of Software with Grant Lee (Gamma), Noah MacCallum (Open AI), Malte Ubl (Vercel), Chris Messina (Product Leader), Ash Kumrah (The AI Collective) | Inside Summit 2025 [LIVE] 2025-12-16 · 36m
Navigating the New M&A Landscape with Indy Guha (VMG), Jared Roesch (OctoAI), Dan Kang (Mercury), Michelle Edwards (Perkins Coi) | Inside Summit 2025 [LIVE] 2025-12-09 · 35m
Solving Data Fragmentation at Scale with Michel Tricot, Co-Founder & CEO of Airbyte | Inside Summit 2025 [LIVE] 2025-12-02 · 26m
S13E8: Designing Payroll for Small Businesses with Gusto’s Co-Founder, Tomer London 2025-11-18 · 48m
S13E7: Reimagining Content, Provenance, and AI with Cloudflare’s VP of Product, William Allen 2025-11-11 · 41m
S13E6: How Almost Friday Media is Shaping the Next Era of Entertainment with Jack Barrett 2025-11-04 · 32m
S13E5: From Palantir to Hex — How Barry McCardel and Caitlin Colgrove Built the Modern Data Workspace 2025-10-28 · 47m
S13E4: From Sleeping at AOL to Building Bolt with Eric Simons, Founder and CEO of Bolt.new 2025-10-21 · 42m
S13E3: Creating Longevity Drugs for Dogs with Celine Halioua, Founder of Loyal 2025-10-14 · 45m
S13E2: Scaling Warp and Supercharging Developers with AI with Founder Zach Lloyd 2025-10-07 · 46m
S13E1: Reinventing Work Through AI-Native Communication with Craig Walker, Founder & CEO of Dialpad 2025-09-30 · 53m
New York Tech Week Special: Live Recording with Partiful Co-Founder and CEO, Shreya Murthy 2025-07-01 · 55m
S12E8: Direct-to-Consumer Pioneer to AI Psychology with Neil Parikh, Co-Founder of Casper and Slingshot 2025-05-27 · 49m
S12E7: From Tech Reporter to Media Founder with Alex Konrad, Founder of Upstarts Media 2025-05-20 · 43m
S12E6: Data Ownership in the AI Era with Anna Kazlauskas, Founder of Vana 2025-05-13 · 43m
S12E5: Bootstrapping to Billions in Corporate Travel with Elia Wallen, Founder and CEO of Engine 2025-05-06 · 35m
S12E4: The New Developer Experience with Factory Co-Founders, Matan Grinberg & Eno Reyes 2025-04-29 · 54m
S12E3: The Road to Driverless Vehicles with Tiancheng Lou, Co-Founder of Pony AI 2025-04-22 · 48m
S12E2: Supercharging Sales Teams Using AI with Alexa Grabell, Co-Founder of Pocus 2025-04-15 · 44m
S12E1: Building Global Trade Infrastructure with Ryan Petersen, Founder and CEO of Flexport 2025-04-08 · 61m
S11E9: A Law Firm for Founders with Agatha Kluk and Sonia Farber, Co-Founders of Kluk Farber Law, Now Part of Perkins Coie (Bonus Holiday Episode) 2024-12-19 · 51m
S11E8: From Bootstrapping to SaaS Industry Leader with Wade Foster, Co-Founder of Zapier 2024-11-19 · 47m
S11E7: The Future of Fintech for Founders with Mercury Co-Founder and CEO, Immad Akhund [LIVE] 2024-11-12 · 38m
S11E6: Building the Unified API with Merge Co-Founder, Shensi Ding 2024-11-05 · 38m
S11E5: Innovating Financial Inclusion and Pay Flexibility with Jason Lee, Founder of Salt Labs and DailyPay 2024-10-29 · 48m
S11E4: Transforming Sweet Treats using Clean Ingredients with Kevin McCarthy, CEO of Unreal 2024-10-22 · 40m
S11E3: Reversing Type 2 Diabetes using Tech and Nutrition with Sami Inkinen, Founder of Virta Health 2024-10-15 · 50m
S11E2: Branding, Bedding, and Wellness Innovation with Ariel Kaye, Founder of Parachute 2024-10-08 · 45m
S11E1: Empowering The Future of Generative AI Search with Johnny Ho, Co-Founder of Perplexity 2024-10-01 · 34m
Special Season: Inside Summit 2024 Fireside Chat with Kashish Gupta Co-CEO and Co-Founder of Hightouch 2024-09-18 · 47m
Special Season: Inside Summit 2024 The Future of DTC ft. Nik Sharma, Coterie, De Soi, and TYB 2024-09-10 · 44m
Special Season: Inside Summit 2024 The Future of Platforms Panel ft. Beli, Saturn, Landing, and Diem 2024-09-03 · 46m
