Inside Startup Investing with Chris Lustrino

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Join Chris Lustrino as he talks to startup founders, angel investors, fund managers, investing platform executives, and more about the online private markets. Inside Startup Investing gives listeners the inside scoop on alternative investing such as startups from an investor and founder perspectives.

Episode Date
How Chris Graebe Built a Portfolio of Startup Winners
Jun 11, 2026
DealMaker CEO Rebecca Kacaba on the Rise of Retail Investors
Jun 04, 2026
Inside Oxeia Biopharma’s Mission to Heal Brain Damage From Concussions
May 28, 2026
How Pytheas Energy Is Using AI to Revive Abandoned Oil Wells
May 20, 2026
Renji Bijoy, Immersed — The Future of Work Through Spatial Computing
May 12, 2026
Madeline Fraser, Gemist — Modernizing Jewelry With AI and Custom Ecommerce
May 07, 2026
George Moringer, Tapouts — The $5M Child Wellness Platform Teaching Kids Emotional Intelligence
Apr 30, 2026
Inside Startup Investing: Carter Fowler, Totem — The Viral Offline Device Solving a Universal Problem
Apr 27, 2026
Alaffia: Building a Profitable Social Enterprise Connecting West Africa to Global Markets
Apr 24, 2026
Solgaard: Building a Sustainable Travel Brand by Turning Ocean Plastic into Premium Products
Apr 17, 2026
Fragment Media: Building a $40M Digital Media Business by Selling Quality Journalism
Apr 17, 2026
Reinventing the Wheel: How GACW Is Building Airless Suspension Wheels for Extreme Performance
Apr 03, 2026
How Sen-Jam Is Building a Portfolio of Inflammation Drugs
Mar 27, 2026
Atari Hotels: Building a $124M Gaming-Themed Destination in Phoenix
Mar 18, 2026
Why Most Crowdfunding Campaigns Fail (And How Top Issuers Avoid It)
Mar 05, 2026
FDA Progress + Manufacturing Scale: Inside Pirouette Pharma's Latest Round
Feb 25, 2026
From 7 Years to 12 Weeks: Sunstone Health’s AI for Epilepsy & Autism
Feb 19, 2026
Atombeam: AI Data Compaction That Sends 4× More Data Without New Networks
Feb 11, 2026
Scaling Regenerative Ag with Swarms of Robots
Feb 04, 2026
Why People Buy: Inside Solsten's Cognitive-Behavioral AI
Jan 22, 2026
Scaling Whiskey in a Down Market: Cleveland’s Global Pivot
Jan 07, 2026
Robots as a Service: Macrovey's Recurring Revenue Model in the Aisles
Dec 23, 2025
Paladin Power: The Inverter Breakthrough Making Homes Truly Off-Grid
Dec 16, 2025
Chad Rosen, Victory Hemp — Clean Protein, Oils & Xylitol from Hemp Seeds
Dec 04, 2025
Kevin Morse, Cairnspring Mills — Building the Craft Flour Category at Scale
Nov 19, 2025
John Imbriglia, Crowd Street — From Digital CRE Pioneer to Full-Stack Private Markets
Nov 13, 2025
Stacy Spikes, MoviePass — Rebooting a Cult Brand with Fantasy-Style Movie Gaming
Nov 05, 2025
Fran Maier, BabyQuip — The “Airbnb for Baby Gear” Goes Mainstream
Oct 30, 2025
Ivan Lo, Breath Diagnostics — A Breath Test for Early Lung Cancer
Oct 23, 2025
Cathy Minter, wisdom.io — AI Fall Detection & Aging-in-Place Done Right
