---
title: Startups
date: 2025-06-06T17:30:00+01:00
author: Inarah H
canonical_url: "https://www.connectd.com/stories/startups"
section: Stories
---
#  Our startup  
success stories 

From first-time founders to experienced entrepreneurs, startups of every shape and size have levelled up through Connectd. Learn how we’ve helped our network scale for success.

 

 

 

    ![](/dist/images/blob-light.png)     ![](/dist/images/blob-light.png)     ![](/dist/images/blob-light.png)     ![](/dist/images/blob-light.png)  

## Founder Stories

  [    ![](/uploads/Images/_900x600_crop_center-center_90_none/CS-Logos-1.png)  

### Andrew White

Andrew White and co-founder Andrew B. had the vision for Otterkin, a fine art commissioning platform, but as non-technical founders, needed expert guidance to ship it. Connectd matched them with fractional CTO Julie McFadden, whose technical structure and sprint cadence gave Andrew the space to focus on growth.

 

 ](https://www.connectd.com/stories/andrew-white)  [    ![](/uploads/Images/_900x600_crop_center-center_90_none/CS-Logos-5.png)  

### Kelvin Voen

Kelvin Voen is the co-founder of NewKroo, a social platform helping people rebuild their friendship circle at any stage of life. A recommendation led him to Connectd, where advisors didn't just fill the gaps he knew about — they identified ones he hadn't even considered, and the growth since has been unlike anything he can fully put into words.

 

 ](https://www.connectd.com/stories/kelvin-voen)  [    ![](/uploads/Images/_900x600_crop_center-center_90_none/CS-Logos.png)  

### Lisa Stroud

Lisa Stroud, founder of True Beauty Lashes and inventor of Lash Lovr, discovered Connectd during San Francisco Tech Week and found exactly the support system she needed as a solo founder of her growing beauty brand. Through Connectd, she was matched with three advisors spanning finance, marketing, and product development - each bringing expertise that has proven invaluable as she prepares for investor conversations and scales her business.

 

 ](https://www.connectd.com/stories/lisa-stroud)  [    ![](/uploads/Images/_900x600_crop_center-center_90_none/snippetmedia-876-x-552_72.webp)  

### Sam Marshall

Sam Marshall has spent 18 months building Snippit Media, a platform delivering guaranteed attention in an advertising world overrun with noise. After a failed go-to-market strategy left the business with a significantly reduced screen network and a mounting burn rate, Sam came to Connectd feeling like a wounded animal. Through the platform, he was matched with Grant — and what followed was a complete commercial rebuild that has left Snippit Media in a stronger position than ever before.

 

 ](https://www.connectd.com/stories/sam-marshall)  [    ![](/uploads/Images/_900x600_crop_center-center_90_none/Underbeneath-876-x-552_72.webp)  

### Amelia Tombs and Chloe Grant

Amelia Tombs and Chloe Grant are building the world's first human-centric operating system for circular bra manufacturing, connecting local wearers with manufacturers to deliver a custom fit, on demand. After completing an accelerator and incubator with UAL, they came to Connectd with clear gaps in their advisory board across financials, sustainability at scale, and supply chain. What they found were three advisors who didn't just advise. They rolled up their sleeves and got to work.

 

 ](https://www.connectd.com/stories/amelia-tombs-and-chloe-grant)  [    ![](/uploads/Images/_900x600_crop_center-center_90_none/Nappr.png)  

### Jared Lerner

Nappr is solving a problem every exhausted traveller knows too well: having nowhere to rest when you need it most. Founded by Jared Lerner after years of red-eye flights and caffeine-fuelled burnout, the platform connects tired travellers with hotel rooms available for daytime stays. A few months into their Connectd journey, the team has already built a three-person advisory board spanning payments, finance, and go-to-market strategy, and they’re already looking to grow it further.

 

 ](https://www.connectd.com/stories/jared-lerner) 

 [ View all stories ](https://www.connectd.com/stories/startups.md?limit=999) 

 

 ##  Every startup story is unique, but all our members agree that the right connections can transform your trajectory. 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

 

 Previus Slide 

 Next Slide 

 

 

 ## Find the talent that’ll transform your startup today

 [ Start your search ](https://app.connectd.com/v2/listings/create) 

 

 ![](/dist/images/blob-red.png) ![](/dist/images/blob-red.png) ![](/dist/images/blob-red.png)