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From Gimlet this is the pitch I'm Josh Muccio. On this show we venture into the world of

startups to a critical moment when aspiring entrepreneurs put it all on the line and

pitch investors for funding.

This week I want to talk about the estimated 450 million athletes around the world.

10% of those athletes.

10 will suffer sports-related concussion in any given season.

That's right, is this the way to solve the problem

or is helmet technology the way to solve it's called?

But it doesn't protect them from getting hurt because it shows after the impact has happened.

It's not protecting them.

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