The Angel Nest

Foodini Lets Dietary Restricted Diners Dine Out With Confidence

Everyone is watching their diet, and it’s not just calories anymore. Heightened awareness about allergies and intolerances – along with the food-as-medicine movement – has led to a whole host of issues that people are trying to solve for themselves with smarter eating. But what do you do when you eat out? How do you know what’s really in that food?  Well, there’s an app for that. Today, we meet Foodini.

This episode of the Angel Nest’s First Look series introduces us to Dylan McDonnell co-founder and CEO of Foodini and one of his restaurant clients, Martin Cournane from Lady Gregory’s Restaurant in Chicago.  

The Foodini app promises to give people confidence to enjoy restaurant meals without breaking their diet or experiencing a potential allergic reaction. Martin also says Foodini is not only the right thing to do for his restaurant’s customers, but it’s also helping his business. 

Learn more about Foodini at getfoodini.com.

And, hear more great episodes from the Angel Nest podcast at theangelnest.com.

 

Find Your Angel! Investor Heidi Diamond and Johnnie Walker Tell You How

The path for founders to get their business funded is increasingly challenging. How long will this environment last and what can founders do now to get access to the capital they need to grow? 

In this episode, another in our series with Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services, we’ll talk about the challenges and opportunities facing these startups. 

We’re joined in the discussion by angel investor Heidi Diamond. Heidi is one investor who really gets involved with her startups and provides more than money. She is a partner at 125 Ventures, an active board member and a consultant who specializes in revenue growth and marketing, skills she honed at The Food Network and as a top executive at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia.

Listen now and hear more episodes in this series at theangelnest.com.

Celtic Renewables’ has the Perfect Supply/Demand Dynamic. Both are Unlimited!

Celtic Renewables is making green chemicals from low-value waste products. With the world going green and consumers demanding products with less environmental impact, demand seems set to soar. But, can the supply keep up? And, will the cost of raw materials needed to make green chemicals increase to the point where it disrupts the model?

In this episode of The Angel Nest, David talks with CEO Mark Simmers and early investor Mark Bamforth about how they plan to scale this highly innovative solution. 

We also welcome Mike Hogg from 3rBioRecovery, Ltd. Mike’s company is in charge of supplying that raw material for Celtic Renewables. 

Learn about Celtic Renewables at www.celtic-renewables.com.

And, visit our episode archives for more great conversations from the Angel Nest.

Rooled and Beat Ventures on Funding for AI Founders

The technology is already changing the world, but where are people actually making (and saving) money from AI?

We continue our series of podcasts with Johnnie Walker of Rooled Outsourced CFO and Accounting Services about how founders are getting funded in this new environment. Rooled are startup finance experts and early adopters of AI.  

David and Johnnie also welcome Colin Rogister to The Angel Nest in this episode. Colin and his partner at Beat Ventures find and invest in the companies that are using AI to make money and save money today. Beat has invested in more than 30 companies which include 3 exits, 2 unicorns and 1 IPO. 

Learn more about Rooled at rooled.com.

Get more information on Beat Ventures at beatventures.com.

And, check out past episodes in this series in the Angel Nest archives.

Demand for Celtic Renewables’ Green Chemicals Exceeds Supply. That’s Good News!

Celtic Renewables is revolutionizing their industry by replacing harmful petrochemicals with biologically derived “green” chemicals for a more sustainable future.

In this episode of the Angel Nest podcast, we’re joined by their founder and CEO Mark Simmers, who has been on a 12-year mission to source Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol to the companies everywhere that use them to make many of the products we use every day like medicines, decaf coffee, cleaning products and even cosmetics.

Bettina Brierley, who is in charge of sales and distribution for Celtic describes the growing number of sectors and multinational businesses that are waiting for their eco-friendly solution.

And, Mark Bamforth, an early investor, joins us to provide his perspective on the market and the worldwide potential for green chemicals.

Learn about Celtic Renewables at www.celtic-renewables.com. 

You can also catch up on past episodes of The AngelNest podcast at theangelnest.com.

On A Mission to Expand Medical Self Testing From Home

The pandemic made home testing common for COVID, but now it’s possible to diagnose all kinds of acute and even chronic conditions without leaving your home. It’s the next revolution in tech and AI-enabled healthcare designed to save lives, time and money.

