Startup Videos
The launch videos, explainers, founder stories, pitches, ads, and keynotes founders study before making their own. Browse by what a video is for, then narrow to your industry.
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Oculus Rift: Step into the Game
Palmer Luckey's Kickstarter pitch for a 300 dollar VR headset that raised 2.4 million and revived an entire industry.
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Bombas on Shark Tank: The Sock Pitch
Daymond John's deal on a buy one give one sock; the mission model scaled Bombas past a billion in sales.
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Breathometer on Shark Tank: All Five Sharks
First pitch to land all five sharks; the FTC later busted its claims. The classic hype cautionary tale.
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Cloudflare launches at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2010
Matthew Prince pitches security plus speed for any website, the Disrupt launch that seeded a giant.
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Coffee Meets Bagel on Shark Tank: The 30M No
The Kang sisters turned down Mark Cuban's 30M buyout, the biggest offer in show history.
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Cousins Maine Lobster on Shark Tank
Two cousins with one food truck won 55K from Barbara Corcoran; it grew into a billion in sales.
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DoorDash pitches at Y Combinator S13 Demo Day
Tony Xu's actual S13 Demo Day pitch: tight problem, early traction, and market size in about a minute.
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Dropbox launches live on the TechCrunch50 stage
Drew Houston fights through a rough live sync demo on stage and still launches a category definer.
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Everlywell on Shark Tank: Julia Cheek's Record Deal
Julia Cheek landed a record 1M loan from Lori Greiner; at home testing grew into a billion dollar firm.
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Fitbit unveils its clip-on tracker at TechCrunch50
James Park unveils a 99 dollar clip on tracker to a live crowd, years before wearables broke out.
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GitLab full Y Combinator Demo Day pitch (W15)
A rare full, unedited YC Demo Day pitch start to finish, the whole traction to ask arc.
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Ionic Ear on Shark Tank
Studied as maybe the worst pitch ever: an implanted Bluetooth ear chip recharged with a needle.
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Levi Roots sings his way to a deal with Reggae Reggae Sauce
He sang his pitch with a guitar and shaky numbers, winning the Dragons on story and personality alone.
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Squatty Potty on Shark Tank
Over a million in sales at pitch; Lori Greiner's deal plus the viral unicorn ad pushed it past 175M.
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DoorBot (Ring) on Shark Tank: The Sharks Pass
Jamie Siminoff's doorbell pitch that every Shark passed on, then Amazon bought Ring for about 1 billion dollars.
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Scrub Daddy: The Original Shark Tank Pitch
Aaron Krause's high-energy sponge demo sparked a bidding war and became Shark Tank's best-selling product ever.
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Tangle Teezer's Full Dragons' Den Pitch
Shaun Pulfrey heard five 'I'm out's, then self-funded a 65 million pound haircare brand the Dragons all rejected.
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Trunki on Dragons' Den: The Broken Strap Story
Theo Paphitis snapped the strap and Rob Law walked away with nothing, then sold Trunki suitcases in 60-plus countries.
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