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E38 Helping brands build sustainable products with Novi Connect found Kimberly Shenk
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35 minutes 47 seconds
3 years ago
E38 Helping brands build sustainable products with Novi Connect found Kimberly Shenk
In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Kimberly Shenk of Novi Connect, B2B marketplace to help brands build and manufacture transparent products, which recently announced a $10.3M Series A led by Greylock
00:00 Intro
02:04 Getting started with Naked Poppy
04:09 From Naked Poppy to Novi Connect
05:17 Sustainable Chemicals Market
07:30 Kimberly’s data science background
09:19 The Novi Connect Business Model
11:11 The Novi Connect MVP
12:49 Getting the first Customers
13:42 Growth Metrics and Milestone
14:33 Fundraising journey
15:50 Series A led by Greylock
17:37 Mulit-sided B2B marketplace
21:26 Growth metrics and milestones
23:26 Acting as certification agent
24:24 Competition
26:49 AI-driven platform
28:26 Scaling Novi Connect
29:37 Newjoiner Bootcamp
30:53 Priorities and focus
31:53 Category expansion
33:14 Longterm vision
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