Kirsten Bannan
Social Media Manager at Alumni Ventures
Appears in 84 Episodes
#85 - Meet the Startup Turning Employee Departures Into Brand-Building Opportunities
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins, CEO and Founder of Alumni Ventures, sits down with Andy Hamilton, CEO and ...
#82 - Meet the Startup Innovating Naval Operations With Uncrewed AI-Driven Ships
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Ryan Musto sits down with Paul Lwin, CEO and co-founder of HavocAI, to explore how the c...
#81 - Three Breakthroughs: AI and Careers for College Grads
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy spotlight three groundbreaking innovations reshaping...
#80 - Meet the Startup Revolutionizing Perishable eCommerce Fulfillment
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Jason Bird interviews Jason Park, Co-founder and CEO of Coldcart, about the company’s in...
#79 - Meet the Startup Making Analytics Effortless With AI
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, we spotlight HeronAI, a groundbreaking Boston-based startup redefining data analytics. C...
#78 - Three Breakthroughs: 2024 Election—Polling Is Dead, Prediction Markets Are In
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy explore game-changing advancements shaping the futur...
#77 - Meet the Startup Helping Dev Teams Build Better With AI
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Chris Sklarin sits down with Erik Severinghaus, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Bloomfilter, an...
#76 - Meet the Startup Transforming Mobile Shopping With AI
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Meera Oak, Partner at Alumni Ventures, interviews Ross Correia, co-founder and CEO of Re...
#75 - Three Breakthroughs: AI Agents—They Came, They Saw, They Conquered
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy discuss three cutting-edge innovations reshaping tec...
#74 - Meet the Start Up Putting Data in the Hands of Every Basketball Player
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, we explore SIQ Basketball, a groundbreaking innovation transforming how players train an...
#73 - Meet the Startup Driving the Future With Autonomous Trucks
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Laura Bordewieck Rippy interviews Gautam Narang, CEO and co-founder of Gatik, to discuss...
#72 - Three Breakthroughs: AI and Nuclear Energy
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy explore transformative innovations reshaping ou...
#71 - Blue Flame Thinkers: Russell Hannigan
In this Blue Flame Thinkers episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins welcomes Russell Hannigan, a visionary in the commercial space indu...
#70 - Three Breakthroughs: More on AlphaFold
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy spotlight three pioneering advances that are shaping...
#69 - Meet the Startup Turning Bitcoin Into A Yield-Generating Asset
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Managing Partner Ray Wu sits down with David Tse, co-founder of Babylon, to explore the ...
#68 - Meet the Startup Bringing Blockbusters to Your Tabletop
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Jason Bird chats with David T. Scott, CEO of Evil Genius Games, about how the company is...
#67 - Meet the Startup Unlocking Crypto-Backed Loans
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins speaks with Dhruv Patel and Himanshu Sahay, the co-founders of Arch Lending...
#66 - Three Breakthroughs: Digitizing Smell Using AI
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins and Senior Principal Naren Ramaswamy explore three fascinating tech...
#65 - Meet the Startup Bringing Lactation Suites to the Modern Office
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Ron Levin, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, sits down with Abbey Donnell, the founde...
#64 - Meet the Startup Revolutionizing Carbon Capture
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, we dive into the innovative world of carbon capture with Cameron Halliday, co-founder an...
#63 - Meet the Start-Up at the Center of the Voice-Computer Revolution
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Naren Ramaswamy hosts Tanay Kothari, CEO and co-founder of Wispr AI, to discuss the futu...
#62 - Three Breakthroughs: Warfare Goes High-Tech
In this Three Breakthroughs episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Mike Collins and Naren Ramaswamy explore three pivotal technological advancements sha...
#61 - Meet the Startup Reinventing Aircraft
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, we introduce Astro Mechanica, an aerospace startup revolutionizing air travel. Drew Wand...
#60 - Meet the Start-Up Focused on Microbe-Tech
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Drew Wandzilak, Senior Associate at Alumni Ventures, introduces Cheri Ackerman, co-...
#59 - Meet the Startup Gamifying Your Training Gains
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Mike Collins speaks with Troy Jones Jr., co-founder and CEO of StatusPRO, an innova...
#58 - Meet the Start-Up for Cat Ladies (and Guys)
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, Greg Baker, Managing Partner at Alumni Ventures, interviews Cecelia Carrera, founder and...
#57 - Meet the Startup Revolutionizing A/B Testing With AI
In this Meet the Startup episode of the Alumni Ventures Tech Optimist Podcast, host Brook Stroud interviews Asaf Yanai, Co-Founder and CEO of Alison.ai, a company tran...
#56 - Three Breakthroughs: OpenAI’s Latest Release
Explore the integration of AI in pandemic prevention, the advancements in ChatGPT with its latest release, and the future possibilities of 6G in this Three Breakthroug...
#55 - Blue Flame Thinkers: Kyla Scanlon
Learn how the world of finance intersects with the pursuit of making complex economic concepts approachable in this Blue Flame Thinkers segment of the Alumni Ventures ...
#54 - Meet the Startup Reimagining Death for a Sustainable Future
Learn about Earth, a company offering a sustainable alternative to traditional end-of-life options, on this episode of the Tech Optimist podcast. Drew Wandzilak, an in...