Why Should I Invest?
A podcast for angels, by angels. Hosted by Dr. Tom Duening, founder of the International Collegiate Angels Network (ICAN). This show dives into real early-stage deals, unpacks the logic behind great investments, and features founders of high-potential Campus-Born Ventures. Each episode explores market opportunity, investor strategy, and the key question behind every check: Why should I invest?
*Disclaimer
The content presented in the “Why Should I Invest?” podcast is for informational and educational purposes only.ICAN does not solicit or offer securities. No part of this podcast constitutes an offer to sell, a solicitation of an offer to buy, or a recommendation for any security or investment. Listeners should conduct their own due diligence or consult with a licensed financial advisor before making investment decisions. ICAN is not a broker-dealer, investment advisor, or crowdfunding platform. Participation in any investment opportunity must comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
Episodes
30 episodes
Craig Childs | Hoolii
Craig Childs is the founder & CEO of Hoolii. A cloud-based AI platform that automates and streamlines every aspect of sales management.
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19:32
Aditi Majumder | STL
Aditi Majumder is the founder & CEO of STL. A venture that enables shared wearable-free experiences via automated projection mapping—scalably, accurately and in minutes.
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21:45
Joanna Shu | Cartwheel
Joanna Shu is the founder & CEO of Cartwheel. A venture that makes safe, science-backed first-aid products to help parents treat and prevent head lice with less stress.
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17:44
Aziz EL YAAGOUBI | AccelCity
AccelCity develops AI-IoT smart parking to help cities Gov and drivers cut congestion with real-time data and payments.
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20:30
Linh Pham & Siddharth UR | Lexi AI
Linh Pham & Siddharth UR are the co-founders of LexiAI. An AI-powered language access platform for healthcare to bridge language barriers in healthcare communication.
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21:34
Andreia Morais | Unique Cookies
Andreia Morais is the founder and CEO of Unique Cookies. A venture that offers premium frozen cookies for consumers and food businesses needing fast, gourmet desserts.
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20:38
Sylvain Gnaho | Ninsun Biotech
Ninsun Biotech has developed a predictive diagnostic solution for lung cancer.
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24:54
Misha Stastna | myPip
Misha Stastna is the founder and CEO of myPip. A venture building the best IOS vibe coding tool AND an app that morphs to the users command.
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20:45
Brock Schuman | Azor Biotek
Brock Schuman is the founder and CEO of Azor Biotek. A venture building the world's most clinically relevant drug design platform.
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22:14
Jay Sarkar | reThink64
Jay Sarkar is the founder and president of reThink64's. Its AI developed Nexus solutions are the next gen of drug delivery to skin, eye, pancreas & other novel targets.Get in touch with Jay at jsarkar@rethink64.com
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18:11
Gwen King & Jonathan Wies | MyMech
MyMech is developing a platform to help 18 to 30 year olds better understand their cars, to improve car maintenance.
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18:44
Mario Huesca | ViroCarb
ViroCarb is developing a novel, single-therapeutic approach to treat and prevent viral respiratory infections.
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19:34
Linxi Shi | NeuralTrak
Linxi Shi is the founder and CEO of NeuralTrak. A venture that developed low-cost, low-dose, 3D imaging to simplify surgical guidance using physics-informed AI.
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19:47
Andy Ridgway | Everybody Counts
Andy Ridgway is the founder of Everybody Counts. A best-in-class global maths program to help schools improve outcomes with world leading Singapore math mastery approach.
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17:50
Nazanin Saeidi | Biowerkz
Nazanin Saeidi is co-founder and CEO of Biowerkz. A venture developing 100% biobased mycelium composites as replacement for engineered wood and synthetic insulation material.
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20:50
Raymon Cesar | SyncNet
Raymon Cesar is the founder and CTO of SyncNet. An AI-powered co-browsing and communication platform that allows businesses to support and collaborate with customers in real time, directly within the browser, with no downloads or logins require...
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18:39
Nab Mans | Derental
Nab Mans is co-founder and CEO of Derental. The B2B SaaS Platform for Construction Equipment Rental to support SMBs equipment suppliers.
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20:11
Dominika Repcikova | The Iron Bar
Dominika Repcikova is the founder and CEO of The Iron Bar. A venture developing functional nutrition solutions to supplement iron in women.
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20:25
Julian Buhlmaier | Linity
Julian Buhlmaier is the founder and CEO of Linity. A STEM learning platform with an AI Co-Pilot. It combines automated content creation, learning feeds tailored to the learn type and the curriculum, real-time chat support and skill tracking.
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18:30
Panagiotis Kokmotos & Antonis Politis | Givelink
Panagiotis Kokmotos & Antonis Politis are co-founders of Givelink. A game-changing donation marketplace bridging the gap between people’s donations and charities’ real needs.
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16:22
Raphael Giami | Panacea-ml
Raphael Giami is the CEO of Panacea-ml. A company developing a trial design SaaS platform to help pharma de-risk & accelerate its clinical development with eXplainable-AI.
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19:42
David Scieszka | Vertical Longevity Pharma
David Scieszka is the founder and CEO of Vertical Longevity Pharma. They've created the first vaccine designed to both prevent and reverse atherosclerosis. Plaques clog arteries, and their vaccine trains the immune system to remove cells drivin...
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16:57
Marvin Lim | TheKitchenTable
Marvin Lim is the founder of TheKitchenTable. A platform that offers affordable, personalized chef experiences to help everyone enjoy high-quality, in-home dining.
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17:57