

DealMakers
Alejandro Cremades
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/
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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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May 19, 2023 • 34min
Federico Travella On Raising $200 Million To Revolutionize Small Business Financing
Federico Travella went from turning his childhood hobbies into businesses to launching a fintech start that has transacted well over a billion dollars. The company, Novicap, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Fasanara Capital, Techstars, Partech, and The Net Street.
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May 18, 2023 • 39min
Michael Bronfein: From Butcher To Billion-Dollar CEO And The Remarkable Journey Of Success In Business
Michael Bronfein got his start as a butcher in a family supermarket. Since then he has built a billion dollar business, run a multibillion dollar private equity fund, and is now operating a growing wellness company with an emerging portfolio of cannabis based products. The venture, Curio Wellness, will invest in over 50 startups backed by women, minorities and disabled veteran entrepreneurs.
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May 17, 2023 • 41min
Mikhail Kokorich On Doing $2 Billion In Revenues With His First Company, Taking His Second Public, And Now Changing Your Travel Experience
Mikhail Kokorich has created some incredible companies, against great odds. From retail to space, to hydrogen fueled transportation, he has been breaking ground all over the earth, and beyond. His startup, Destinus, has raised funding from top-tier investors like Liquid 2 Ventures, Cornelius Boersch, Quiet Capital, and Cathexis Ventures.
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May 16, 2023 • 38min
Rajiv Khemani: The Billion-Dollar Entrepreneur Shaping The Future Of Blockchains And Privacy With $81 Million Series A
Rajiv Khemani has now raised over $500M for his string of successful startups. Including building more than one billion dollar company, and achieving multiple exits. His latest venture, Auradine, has attracted funding from top-tier investors.
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