Once upon a pitch.
Caroline went to a pitch competition and noticed something: everyone was B O R E D. There were ideas worth hearing, but the room wasn’t exactly leaning in.
That led her to Pitch Roast Live. She loved the idea of bringing comedy and startups together, but wanted to do it her own way. She just didn’t know where to start.
Enter Katie. And coffee.
The universe intervened. Caroline met Katie, whose response was essentially: “Why aren’t you doing this already?” In the wholesome, you-should-absolutely-go-for-it kind of way.
So they started meeting over coffee once a week, turning the idea into something they could actually put on a stage.
But what about the comedians?
Another assist from the universe: Katie met Jada at book club. Jada, an NYC comedian and improviser, brought the comedy side into the picture.
Neither Katie nor Jada has been back to book club since.
And that’s how FUN’D came to be: real companies paired with stand-up comedians, pitching an investor panel in a room full of curious people.