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Welcome to the DealMakers show, hosted by Alejandro Cremades. Alejandro is a serial entrepreneur, best-selling author, and cofounder at Panthera Advisors (M&A and fundraising advisory). On this podcast you will find weekly interviews with entrepreneurs that have been very successful at raising capital or getting their company acquired. You can learn more at https://alejandrocream.wpengine.com
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Living A Life In Full
Dr Chris Stout; Best Selling Author | Adventurer | Angel Advisor | (Acciden
“Living a Life in Full” is the conversation you always wanted to have with that person who gave an amazing TED talk, or the author of one your favorite books, or that inspirational Olympian you always wanted to know more about. This show is for the intellectually curious. You want to not just know more about the interesting and the innovative, but also what makes them tick, and maybe even what makes them laugh. It’s graduate-level conversations with those making a difference in the world and ...
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Thomson Nguyen On Selling His First Startup To Square And Now Raising $78 Million To Make Your Finances Work For You
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Thomson Nguyen is now on his second tech startup. That’s after raising over $12M for his first venture which was acquired by Square. His latest venture, Nearside has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Kevin Hartz, Ryan Peterson, Valar Ventures, and Kleiner Perkins. In this episode, you will learn: What this founder says he would focus o…
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Jeremy King On Raising $104 Million To Give You The Right Insight At The Right Time
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Jeremy King’s tech startup has already raised over $100M on its journey to help equip B2C companies to speed up their own growth, and make intelligent, data-driven decisions. His venture has attracted financing from top-tier investors like GR Capital, Kismet Capital Group (KCG), New Enterprise Associates, and Social Capital Hedosophia. In this epis…
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Mina Nada On Raising $100 Million To Transition Every Urban Mile To Electric Vehicles
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Mina Nada ditched his law degree to find something more impactful in the real world. He’s turned his once side hustle into a fast-growing global business that has already attracted $100M in financing. His company, Zoomo has raised funding from top-tier investors like Collaborative Fund, WIND Ventures, Akuna Capital, and MUFG Innovation Partners. In…
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Liz Giorgi On Selling Her Las Startup And Raising $51 Million To Help You Create Content That Sells
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Liz Giorgi got her feet wet bootstrapping her first company. After getting that business acquired she has gone on to launch a fast-growing venture-backed startup that has already raised tens of millions of dollars. Her latest company, Soona has attracted investment from top-tier financiers like Bain Capital Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Square V…
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Ross Mackay On Raising $125 Million To Create Plant-Based Chicken Products
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When former tennis player Ross Mackay found himself at a crossroads in his career he took on the challenge to change what we eat. Venturing out with just a couple thousand dollars in hand, he has built a startup that has already raised $125M, to take on a twelve-figure industry. His venture, Daring Foods has attracted funding from top-tier investor…
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Arthur Waller On Selling His First Startup For Millions And Raising $90 Million To Improve Accounting For SMEs
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Arthur Waller is now on his second company. Having successfully exited his first startup, he has already raised a substantial amount of capital for his new fintech adventure. The company, PennyLane has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Partech, Sequoia Capital, Global Founders Capital, and Kima Ventures. In this episode, you will learn…
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Adalberto Flores On Raising $300 Million To Allow 1 Million People To Buy Now And Pay Later For Products
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Now on his second startup, Adalberto Flores is credited with building the fastest micro-financing platform in the LATAM region. The venture Kueski has attracted funding from top-tier financiers like StepStone Group, K50 Ventures, Victory Park Capital, and OnePrime Capital. In this episode, you will learn: How Kueski works, and how fast they are gro…
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Matthew Scullion On Building A $1.5 Billion Business By Improving Decision Making With Data
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Matthew Scullion got an early start in entrepreneurship. Even though he grew up far from Silicon Valley his latest company has raised hundreds of millions from top VCs. Now one of the first unicorn companies from his corner of the world, his venture serves fast-moving small businesses and global corporate giants alike. The venture, Matillion has at…
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Bruce Lucas On Raising A $105 Million Series A Financing To Make It Easy To Choose Your Insurance
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Bruce Lucas took his first startup from zero to being a billion-dollar public company. He has since raised more than $100M in funding for another venture. One which he sees as being recession-resistant. The company, Slide has attracted funding from top-tier investors in November 2021. In this episode, you will learn: Slide, and how it stands out in…
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Michael Clinton on Achieving Your Dreams by Reimagining Your Life
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As disruption impacts many industries, mid-career professionals must navigate change and consider its future impact. Likewise, the post-career population faces transformation, and needs to prepare financially, logistically, or emotionally for the next phase of their lives. Michael urges us to view this transition through a progressive lens: don’t r…
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Hristo Borisov On Building A $1 Billion Business By Making Your Company’s Finances Easy
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Hristo Borisov is on a mission to build the world’s biggest bank, without holding a single dollar. So far they’ve raised $240M, and have been growing incredibly fast. His venture, Payhawk has attracted funding from top-tier investors like QED Investors, HubSpot Ventures, Sprints Capital, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. In this episode, you will le…