Special Season: Inside Summit 2024 Next Gen GenAI Panel ft. Tavus, Multimodal, Dynamo AI, Canapi Ventures, and GenAI Collective 2024-08-29 · 48m
Special Season: Inside Summit 2024 Fireside Chat with KJ Sidberry of Google Ventures 2024-08-21 · 40m
Special Season: Inside Summit 2024 Recap 2024-08-13 · 25m
S10E8: Pioneering Soda, Gut Health, and Lifestyle with Ben Goodwin, Co-Founder of OLIPOP 2024-05-14 · 52m
S10E7: Enabling Scheduling Mastery for Every Professional with Matt Martin, Co-Founder of Clockwise 2024-05-07 · 45m
S10E6: Democratizing Life Management for Every Consumer with Meghan Joyce, CEO and Founder of Duckbill 2024-04-30 · 53m
S10E5: Starting and Scaling a Venture Firm with Eva Ho, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Fika Ventures 2024-04-23 · 49m
S10E4: Art Basel Miami Rewind: An Interview with Daniel Betts, CEO of Blue Frontier, and Tosh Ernest, Head of SVB Catalyst 2045 [LIVE] 2024-04-16 · 51m
S10E3: Revolutionizing Wellness and Community with Julie Rice of SoulCycle and Peoplehood 2024-04-09 · 51m
S10E2: The Next Wave in Digital Payments with Larry Diamond and ZIP 2024-04-02 · 44m
S10E1: Using Transparency and Innovation to Transform Wellness with Katerina Schneider and Ritual 2024-03-26 · 43m
Welcome to The Room! 2024-02-17 · 4m
S9E8: Cristina Junqueira is Revolutionizing Digital Banking Services with Nubank 2023-10-31 · 42m
S9E7: Christelle Rohaut is Matching Employers with Modern Office Spaces using Codi 2023-10-24 · 38m
S9E6: Optimizing Security and Compliance Using Vanta’s Trust Management for SaaS Businesses with Vanta CEO Christina Cacioppo 2023-10-17 · 38m
S9E5: Powering the Future of Blockchain with Kathleen Breitman of Tezos 2023-10-03 · 42m
S9E4: Guillermo Rauch, Co-Author of Next.js, is Revolutionizing Web Development with Vercel 2023-09-26 · 50m
S9E3: Julianna Lamb and Reed McGinley-Stempel are Unlocking Secure Authentication for Businesses of all Sizes with Stytch 2023-09-19 · 48m
S9E2: Devo Harris, Founder of Adventr, Is Producing Success From G.O.O.D. Music to Building AI Brands 2023-09-12 · 46m
S9E1: Iman Abuzeid and Incredible Health are Revolutionizing Healthcare via their Nurse Hiring Platform 2023-09-05 · 44m
The Room Podcast x Bessemer Venture Partners' Wish I Knew: Sarah Friar: Career lessons on community, conviction, and capital from Nextdoor’s CEO 2023-07-17 · 39m
S8E8: Ty Haney and Breana Teubner, CEO and COO of TYB, Share about the Future of Commerce by Leveraging Community as a Growth Chanel 2023-05-23 · 52m
S8E7: Yin Wu's Journey of Empowering Startups with Pulley's Equity Management Solutions [LIVE] 2023-05-16 · 49m
S8E6: How Rahul Vohra's Superhuman Revolution is Transforming Email for Professionals 2023-05-09 · 47m
S8E5: How Postscript and Adam Turner Help E-Commerce Businesses Build Stronger Customer Relationships 2023-05-02 · 47m
BONUS: Exploring Coda's Innovative Approach to a Workflow Document with Founder Shishir Mehrotra [From the Archives] 2023-04-25 · 49m
S8E4: Vlad Magdalin and Webflow are Revolutionizing Website Design by Making it Accessible to All 2023-04-18 · 46m
S8E3: Jaclyn Rice Nelson and her Expert Engineers at Tribe AI are Bringing Businesses into the Modern World of AI and Machine Learning 2023-04-11 · 47m
S8E2: Sampriti Bhattacharyya the CEO and Founder of Navier Is Changing Maritime Transportation through Electrification and Nautical Autonomy 2023-04-04 · 42m
S8E1: Cristóbal Valenzuela Brings Us into the Future of Creative Editing with Runway and their Generative AI-powered Suite 2023-03-29 · 47m
S7E8: Edith Harbaugh on Unlocking Feature Flagging and Feature Management at Scale with LaunchDarkly 2022-11-22 · 47m
S7E7: Samir Vasavada of Vise on Building a Fintech Unicorn and the Future of Investing 2022-11-15 · 42m
