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Season One.

RTI began in December 2025 as a ‘reverse pitch’ competition series before evolving into what it is today.

Episodes

Episode 01 · Pilot

Jenny Fielding

Episode 02

Nicholas Thompson

Episode 03 · Buffalo

Anthony Santaro

Episode 04

Bill Stephney

Episode 05

Eric Kuhn

Featured Startups

The Matchups.

In the reverse-pitch format, multiple investors went head-to-head for the right to land on the cap table of one founder. Here’s who pitched, who won, and what they’re building.

Episode 01 · Pilot Media & Publishing

The Future of Trusted Media.

Adam HarderFounder & CEO · InPress

"The media app that turns trusted media into a social experience."

Winning Investor

Nihal MehtaEniac Ventures

Contestants
  • Olivia O'SullivanForum Ventures
  • David TswamunoFairbridge
  • Sumeet ShahVHS Ventures
Episode 02 Media & Advertising

The Voice of the Streets.

Josh Suggs & Jesse EisenbergCo-Founders · Street Talk

"Connecting communities through hyper-local voice and real-time conversation."

Winning Investor

Jess SchramRemedy Product Studio

Contestants
  • Gary BenerofeMu Ventures
  • Bahar BozdoganTikTok
  • Maurice RussoLerer Hippeau
Episode 03 Fintech

Finta.

Kevin SiskarCEO & Co-founder · Finta

Winning Investor

Ilona Limonta-VolkovaArmada Ventures

Contestants
  • Laurent SpanSPAN Ventures
Episode 04 AI & Music

Recoup.

Sidney SwiftCEO · Recoup

Winning Investor

Dorothy ChangFlybridge

Contestants
  • Ilona Limonta-VolkovaArmada Ventures
Episode 05 Entertainment & Community

Act Write Here.

Laney Kraus-TaddeoFounder & CEO · Act Write Here

Winning Investor

Katie DunnMasthead Strategies

Contestants
  • Spencer ChandleeCardinal Ventures
The Contestants

Who competed.

The investors who competed publicly — on camera, without decks or backchannels — for the right to back the founders featured in Season One.

Voices Behind The Verdict

The experts.

Industry leaders who help shape the show — bringing decades of perspective from media, venture, and the founder seat.