Pitch your startup to Kindred Ventures and Heartbeat Health

Join us Wednesday, February 9, at 11:30AM PT / 2:30PM ET for TechCrunch Live with Kanyi Maqubela (Kindred Ventures) and Dr. Jeff Wessler (Heartbeat Health).

Dr. Jeff Wessler co-founded Heartbeat Health in 2016 to develop better heart care. After writing the company’s pre-seed check, Kanyi Maqubela joined Heartbeat Health’s founding team and board of directors in 2017. Maqubela’s firm, Kindred Ventures, reinvested in Heartbeat Health over the next two rounds. Hear on TCL how Wessler pitched Maqubela on his ambitious plan and eventually secured funding.  Stay tuned after the interview for the TCL Pitch-off.  Attendees of the event can raise their hand starting at 1130am PT to submit their info for a chance to pitch live during the event.

Upcoming TechCrunch Live events:

Thursday, February 10 and February 24, at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET

Join us every other Thursday for a special live edition of Equity, so you can catch the episode before it drops and stay tuned after the discussion to participate in a Q&A session with Alex, Mary Ann, and Natasha. Register for the February episodes below to join us on our virtual event venue, Hopin, for your chance to ask a question.

Itai Damti (Unit) + Emmalyn Shaw (Flourish)

Wednesday, February 16, at 11:30AM PST / 2:30PM EST

Itai Damti co-founded Unit in 2019 to help businesses integrate banking services into their consumer products. In 2020, Emmalyn Shaw, as Flourish’s managing partner, invested in Unit’s Series A round, and later, in the company’s B round. Join us on TCL as we talk through Unit’s earlier days and the pitch deck that that helped close the fundraising deal with Flourish.

Thursday, February 17, at 10:00AM PT / 1:00PM ET

Join us as we sit down with QuizUp founder Thor Fridriksson, who has proven himself a master of developing viral mobile games, and learn about his template for success and what he's learned from his failures.

Nina Achadjian (Index Ventures) + Akilesh Bapu (DeepScribe)

Wednesday, February 23, at 11:30AM PST / 2:30PM EST

Akilesh Bapu co-founded DeepScribe while working on his master's program at UC Berkeley. The company is now five years old and just raised a $30 million round led by Nina Achadjian at Index Ventures. We're excited to have the pair on TCL to talk through its latest raise and what it took to get Index Ventures' attention (and money).

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