Oct 16, 2025
Citizens Coffee: Scaling an Australian-Style Café Brand Across Texas & Beyond
Sep 26, 2025
Windlift: Airborne Wind Power and Tethered Flight Systems for Energy and Defense
Sep 18, 2025
HEVO: The Wireless EV Charging Platform Powering the Next Wave of Mobility
Sep 04, 2025
How Groomit Is Scaling On-Demand Mobile Pet Grooming — With Quality and Control
Aug 28, 2025
How BackerKit Went from Crowdfunding Tool to Powering $26M Campaigns
Aug 21, 2025
Cracking 401(k)s: Sphere’s Climate-Friendly Fund with CEO Alex Wright-Gladstein
Aug 14, 2025
Building the Next History Channel on YouTube—Yarnhub CEO David Webb
Jul 31, 2025
Re-Programming Viruses to Fight Brain Tumors—Inside Siren Biotechnology
Jul 24, 2025
Replacing Hydraulics: Rise Robotics’ Clean Tech Opportunity
Jul 17, 2025
Building a DTC Hardware Giant From Cold Water
Jul 10, 2025
Founder-Market Fit in Action: From Asthma Patient to CEO
Jul 04, 2025
How Dr. Zwade Marshall Built a Fintech for His Peers
Jun 27, 2025
From Lab to Industry: How Avadain is Commercializing Graphene
Jun 19, 2025
From Shared Kitchens to Scale: Building a Food Startup That Lasts
Jun 12, 2025
Sowing Innovation: How Hylio Is Revolutionizing Farming with Drones
Apr 03, 2025
Stormalong Cider: From Orchard Roots to a Flourishing Future
Mar 27, 2025
Transforming the Construction Industry with Hemp
Mar 20, 2025
Planting the Future: PLNT Burger's Journey to Transform Fast Food
Feb 27, 2025
Scoring Goals and Dreams: Carrick Rangers' Journey Through Football Investment
Feb 20, 2025
Revolutionizing Local Weather Forecasting with WeatherFlow-Tempest
Feb 06, 2025
Transforming Land Surveying by Air: SmartDrone
Jan 23, 2025
Qnetic's Flywheel: A Giant Leap in Mechanical Energy Storage
Jan 12, 2025
The Impact of AI on Healthcare Efficiency: A Deep Dive with Roy Malkin
Dec 30, 2024
Frontline Tech: How Elemeno Health is Transforming Medical Training
Dec 17, 2024
Meat N' Bone: The Art of Meat Retailing
Dec 15, 2024
House Calls Reimagined: Pivotal Health's Quest to Transform Urgent Care
Dec 09, 2024
A Taste of Australia: Justin Giuffrida's Quest to Elevate U.S. Coffee Culture
Nov 21, 2024
How NetSpeek Is Solving Office A/V Challenges Using AI
Nov 04, 2024
How to Invest in Sustainable Forestry and Offset Your Carbon Footprint
Oct 28, 2024
Revolutionizing Personal Security with Our Bond
Sep 30, 2024
Fan-Owned Media, Movie-Making and Catching up with Jeff Annison
Sep 23, 2024
Continuous Care: How Future Cardia is Changing Heart Monitoring
Sep 02, 2024
David Phillips: Transforming Timeless Tales into Modern Successes
Aug 26, 2024
Digging Deep: EarthGrid's Revolution in Underground Infrastructure
Aug 19, 2024
Innovating Iconic Brands with Ronny Shmoel of Circuit City
Aug 12, 2024
AJNA BioSciences: Pioneering Plant-Based Pharmaceuticals
Jul 22, 2024
Strategic Acquisitions and Growth with Novastone's Adam Salmen
Jul 11, 2024
Shining a Light on Community Solar with Gary Skulnik
Jul 01, 2024
