
DealMakers
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://alejandrocremades.com/
Latest episodes

Jun 18, 2023 • 35min
Tanis Jorge On Building A $2 Billion Company By Helping You Know Who You Are Doing Business With
Tanis Jorge seems to have come up with a magical recipe for consistently starting and selling businesses rapidly. Her last company raised over half a billion dollars through a Series D round. Now, she’s going even bigger with her latest company that aims to give back to the founder community and equip others to scale successful businesses. The venture, Cofounders Hub, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Blumberg Capital.
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Jun 17, 2023 • 38min
Nick Tuzenko On Raising $170 Million To Disrupt The Future Of Ecommerce
Nick Tuzenko has now raised $170M for his startup which is acquiring ecommerce brands. His venture, Accel Club has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Flyer One Ventures, North Wall Capital, Flashpoint Venture Capital, and Redseed.
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Jun 16, 2023 • 34min
Vicente Zavarce On Raising $70 Million To Deliver Anything To Your Door
Vicente Zavarce has already raised tens of millions of dollars for his LA based startup that is expanding in Latin America, beyond the usual suspects of just Mexico and Brazil. The venture, Yummy, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Y Combinator Continuity Fund, Softbank Ventures Asia, Sovereign's Capital, and Ethos VC.
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Jun 15, 2023 • 32min
Svilen Rangelov On Raising $40 Million From 1,500 Investors To Create The First Cargo Drone Airline
Svilen Rangelov and his brother have already raised tens of millions of dollars for their tech startup that has reinvented the supply chain. Their venture, Dronamics, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Speedinvest, European Union, Strategic Development Fund (SDF), and Founders Factory.
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Jun 14, 2023 • 33min
Gaurav Sharma On Selling His First Two Companies For Millions And Raising $56 Million To Automate Your Business
Gaurav Sharma has already started and sold multiple businesses. His latest venture is shaping up to be his largest venture so far. It has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Amit Agarwal, Allison Pickens, Sequoia Capital, and Base10 Partners.
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Jun 13, 2023 • 39min
Kishor Patil On Building A $3.6 Billion Business In India By Disrupting The Future Of Auto Tech
Kishor Patil has dedicated his career to building a lasting company that has gone through an IPO, and is now worth over a billion dollars. His venture, KPIT, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like CX Partners, KPitalism, and Chrys Capital.
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Jun 12, 2023 • 32min
Luka Ivicevic On Building One Of Europe’s Biggest Online Banks And Now Raising Millions To Personalize Medical Treatments
Luka Ivicevic is now on his third startup. After having his highly successful fintech company acquired, he’s now on a mission to help this generation to live to 150 years old. His latest startup, Index Health, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like LAUNCHub Ventures and Inovo VC.
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Jun 11, 2023 • 32min
Jonathan Steinberg On Taking On BlackRock With $92 Billion In Assets Under Management
Jonathan Steinberg has built one of the world’s largest financial services companies, which is also the fourth largest gold manager in the world. His venture, Wisdom Tree, invests in exchange-traded funds (EFTs) via the WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Fund, WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund, and WisdomTree U.S. Multifactor Fund.
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Jun 9, 2023 • 42min
Elad Gil: From Selling His First Company To Twitter To Becoming The Biggest Solo Venture Capitalist
Elad Gil has now launched two startups of his own. He sold one to Twitter, and has raised almost half a billion dollars for a second. That’s along with investing in some of today’s most successful companies, like Stripe, Airbnb, and Coinbase. His latest startup, Color Genomics, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like T. Rowe Price, Kindred Ventures, Pegasus Tech Ventures, and General Catalyst.
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Jun 8, 2023 • 35min
Michelle He On Raising $700 Million To Overturn Financial Norms And Make Affordable Loans Inclusive Using AI
Dr. Michelle He has already raised $700 million for her 3.5-year-old fintech startup that is increasing access to credit and affordable loans, beyond just relying on credit scores.
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