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Capital Calling

Capital Calling

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 Welcome to Capital Calling: a video podcast where founders pitch live, and investors decide. Our show features leading early-stage founders pitching their startups directly to leading venture capitalists, including investors from iconic firms like Draper Associates, Initialized Capital, Pioneer Fund, and SOSV. Produced by Coeus Collective Ventures in partnership with the NYU Stern Berkley Center for Entrepreneurship, the show offers an unfiltered look at how venture decisions are actually made. This is a show that takes you "behind the curtain" of venture investing: viewers see how investors evaluate teams, markets, and traction in real time, and how founders respond when the stakes are real and outcomes are uncertain. Filmed in New York City and distributed across the @CoeusCollective YouTube channel and all podcast platforms, Capital Calling sits at the intersection of media, entrepreneurship, and capital. Do these founders have what it takes to answer the calls of the investors? Find out on the first season of our show.© 2026 Circle Promotions, LLC Direction Economie Finances privées Management et direction
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    • Roam: Can the #1 Marketplace for International Students Scale?

      Roam: Can the #1 Marketplace for International Students Scale?
      Feb 5 2026
      International students face one of the most fragmented and confusing service ecosystems in education. But can a marketplace built to support them become big enough to attract venture scale conviction? In this episode of Capital Calling, Krish Bajaj, Founder and CEO of Roam, pitches a company positioning itself as the number one marketplace for international student services. Roam helps international students navigate critical needs such as banking, insurance, SIM cards, and onboarding services, all through a single platform designed to reduce friction during one of the most complex transitions in a student’s life. Across the table, investors Michelle Kwok of Draper Associates, Michael Nogen of Overton Venture Capital, and Vansh Langer of Pioneer Fund engage with the pitch as it unfolds. They examine marketplace dynamics, international student acquisition, trust and compliance, monetization pathways, and whether controlling the international student onboarding layer can grow into a defensible venture backed platform. Capital Calling provides a behind-the-scenes look at a real pitch from both sides of the table. Each episode begins with a live founder pitch and product demo, followed by direct investor questioning. After the pitch, investors enter into a private debrief conversation where they debate the opportunity openly: without the founder present. The founder, on the other hand, enters the On-Call Room to discuss the pitch one-on-one from their perspective. Then, the investors give their verdicts, where feedback is delivered candidly and decisions are made. Produced by Coeus Collective in partnership with the NYU Stern Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship, Capital Calling offers founders, operators, students, and investors an unfiltered look at how early-stage investment decisions actually happen, and what separates compelling ideas from fundable companies. Founders pitch live. Investors decide. 🔔 Subscribe to Coeus Collective on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoeusCollective 📰 Early Access newsletter: https://coeuscollective.beehiiv.com/ 📲 Follow us everywhere: @CoeusCollective Special thanks to the NYU Stern School of Business Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship. Follow @nyuinnovation for updates on their programs. Hosted by Antonio Di Meglio and Leon Li DISCLAIMER: The Capital Calling podcast, and any related media properties produced by Coeus Collective, are provided solely for informational and educational purposes. Nothing presented in this episode should be construed as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, investments, or financial products. Coeus Collective does not provide investment advice, and all opinions expressed are those of the hosts or guests at the time of recording.
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      43 min
    • Loopini: The Frozen Pizza With 50g Protein

      Loopini: The Frozen Pizza With 50g Protein
      Jan 29 2026
      This pizza has 50 grams of protein. But is that enough to build a venture-backed brand, or just a better frozen meal? In the debut episode of Capital Calling, Damiano Messineo, Founder and CEO of Loopini, steps into the arena to pitch a frozen pizza that challenges long-held assumptions about nutrition, taste, and convenience. Loopini is a lupini bean–based frozen pizza delivering 50g of protein, 20g of fiber, and just 560 calories per pie, without sacrificing restaurant-quality flavor. Damiano argues that pizza doesn’t need to be a guilty pleasure, and that protein density can meaningfully reshape consumer behavior in one of the most competitive categories in food. Built on a naturally high-protein, high-fiber dough, Loopini sits at the intersection of health, convenience, and sustainability. The product also supports regenerative farming practices in Italy, using crops that require fewer inputs and significantly less water than conventional alternatives. The central question: can this level of nutritional differentiation justify a premium price point and scale into a defensible consumer brand? Across the table, investors Johnnie Yu of Listen Ventures, Christian McKenzie of Lofty Ventures, and Horace Madison of The Haven evaluate the business in real time: digging into unit economics, pricing power, consumer psychology, distribution strategy, and whether protein alone can change how people buy pizza. About the show Capital Calling takes you behind the curtain of early-stage investing. Each episode features: A live founder pitch and product demo Direct, unfiltered investor questioning A private post-pitch investor debrief (without the founder present) The founder’s candid reaction to their pitch from the On-Call Room Final verdicts: where real feedback is delivered, and real decisions are made Produced by Coeus Collective in partnership with the NYU Stern Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship, Capital Calling offers founders, operators, students, and investors an unfiltered look at how early-stage investment decisions actually happen, and what separates compelling ideas from fundable companies. Founders pitch live. Investors decide. 🔔 Subscribe to Coeus Collective on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CoeusCollective 📰 Early Access newsletter: https://coeuscollective.beehiiv.com/ 📲 Follow us everywhere: @CoeusCollective Special thanks to the NYU Stern School of Business Berkeley Center for Entrepreneurship. Follow @nyuinnovation for updates on their programs. Hosted by Antonio Di Meglio and Leon Li DISCLAIMER: The Capital Calling podcast, and any related media properties produced by Coeus Collective, are provided solely for informational and educational purposes. Nothing presented in this episode should be construed as an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, investments, or financial products. Coeus Collective does not provide investment advice, and all opinions expressed are those of the hosts or guests at the time of recording.
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      42 min
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