#0070 - Ben Hood of WattBuy Wants You To Save Money On Electricity To Help Save The Planet

<p>On this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast, Frank Gruber, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Established and Co-Founder of Established Ventures, talks with Ben Hood who is the Co-Founder & CTO at WattBuy (wattbuy.com).</p> <p>Wattbuy is a one-of-a-kind energy marketplace that helps you lower your annual electricity bill by up to 40%. They work with only PUC-licensed energy companies to provide you with options specifically tailored to your home - allowing you to have confidence that you are getting the right services at the best price. They just added an additional $10 million to their Series A, bringing the total funding to $13.25 million for this round (vcnewsdaily.com/wattbuy/venture-capital-funding/ptgcttqrzp). The guys also talk about their excitement about Elon Musk and Tesla's energy efforts.</p> <p>The 2021 Startup of the Year Summit is coming up in January 2022! We are going to be sharing some exciting news about the Summit in the very near future, so please make sure to keep an eye out for that news.</p> <p>We also once again talk about Finmark, which is financial planning software for startups for revenue forecasting, cash projections, and runway. It is one of those few products that we truly believe in and I think that it will help a lot of our community members, so please go check out Finmark and signing up for 30-day free trial at est.us/finmark</p> <p>Lastly, we invite you all to join our community today to access the support, expert advice, and resources you need to elevate your startup by going to: est.us/join</p> <p>Thank you for listening, and as always, please check out the Established website and subscribe to the newsletter at <a href= "http://www.est.us">www.est.us</a></p> <p>Checkout Startup of the Year at <a href= "http://www.startupofyear.com">www.startupofyear.com</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the Startup of the Year Daily Deal Flow: <a href= "http://www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow">www.startupofyear.com/daily-dealflow</a></p> <p>Subscribe to the Startup of the Year podcast: <a href= "ht