The Innovators & Investors Podcast

FinStrat Management, Inc.
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The Innovators & Investors Podcast: Connecting the Startup Ecosystem. We are on a mission to bridge the gap between founders, investors, and industry leaders across the early-stage ecosystem. By bringing together visionaries from cutting-edge startups, venture capitalists, family offices, angel investors, accelerators, and studios, we offer a platform for sharing invaluable insights, market trends, and first-hand experiences. Whether you’re an entrepreneur navigating the challenges of building a business or an investor seeking opportunities in emerging technologies, our podcast provides a front-row seat to the dynamic world of innovation and investment. Tune in to gain a comprehensive understanding of the startup landscape, stay ahead of the curve, and benefit from the collective wisdom of those shaping the future. Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/

  1. 2d ago

    Automating Process Engineering Workflows with Temirlan Rakhmetzhanov of Armeta

    In this episode of the Innovators & Investors Podcast: Accelerate Series, host Adam Chen interviews Temirlan Rakhmetzhanov, co-founder and CEO of Armeta. Temirlan shares how Armeta is digitizing legacy industrial process drawings across oil, gas, and chemical sectors to dramatically cut engineering hours and pave the way for generative plant design. He also discusses his unique founder journey alongside his father and brother, lessons learned from failed early startups, and strategies for navigating enterprise design partnerships globally. Learn more about Armeta's work at: https://www.armeta.ai/ Connect with Temirlan Rakhmetzhanov on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/temirlan-rakhmetzhanov/ Want to learn more about Finstrat Management? https://finstratmgmt.com

    Automating Process Engineering Workflows with Temirlan Rakhmetzhanov of Armeta

  2. 4d ago

    Reinventing Insurance Through AI with Shaju Puthussery & Deepak Ramaswamy of Lightspun

    In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez speaks with Shaju Puthussery and Deepak Ramaswamy, Co-Founders of Lightspun. The conversation explores how Lightspun is reinventing insurance through AI, building next-generation operating platforms to automate credentialing, streamline claims adjudication, and modernize healthcare financial operations. Learn more about Lightspun work at: https://www.lightspun.com/ Connect with Shaju Puthussery on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shajuputhussery/ Connect with Deepak Ramaswamy on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-ramaswamy-0124032/ Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? https://finstratmgmt.com

    Reinventing Insurance Through AI with Shaju Puthussery & Deepak Ramaswamy of Lightspun

  3. Jul 30

    Accelerating Startup Growth with Gabrielle Marquez of FinStrat Management

    In this milestone face-to-face episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez welcomes Gabrielle Marquez, Founder Solutions Lead at FinStrat Management (and the host's daughter). Recorded live on location in San Francisco, this episode dives deep into the realities of early-stage venture building, capital raising strategies, and the evolving dynamics of geographic startup hubs. Gabrielle shares her rigorous journey toward building technical financial expertise, her work managing relationships across major accelerator programs, and the vital structural frameworks founders must adopt to secure sustainable market growth. Learn more about FinStrat Management work at: https://www.finstratmgmt.com Connect with Gabrielle Marquez on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabriellekmarquez/ Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? https://finstratmgmt.com

    Accelerating Startup Growth with Gabrielle Marquez of FinStrat Management

  4. Jul 28

    The Future of Family Care Runs Through Health Tech with Dr. Ashley Blackington of Dovetail | The Innovators & Investors Podcast

    In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Dr. Ashley Blackington, founder and CEO of Dovetail. Discover how Ashley’s extensive background as an Occupational Therapist led her to architect a consumer-first healthtech platform designed to empower the 63 million family caregivers in the United States. They discuss the deep operational gaps in healthcare coordination, the strategy behind building direct-to-consumer software in a highly regulated industry, and how Dovetail leverages closed-loop AI to transform informal observations into clinical-grade reporting for physicians. Learn more about Dovetail work at: https://dovetail.care/ Connect with Ashley Blackington on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleyblackington/ Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? https://finstratmgmt.com

    The Future of Family Care Runs Through Health Tech with Dr. Ashley Blackington of Dovetail | The Innovators & Investors Podcast

  5. Jul 22

    Revolutionizing Chronic Care Management with Steven Amiel of Chronilogix

    In this episode of the Accelerate Series, host Adam Chen sits down with Steven Amiel, the Co-Founder and CEO of Chronilogix, to explore how advanced automated frameworks are stepping in to remedy America's growing healthcare accessibility crisis. With millions of individuals left completely uninsured or dealing with compromised insurance plans, Chronilogix delivers therapeutic, contextually aware AI coaching models tailored for chronic illness care and mental wellness. Amiel highlights how their multi-layered system handles user interactions safely, ensures behavioral accountability via motivational interviewing, and integrates into corporate benefits packages to optimize patient outcomes efficiently. Learn more about Chronilogix work at: https://chronilogix.com/ Connect with Steven Amiel on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenamiel/

