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Why Strava Bought Runna: The Startup Story Behind Runna (with the CEOs of Strava & Runna)

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 🎧 Make sure to subscribe, rate, and share The Runna Podcast for more like this. 🆓 Try the Runna app for 2 weeks free with code PODCAST25: https://web.runna.com/redeem?code=POD... 📱 Follow us for more: Instagram → @runna TikTok → @runna YouTube → @therunnapodcast ⏱️ Timestamps: 00:00 – Intro 00:52 – Dom’s origin story: from McKinsey to startup founder 03:23 – How lockdown running sparked the Runna idea 06:08 – Launching Run Buddy: the first version of Runna 10:21 – From emails & PDFs to a global training app 12:35 – How user feedback shaped the product 14:15 – Features coming soon: smart plan adjustments, ultra training & more 17:32 – What it’s like building a 150-person startup 22:50 – The hardest moment: 50 investor rejections 25:47 – Finally reaching profitability 28:48 – Meet Mike Martin: CEO of Strava 34:23 – How Runna actually got a meeting with Strava 38:18 – Why the deal made perfect sense 40:34 – Race Discovery + Localisation: the next frontier 43:59 – Would you rather… with the CEOs 48:59 – Dream races & reflections