In this episode of the Angel Nest podcast, we meet TachMed founder Paul Christie and COO Mark Kessler. Their company is changing the way we diagnose illness and makes it possible to do from home much of what has always required a visit to a doctor or clinic.

We’re also joined by TachMed’s FDA and IP attorney Jeremiah Kelly from Venable LLP who shares how TachMed will launch and stay ahead of the competition.

Read more about TachMed at tachmed.com/.

And, you can hear dozens of original episodes of the Angel Nest podcast at theangelnest.com. 

Celtic Renewables’ Tech Turns Whiskey Residue into Green Chemicals!

While EVs get the headlines in the fight to reduce climate change and carbon emissions, you can’t tackle climate change without finding a way to also get the petroleum out of petrochemicals. It is in everything our modern society uses – from food to pharmaceuticals, to household cleaners, personal care products and more.

In today’s episode of the Angel Nest podcast, we meet Celtic Renewables, emerging leaders in the green chemical revolution. They’re taking the residue from whiskey distilling and rejected potatoes to make Acetone-Butanol-Ethanol, which can be replaced in products that would have been made with fossil fuels. 

Their timing couldn’t be better either as companies need to get to “net zero” carbon emissions and consumers are demanding a greener planet. Celtic Renewables has a plant, IP and a list of 70 clients who are already working with their products to create a greener, more sustainable planet. 

Celtic Renewables founder and CEO Mark Simmers and Mark Bamforth, his early and frequent investor, join us to talk about green chemicals and their positive impact on the environment and their clients’ bottom lines.

To learn more about Celtic Renewables, visit www.celtic-renewables.com.

And, listen to past episodes of the Angel Nest podcast at theangelnest.com. 

From Angel to "A" Round: Getting Funded Today

A tightening VC market and a higher interest rate economy has made it much more difficult to get past the “friends and family” round and to the big A-Round of funding. 

In this first episode of our second season, we’ve again teamed up with Johnnie Walker of Rooled, the start-up finance experts who provide outsourced accounting and CFO services. This series talks to investors and founders about how ventures are getting funded today.

One person at the forefront of the A-Round discussion is Victoria Pettibone, chief investment officer at Astia. She and her firm recently launched the Astia Venture Fund to help female-led companies get the crucial Series A & B rounds of funding. Currently, just 3% of venture capital investment goes to women entrepreneurs.

She joins us and shares an optimistic view of the market. “The challenges may be a little but different but they’re always surmountable,” she says. Victoria also shares background on how Astia finds and analyzes potential investments and how they stay engaged to help founders thrive. 

Hear the discussion and all of season one episodes at theangelnest.com.

A Micro VC Who Maximizes Access for Angel Investors

Individual investors are not always welcomed into hot startup VC funds. Micro VC Mike Kocan of Outbound Capital is changing that and in this episode you’ll learn how this former Accenture consultant and fund manager is making B2B software bets accessible to angel investors. 

This is another in the continuing series of partnership podcasts with Johnnie Walker from Rooled, outsourced CFO, accounting, and consulting experts. Rooled are the startup finance experts and this group of programs is examining the state of the start-up world, including the importance of financial reporting and how Rooled has helped their clients achieve their goals and financial success.

Mike’s micro VC approach will be of interest to a lot of our angel investors because he doesn’t just look for institutional money. He involves individual and angel investors in his funds which specialize in B2B business solutions. 

Hear more from this series and catch up on dozens of past episodes at theangelnest.com.

Rooled and TrueWind Partner to Help Clients get Funded in 2024

Entrepreneurs are 100 percent focused on their big idea, as it should be. But investors and early customers want to know the finances are solid. 

In this episode of the Angel Nest podcast, we talk with Johnnie Walker from Rooled, outsourced accounting and CFO services, and Alex Lee from Truewind, an AI powered bookkeeping and finance software for startups. Together, they’re forming a partnership to help companies launch that are investable and ready to win. 

This is another in the continuing series of partnership podcasts with Rooled that focuses on the state of the start-up world, including the importance of financial reporting and how Rooled has helped their clients achieve their goals and financial success. 

You can catch up on this series and all past episodes at theangelnest.com.