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Revolutionizing Advertising: A Win-Win for Customers and Merchants - Interview with Sam Obletz, Co-Founder and CEO of Claim

Join us for a conversation with Sam Obletz, co-founder and CEO of Claim. Claim is a marketplace that benefits both customers and merchants: customers get real cash back on food, beverages, fitness products and more, while merchants gain actual or potentially long-term customers at a lower marketing cost. Claim recently raised a $12 million Series A led by VMG Partners, with participation from previous leads at Sequoia Capital and Susa Ventures, as well as new partners, Lightback and Metalab.

In this episode, you will hear about:

🌟 What inspired Sam to start Claim?

💸 How does Claim work and the value it brings to both sides of the marketplace?

‼️ The journey of building Claim from scratch and Sam’s biggest takeaway as a founder.

🔆 Sam’s advice to young professionals.

💬 What’s next for Claim?

It is easy to get stuck in what's not working and you have to be long-term optimistic as a founder.