#162 Jungle: Your AI Study Coach

The Pitch

Josh Muccio

Investing, Technology, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Julian Alvarez wants to turn every student into a super-learner. With $1M in ARR and 180,000 monthly active users, he’s off to a strong start. Can Jungle become the Duolingo for studying, or will ChatGPT steal his lunch money? This is The Pitch for Jungle. Featuring investors Charles Hudson, Elizabeth Yin, Jesse Middleton, Ben Zises and Kate McAndrew. ... Watch Julian’s pitch on YouTube (@thepitchshow) and Patreon (@ThePitch) Subscribe to our public email newsletter: insider.thepitch.show Join our private investor community on Substack: thepitch.fund Register for the Season 13 Finale Watch Party: pitch.show/party *Disclaimer: No offer to invest in Jungle 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	My name is Julian. I'm originally from Medellín, Colombia, but grew up in Texas and now living here in San Francisco in the Bay.
0:08.1	I am a curiosity-driven individual that is learning-obsessed. I'm a growth monster.
0:14.5	I'm Josh Muchio, and this is the pitch, where startup founders raise millions and listeners can invest.
0:20.6	Today on the show, a learning-obsessed Julian Alvarez pitches his app for learning,
0:26.2	so everyone can find their inner growth monster too.
0:30.3	You know, I can go, get a good job, and live a simple, happy life.
0:34.1	But I think I would regret knowing that I was capable of so much more.
0:39.4	I think a meaningful life is largely defined by doing hard things that are largely impactful.
0:45.5	I was born to be a founder.
0:50.9	The pitch for Jungle is coming up after this.
1:01.0	And whether you're watching or listening on YouTube, Patreon, or your favorite podcast player, thanks so much for subscribing. And don't forget to turn on notifications.
1:05.0	Support for season 13 of the pitch comes from Mercury, the banking platform that makes business
1:12.2	finances simple.
1:13.4	Now this is a product I know very well because I use Mercury and I love it.
1:17.9	It's one of those things that feels like it was made especially for me.
1:21.8	And today we're hearing more from the company's founder, Imada Kuhn.
1:25.8	It was a great conversation, so stick around to hear it later on in the show.
1:29.5	And if you really want to get a head start, go to mercury.com.
1:33.1	It takes just minutes to get started.
1:35.5	Mercury. Banking that does more.
1:37.9	Mercury is a financial technology company, not a bank.
1:41.3	Banking services provided by Choice Financial Group, Column N.A. And Evolve Bank and Trust.
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