The Future of Gaming and Content Creation with Overplay
Jun 24, 2024
TriAgenics: Innovating Dental Care with Leigh Colby
Jun 17, 2024
Innovation in Auto-Injectors: Pirouette Medical's Journey with Conor Cullinane
Jun 10, 2024
Sweater’s Approach to Inclusive Venture Funds
Jun 02, 2024
Annette Azan’s Mission to Redefine Women's Intimate Wear
May 26, 2024
Diversifying Real Estate: Dutch Mendenhall's Investment Strategies
May 13, 2024
Luca Zambello on Transforming Short-Term Rentals with AI
Apr 18, 2024
Infinity Fuel Cell: Powering Space and Beyond with William Smith
Apr 04, 2024
Making Every Car Autonomous: Epilog’s Bold Vision
Mar 29, 2024
Choose Your Horizon: At-Home Psychedelic Treatments with Mark Holland
Mar 14, 2024
Investing in a Greener Future with Arthur Pierse of WeClimate
Mar 07, 2024
Navigating Venture Capital: Insights from Hustle Fund's Haley Bryant
Mar 03, 2024
Citizen Portal: AI's Potential Impact on Transparent Governance
Feb 23, 2024
Sebastian Duque's Playbook: Building the Uber of Soccer with Plei
Feb 16, 2024
Soccer, Strategy, and Success with OCSC’s Dan Rutstein
Feb 11, 2024
Decoding Crowdcube's Success with Matt Cooper
Feb 04, 2024
Bode Miller and Andy Wirth: Blending Olympic Legacy with Industry Innovation at Peak Ski
Jan 28, 2024
Becoming the Trader Joe’s of electronics with Spencer Martin
Jan 21, 2024
From SkyMall to Sustainable Homes with Bob Worsley
Jan 12, 2024
Faith and Finance: EquityVest’s Mission with Tom Bassford
Jan 05, 2024
A Step Ahead in Children's Footwear with Mike Gugat
Dec 31, 2023
Sustainable, Regenerative Farming with John Kempf
Dec 17, 2023
Custom Van Manufacturing: P.J. Tezza's Journey with ModVans
Dec 10, 2023
Innovating Children's Tech: Dane Witbeck of Pinwheel
Nov 16, 2023
Revolutionizing Franchise Investments: Kenny Rose on FranShares
Nov 12, 2023
Powering the Future with Renewable Inergy
Nov 02, 2023
Battery Safety Revolution: A Deep Dive with Soteria's CEO, Brian Morin
Oct 26, 2023
Redefining Motor Tech: A Deep Dive with LiquidPiston's Alec Shkolnik
Oct 24, 2023
David Shapiro on Pioneering Private Market Access
Oct 19, 2023
Edreece Arghandiwal on Building Oakland Roots
Oct 12, 2023
Sports Betting Made Intelligent with Moneyline Sports Michael Friedman
Sep 28, 2023
Ep. 80 - Andrei Klochko
Sep 21, 2023
Ep. 79 - Chris Lindsay
Sep 14, 2023
Ep. 78 - Fran Maier
Sep 07, 2023
Ep. 77 - Katrina Spade
Aug 25, 2023
Ep. 76 - Alli Schaper
Aug 17, 2023
Ep. 75 - Courtney Boyd Myers
Aug 03, 2023
Ep. 74 - Anthony Tassone
Jul 20, 2023
Ep. 73 - Collin Castellaw
Jul 06, 2023
Ep. 72 - Linh Dao Smooke
Jun 22, 2023
Ep. 71 - Manish Kapoor
Jun 08, 2023
Ep. 70 - Maria Springer
May 25, 2023
Ep. 69 - John Panaccione
May 11, 2023
Ep. 68 - Etan Butler
May 04, 2023
Ep. 67 - Nigel Sharp
Apr 20, 2023
Ep. 66 - Jesse Randall
Apr 06, 2023
Episode 65 - Sober Entrepreneurship and the Future of Crowdfunding with Darren Marble
Mar 23, 2023
Episode 64 - Netcapital
Mar 09, 2023
Episode 63 - Vinovest
Feb 23, 2023
Episode 62 - Skybound
