Andrew Kinzer
Andrew Kinzer is currently the founder of a stealth startup focused on hardware, AI, and industrial applications. He previously founded Outreach, which has grown, and Tomorrow, which closed. His expertise includes building products at the intersection of physical systems and intelligence.
Manny Medina’s AI Billing Startup Paid Raises $21M Seed Round Led by Lightspeed, Valued Above $100M
Manny Medina, former CEO of Outreach, has launched Paid, a London-based startup focused on AI agent billing, securing $21 million in seed funding led by Lightspeed. Paid aims to help companies monetize AI agents with innovative pricing models, and it is already valued at over $100 million.
Seattle Startup Tomorrow Shuts Down High-Tech Refrigerator Project Citing Consumer Hardware Market Challenges
Seattle startup Tomorrow, developing a high-tech refrigerator to extend produce life using cooling and computer vision technology, is shutting down due to challenging consumer hardware market conditions and tariffs. Founder Andrew Kinzer cited investor hesitancy amid macroeconomic headwinds as the main reason for closure.
Former Outreach CEO Manny Medina Launches London-Based Startup Paid with $10M to Monetize AI Agents
Manny Medina, co-founder and former CEO of Outreach, has launched Paid, a London-based startup focused on monetizing AI agents, backed by over $10 million in funding. Medina stepped down as Outreach CEO in September and now serves as executive chairman while Paid aims to simplify billing and monetization for AI builders.
Seattle Startup Tomorrow Unveils High-Tech Fridge to Extend Produce Freshness and Reduce Food Waste
Seattle startup Tomorrow is developing a high-tech refrigerator with patent-pending technology to extend the freshness of produce by reducing water loss and using computer vision to manage contents. Led by Andrew Kinzer, the company aims to reduce food waste significantly, entering a largely untapped market with plans to unveil its product soon.
Techstars Seattle 2011 cohort produced three unicorns (30% rate), making it arguably the accelerator world's most successful class
Techstars Seattle’s 2011 accelerator cohort produced three unicorns — a 30% unicorn-rate — making it likely the most successful accelerator class ever, despite founders facing near-death challenges and a low representation of women among its ten startups.
Spot, founded by former Outreach executives Gordon Hempton and Wes Hather, raises $1.7M to build ‘Sims for the enterprise’ virtual offices
Spot, a year-old Seattle startup founded by former Outreach co-founders Gordon Hempton and Wes Hather, has raised $1.7 million to build virtual office software described as “The Sims for the Enterprise.” The seven-person company, currently in closed beta, has created hundreds of virtual worlds for events and HQs and competes with platforms like Gather, Teamflow, Virbela and Branch amid continued remote and hybrid work tailwinds.
Outreach co-founders Wes Hather and Gordon Hempton leave to found stealth remote-work startup after Outreach raises $50M
Outreach co-founders Wes Hather and Gordon Hempton have left the Seattle sales-software unicorn and are collaborating on a stealthy remote-work startup; Hempton departed in October and Hather left earlier this year while Manny Medina remains CEO. Both founders are prototyping the new product and proving product-market fit, and Outreach recently raised $50 million.
Outreach raises $50M Series F led by Sands Capital, valuing Seattle startup at $1.33B
Seattle sales-engagement startup Outreach raised a $50 million Series F led by Sands Capital, bringing its valuation to $1.33 billion and total funding to $289 million while holding more than $100 million in cash. The company says the funding bolsters its position amid COVID-19 as remote selling increases and over 4,000 customers use its platform.
Seattle Startup Panel, Inside Intercom World Tour
At the Seattle stop of the Inside Intercom World Tour, Intercom content marketing manager Adam Risman hosts a panel of founders from local startups. They talk finding an underserved market, fighting feature bloat, competition, and more. Panelists include Andrew Kinzer, co-founder and CPO at Outreach; Amanda Osborne, co-founder and CMO at Meshfire; and Aseem Badshah, founder and CEO at Socedo. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Organizations
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Stealth startup Founder 2025–present · current
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Tomorrow Founder, CEO 2021–2025, Former Co-founder and Startup Leader 2025 · past
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Outreach Executive Officer 2017–2021, Co-Founder, VP of Market Strategy 2017–2020, Co-Founder, Head of Product 2013–2017 · past
Education
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California College of the Arts Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Design · 2001–2005
