DealMakers

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. The post Federico Travella On Raising $200 Million To Revolutionize Small Business Financing first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Federico Travella On Raising $200 Million To Revolutionize Small Business Financing appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

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. The post Michael Bronfein: From Butcher To Billion-Dollar CEO And The Remarkable Journey Of Success In Business first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Michael Bronfein: From Butcher To Billion-Dollar CEO And The Remarkable Journey Of Success In Business appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

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. The post Mikhail Kokorich On Doing $2 Billion In Revenues With His First Company, Taking His Second Public, And Now Changing Your Travel Experience first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Mikhail Kokorich On Doing $2 Billion In Revenues With His First Company, Taking His Second Public, And Now Changing Your Travel Experience appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

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. The post Rajiv Khemani: The Billion-Dollar Entrepreneur Shaping The Future Of Blockchains And Privacy With $81 Million Series A first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Rajiv Khemani: The Billion-Dollar Entrepreneur Shaping The Future Of Blockchains And Privacy With $81 Million Series A appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Trevor Best ditched the oil fields to take up his role in the fight for climate change. His startup has now raised over $100M on their journey, as they set a fast pace for fueling the transition to greener sources of energy. The venture, Syzygy Plasmonics, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Equinor Ventures, Goose Capital, and The Engine. The post Trevor Best On Raising $110 Million To Revolutionize Chemical Manufacturing – And The Planet first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Trevor Best On Raising $110 Million To Revolutionize Chemical Manufacturing – And The Planet appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Srikanth Velamakanni has raised over $685M for his AI startup. A company that has now been working in this space for over 20 years, and raised funding from top-tier investors like TPG Capital Asia, Khazanah Nasional, Apax Partners, and TA Associates. The post Srikanth Velamakanni On Breaking Barriers And Building Billion-Dollar Empires As India’s AI Innovator first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Srikanth Velamakanni On Breaking Barriers And Building Billion-Dollar Empires As India’s AI Innovator appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Sundie Seefried saw the opportunity to step up and help the underserved cannabis industry with the financial solutions they needed. That has since turned into a public company operating in 40 plus states. The venture, Safe Harbor Financial, has attracted funding from top-tier investors and has recently acquired Abaca. The post Sundie Seefried On Taking Her Company Public And Breaking The Stigma Of Cannabis Banking first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Sundie Seefried On Taking Her Company Public And Breaking The Stigma Of Cannabis Banking appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Nick Boyle has created one of the biggest renewable energy companies in the world. Helping us make the shift from old sources of energy to more sustainable ones. His startup, Lightsource BP, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Entergy Arkansas Llc and NatWest Group. The post Nick Boyle On Raising Billions To Change The Way Our World Is Powered first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Nick Boyle On Raising Billions To Change The Way Our World Is Powered appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

After successfully launching and exiting his own startup, Cem Sertoglu has gone on to manage a 200M Euro fund. From which he is looking to write other entrepreneurs their first $5M to $10M checks. The venture, Earlybird Venture Capital, has invested in startups such as TastyUrban, Nosh, and Ariceum Therapeutics. The post Cem Sertoglu On Building The VC Fund With The Best Performance In European History first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Cem Sertoglu On Building The VC Fund With The Best Performance In European History appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Amit Haller has had startups acquired, taken them public, and is now onto his biggest venture so far. His new startup, Veev, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Khosla Ventures, Western Technology Investment, Bond Capital, and Eclipse. The post Amit Haller On Selling His Last Two Startups And Now Raising $600 Million To Reimagine The Home Building Process first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Amit Haller On Selling His Last Two Startups And Now Raising $600 Million To Reimagine The Home Building Process appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.