Chad Capellman had the chance to talk with Eric Doty, founder of the sports card box breaking app Loupe (pronounced “loop”). Fresh off announcing an initial $3M fundraising round, Doty talks about a most adventurous year, in which he started the company just as the pandemic hit. Doty talks about how past experiences working in radio, with Xbox, Minecraft, and other ventures prepared him for the app, which bundles live streaming of sports card “box breaking”, microtransactions, and online community in one app. He also speaks candidly about learning how to pitch to venture capitalists, what cards he’s personally seeking and why he’s not a huge fan of the comedy Silicon Valley.
