

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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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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Feb 21, 2023 • 36min
Illia Polosukhin On Raising $550 Million To Create A Highly Scalable Blockchain Network That Powers The Open Web
Illia Polosukhin has already raised over half a billion dollars for his startup that pivoted from AI to blockchain technology. His venture, NEAR Protocol, attracted funding from top-tier investors like Blockchange Ventures, ParaFi Capital, MetaWeb Ventures, and Republic Capital Group.
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Feb 19, 2023 • 30min
Chris Dean On Selling His Last Business For $200 Million And Now Raising $70 Million To Enable Banks To Innovate
Chris Dean has taken several companies through successful exits. Now he’s working on his biggest project yet. One which has already attracted tens of millions of dollars in investment, and moves billions of dollars each month. The startup, Treasury Prime, has interested investors like The Banc Capital, Invicta Growth, Deciens Capital, and QED Investors.
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Feb 16, 2023 • 27min
Casper Rasmussen On Raising $60 Million To Power The Infrastructure Of Electric Vehicles
Casper Rasmussen has gone from consultant to founder and raised tens of millions of dollars for his fast-growing business, which has already expanded into eight countries in just two and a half years. The startup, Monta, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Energize Ventures, Pale Blue Dot, Headline, and Creandum.
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Feb 14, 2023 • 33min
Oliver Kharraz On Raising Almost $400 Million To Connect You With A Local Doctor That Takes Your Insurance
Oliver Kharraz’s health tech startup has not only attracted hundreds of millions of dollars in investments but has become the largest provider of its kind. The venture, Zocdoc, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Khosla Ventures, and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.
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Feb 12, 2023 • 39min
Karl Siebrecht On Building A $1 Billion Business By Offering On-Demand Warehousing Space For Online Retailers
Karl Siebrecht not only helped take one company through a $6B acquisition to Microsoft, but has gone on to raise almost a quarter of a billion dollars for his latest tech startup. The venture, Flexe, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like BlackRock, Prologis Ventures, Madrona Ventures, and Activate Capital.
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