
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

Mar 7, 2023 • 36min
Christer Holloman On Raising $50 Million To Give You More Choices When Managing Your Finances
Christer Holloman has raised tens of millions of dollars for his fintech startup, including achieving 100% oversubscribed funding rounds. The venture, Divido, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Silicon Valley Bank UK, Dawn Capital, SBI Investment, and ING Ventures.
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Mar 6, 2023 • 40min
Ethan Agarwal: From 120 Investor Rejections To Raising $100 Million, Starting Two Companies, And Selling One Of Them
Ethan Agarwal sold his first company after raising $70M for it. He’s now championing the area of financial health for entrepreneurs and others who need a modern approach to investing that understands their needs and aspirations. His venture, Aaptiv, has raised funding from top-tier investors like Insight Partners, Warner Music Group, Bose Ventures, and Amazon Alexa Fund.
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Mar 5, 2023 • 41min
Howard Lerman On His Last Company Being Valued At $1 Billion And Raising $50 Million To Design The Future Of Work
Howard Lerman has been building and selling companies since he was in college. After taking his last venture through an IPO, he has launched a new startup helping to solve the future of work dilemma that many are debating right now. His startup, Yext, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Insight Venture Partners, WGI Group, CrunchFund, and Grape Arbo VC.
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Mar 3, 2023 • 34min
Sacha Michaud On Cofounding A Business Of 4,000 Employees That Just Sold For $2.6 Billion To Delivery Hero
Sacha Michaud has not only been involved in the birth of several startups but has ended up seeing them go public as well. His latest venture, Glovo, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like GR Capital, Lugard Road Capital, Drake Enterprises, and Delivery Hero.
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Mar 2, 2023 • 44min
Nikita Shamgunov On Building A $1 Billion Business And Now Raising $54 Million To Create A Cloud-Native Database Service
Nikita Shamgunov built a $100M revenue company, before joining Khosla Ventures to invest in other startups. Now he is going at it again, with a new tech startup that has raised $54M in just 16 months. The company, SingleStore, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Prosperity7, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Dell Technologies Capital, and Insight Partners.
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Mar 1, 2023 • 33min
Elli Kaplan On Raising $60 Million To Keep Your Mind Sharp And Memory Intact
Elli Kaplan has already raised tens of millions of dollars to take on one of the biggest and fast-growing healthcare challenges we face today. Including investments from top investors like Peter Thiel. Her venture, Neurotrack, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like AME Cloud Partners, Rethink Impact, Sozo Ventures, and SOMPO Holdings.
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Feb 28, 2023 • 34min
Bharath Krishnamoorthy On Raising $165 Million To Simplify Payments In A $10 Trillion Industry
Bharath Krishnamoorthy has gone from a young rebel to working for one of the world’s top M&A law firms, to a startup entrepreneur. His venture, Denim, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Crosslink Capital, REFASHIOND Ventures, Anthemis, and Trucks VC.
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Feb 26, 2023 • 33min
George Mancheril On Raising $200 Million To Fund The Future Of Cannabis
George Mancheril took the leap from working in traditional finance to launching a fintech startup that provides crucial funding for businesses in the cannabis space. His venture, Bespoke Financial, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Robert Stavis, Cosmic Venture Partners, Philip Barach, and Greenhouse Capital Partners.
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Feb 24, 2023 • 41min
Barrett Bilotta On Raising $350 Million To Accelerate The Transition To Clean Energy
Barrett Bilotta raised hundreds of millions in capital for his energy company in the past year alone. Today, they are enjoying hypergrowth as they expand from the northeast into other parts of the country. The venture, Agilitas Energy, has attracted financing from the top-tier investor, CarVal Investors, and has recently acquired New England Battery Storage.
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Feb 23, 2023 • 36min
Nicolaus Radford On Raising $125 Million To Develop The Future Underwater Robotics
Nicolaus Radford has now launched three startup ventures. Including a marine robotics company that has raised over $100M through its IPO. The startup, Nauticus Robotics, has attracted financing from top-tier investors like Schlumberger Limited, AeroVironment, Transocean, and Iain Cooper.
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