S7E6: Sarah Flint is Disrupting Footwear by Building Modern Luxury for Today’s Woman 2022-11-08 · 33m
S7E5: Kashish Gupta and Hightouch Leverage “Reverse ETL” When Building Your Modern Data Stack 2022-11-01 · 46m
S7E4: How Jamie Norwood and Cynthia Plotch of Stix Are Transforming Women’s Health, Starting With How Women Shop for Their Health Essentials 2022-10-25 · 41m
S7E3: William Santana Li and Knightscope are Using Robots to Drop Crime Rates on a Local and National Level 2022-10-18 · 49m
S7E2: Kelsey Mellard is Easing Access to Specialists in Health, Tech, Policy, and Product with Her Company, Sitka 2022-10-11 · 42m
S7E1: Spencer Rascoff, Co-Founder of Zillow, Gives Advice for Entrepreneurs Amidst a Macroeconomic Downturn 2022-10-04 · 37m
S6E8: Anvisha Pai and Dover are Automating the Recruiting and Hiring Process for the Businesses of Today 2022-07-05 · 37m
S6E7: David Yuan, Founder and General Partner of Tidemark Capital, Discusses the Business of Launching a Venture Fund [LIVE at the EVCA Summit] 2022-06-28 · 30m
S6E6: Andrew Savage and Suma Brands are Guiding Retail Brands on Amazon to Their Full Potential 2022-06-21 · 37m
S6E5: Lisa Bubbers, Co-Founder of Studs, is Bringing the Ear-Piercing Industry into the Modern Era with Integrated Piercing and Shopping Experiences 2022-06-14 · 33m
S6E4: Sarah LaFleur, Founder of M.M.LaFleur, is Leading an Evolution of the Modern Women's Work Wear 2022-06-07 · 39m
S6E4: Sarah LaFleur, Founder of M.M.LaFleur, is Leading an Evolution of the Modern Women's Work Wear 2022-06-07 · 39m
S6E3: Sandra Abrevaya and Her Husband Brian Are Making the Battle Against A.L.S. More Accessible to the Public 2022-05-31 · 41m
S6E3: Sandra Abreveaya and Her Husband Brian Are Making the Battle Against A.L.S. More Accessible to the Public 2022-05-31 · 41m
S6E2: Julie Bornstein of Nordstrom, Sephora, and Stitch Fix Revolutionzlied Personalized Online Shopping with Her Own Startup, THE YES 2022-05-24 · 48m
S6E1: Co-Founder & CRO, Shuo Wang, and Deel are Reimagining Payouts for Businesses on a Global Scale 2022-05-17 · 33m
Movers & Shakers S2E4: Naomi Shah, Founder and CEO of Meet Cute, Discusses the Future for Romantic Comedies 2022-05-03 · 47m
Movers & Shakers S2E3: Entering the Venture Capital Ecosystem with Rachel Goddard, Partner at Cooley LLP 2022-04-26 · 34m
Movers & Shakers S2E2: The Modern Method of Targeted Digital Advertising, a Crypto Bear Perspective and More with Zach Coelius, Co-Founder of Triggit and Coelius Capital 2022-04-19 · 40m
Movers & Shakers Ep 5: Optimizing SaaS and Cloud Software Companies with Mary D’Onofrio of the Bessemer Venture Partners 2022-04-12 · 33m
Movers & Shakers S2E1: Optimizing SaaS and Cloud Software Companies with Mary D’Onofrio of the Bessemer Venture Partners 2022-04-12 · 33m
S&M S2E1: Optimizing SaaS and Cloud Software Companies with Mary D’Onofrio of the Bessemer Venture Partners 2022-04-12 · 33m
S5E8: Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, Co-Founder of Gilt Groupe, Is Sharing Her Experience With New Founders as the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Clerisy 2022-03-08 · 40m
S5E7: Rathna Sharad, CEO and founder of FlavorCloud is Unlocking International Supply Chains and Shipping for Startups 2022-03-01 · 38m
S5E7: Rathna Sharad, CEO and Founder of FlavorCloud is Unlocking International Supply Chains and Shipping for Startups 2022-03-01 · 38m
S5E6: Mac Conwell of RareBreed Ventures is Serving His Community by Turning LP Relationships Upside Down 2022-02-22 · 40m
S5E5: Early Stage, Go-To-Market Strategies with Ash Rust of Sterling Road 2022-02-15 · 28m
S5E4: Kelly Graziadei and Joanna Lee Shevelenko of F7 Ventures Create an Inclusive Space for Women In Ventures 2022-02-08 · 31m
