{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Allez Startups","title":"#16 Spott with Manu Vanderveeren","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/641f94f8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1817,"description":"In this episode I spoke with Manu Vanderveeren, co-founder of Spott, an AI native platform that is revolutionising CRM and ATS tooling for agency reciters. \nFounded in Leuven in 2024, Spot went through Y Combinator's winter 2025 batch and has grown fast since commercialising the current version of their product 10 months ago, now at 4.5 million in ARR with a team of over 40 people. They've just closed a 21 million Series A led by Balderton Capital. \nListen to Manu for tips on how to get into Y-Combinator, how to think big and get results early. Behind the ambitious growth numbers there's real trust between co-founders, and some very human details, like a caring mother. ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/PymXPYyKm804pautuwR3vwA3D2d65lOxadyZPDeEqrc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81N2I3/MmQxOGI0ZGZjNzk3/MmY2MDYwOTBkNzg4/NDM2Yi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}