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Episode 27: HeyLibby.ai Just Raised $4.5 million to Revolutionize Gyms/Spas with AI. Now what?!
In this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Tony Small, the Founder & CEO of Hey Libby — an AI-powered customer support startup that's just raised $4.5 million to help gyms, spas, and wellness centers automate communication, improve client experience, and grow faster with an incredible AI tool that answers comms in every way you can think of, but better than you can imagine.
With a laser focus on customer experience, Tony shares the startup’s journey to product-market fit, what it took to close their latest fundraising round, and how they’re scaling in an industry that’s ripe for transformation.
Andrew provides tactical startup marketing advice to help Tony ramp up growth — including creative acquisition strategies, smart messaging tweaks, and the potential for a white-label go-to-market motion.
Tune in as we cover:
✅ How Hey Libby is transforming communication in the wellness industry
✅ Lessons from fundraising: resilience, feedback, and real investor insight
✅ Strategies for finding and dominating your niche
✅ The power of white-label AI for unlocking scale
✅ Why founders need to experiment with cold outreach, social, and more
✅ Andrew’s growth playbook for scrappy B2B SaaS startups
If you’re a founder building in AI, vertical SaaS, or looking to improve customer acquisition with real automation — this episode delivers the mindset, tools, and strategy to move faster.
🔗 Learn more about Hey Libby: www.heylibby.ai
LinkedIn: Hey Libby on LinkedIn
About the show:
Funded, Now What?! is the ultimate startup podcast for founders, entrepreneurs, and growth-focused leaders. It’s the world’s only show that interviews recently funded founders to uncover how they raised millions — and gives them tactical advice on how to spend it.
About GrowthExpertz:
After driving growth for his third VC-backed exit in 2016, Andrew Lee Miller (@andrewstartups) founded GrowthExpertz, a Fractional Expert Consultancy for early-stage startups and tech companies looking to scale without paying bloated full-time salaries.
With over a dozen 8–9 figure valuation projects, exits, and nearly 100 success stories, GrowthExpertz helps companies dominate in marketing, product, HR, and more.
Why Fractional Consultants?
Harvard Business Review found that startups using fractional execs see up to 50% faster growth thanks to their cost-effective expertise and strategic firepower.
Some of our clients include:
🟢 DataDistillr.com (raised $10M off our work)
🟢 CanWeApp.com (acquired)
🟢 WithDouble.com (30% growth in 90 days)
🟢 Retention.com (formerly GetEmails, now $30M ARR)
🟢 CrownDating.com (exit to Match Group)
🟢 Denizen.io (BBVA Incubator)
🟢 Zedge.net (100M+ installs)
🟢 Different.com.au (leading Aussie proptech startup)
🟢 Fly.com (300% traffic increase in 12 months)
🟢 OpenInvest.co (acquired by Chase)
Want in?
📅 Book a call: www.growthexpertz.com
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By Andrew Lee MillerIn this episode of Funded, Now What?!, host Andrew Lee Miller sits down with Tony Small, the Founder & CEO of Hey Libby — an AI-powered customer support startup that's just raised $4.5 million to help gyms, spas, and wellness centers automate communication, improve client experience, and grow faster with an incredible AI tool that answers comms in every way you can think of, but better than you can imagine.
With a laser focus on customer experience, Tony shares the startup’s journey to product-market fit, what it took to close their latest fundraising round, and how they’re scaling in an industry that’s ripe for transformation.
Andrew provides tactical startup marketing advice to help Tony ramp up growth — including creative acquisition strategies, smart messaging tweaks, and the potential for a white-label go-to-market motion.
Tune in as we cover:
✅ How Hey Libby is transforming communication in the wellness industry
✅ Lessons from fundraising: resilience, feedback, and real investor insight
✅ Strategies for finding and dominating your niche
✅ The power of white-label AI for unlocking scale
✅ Why founders need to experiment with cold outreach, social, and more
✅ Andrew’s growth playbook for scrappy B2B SaaS startups
If you’re a founder building in AI, vertical SaaS, or looking to improve customer acquisition with real automation — this episode delivers the mindset, tools, and strategy to move faster.
🔗 Learn more about Hey Libby: www.heylibby.ai
LinkedIn: Hey Libby on LinkedIn
About the show:
Funded, Now What?! is the ultimate startup podcast for founders, entrepreneurs, and growth-focused leaders. It’s the world’s only show that interviews recently funded founders to uncover how they raised millions — and gives them tactical advice on how to spend it.
About GrowthExpertz:
After driving growth for his third VC-backed exit in 2016, Andrew Lee Miller (@andrewstartups) founded GrowthExpertz, a Fractional Expert Consultancy for early-stage startups and tech companies looking to scale without paying bloated full-time salaries.
With over a dozen 8–9 figure valuation projects, exits, and nearly 100 success stories, GrowthExpertz helps companies dominate in marketing, product, HR, and more.
Why Fractional Consultants?
Harvard Business Review found that startups using fractional execs see up to 50% faster growth thanks to their cost-effective expertise and strategic firepower.
Some of our clients include:
🟢 DataDistillr.com (raised $10M off our work)
🟢 CanWeApp.com (acquired)
🟢 WithDouble.com (30% growth in 90 days)
🟢 Retention.com (formerly GetEmails, now $30M ARR)
🟢 CrownDating.com (exit to Match Group)
🟢 Denizen.io (BBVA Incubator)
🟢 Zedge.net (100M+ installs)
🟢 Different.com.au (leading Aussie proptech startup)
🟢 Fly.com (300% traffic increase in 12 months)
🟢 OpenInvest.co (acquired by Chase)
Want in?
📅 Book a call: www.growthexpertz.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices