#157 KAV Sports: A New Era in Manufacturing

The Pitch

Josh Muccio

Investing, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Business

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🗓️ 26 March 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Typically a startup pitch that requires building a manufacturing facility would send VCs running for the hills. But could Whitman Kwok's high margin, zero-inventory model be the exception to the rule? This is The Pitch for KAV Sports. Featuring investors Mark Phillips, Paige Finn Doherty and Will Weisman. ... Watch Whitman pitch his startup on YouTube (@thepitchshow) or Patreon (@ThePitch) Subscribe to our public email newsletter insider.thepitch.show Join our private investor community on Substack at thepitch.fund Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party at pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in KAV Sports is being made to or solicited from the listening audience on today’s show. The information provided on this show is not intended to be investment advice and should not be relied upon as such. The investors on today’s episode are providing their opinions based on their own assessment of the business presented. Those opinions should not be considered professional investment advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Whitman Kwok, founder of Cav, and we're based in Silicon Valley with an manufacturing factory in Buffalo, New York.
0:06.7	Competitococist, aerospace engineer worked on rocket engines, developed enterprise software,
0:11.7	wanted to make a difference and do something that I didn't think was otherwise get done.
0:16.6	I'm Josh Muchio, and this is the pitch, where startup founders raise millions and listeners can invest.
0:23.0	Today on the show, Whitman Kwok pitches an entirely new way to manufacture consumer products, right here in the good-old US of A, starting with high-end custom bike helmets.
0:39.3	The problem space drew me in. You have to have to be a little bit crazy.
0:41.3	The math doesn't work out ration.
0:43.3	Like, yes, we're building what we believe will be a billion dollar company.
0:47.3	But you do it because you do believe that it is a quantum elite
0:51.3	in terms of benefits for the people we serve.
0:58.6	The pitch for CAF sports is coming up after this.
1:04.2	And whether you're watching or listening on YouTube, Patreon, or your favorite podcast player,
1:06.2	thanks so much for subscribing.
1:08.9	And don't forget to turn on notifications.
1:15.1	This episode of The Pitch is brought to you exclusively by Mercury.
1:18.4	You probably already know that I'm a fan of Mercury.
1:20.5	They were a sponsor last season.
1:22.1	They're back again this season. And I couldn't be happier because Mercury is the banking platform built for
1:27.2	entrepreneurs, like literally built for people
1:30.3	like me. I got to talk to the founder, Amata Kund, and you'll be able to listen to a cut of that
1:35.6	interview later on in the show. And in the coming weeks, I'll be sharing even more from that
1:40.6	conversation. So stay tuned for that. And in the meantime, check out mercury.com to learn more.
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