This Founder Built the World’s First Smart Running Shoe

Royi Metser’s smart running shoe promises fewer injuries—but are runners ready to subscribe to their shoes?

This is The Pitch for Avelo. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Ben Zises, and Kate McAndrew.

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[Kyle-gnub]

Guys, I've been listening to the pitch since the very beginning. You have such an unbelievable opportunity with this format, and such insane deal flow! I feel like you need to hire some Youtube and social media nerds on your team to really nail the promotion of this- it deserves way more than 4 comments. I want to see this be bigger than Shark Tank.

Shark Tank is the American and dumb way to show off the world of VC, while this is actually authentic and educational.

Alright that's my rant. I just care about this show and want to see ya'll win

[FictionalMonkey]

I appreciate that Josh explained the reason for including this pitch. When the founder said his previous round was a $12m cap I knew that was too expensive for the VCs. But it’s a strong team and maybe this is the right moment.

[Da-Sheek]

As I was watching I thought of something proprietary he could add to the shoes so that nobody else could compete.

[Invisibleaccordingtoyou]

Im not that serious of a runner. But I do run. i like the concept. But paying every month sounds ridiculous for myself cause im only casually running. But if they became a “thing” id probably pay a pretty penny to have.