Category Visionaries
Welcome to Category Visionaries — the show dedicated to uncovering the go-to-market journeys behind the world’s most exciting B2B tech startups. In each episode, we sit down with a visionary founder who’s not just building a company, but creating or redefining a category. We’ll explore how they identified their market opportunity, crafted their early GTM strategy, scaled traction, and navigated the challenges of building something truly new. If you’re a builder, marketer, or founder, this show is your backstage pass to the GTM blueprints powering category-defining companies.
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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 759
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Yevgeny Pats, CEO and Founder of CloudQuery: $18.5 Million Raised to Build the Future of Data Integration
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Yevgeny Pats, CEO and Founder of CloudQuery, which has raised $18.5 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
- Yevgeny’s background in cybersecuri…
Gaurav Oberoi, CEO and Co-Founder of Lexion: $35 Million Raised to Build the Future of Contract Management
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Gaurav Oberoi, CEO and Co-Founder of Lexion, a company that has raised $35 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
- Gaurav’s background in compu…
Sammy Singh, CEO and Co-Founder of WurkNow: $15 Million Raised to Power the Future of Staffing
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Sammy Singh, CEO and Co-Founder of WurkNow, a digital staffing platform that's raised $15 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
- Sammy’s ethni…
Paul Monasterio, CEO and Co-Founder of Kalepa: $16 Million Raised to Power the Future of Insurance Underwriting
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Paul Monasterio, CEO and Co-Founder of Kalepa, an insurance underwriting platform that's raised $16 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
- Pau…
Ty Allen, CEO of SocialClimb: $12 Million Raised to Power the Future of Healthcare Marketing
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ty Allen, CEO of SocialClimb, a healthcare marketing platform that's raised $12 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
- Ty’s background as an e…
Jack Oslan, CEO and Co-Founder of Diamond Age: $58 Million Raised to Build the Future of 3D Printed Homes
Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Jack Oslan, Founder & Executi…
Zach Lloyd, CEO and Founder of Warp: $70 Million Raised to Build a Better Terminal
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Zach Lloyd, CEO and Founder of Warp, a Rust-based terminal that's raised $70 Million in funding, about why writing code in your terminal shou…
Paul Stovell, CEO and Founder of Octopus Deploy: Over $170 Million Raised to Build the Future of Deployment Automation
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Paul Stovell, CEO and Founder of Octopus Deploy, a deployment automation tool for DevOps that's raised over $170 Million in funding.
Topics D…
Mousa Yassin, CEO and Founder of Pixaera: $5.7 Million Raised to Build the Future of VR Safety Training
Welcome to another episode of Category Visionaries — the show that explores GTM stories from tech's most innovative B2B founders. In today's episode, we're speaking with Mousa Yassin, CEO & Founder o…
Liam Randall, CEO and Founder of Cosmonic: $8.5 Million Raised to Power the Future of WebAssembly
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Liam Randall, CEO and Founder of Cosmonic, a company that has raised $8.5 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
- Liam’s background as a hustle…
Philippe Petitpont, CEO and Co-Founder of NewsBridge: €12.5 Million Raised to Build the Future of Media Management
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Philippe Petitpont, CEO and Co-Founder of NewsBridge, a cloud media hub platform that's raised €12.5 Million in funding.
Topics Discussed:
- Ph…
Alan Shreve, CEO and Founder of Ngrok: $50 Million Raised to Help Devs Deploy SItes, Services, and Apps
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Alan Shreve, CEO and Founder of Ngrok, a unified ingress platform that has served over 6 million developers worldwide and raised $50 Million …
Max Bruner, CEO and Founder of Anzen Insurance: $10 Million Raised to Build the Future of Executive Risk Insurance
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Max Bruner, CEO and Founder of Anzen Insurance, a platform that is saving insurance brokers and companies thousands of hours and tons of stre…
Arik Shtilman, Rapyd: $15 Billion Valuation (Unicorn Builders)
In today's episode of Unicorn Builders, we speak with Arik Shtilman, CEO and Co-Founder of Rapyd, a Fintech as a service platform that's raised over $800 Million in funding, about why today’s global …
Ravi Parikh, CEO and Co-Founder of Airplane: Over $40 Million Raised to Build Better Developer Infrastructure For Internal Tooling
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Ravi Parikh, CEO and Co-Founder of Airplane, a developer platform for internal tooling that's raised over $40 Million in funding, about why a…
Funding the Future: Zamir Shukho, CEO and General Partner of Vibranium VC
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Zamir Shukho, CEO and General Partner of Vibranium VC.
Topics Discussed:
- Zamir's background working with startups and building acceleration p…
Craig Unger, CEO and Founder of Hyperproof: Over $22 Million Raised to Pioneer the Compliance Operations category
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Craig Unger, CEO and Founder of Hyperproof, a security assurance and compliance operations platform that's raised over $22 Million in funding…
Dan DeMers, CEO of Cinchy: Over $24 Million Raised to Build a Data Collaboration Platform That Makes Data Integration Obsolete
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Dan DeMers, CEO of Cinchy, a data collaboration platform that's raised over $24 Million in funding, about why the time has come for an altern…
Hanna Asmussen, CEO and Co-Founder of Localyze: Over $48 Million Raised to Build the Leading Global Mobility Platform for Companies and Employees
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Hanna Asmussen, CEO and Co-Founder of Localyze, an HR platform for talent mobility that's raised over $48 Million in funding, about why today…
Axel Bichara, Co-Founder and General Partner of Baukunst: $100 Million Raised for Venture-Driven Growth at the Intersection of Technology and Social Change
In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Axel Bichara, Co-Founder and General Partner of Baukunst, a VC fund that backs creative technologies, about the key criteria they look for in…