Startup Stage

Dante Evans has been in the transportation industry for 32 years, many of those driving a bus, and he sees a problem. People in rural communities don’t have access to transportation that many of us in more urban areas take for granted. There aren’t as many bus routes, ride shares aren’t as available, and it’s not always easy to get to work or get to the mall or even to buy groceries. Dante thinks he’s come up with the solution, a transportation app called WeMovv that will incorporate all modes of transportation – ride shares, buses, trains, and even how far you want to walk or ride your bike – to find the best way for a user to get to where they need to go.

But this is the first time he’s pitched for capital. So can he explain the vision for his company well enough so that the investors want to take a ride with him?

Today's investors are:
Keith Daniel, Resilient Ventures
Robbie Hardy, xElle Ventures
Donald Thompson, Angel Investor and CEO of Walk West
Tim McLoughlin, Cofounders Capital

Startup Stage is a production of Earfluence and hosted by Sharon Delaney McCloud.

Thank you to our show sponsors:
WeWork
Innovate Capital Law
Lenovo
The University Club
Fancy This Photography

Show Notes

Dante Evans has been in the transportation industry for 32 years, many of those driving a bus, and he sees a problem. People in rural communities don’t have access to transportation that many of us in more urban areas take for granted. There aren’t as many bus routes, ride shares aren’t as available, and it’s not always easy to get to work or get to the mall or even to buy groceries. Dante thinks he’s come up with the solution, a transportation app called WeMovv that will incorporate all modes of transportation – ride shares, buses, trains, and even how far you want to walk or ride your bike – to find the best way for a user to get to where they need to go.

But this is the first time he’s pitched for capital. So can he explain the vision for his company well enough so that the investors want to take a ride with him?


Today's investors are:
Keith Daniel, Resilient Ventures
Robbie Hardy, xElle Ventures
Donald Thompson, Angel Investor and CEO of Walk West
Tim McLoughlin, Cofounders Capital

Startup Stage is a production of Earfluence and hosted by Sharon Delaney McCloud.

Thank you to our show sponsors:

What is Startup Stage?

Startup founders who haven’t had access to capital, dream chasers who don’t have the network to get in front of venture capitalists, underrepresented entrepreneurs who will give their best pitch for their companies in front of 5 Triangle (Raleigh Durham NC) investors who can make their dreams a reality.

But are the entrepreneurs ready?

And will the investors share the vision for their companies?