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
Zak Lefevre, CEO of ChargeLab: $20 Million Raised to Build the Operating System for EV Chargers
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Zak Lefevre, CEO of ChargeLab, a back-end software solution platform focusing on the infrastructure of tomorrow. Electric vehicles are becomi…
Nick Clarke, CEO of Greywing: $2.5 Million Raised to Drive Digital Adoption in The Shipping Industry and Modernize Maritime Logistics
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Nick Clarke, the Founder & CEO of Greywing, about his experience in the world of maritime affairs, one of the most important but often invisi…
Shane Mac, Co-founder & President of XMTP: $25 Million+ Raised to Build the Communication Network For Web3
Krish Ramineni, CEO of Fireflies: $19 Million Raised to Build the Future of AI Meeting Assistants
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Krish Ramineni, CEO of Fireflies.ai, an AI meeting assistant promising to revolutionize the value of videoconferencing by unlocking actionabl…
Arjun Bhatnagar, CEO of Cloaked: $25 Million Raised to Build the Future of Data Privacy
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Arjun Bhatnagar about how Cloaked is promising to disrupt the consumer privacy space by offering unlimited online identities to keep your dat…
Brendan Playford, CEO of Pngme: $18 Million Raised to Support Financial Inclusivity and Unlock Economic Potential Across the Developing World
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Brendan Playford, CEO of Pngme about his unorthodox journey to startup CEO, and how Pngme is unlocking the potential of people across Africa …
Nicolai Elmqvist, CEO of Arkyn: $3 Million Raised to Help Organizations Unlock the Full Potential of SAP
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Nicolai Elmqvist, CEO of Arkyn, about how his enterprise software startup is making life easier for employees all over Europe and beyond, dri…
Justin Miller, CEO of Showplace: $2 Million Raised to Build a New Category of Tools For the Vacation Rental Management Market
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Justin Miller, the CEO of Showplace, about his decade in the short-term rental space, and why Showplace is making it easier than ever for new…
Jonas Overgaard, CEO of Anyday.io: $4M Raised to Transform the Buy Now Pay Later Market
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 Jonas Overgaard, CEO & Founde…
Gabor Balogh, CEO of Trucksters: $21 Million Raised to Build the Future of Long Haul Trucking
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 Gabor Balogh, CEO & Founder o…
Romaric Philogene, CEO of Qovery: $4 Million Raised to Help You Deploy Your Apps on AWS in Seconds
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 Romaric Philogène, CEO & Foun…
Martin Mao, CEO of Chronosphere: $250 Million Raised to Build the Future of Observability
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Martin Mao, CEO and co-founder of Chronosphere.io, a Cloud-Native Observability Platform that raised more than $250 million in funding and ha…
Luca Zambello, CEO of Jurny: $12 Million Raised to Create a More Seamless Hotel and Airbnb Check-In Experience
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Luca Zembello, CEO of Jurny, about his journey from starting out in hospitality to pushing innovation across the entire industry, and how Jur…
Joseph Schneier, CEO of Trusty Care: $13+ Million Raised to Shape the Future of Medicare
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Joseph Schneier, CEO and Founder of Trusty Care, a platform that helps coordinate healthcare for millions of Americans covered by Medicare. …
Gabor Balogh, CEO of Trucksters: $21 Million Raised to Build the Future of Long Haul Trucking
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 Gabor Balogh, CEO & Founder o…
Pierce Ujjainwalla, CEO of Knak: $25 Million Raised to Empower Enterprise Marketers with Codeless Email and Landing Page Creation
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak to Pierce Ujjainwalla from Knak, a no-code campaign creation platform redefining contemporary marketing. Pierce experienced firsthand the challeng…
Jonas Overgaard, CEO of Anyday.io: $4M Raised to Transform the Buy Now Pay Later Market
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 Jonas Overgaard, CEO & Founde…
Rob Carpenter, CEO of Valyant AI: $15M Raised to Tackle the Labor Shortage at Quick Serve Restaurants with Conversational AI
In today’s episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Rob Carpenter, CEO of Valyant AI — a conversational AI platform that integrates existing mobile, web, call ahead, kiosk and drive-thru platfo…
Douglas Ver Mulm, CEO & Founder of Stable Insurance: $3.7 Million Raised to Build the Future of Rideshare Insurance
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 Douglas Ver Mulm, CEO & Found…
Bob Suh, CEO of OnCorps: $18M Raised to Help Large Financial Institutions Solve Operational Problems with AI
provider with more than $18 million in funding. Bob is an Applied Economist with a Masters from Harvard, an active angel investor, investing in 20+ enterprise startups over the past decade, and previ…