Ep 30 - Emma Meehan - Founder, CEO & CTO of KinetikIQ

In this episode of the Founders & Funding Podcast, Philip Smith speaks with Emma Meehan, Founder and CEO of KinetikIQ, a software platform using the 3D scanning technology built into iPhone and iPad Pro devices to deliver real-time, lab-grade exercise analysis for professional sports teams, physiotherapists, universities, and personal trainers. Emma shares the reality of funding a deep tech company in Ireland as a solo, first-time female founder, navigating New Frontiers, Enterprise Ireland grants, SAFE notes, angel investors, and accelerator programmes across nearly five years.

She talks about the challenge of sitting between SaaS and MedTech in investors' eyes, why being capital efficient has kept KineticIQ alive when others have folded, and what founders get wrong about how quickly a funding round closes. They also discuss the skills founders need now, how to source and approach the right investors, and why saying no to the wrong term sheet can be as important as closing the right one.