Inception

Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with CEO Katy Cottam about how Luna Daily makes microbiome-balancing, taboo-breaking body care for all skin, even the most intimate.

In this episode, Katy shares how a life-altering health experience at a very young age inspired her to start her company, how her equally intense roles at two large corporations and one scrappy startup gave her the deep and multi-faceted skillset needed to flourish as a CEO, and how she plans to make Luna Daily the world’s defining brand for women of all ages and stages, empowering them to meaningfully connect with their bodies and with each other.

Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with CEO Katy Cottam about how Luna Daily makes microbiome-balancing, taboo-breaking body care for all skin, even the most intimate.

In this episode, Katy shares how a life-altering health experience at a very young age inspired her to start her company, how her equally intense roles at two large corporations and one scrappy startup gave her the deep and multi-faceted skillset needed to flourish as a CEO, and how she plans to make Luna Daily the world’s defining brand for women of all ages and stages, empowering them to meaningfully connect with their bodies and with each other.

Managing Partner Mike Edelhart speaks with Amélie Quilichini, CEO of Kolibri, a company that plays music to cells to unlock the cell culture revolution.

 In this episode, Amélie shares the ingenious way Kolibri uses acoustic waves to create the optimal environment for cell growth and production; how overcoming the intense biases she's experienced as a young, blonde, female entrepreneur has actually empowered her to be a stronger and more successful leader; and her plans to scale this revolutionary science to increase yield 10x and reduce production costs 50x, completely transforming the cell and gene therapy industry.

Managing Partner Mike Edelhart speaks with Amélie Quilichini, CEO of Kolibri, a company that plays music to cells to unlock the cell culture revolution.

 In this episode, Amélie shares the ingenious way Kolibri uses acoustic waves to create the optimal environment for cell growth and production; how overcoming the intense biases she's experienced as a young, blonde, female entrepreneur has actually empowered her to be a stronger and more successful leader; and her plans to scale this revolutionary science to increase yield 10x and reduce production costs 50x, completely transforming the cell and gene therapy industry.

From hand-cranked computers to touchpad screens, from “walking on the skulls of the dead” to building teams in virtual worlds, our oldest partner Mike Edelhart and youngest partner Jenna Jung discuss the difference 50 years have made in revolutionary tech, global power, and our ever-evolving VC culture. Plus, they try to answer the looming question: Are we innovating toward a dead end?

From hand-cranked computers to touchpad screens, from “walking on the skulls of the dead” to building teams in virtual worlds, our oldest partner Mike Edelhart and youngest partner Jenna Jung discuss the difference 50 years have made in revolutionary tech, global power, and our ever-evolving VC culture. Plus, they try to answer the looming question: Are we innovating toward a dead end?

Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Lauren Picasso, CEO of Cure, a premium hydration brand with a science-backed formula, plant-based ingredients, and four times the electrolytes of leading sports drinks.

Lauren shares how a highly effective, globally implemented hydration formula inspired her to found the company; the unanticipated health benefits the product provides to people with health conditions or dietary restrictions; and her goals for Cure to improve the lives of as many people as possible, both by expanding geographic distribution and by expanding the range of its innovative formula to address the full spectrum of our everyday needs, from increasing energy to assisting with sleep.

Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Lauren Picasso, CEO of Cure, a premium hydration brand with a science-backed formula, plant-based ingredients, and four times the electrolytes of leading sports drinks.

Lauren shares how a highly effective, globally implemented hydration formula inspired her to found the company; the unanticipated health benefits the product provides to people with health conditions or dietary restrictions; and her goals for Cure to improve the lives of as many people as possible, both by expanding geographic distribution and by expanding the range of its innovative formula to address the full spectrum of our everyday needs, from increasing energy to assisting with sleep.

Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Sabina Bruehlmann, CEO of Nimble, a company transforming personalized health through actionable intelligence from the gut microbiome.

In this episode, Sabina shares how Nimble’s novel science unlocks vast amounts of information that we’ve never been able to access before, the seemingly unlimited myriad of applications these invaluable insights will deliver, and her plans for their simple yet highly effective testing process to become as widely adopted as standard blood testing, greatly accelerating our understanding of our health and revolutionizing the entire industry.

Nimble just raised a $2M seed round - read all about it.

Managing Partner Mike Edelhart talks with Sabina Bruehlmann, CEO of Nimble, a company transforming personalized health through actionable intelligence from the gut microbiome.

In this episode, Sabina shares how Nimble’s novel science unlocks vast amounts of information that we’ve never been able to access before, the seemingly unlimited myriad of applications these invaluable insights will deliver, and her plans for their simple yet highly effective testing process to become as widely adopted as standard blood testing, greatly accelerating our understanding of our health and revolutionizing the entire industry.

Nimble just raised a $2M seed round - read all about it.