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Spenser Skates On Building A $2 Billion Business By Turning Your Data Into Meaningful Insights
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Spenser Skates started flexing his skills as a tech entrepreneur when he was just 16 years old. He has since raised almost $300M for his latest venture, before taking it through an IPO. The startup, Amplitude has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Covenant Venture Capital, GIC, Institutional Venture Partners, and Battery Ventures.…
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Ryan Williams On Raising $150 Million To Democratize Commercial Real Estate Investing
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Ryan Williams’ startup has not only raised substantial equity for his tech startup but has seen it invest in over $1B in assets. The venture, Cadre has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Harold Callais, Breyer Capital, Goldman Sachs Investment Partner, and Class 5 Global.By Alejandro Cremades
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Sokratis Papafloratos On Raising $75 Million To Make Men Drastically Healthier
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Sokratis Papafloratos is a serial entrepreneur who has started, built, and exited. His newest venture into digital health is his biggest and boldest yet. The venture, Numan has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Kreos Capital, Anthemis Exponential Ventures, Paul Heydon, and VNV Global.By Alejandro Cremades
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Arvind Jain On Creating Over 2,500 Jobs With His Startups And Now Helping You Find What You Need Instantly
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Arvind Jain knows the value of hard work and conviction. His passion for creating a system that solves problems has led to him being the founder and mastermind behind brilliant applications such as Glean and Rubrik. Arvind took his passion for solving problems and thought about ways that he could help everyday people to improve their lives in diffe…
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Christine De Wendel On Raising A $24 Million Seed Round And Hiring 400 People In 10 Months To Take On A Trillion Dollar Market
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Christine de Wendel kickstarted her fintech startup with a massive $24M Seed round. Followed by an even larger Series A fundraising round, just four months later. Her venture, Sundayapp has attracted the interest of top-tier investors like DST Global, Coatue, New Wave, and French Partners.By Alejandro Cremades
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John MacIlwaine On Raising $50 Million To Create The Most Modern Payment Card Platform
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After years of growing some of the most well-known financial and technology brands, John Macllwaine decided to take the reins of the future with his own fintech startup. His company, Highnote has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Westcap, SVB Capital, Renaud Laplanche, and Costanoa Ventures.…
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Stefan Ytterborn On Raising $75 Million To Create High Performance Electric Motorcycles
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Stefan Ytterborn started building companies when he was just 19 years old. He has now been at it for 30 years. He has launched, grown, funded, and exited. His first venture POC was acquired by Investcorp and his second startup, Cake Bikes, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like AMF, Creandum, and Headline.…
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Angus McDonald On Raising $100 Million To Protect Customers Of Large Corporations
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Angus McDonald has gone from growing up on a rural farm, to operating a fast-growing global tech startup that has raised tens of millions of dollars in capital. The venture, Cover Genius has raised funding from top-tier investors like G Squared, Sompo Holdings, King River Capital, and Leap Capital.By Alejandro Cremades
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Wei Gan On Raising $630 Million To Open The Doors To Homeownership
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Wei Gan has brought together hundreds of millions of dollars in both equity and credit facilities to scale his startup in an incredibly fast-growing market. The venture, Ribbon Home has raised funding from top-tier investors like Thomvest Ventures, NFX, Guy Gal, and Nyca Partners.By Alejandro Cremades
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Dheeraj Pandey On Building A $6 Billion Business And Raising $50 Million To Bring Developers And Customers Together
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Serial entrepreneur Dheeraj Pandey has raised tens of millions of dollars for his latest tech startup. He took his first venture, Nutanix public, and has now moved on to DevRev. Top-tier investors like Mayfield Fund, Firebolt Ventures, Bradley Horowitz, and Khosla Ventures have funded the startup.By Alejandro Cremades
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Kirat Singh On Raising $100 Million To Bring Financial Markets To The Cloud
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Kirat Singh’s startup is empowering the future of financial markets. They just put tens of millions of additional capital in the bank to fuel their growth too. His venture, Beacon has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Pimco and Blackstone.By Alejandro Cremades
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Innovation in Humanitarian Work During Geopolitical Crisis with Dr. Mohammad Haqmal
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Dr. Mohammad Haqmal, is the former Chief of Public Health for Afghanistan, where he developed a series of groundbreaking programs and has received the Afghanistan National Public Hero Award – twice. He is a medical doctor by training and also holds master’s degrees in Business Administration, Public Health, and Global Health. Before all this, he an…
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David McFarland On Raising $75 Million To Simplify Small Business Insurance
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David McFarland has raised tens of millions of dollars to improve the insurance industry, and in turn, empower brokers and their small business customers to survive and thrive. His venture, Coterie Insurance has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Weatherford Capital, Alpha Edison, Group 1001, and RPM Ventures.…
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Sam Hodges On Taking His First Company Public And Now Raising $160 Million To Insure Startups
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Sam Hodges took his first startup all the way to IPO, after raising $370M in funding for it. His latest venture has already raised $160M to help other founders reduce risk. The venture, Funding Circle has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Waterfall Asset Management, DST Global, Rocket Internet, and Union Square Ventures.…
