Tiger Ventures, Unfiltered

600M tons of plastic located in the world's oceans.80% of them enter via rivers. Once in the water, plastics break down into small pieces that are almost impossible to detect or collect. Project Plastic offers natural solutions to remove micro plastics in rivers.

Adam Bragg is an entrepreneur, speaker and former professional athlete. He is focused on identifying, developing and marketing new ideas and tools that enable individuals to improve and better manage their lives as well as achieve their full potential. Bragg co-founded and is currently managing two startup companies, Quickr and Experience Communities, that are disrupting the health care and education industries, respectively.

This episode features a former TigerLaunch competitor Steven Li who shares his startup journey as a graduate student at Princeton University. His current company, StarSpec, is making space accessible through the availability of standardized sub-orbital technologies – satellites, hardware and software – that can allow researchers and technology developers to get access to space or near-space without the risk, cost and long development times associated with a typical space mission. 

Tune in to learn how Steven raised a lot of money without losing any equity and what challenges does such a tech and science heavy startup face when constructing a team. 

TigerVentures Season 3 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club!

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This episode has been prepared specifically for this year's TigerLaunch recruiting season. Learn more about TL and the podcast through a more informal medium.

For our last episode of TigerVentures Season 2, this episode features Naomi Benenson, the 2020-2021 Director of TigerLaunch. As her directorship comes to an end, this episode dives into her time and experience at TigerLaunch this season.

TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club!

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This episode features one of the winners of TigerLaunch’s Pitch Competition: Plexus. We discussed their experience at the competition as well as the story behind Plexus’ journey, from an idea in middle school English class to launching Plexus and competing this past weekend.

TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club!

This episode features the winner of TigerLaunch’s Pitch Competition: Junction as well as the co-founder and CEO, Cindy Han. We discuss her experience creating -- from wire jewelry in middle school to coding and building Junction, a user-friendly and flexible feedback ecosystem for education.

TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club!

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This episode features Mandela Schumacher-Hodge Dixon and her journey as a founder, from teaching and working in education to falling head over heels for entrepreneurship, creating Founder Gym, an online program training underrepresented founders on how to raise capital to scale their tech startups across 25 countries and 6 continents.

TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club!

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This episode features Austin Mejia, and is another one of our TigerLaunch Pitch Competition competitor features. We discuss his journey in entrepreneurship, from finding his interest in entrepreneurship at a Princeton hackathon, directing IgniteSTEM and the Princeton Entrepreneurship club, to founding Donera, the plug-in for the planet.

TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club! 

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This episode features Jailany Thiaw, and marks one of our first TigerLaunch Pitch Competition competitor features. We discuss his journey in entrepreneurship, from growing up between Senegal, West Africa, and Oregon, studying mechanical engineering at Princeton, to founding UPskill and creating a resource for internships and recruiting.

This episode features Jack Hughes and his journey in entrepreneurship, from studying English and Drama at the University of London, to co-founding Syncify Ltd (Techstars 2020), aiming to revolutionize socialization in the audio space.

TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club! 

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This episode features Kerry Brodie (Princeton ‘12) and her journey in entrepreneurship, from studying Near and Middle Eastern Studies to founding Emma’s Torch, a social enterprise to provide culinary training, work experience, and job placement services to refugees, asylees, and survivors of human trafficking in New York City.

TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook: @tigerventures_unfiltered

This episode features Ron Miasnik (Princeton ‘22) and his journey in entrepreneurship, from interactive projects as a kid in the Bay Area, to founding Adora, the first student owned company to become a Princeton vendor. Check it out now!

TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club! Follow us on Instagram and Facebook: @tigerventures_unfiltered

This episode features Christopher B. Kuenne (Princeton University lecturer) and his journey in entrepreneurship, from 10 years as a manager Johnson and Johnson, experience as CEO of Rosetta, lecturer for Princeton’s High Tech Entrepreneurship course, and managing and director of VC firm Rosemark Ventures. Check it out here!

TigerVentures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club! 

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This SPECIAL episode features one of our Podcast Partners this season, Prospect Student Ventures (PSV): Kelvin Yu '22, Ayushi Sinha '20, Tinashe Handina '21. In this episode we dive into the journey behind creating PSV to support student founders and democratize VC education. Tiger Ventures Season 2 could not have been possible without the support of Prospect Student Ventures (PSV) and Princeton’s Entrepreneurship club! 

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This episode features Dalia Katan (Princeton University ‘15) and her journey in entrepreneurship, from studying international affairs at Princeton to starting a refugee program at Deloitte to launching her company Presently (getpresently.com). This is also our first episode of our SECOND season! Look forward to more to come (special episode next week!!) and check it out here!

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To learn more about people who make this possible make sure to check out TigerLaunch (tigerlaunch.com), as follow our new incredible partners: Prospect Student Ventures (psv.vc), and Princeton Entrepreneurship Club (princetoneclub.com)

This episode features Laura Overdeck (Princeton University ‘91) and her journey in launching her nonprofit, Bedtime Math. In this episode you will find her experiences studying astrophysics at Princeton, in venture capital, and creating Bedtime Math inspired by telling math stories to her children. 

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This episode features Cameron Maple (Princeton University ‘15) and his journey in entrepreneurship, from his beginnings on Princeton’s campus to his current startup WavyBlue, to provide hair care products for black men, while attending Wharton business school.

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This episode features Catherine Dennig (Princeton University ‘15) and her journey from tech at Facebook to launching her startup Fursure, tips on finding a co-founder, and advice for entrepreneurs.

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Welcome to the launch of Tiger Ventures, Unfiltered! In this podcast you can find authentic and unfiltered startup experiences of today’s most talented entrepreneurs.

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