
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

May 29, 2023 • 41min
Stuart Lombard On Selling His Company For $770 Million: The Entrepreneur Behind The Smart Home Revolution
Stuart Lombard has built and sold several companies, as well as having been a VC on the other side of the table. His latest venture, ecoBee, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Energy Impact Partners, Thomvest, Relay Ventures and Amazon's Alexa Fund.
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May 28, 2023 • 41min
Karl Jacob On Taking On A $13 Trillion Industry After Building And Exiting Multiple Successful Companies
Karl Jacob has now started and sold several companies. Including a $300M acquisition by AT&T. His latest venture has already raised $50M to disrupt and multiple trillion dollar market, thanks to the backing of investors like Richard Branson.
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May 27, 2023 • 36min
Keith Peiris On Raising $81 Million To Turn Your Ideas Into Compelling Stories Using AI
Keith Peiris became the CEO of his first company at a very young age. His latest venture has already raised $81M on its mission to help us communicate and understand each other better. The startup, Tome, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Audacious Ventures, Greylock, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Wing Venture Capital.
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May 26, 2023 • 36min
Adam Nathan On Raising $49 Million To Help You Skyrocket Your Productivity
Adam Nathan went from working in the White House to launching a tech startup that has raised sizable seed and Series A funding rounds. The venture, Almanac has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Leore Avidar, General Catalyst, Indicator Ventures, and Floodgate.
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May 25, 2023 • 35min
Kurtis Lin On Selling His Last Company To Volvo And Now Raising $77 Million To Redefine Credit Scoring
Kurtis Lin has been involved with several successful startups that have had great exits. His latest venture aims to disrupt the way our credit and borrowing power is valued, by using more data. Pinwheel has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Indeed, Coatue, First Round Capital, Upfront Ventures, and Franklin Templeton Investments.
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May 24, 2023 • 34min
Peter Majeranowski: The Dyslexic Visionary Turning Waste Into Gold That Raised $70 Million For A Sustainable Clothing Revolution
Even with dyslexia, Peter Majeranowski has invested in building companies all over the world, worked with the Pentagon, and has gone on to raise tens of millions of dollars for his clothing tech startup. The venture, Circ, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Card Sound Capital, 8090 Partners, Alante Capital, and Circulate Capital.
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May 23, 2023 • 34min
Andre Glezer And Alan Glezer On Their $43 Million Fintech Revolution That Is Transforming Brazil’s Agricultural Landscape
The Glezer brothers brought their take on fintech to support and fuel a massive market. Their startup, Agrolend, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Lightrock, Barn Investimentos, Provence Capital, and Verde Asset.
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May 22, 2023 • 37min
Jack Greco On Building A $2.7 Billion Company That Went Public And Now Investing In Over 200 Startups
Jack Greco built one of the first unicorn startups in a tier two city. After taking that venture public he has gone on to become an angel investor and VC fund manager. His VC, Stealth Venture Fund, has invested in startups like Go Fish Capital, Bounce Imaging, ShearShare, and Patient Pattern.
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May 21, 2023 • 31min
Pushkar Mukewar On Raising $525 Million To Transform SME Growth And Trade Financing Worldwide
Pushkar Mukewar is helping small and medium sized businesses on three continents survive and scale with his growing fintech platform. The startup, Drip Capital, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Raison Asset Management, Accel Partners, Sequoia Capital, and TI Platform Management.
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May 20, 2023 • 35min
Greg Bailey On Creating $28 Billion In Shareholder Value For His Companies And Now Raising $249 Million To Reverse Aging
Greg Bailey has now been involved in an almost dizzying number of startups. Now with his latest venture he is aiming to help you live healthier, and for longer. The startup, Juvenescence, attracted funding from top-tier investors like Longevity Vision Fund, Foresite Capital, Fastforward Innovations, and Grok Ventures.
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