How Vinnie Bharara, Founder of Diapers.com, Found his Passion for Identity-Based Brands Some Spider Studios, founded by Diapers.com co-founder Vinnie Bharara, passed two key milestones last month. It raised $10 million in additional capital and became a Discover Channel on Snapchat. In light of these milestones, I sat down with Vinnie to discuss what is…
NeuroFlow Uses Metrics to Improve Mental Health Co-founded by a Wharton MBA and a Penn Bioengineer, NeuroFlow quantifies patient stress, relaxation, and engagement in mental health treatment. A Personal Mission On average, 20 veterans commit suicide every day. As a platoon leader in the US Army, NeuroFlow CEO Chris Molaro saw firsthand the mental toll…
Couch Startup Burrow Reaches $7 M Annual Run Rate Burrow sells and delivers high quality, affordable couches. Earlier this month, the team made some significant changes — expanding its showrooms, introducing new products, and bringing manufacturing back to the good old United States. I sat down with co-founders Stephen Kuhl and Kabeer Chopra, both 2017 Wharton MBA grads, to discuss…
DNVB Startup Harper Wilde Taking B.S. Out of Bra Shopping Harper Wilde is a direct to consumer bra startup. As Harper Wilde sees it, today’s largest bra brand — Victoria’s Secret — no longer resonates with the modern woman. It believes that Victoria’s Secret is oversexualized and markets an everyday women’s product to men. Harper Wilde’s goal is to…
Adherence Startup UrSure Could Prevent 11K+ HIV Infections UrSure helps reduce the spread of HIV in at-risk populations. The company produces a urine test to check if patients are taking their pre-exposure prohylaxis (PrEP) medication. PrEP has been around since 2012 and is a groundbreaking way to prevent HIV negative people from becoming infected. Similar to…