Funded, Now What?!

Andrew Lee Miller

Funded, Now What?! is the only podcast where startup founders who've recently raised millions of dollars get live, no-fluff growth and marketing advice from 20-year startup marketing expert Andrew Lee Miller (@andrewstartups). Each episode delivers a front-row seat to real founders navigating real post-raise challenges, and Andrew drops tactical strategies they (and you) can use to grow faster, smarter, and leaner.
If you’re a startup founder figuring out how to grow your company, this is your free weekly session with a fractional CMO who’s scaled dozens of VC-backed startups to 8–9 figures.

Want to hire Andrew to help your startup? Meet with him here: https://calendly.com/growthexpertz/letschat
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#59
Today · 44 min
How Scam AI Is Fighting the Next Wave of AI Fraud
Funded, Now What?! is the world's leading podcast for startup founders and growth leaders. Hosted by Andrew Lee Miller (@AndrewStartups), the show analyzes how the world's fastest-growing startups raise millions and provides the tactical marketing playbook to help them spend it wisely.
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August 21 · 56 min
Episode 58: How AI Is Turning Construction Waste Into Renewable Energy
What if construction waste wasn't waste at all? In Episode 58 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Todd Thomas, Founder & CEO of Woodchuck, to discuss how AI is helping transform construction and manufacturing waste into valuable materials, renewable energy, and measurable sustainability. Woodchuck combines AI-powered computer vision, smart dumpsters, proprietary data, and real-world waste operations to separate materials before they reach the landfill. The company has worke
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August 11 · 40 min
Meet The Mom Founders of Flora Fertility and Raised $5M
What if you could financially prepare for fertility treatment before you actually needed it? In Episode 57 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Laura McDonald and Dr. Christy Lane, Co-Founders of Flora Fertility, to discuss how they're building a new category in fertility insurance. After raising $5M, Flora is tackling the massive gap between the rising cost of fertility treatment and the limited insurance coverage available to most people. The conversation explores how Flo
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August 3 · 43 min
Episode 56: Is this $6m startup the future of Marketing?
What if every marketing agency could hire an AI-powered digital workforce? What You'll Learn: In Episode 56 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Jason Hu, Founder & CEO of Nexad, to discuss how AI-native workflows are changing the future of marketing. Instead of replacing agencies, Nexad helps marketing teams automate repetitive execution while allowing humans to focus on strategy, creativity, and client relationships. Jason also explains why Nexad built its own internal ma
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July 24 · 57 min
Episode 55: How Aurimas Sabulis Is Reinventing Construction Through Prefabrication
What if construction projects could be completed faster, cost less, and deliver better buildings? In Episode 55 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Aurimas Sabulis, Founder & CEO of Dextall, to discuss how prefabrication, AI, and advanced manufacturing are transforming one of the world's oldest industries. The conversation explores how Dextall is helping developers reduce costs, shorten construction timelines, and rethink traditional building methods. Andrew also shares his
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July 17 · 48 min
Episode 54: How Beth Flippo Raised $18M to Build the Future of Drone Delivery
What if your next online order arrived by drone in just a few minutes? In Episode 54 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Beth Flippo, Founder & CEO of Dexa, to discuss how the company is transforming last-mile delivery through autonomous drone technology. After raising $18M, securing FAA approvals, and partnering with major retailers, Beth shares what it takes to build a deep-tech startup in one of the world's most regulated industries. The conversation also explores fundra
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July 6 · 53 min
Episode 53: How Marko Hozjan Raised $1M to Reinvent Home Building with AI
What if building a house felt more like using Google Maps than navigating a maze? In Episode 53 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Marko Hozjan, Founder & CEO of LynxCraft, to discuss how AI is transforming one of the world's oldest industries. After raising $1M, Marko shares how LynxCraft helps homeowners understand what they can build, estimate costs, choose the right professionals, and avoid expensive construction mistakes using an AI copilot. The conversation also exp
#53
June 19 · 57 min
