The Next Big AIdea
Watch AI startup founders compete for $50K in the first-ever AI pitch competition presented by HubSpot for Startups and HubSpot Media. Five finalists will present their innovative solutions live, judged by HubSpot Media creators and industry experts. Perfect for entrepreneurs, investors, and AI enthusiasts looking to discover cutting-edge startups and learn what makes a winning pitch.
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Kipp Bodnar
Chief Marketing Officer @ HubSpot
Kipp Bodnar is CMO of HubSpot, where he leads global marketing strategy to drive awareness and demand. Previously, he served as VP of Marketing, building international teams and leading demand gen, field marketing, and partnerships. Kipp advises several SaaS companies and is co-author of The B2B Social Media Book. A re...
Mark Roberge
Co-founder and Managing Partner @ Stage 2 Capital
Mark Roberge is a Co-Founder and Managing Director at Stage 2 Capital and a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School. Prior to these roles, Mark was the founding CRO at HubSpot, where he scaled annualized revenue from $0 to $100 million and expanded his team from 1 to 450 employees. Mark was ranked #19 in Forbe...
Ben Berkley
Editor in Chief, The Hustle @ HubSpot
Ben Berkley is the editor in chief of The Hustle, a daily business newsletter keeping millions of entrepreneurs up-to-date on the day's most interesting headlines. Prior to joining HubSpot Media in 2023, he led the editorial team at The Onion, and was a founding editor of ClickHole, The Onion’s acclaimed satirical spin...
Nathan Lands
CEO @ Lore.com
Nathan Lands hosts The Next Wave, HubSpot's original AI podcast, and is founder of Lore.com, now acquiring and operating hyperscale AI data centers. Based in Japan, he also invests in high-growth AI startups through Lands Capital, backed by leading AI influencers. A repeat founder who built successful gaming and tech v...
Adam Harder
CEO & Co-Founder @ InPress
Adam Harder is the founder and CEO of InPress, the first social news app that uses engagement with vetted journalism to match people for dating, friendship, and conversation. A former active duty U.S. Air Force broadcast journalist and Telly Award–winning producer, Adam holds degrees from Kent State, Syracuse Universit...
Marina Mogilko
Founder @ Linguamarina Inc.
Founder of an edtech company, angel investor First creator to raise a venture round (led by Slow Ventures) Influential Angel Investor (Boom Supersonic, Gheelish, JellyJelly, Navier, Cr8tr, Virtualness, Luum Lash, Sebby’s Fund, Yotta, Sunsama, Beacons.ai, GoodCash, 3DPredict, Passionfroot, Ankur’s Fund, CloudThread, Sna...
Taylor Davis
Founder and CEO @ Troodie
Taylor Davis is the Founder & CEO of Troodie, an AI-powered social commerce platform transforming how restaurants measure ROI from marketing. She's a 2x founder with a background in investment banking with over $1B in M&A and capital markets experience and early-stage venture capital. Taylor brings deep expertise in fi...
Caden Broussard
Co-founder & COO @ Cello
Caden Broussard is co-founder and COO of Cello. Caden started her career at the Boston Consulting Group where she led projects in BCG's Retail and Consumer practice areas. She then joined Capital One where she founded and led a new business unit dedicated to launching new credit products and services for the smallest o...
George Munguia
CEO @ Harmony Intelligence Inc.
George Munguia is the CEO and co-founder of Harmony Intelligence Inc., backed by the founders of HubSpot, Typeform, and Apollo. Harmony helps GTM teams unify sales and marketing data into a single source of truth, transforming it into insights, actions, and metrics that drive pipeline and revenue. George was previously...
Jinny Chen
CEO and Cofounder @ Cello
Jinny Chen is the co-founder of Cello, a platform giving everyone their own hyper-personal stylist. Before launching Cello, she built predictive models in EY’s data and analytics practice and later led customer success strategy at LinkedIn. Drawing on her background in data analytics, product, and nonprofit leadership,...
Joshua Perk
CEO and Founder @ Vector
Josh is the CEO and founder of Vector — the contact-based advertising platform that builds precise audiences using your CRM, buying signals, and shows exactly who engaged. Prior, he led the Solutions Engineering team @ Drift, ran RevOps at a HubSpot agency, and served as an intelligence analyst in the U.S. Air Force.
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