
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

Apr 9, 2023 • 37min
Rob Frohwein On Selling His Last Company For $850 Million And Now Raising Millions To Improve Employee Retention
Rob Frohwein has been starting businesses since he was in high school. Now he’s helping other business owners with their finances. His latest fintech startup, Keep Financial Technologies, has acquired funding from investors like Launchpad Capital, Cambrian Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, and Thomvest Ventures.
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Apr 8, 2023 • 32min
Santiago Molina On Raising $85 Million To Bridge The Trade Finance Gap In LATAM
Now on his second startup, Santiago Molina’s latest venture has raised tens of millions of dollars, to facilitate the movement of $90B in merchandise. His latest venture, FinKargo, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Community Investment Management, ONEVC, Maya Capital, and Pear VC.
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Apr 7, 2023 • 35min
Brian Fenty On Building A $500 Million A Year Business By Connecting Culture To Commerce
Brian Fenty has been on both sides of the table as an investor and entrepreneur. He has leveraged that experience, as well as his love for culture, to build an incredible business that delivers six-star experiences. His startup, TodayTix, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Great Hill Partners, Rubicon Venture Capital, TYLT Lab, and Riverside Company.
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Apr 6, 2023 • 32min
Philip Kelvin On Raising $100 Million To Transform How Your Business Pays For Service
Philip Kelvin has gone from studying history to investment banking to launching his own startup that seems incredibly well-timed to help others through today’s financial turmoil. The venture, Tranch, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Soma Capital, and Clear Haven Capital Management
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Apr 5, 2023 • 36min
James Lochrie On Selling His First Company For $400 Million And Now Helping Startups Scale Globally
James Lochrie achieved one of the biggest startup exits in Canada with his first company. Now he is investing in other founders to help them bring their world-changing ideas to life. The firm, Thin Air Labs, has invested in startups like Clinify, PayShepherd, Rehabtronics, PhenoTips.
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Apr 4, 2023 • 35min
Ron Gula On Building A $5 Billion Business And Now Investing In Companies That Protect The Nation’s Cyberspace
Ron Gula built a multi-billion dollar business that went public. Now he is helping other founders make their startups succeed as an investor. His venture, Gula Tech Ventures, has invested in companies like Second Front Systems, North American Wave Engine Corporation, Cybrary, and ShardSecure.
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Apr 3, 2023 • 29min
Shensi Ding On Raising $75 Million To Create One Single API For All Integrations
Shensi Ding has already raised $75M for her tech startup. Even though they chose to get started in the middle of the COVID crisis. Her startup, Merge, attracted funding from top-tier investors like Alameda Research, Evening Fund, Addition, and New Enterprise Associates.
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Apr 2, 2023 • 31min
Uri Kolodny On Raising $200 Million To Resolve Privacy And Scalability In Blockchain
Uri Kolodny is now on his third startup. He’s now working on his biggest and boldest tech venture so far. His startup, Starkware, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Alameda Research, Coatue, Greenoaks, and Tiger Global Management.
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Apr 1, 2023 • 32min
Gene Hoffman On Selling His Last Business For $100 Million And Now Raising $80 Million To Build A Better Blockchain
Gene Hoffman has started and sold several startups. As well as becoming one of the youngest CEOs of a public company in the United States ever. His latest venture, Chia Network, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like True Ventures, Richmond Global Ventures, Breyer Capital, and Naval Ravikant.
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Mar 31, 2023 • 30min
Gregory Sewitz On Raising Raised $100 Million To Create Childlike Cereal For Grown Ups
Gregory Sewitz is now on his second food startup. Since selling his first company, he has raised $100M to make your breakfast both healthy and delicious. Gregory's latest startup, Magic Spoon has attracted funding from top-tier investors like HighPost Capital, Siddhi Capital, Coefficient Capital, and The Chainsmokers.
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