Episode 52: How Jirka Bachel Raised $2.5M to Measure Engineering ROI in the AI Era
What if engineering teams had the same level of performance visibility as sales teams? In Episode 52 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Jirka Bachel, Founder & CEO of Navigara, to discuss how engineering leaders can finally measure AI ROI, developer productivity, and engineering performance using code-level analytics. After raising $2.5M and growing Navigara to $1M ARR, Jirka shares how the company is helping organizations understand whether their AI investments are actual
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June 12 · 48 min
Episode 51: How Taylor Peake and Occupi Are Transforming Rent Payments Across America
Is rent collection still stuck in the past? In Episode 51 of Funded, Now What?!, Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Taylor Peake, founder and CEO of Occupi, to discuss how her company is modernizing rent payments for property managers and residents nationwide. After raising $3.2 million in funding, Taylor shares lessons on fundraising, product-market fit, scaling lean teams, and building technology for an underserved market. What You'll Learn: ● Product-Market Fit: How Occupi discovered a major
#51
May 1 · 47 min
Episode 50: Revolutionizing the Modern Contact Center with Ardie Sameti of Scala.ai
Is your call center a "cost center" or a "value center"? In this milestone 50th episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Ardie Sameti, CEO of Scala.ai. Fresh off an 8.5 million dollar seed round, Ardie explains how Scala.ai is moving past "bolt-on" AI to create a unified intelligence engine that understands business DNA. What You'll Learn: Data as the Moat: Why the secret to AI success isn't the model-it's how you package your data. Agent Intelligence: How
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April 24 · 43 min
Episode 49 : The Website Personalization Revolution with Ankur Goyal of Fibr AI
What if your website could read the room every single time? In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Ankur Goyal, founder and CEO of Fibr AI (fibr.ai). After a decade in CPG and performance marketing, Ankur identified the last untouched frontier of digital marketing, the static website and built an AI-powered personalization layer that's already delivering 15–32% conversion uplifts for some of the biggest names in banking and telecom. Oh, and they just clos
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April 17 · 45 min
Episode 48: The AI Agent Takeover of Real Estate Closings with Ori Ohayon
What if a two-week manual process could be finished before you finished your coffee? In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Ori Ohayon, the founder and CEO of Title.co. After five years of "hand-to-hand combat" in the archaic world of real estate titling, Ori and his team just closed a $2.5 million seed round to scale their revolutionary AI-driven platform. The "Archaic" Crisis: Why buying a property in 2026 still involves digging through manual, paper
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April 3 · 43 min
Episode 47: From Executive to Entrepreneur: David Stifter’s Journey to Disrupting PropTech
What if your company’s entire financial operation relied on the memory of a single employee? In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller (@growthexpertz) sits down with David Stifter, founder of PredictAP. David spent a year searching for a tech solution to handle the 500,000+ invoices he managed at a massive private equity fund. When he couldn't find one, he left his executive role to build it himself. What You’ll Learn in This Episode: The Complexity of Real Estate: Wh
#47
March 30 · 33 min
Episode 46: Can Voice AI Save the Hotel Industry?
What if you never had to hear "please hold" ever again when you call a hotel or resort? In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller (@growthexpertz) sits down with Jonathan Lei, the founder of withQ. Jonathan is on a mission to make hotel phone calls efficient, profitable, and most importantly instant. By deploying the world's most sophisticated voice AI for hospitality, withQ is helping hotels capture missed bookings and provide a "white glove" guest experience that scales w
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March 23 · 40 min
Episode 45: Can AI Cut Construction Material Costs by 50%?
What if you could bypass every local distributor and buy your construction materials directly from the factory with a single click? In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller (@growthexpertz) sits down with Hanyang Liu, CEO of Quotr.io. Hanyang has raised $3.5 million to solve one of the most painful, manual processes in real estate: cost estimation. By using vertical AI to automate "takeoffs" and connecting builders directly to global supply chains, Quotr isn't just saving
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March 13 · 53 min
Episode 44: Can "Quantum Dots" Solve the Global Food Crisis?
