What happens when the world’s biggest fitness platform buys one of the fastest-growing running apps?

In this exclusive episode of The Runna Podcast, we sit down with Strava CEO Mike Martin and Runna CEO Dom Maskell to uncover the full story behind the Strava x Runna acquisition - from lockdown side hustle to global fitness tech takeover.

Whether you’re a runner, startup founder, or tech lover, this conversation is packed with behind-the-scenes insights and actionable lessons.

In This Episode:

🚀 How Runna grew from a lockdown side hustle to a global running app

📈 The journey from PDF training plans to a 150-person fitness tech company

💸 Surviving 100+ investor rejections and finally landing funding

🤝 Behind the scenes of the Strava acquisition and what it means for the future of running technology

🌎 Expanding Runna: launching in 7 languages & global race discovery

🏃‍♂️ New features for runners of all levels - beginners to elites

🔥 Why Strava chose Runna, and what’s next for both fitness platforms

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