    Revolutionizing Chronic Care Management with Steven Amiel of Chronilogix

  6. Jul 21

    Unlocking Spatial Intelligence with Bill Lakeland of Spexi | The Innovators & Investors Podcast

    How can decentralized networks rewrite the rules of real-world infrastructure mapping and spatial engineering? In this episode of The Innovators & Investors Podcast, host Kristian Marquez sits down with Bill Lakeland, Founder and CEO of Spexi. Bill shares his deep background moving from traditional, manned aerial photography to building a decentralized network of autonomous micro-drones that has successfully mapped over 300 cities across North America. What You Will Learn in This Episode:How Spexi leverages consumer micro-drones to deliver automated, high-resolution urban data capture.The strategic positioning differences between satellite data, aircraft photogrammetry, and hyper-local drone networks.How embedded blockchain layers authenticate data provenance and secure real-time proof of capture.The business and operational variations between Canadian risk-based airspace rules and US intent-based licensing.How Spexi’s collaborative integration with Niantic Spatial transforms raw imagery into high-fidelity 3D models to fuel next-generation physical AI applications. Discover more about their recent platform integration here: https://www.spexi.com/blog/niantic-spatial-and-spexi-partner-to-turn-drone-imagery-into-intelligence-for-physical-ai Learn more about Spexi work at: https://www.spexi.com/ Connect with Bill Lakeland on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lakeland/ Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? https://finstratmgmt.com

    Unlocking Spatial Intelligence with Bill Lakeland of Spexi | The Innovators & Investors Podcast

  7. Jul 14

    AI-Powered Political Texting with Andrew Missey of Convos | The Innovators & Investors Podcast

    Andrew Missey, co-founder of Convos, joins the show to discuss the mechanics of AI-powered political texting. We cover how to move from "spam" to genuine dialogue, the technical guardrails required for accuracy, and how to scale outreach in the highly regulated 2026 election environment. Learn more about Convos work at: https://convos.ai/ Connect with Andrew Missey on LinkedIn at: http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewmissey Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/ Want to learn more about Kristian Marquez's work? https://finstratmgmt.com

    AI-Powered Political Texting with Andrew Missey of Convos | The Innovators & Investors Podcast

  8. Jul 8

    Preserving Multi-Generational Wealth Beyond the Balance Sheet

    In this episode of the Innovators and Investors Accelerate Series, host Adam Chen sits down with Alex Kirby, the founder and CEO of Total Family, a SaaS platform flipping the traditional wealth management paradigm on its head. As the financial sector braces for an unprecedented multi-generational wealth transfer, capital flight is proving to be a quiet crisis: wealth advisors routinely lose 50% to 80% of assets when they transition from primary clients to their heirs. Kirby argues that the remedy isn't a better financial model—it's capturing the human element. Relying on James E. Hughes’ landmark "Five Forms of Family Capital" framework, Total Family offers a scalable software solution that enables multifamily offices and advisors to steward family stories, values, and institutional memory without getting bogged down by high-risk compliance data. Kirby also pulls back the curtain on his own unconventional background—navigating a beautifully complex upbringing of six marriages and ten step-siblings—to explain why money alone never resolves family friction. From tactical advice on preventing the compounding of errors on "bad days" to his company’s zero-policy PTO and project-based hiring methods, this episode serves as a masterclass in high-conviction leadership and industrial evolution. -- Links: Total Family's Website can be found here https://totalfamily.io/Alex's LinkedIn profile can be found here https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-kirby-tf/Learn more about FinStrat Management here https://finstratmgmt.com

    Preserving Multi-Generational Wealth Beyond the Balance Sheet
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The Innovators & Investors Podcast: Connecting the Startup Ecosystem. We are on a mission to bridge the gap between founders, investors, and industry leaders across the early-stage ecosystem. By bringing together visionaries from cutting-edge startups, venture capitalists, family offices, angel investors, accelerators, and studios, we offer a platform for sharing invaluable insights, market trends, and first-hand experiences. Whether you’re an entrepreneur navigating the challenges of building a business or an investor seeking opportunities in emerging technologies, our podcast provides a front-row seat to the dynamic world of innovation and investment. Tune in to gain a comprehensive understanding of the startup landscape, stay ahead of the curve, and benefit from the collective wisdom of those shaping the future. Think you'd be a great guest on the show? Apply at https://finstratmgmt.com/innovators-investors-podcast/

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    FinStrat Management, Inc.
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    181
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