What if you could change the color of sunlight to make plants grow 40% faster? Now you can! In this episode of The Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller (@growthexpertz) sits down with Hunter McDaniel, the CEO of UbiQD. Hunter is a scientist-turned-entrepreneur who has raised $35 million to commercialize quantum dots nanoparticles so small that the ratio of a dot to a golf ball is the same as a golf ball to the planet Earth. From powering the next generation of First Solar panels to glowi
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March 9 · 40 min
Episode 43 How Commander AI is Automating the $100B Waste Industry
What if the secret to closing a massive B2B deal wasn't a complex digital funnel, but a simple text message and a "phantom" flight? In this episode of The Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller (@growthexpertz) sits down with David Berg, the founder of Commander AI. David is a former waste hauler who traded the driver's seat for the CEO's chair to solve a massive problem: one of the world’s last "pen and paper" industries is desperately looking for technology it doesn't even know exists. F
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February 18 · 43 min
Funded Now What?! Episode:42:Building a $41M Robotic Mobility Powerhouse with ATDev Founders Todd Roberts & Owen Kent
“We didn’t just raise a seed round; we built a coalition.” In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller (@growthexpertz) sits down with Todd Roberts and Owen Kent, the founders of ATDev. From Berkeley roommates to industry pioneers, Todd and Owen are revolutionizing physical therapy with Reflex-a smart, powered knee brace that brings clinical-grade recovery into the home. They recently secured $3 million in seed funding and a staggering $41 million federal contract to build a
February 10 · 45 min
Funded Now What?! Episode:41 : Building Your Business with AI: Woz's Revolutionary Approach
Summary In this insightful episode of 'Funded. Now what?', host Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Ben Collins, CEO and Co-Founder of Woz, discussing the journey of raising $6 million to build a game-changing AI business builder. They delve into the challenges and learnings of fundraising, the vision behind Woz, and the future of AI in entrepreneurial ventures. Watch the full episode on YouTube YouTube Key Takeaways Understand the importance of a clear vision and strong team in successful fundraising. Learn how Woz is democratizing AI for entrepreneurs and business owners. Discover the potential of AI to transform the entrepreneurial landscape and create new opportunities. Recognize the value of persistence and finding the right investors who share your vision. Resources Woz Official Website withwoz.com Ben Collins LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bentcollins/ About the Guest Ben Collins — CEO,Co-Founder, Woz Ben Collins – the guy’s a straight-up game changer in the AI world. So, he’s part of YC W25, which is already a big deal, right? But what really makes him stand out is his hustle and how he’s jumped into the deep end with AI startups that are actually crushing it. Before YC, he was involved with Woz – yeah, that’s the AI platform that’s all about making AI accessible for everyone, like a toolkit to build and scale your own AI stuff without needing a PhD. This isn’t some niche project; it’s about democratizing AI, giving regular folks and startups the power to create without the usual bullshit barriers. What’s wild is, he’s not just riding the AI wave – he’s building the damn thing. The buzz around him is clear from articles talking about how these AI startups broke into YC – that’s no small feat. It shows he’s got the skills, the vision, and the guts to jump into competitive spaces and make noise. Connect with Ben Website: https://withwoz.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bentcollins/ Twitter: https://x.com/BenjaminT007 Chapters: 0:00 - Funded. Foreign podcast features Andrew Lee Miller talking about growth and startups 0:24 - Andrew Lee Miller interviews Ben Collins, founder and CEO of Woz. com 1:11 - Woz is an AI business builder. Our whole goal is around removing barriers to business building 1:56 - Our whole vision is around business quality software 7:14 - You recently raised $6 million in seed funding for your AI startup 9:08 - It was a little bit harder than people thought to raise money for AI startups 10:55 - How did you get into YC? Was that goal of yours 13:15 - So when you raised money, like where were you guys at client wise 15:43 - What are you doing to get new customers now? Those net new customers specifically 16:50 - You need to say you're the best. Obviously, the product needs to back that up 18:02 - I'm curious about your strategy for testing AI prosumer products 26:54 - You're an early stage startup. That means that you need a marketer 28:39 - So LinkedIn marketing is a whole nother beast right now 33:02 - Clutch is the help of agencies. Software development, marketing, any partner you would ever need 37:07 - Using AI can help with driving inbound and outbound marketing 41:38 - Don't let yourself be the bottleneck in marketing, Ben says Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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January 29 · 59 min
Funded, Now What?! Episode 40 : How to Cut Corporate Travel Costs by 30% with Stephen Dooley (Roamr)
Why pay $1,000 for a hotel when you can stay with a friend and get paid for it? In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Stephen Dooley, Founder & CEO of Roamr. Stephen shares how he raised $3M to disrupt the massive corporate travel industry by rewarding employees for staying within their personal networks. We discuss: Customer-Led Fundraising: How Stephen got potential users to lead his $3M round. The Roamr Model: Splitting savings between the c

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