In this episode of The Funding Files we interview Peter Russell, founder of Reterniti, a company creating stones from cremated ashes so no pet or person is ever forgotten. Russell shares that the idea came from a deeply personal experience with his dog, Hogan, whose ashes were buried under a rock later built over by a council toilet block. Frustrated by how ashes are typically handled, Russell set out to innovate within the slow-moving “death care” industry, working with Callaghan Innovation ...
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In this episode of The Funding Files we interview Peter Russell, founder of Reterniti, a company creating stones from cremated ashes so no pet or person is ever forgotten. Russell shares that the idea came from a deeply personal experience with his dog, Hogan, whose ashes were buried under a rock later built over by a council toilet block. Frustrated by how ashes are typically handled, Russell set out to innovate within the slow-moving “death care” industry, working with Callaghan Innovation ...
Ep 7: Alliv Samson (Kami) on going from failing to raise a follow-on round from early investors to a massive (partial) trade sale
The Funding Files
40 minutes
4 months ago
Ep 7: Alliv Samson (Kami) on going from failing to raise a follow-on round from early investors to a massive (partial) trade sale
This podcast is all about the funding journey of Kami, a digital classroom platform used by 90% of US K-12 schools. The conversation is between Anna Guenther, co-host of The Funding Files and co-founder of PledgeMe, and Alliv Samson, one of the co-founders of Kami. Alliv delves into Kami's beginnings in 2012 as a university project called Notable, designed to make lectures more interactive. Initially, they faced challenges in monetizing the product and gaining traction, leading to a piv...
The Funding Files
In this episode of The Funding Files we interview Peter Russell, founder of Reterniti, a company creating stones from cremated ashes so no pet or person is ever forgotten. Russell shares that the idea came from a deeply personal experience with his dog, Hogan, whose ashes were buried under a rock later built over by a council toilet block. Frustrated by how ashes are typically handled, Russell set out to innovate within the slow-moving “death care” industry, working with Callaghan Innovation ...