S5E3: How Faye Keegan of Dipsea is Empowering Women Using Audio-First Content with Sex-Positive Narratives 2022-02-01 · 27m
S5E2: Scaling & innovating on CPG with Graham Fortgang of MatchaBar 2022-01-25 · 43m
S5E1: Jeremy Cai and Italic are Changing the Game for Manufacturers and Merchants 2022-01-18 · 41m
Movers & Shakers Ep 4: Ryan Mundy of Alkeme Health 2021-12-07 · 37m
Movers & Shakers Ep 3: Paige Finn Doherty of Behind Genius Ventures 2021-11-30 · 40m
Movers & Shakers Ep 2: Gaby Goldberg of The Chernin Group 2021-11-23 · 36m
Movers & Shakers: Madison Campbell of Leda Health 2021-11-16 · 35m
Season 3 & 4 Recap: Madison & Claudia 2021-11-11 · 34m
S4E8: Andy Ruben of Trove on empowering and rethinking sustainable consumption 2021-10-05 · 44m
S4E7: Katie Warner Johnson of Carbon38 on the artistry of entrepreneurship and disrupting the activewear industry 2021-09-28 · 42m
S4E7: Katie Warner Johnson of Carbon38 on the artistry of entrepreneurship and disrupting the activewear industry 2021-09-28 · 42m
S4E6: Sashee Chandran of Tea Drops on disrupting CPG, the power of grit, and sustainability 2021-09-21 · 40m
S4E5: Startup Banking 101 with Vera Shokina of SVB 2021-09-14 · 29m
S4E4: Danielle Cohen-Shohet on the future of beauty and disrupting tech for hyper-local businesses 2021-09-07 · 31m
S4E3: Katherine Salisbury of Qapital on Disrupting Personal Finance 2021-08-30 · 29m
S4E2: Sydney Sykes of BLCK VC on transforming VC and building diverse communities for future founders & funders 2021-08-23 · 32m
S4E1: Kara Goldin of Hint. Accidental entrepreneurship and growing a household CPG brand with the founder of your favorite water. 2021-08-16 · 49m
S3E8: Heidi Zak of ThirdLove on fundraising, finding product-market fit, and the future of eCommerce and D2C 2021-06-22 · 42m
S3E7: The Future of Work with Frank Weishaupt of Owl Labs and Roy Hirshland of T3 Advisors 2021-06-15 · 43m
S3E6: In the Room with Analisa Goodin of Catch&Release | On building marketplaces, the intersection of art, creatives, and tech, and first-time fundraising 2021-06-08 · 42m
S3E5: In the Room with Michelle Zatlyn of Cloudflare 2021-06-01 · 42m
S3E4: Ask the expert- Starting up with Legal featuring Lauren Creel of Cooley LLP 2021-05-25 · 37m
S3E3: Founder & Funder Perspectives- The first fundraise featuring Maria Salamanca of Unshackled Ventures 2021-05-18 · 36m
S3E2: SJ Sacchetti of Cleo 2021-05-11 · 42m
S3E1: Ciara 2021-05-04 · 41m
Season 2 Recap: Claudia & Madison 2021-04-29 · 34m
Season 2 Bonus: Henrique Dubugras of Brex 2021-04-27 · 37m
Season 2 Episode 9: Trae Vassallo of Defy.VC 2021-04-06 · 46m
Season 2 Episode 8: Liz Meyerdirk of The Pill Club 2021-03-30 · 44m
Season 2 Episode 7: Zubin Koticha of Opyn 2021-03-23 · 39m
Season 2 Episode 6: Allison Barr Allen of Fast 2021-03-16 · 36m
Season 2 Episode 5: Sridhar Ramaswamy of Neeva 2021-03-09 · 38m
Season 2 Episode 4: Jesse Draper of Halogen Ventures 2021-03-02 · 26m
Season 2 Episode 3: Jane Metcalfe of Wired 2021-02-23 · 29m
Season 2 Episode 2: Ajay Kori of Urban Stems 2021-02-16 · 40m
Season 2 Episode 1: Amy Chang of Accompany 2021-02-09 · 36m
Season 1 Recap: Claudia & Madison 2021-02-02 · 31m
Episode 8: Amit Sharma of Narvar 2021-01-05 · 36m
Episode 7: Alexa Buckley of Margaux 2020-12-29 · 32m
Episode 6: Amy Nelson of The Riveter 2020-12-22 · 35m
Episode 5: Shishir Mehrotra of Coda 2020-12-15 · 43m
Episode 4: Jessica Lessin of The Information 2020-12-08 · 34m
Episode 3: Hope Cochran of Madrona Venture Group 2020-12-01 · 38m
Episode 2: Coral Chung of Senreve 2020-11-24 · 40m
Episode 1: Matt and Swati of Incite 2020-11-17 · 46m
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