Bungalow Capital

At Superset we're building the best software for personal trainers and gyms. We’ve added A TON of features over the last few months and I’ve been waiting to do a product explainer that could adequately capture the quality we bring to such an underserved space. I’m super proud to finally have a video that addresses the question “What is Superset?” 💪😎

this is a special story and connection, highlighting the long arc of relationships from NYC to Newport Beach and shared passions for “empowering the small business”. a little over a year ago, Wiley Cerilli pinged me and mentioned Hagan Kappler was looking for advice on her pitch deck. Hagan was HouseAccount’s first customer. she was leaving her role and had a startup idea. it had some elements of PE, consumer and franchising. I was intrigued and took the meeting. it was a zoom and Hagan walked me through what probably was 50 slides (!) w. detailed market sizing, consumer trends and financials. I remember joking in that first meeting, “if you’re going out to raise money from venture capitalists, this deck has to get down to 10 slides - VCs have limited attention spans!” she took the advice and the next time we met, the deck shrunk down by 75% and her story was much crisper. Matthew B. Ziskie and I happened to be in Newport Beach for an offsite where Hagan lives. she suggested we all get together, grab coffee and go deeper on revisiting this now “infamous” deck. she took us through what happened btw. that morning’s coffee meeting and the last time we sat to review the deck: - sent 40 direct mailers to potential customers to gauge demand of her product - built out initial revenue lines and pricing - started the franchising platform that would later power customers’ businesses I looked at Matt and just said, “Woah. Hagan is just wow!” in fact, she was just coming back from Kinko’s sending these mailers before our coffee. over the next few quarters, we spent more time together and talked through the idea she was bringing to life. I remember our next meeting, where we went deep on the ins/outs of successful franchising models. above all, Hagan was obsessed about making the small business owner empowered through dramatically improving their business operations, building a national brand in local neighborhoods and building the best experience for a homeowner. we knew we wanted Bungalow Capital to help lead their first round, whatever this idea could become, but we also knew that there’s another partner who could help supercharge growth with advice, guidance, capital and connections. our friends at Goldcrest Capital got involved and we were off to the races towards the end of 2023. Hagan and her wonderful team introduced Daisy, solving a massive pain point for homeowners across the U.S.: finding, installing, managing and servicing smart devices is a headache - whether you’re buying new home, remodeling or even renting. Daisy makes it easy for homeowners to work w. a trusted Daisy technician to facilitate the entire smart home procurement process. and independent technicians can opt to become Daisy-powered franchise - many have already! we’ve grown 20x in the last six months, operate in four states coast to coast and just getting started!

Zest driving results ✅ "We’ve partnered with brands including Milk Bar, Levain Bakery, Brightland, Grove Cookie Company, Vosges Haut-Chocolat and Graza to power their corporate gifting channels, and the results over the last year speak for themselves. We enabled Milk Bar to reduce gift processing time from two weeks to two days. We helped Brightland increase corporate gift revenue by 50%. Zest-powered corporate gifting storefronts accounted for 20% of Grove’s total revenue in the first 11 months after the cookie company rolled it out. The list goes on."

Zest now powers gifting for Levain Bakery which means a lot more cookies consumed in the Ambrose family, Bungalow Capital portfolio and friends everywhere congrats Alex Ingram, Jeremy Feinstein and team - HUGE partnership 🎉

a great opportunity to work on very impactful problems touching our government alongside a team that's gone from zero to millions (in contracted revenue) in just a few months 👇🏻

As an athlete, I believe in the significance of sports for a healthy life. And I know how crucial it is to have someone by your side, like a coach that fits your needs and that you are on the same page with. Having sport as my profession, I know that I’m in a different position than most people. Integrating sport into everyday life and making it in a way that feels right for you can be a challenge. Superset wants to overcome this issue with its innovative software solution that empowers personal trainers and fitness coaches. The platform provides coaches with the tools to create personalized workout programs, automate every aspect of their business, and provide a seamless app experience to clients for on- and offline coaching. Think of Superset as the backbone for modern coaching businesses. It all aims at creating a better experience for both coaches and clients to foster a healthy life through sport - not only from a physical but also from a mental perspective. I’m happy to take my part as an investor in their latest round joined by Bungalow Capital. Superset coaches have already onboarded thousands of clients from dozens of countries around the world over the last six months, and I’m excited to see where Taylor Pemberton, Peter Coles, and their team are going! 🚀

amazing engineering opportunity to join a team of 7 (!) behind Recall.ai. well funded, growing super fast and an opportunity to work w. David Gu and Amanda Zhu 👇🏻 https://lnkd.in/ejFWv5Zg