Feb 09, 2023
Episode 61 - Pureboost
Jan 26, 2023
Episode 60 - Sensate
Jan 12, 2023
Episode 59 - Cloudastructure
Dec 29, 2022
Episode 58 - Cubo
Dec 15, 2022
Episode 57 - Gameflip
Dec 01, 2022
Episode 56 - GROUNDFLOOR Co-founder Brian Dally
Nov 17, 2022
Episode 55 - Nickelytics Founder Judah Longgrear
Nov 03, 2022
Episode 54 - Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital
Oct 26, 2022
Episode 53 - ActivArmor Founder Diana Hall
Oct 20, 2022
Episode 52 - Wefunder Goes to the EU
Oct 06, 2022
Episode 51 - Levi Brackman of Invown
Sep 22, 2022
Episode 50 - Ezra Levine of Collectable
Sep 08, 2022
Episode 49 - OneDoor Studios
Aug 25, 2022
Episode 48 - Class Rebel Founder Brooke Harley
Aug 11, 2022
Episode 47 - Doriot Founder Gerry Hays
Jul 28, 2022
Episode 46 - ALAO Co-founders Peter Sweeney & Matt McGeagh
Jul 14, 2022
Episode 45 - Harvey Multani of RUV Alliance
Jul 08, 2022
Episode 44 - Impact Investing with Lea Bouhelier-Gautreau
Jun 16, 2022
Episode 43 - Jane West of Jane West
Jun 02, 2022
Episode 42 - Leon Benrimon of StartEngine Collectibles
May 19, 2022
Episode 41 - Aaron Burnett of Spaced Ventures
May 05, 2022
Episode 40 - Jesse Stein of Everyrealm
Apr 21, 2022
Episode 39 - James McGibney & Rick Bentley of Hydro Hash
Apr 07, 2022
Episode 38 - Nathan Beckord of Foundersuite
Mar 25, 2022
Episode 37 - Rebecca Kacaba of DealMaker
Mar 10, 2022
Episode 36 - Emily Cisek of The Postage
Feb 24, 2022
Episode 35 - Wes Burdine of the Minnesota Women's Soccer Team
Feb 10, 2022
Episode 34: Anthony Franco of M.C. Squares
Jan 27, 2022
KingsCrowd Startup Investing Podcast Ep 33: Rebekah Bastian of Owntrail
Jan 13, 2022
Episode 32: Tony Drockton of Hammitt
Dec 30, 2021
Episode 31: Garry Johnson of Bison Venture Partners
Dec 17, 2021
Episode 30 - Legion M
Dec 02, 2021
Episode 29 - Dustin Byington of Two12
Nov 18, 2021
Episode 28: Shari Noonan of Rialto Markets
Nov 04, 2021
Episode 27 - Henry Yoshida of Rocket Dollar
Oct 15, 2021
Episode 26 - Anita Brearton
Oct 08, 2021
Episode 25 - Novalent Lead Investor Alex Ovchar
Sep 28, 2021
Episode 24 - Dr. Arup Roy-Burman
Sep 24, 2021
Episode 23 - Sam Bogoch
Sep 03, 2021
Episode 22 - Justin Renfro
Aug 26, 2021
Episode 21 - Josh Chodniewicz
Aug 16, 2021
Episode 20 - Trung Pham
Jul 23, 2021
Episode 19 - Vin Narayanan
Jul 16, 2021
Episode 18 - David Callway
Jun 25, 2021
Episode 17 - Bruce Virga & Kim LaFleur
Jun 17, 2021
Episode 16 - Krishan Arora
Jun 11, 2021
Episode 15 - Jason Frishman
May 24, 2021
Episode 14 - Olivia Strobl
Apr 24, 2021
Episode 13 - Blake Janover
Apr 14, 2021
Episode 12 - Vin Narayanan
Apr 02, 2021
Episode 11 - Chuck Pettid
Mar 23, 2021
Episode 10 - Andy Gordon
Mar 19, 2021
Episode 9
Mar 04, 2021
Episode 8: Tom Lix
Feb 19, 2021
Episode 7 - Jonny Price
Feb 10, 2021
Episode 6 - Andy Gordon
Jan 29, 2021
Episode 5
Jan 22, 2021
Episode 4 - Eric Cox
Jan 14, 2021
Episode 3 - Chris Lustrino
Jan 11, 2021
Episode 2 - Chris Lustrino
Dec 24, 2020
Episode 1 - Chris Lustrino
Dec 17, 2020