
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

Jan 29, 2023 • 38min
Pete Flint On Selling His Last Company For $3.5 Billion And Now Raising $1 Billion To Invest In Other Entrepreneurs
Pete Flint has taken two companies through IPOs, as well as taking one through a $3.5B merger. Now he is heading up his own venture capital fund to help empower the next generation of founders. The initiative, NFX, raised a total of $1.1B across 5 funds, their latest being NFX Capital Co-Investment SPV.
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Jan 26, 2023 • 55min
Brian Requarth On Selling His Company For $640 Million And Now Helping World-Class Companies In LATAM
Since growing and selling a company for 10 figures, Brian Requarth has created a community and fund for other entrepreneurs aspiring to create highly successful startups of their own. His company, Latitud, attracted funding from top-tier investors like David Vélez, Carlos Garcia, Ann Williams, and Daniel Vogel.
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Jan 24, 2023 • 39min
Des Traynor On How His Team Raised $241 Million To Connect You With Your Customers At The Best Possible Time
Des Traynor is the cofounder of Intercom which creates modern Customer Service software that redefines how businesses support their customers. The company has raised over $241 million from top tier investors such as Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer Venture Partners, or Index Ventures to name a few.
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Jan 22, 2023 • 32min
Eytan Bensoussan On Raising $90 Million To Create The Netflix For Banking
Eytan Bensoussan has taken on the mission of reinventing financial services for small businesses, and dramatically increasing their survival rates. His startup, NorthOne, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Kaiser Permanente Ventures, Operator Stack, Drew Brees, and Battery Ventures.
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Jan 19, 2023 • 40min
Mike Evans On Building GrubHub Into A $7 Billion Business And Now Raising Millions To Fix Your Home
Mike Evans raised $84M for his first startup, before taking it public. He’s now working on a new gender-inclusive venture that is creating jobs at a great scale. The company, Grubhub, gas acquired funding from top-tier investors like Amazon, Yum!, T. Rowe Price, and Mesirow Financial.
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Jan 17, 2023 • 35min
Shelby Clark On Building Turo Into A $1 Billion Business And Investing In Startups That Make Humanity More Resilient
Shelby Clark, who raised over half a billion dollars for his first company, discusses his journey from engineering to entrepreneurship, the challenges of building Turo, and the importance of self-awareness in stepping down as CEO. He also dives into the sharing economy, advocating for improved social safety nets, and shares his experiences organizing retreats in Costa Rica for founders in the psychedelic space.

Jan 15, 2023 • 33min
Gurjeet Singh On Selling His Last Company For Millions And Now Raising $37 Million To Identify The Best Sperm With AI And Improve IVF Outcomes
Gurjeet Singh funded, scaled, and sold his first startup. Now he has raised $37M to make IVF treatment more customer-focused, reliable, and attainable for those eager to have children. Oma Robotics has acquired Free Solo Ventures, Global Asset Capital, Jack Tai, and Jon Symonds.
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Jan 13, 2023 • 44min
Phil Libin On Building Evernote To 200 Million Users And Now Raising $140 Million To Make Virtual Meetings Better
Phil Libin has already launched and sold several startups. His latest venture aims to bring even more great products to life. The startup, All Turtles, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like General Catalyst and Bossanova Investimentos.
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Jan 10, 2023 • 38min
Court Lorenzini On Building Docusign Into An $11 Billion Business By Simplifying e-Signatures
Court Lorenzini is a true serial entrepreneur. With several successful exits under his belt, including building one company with a market cap of over $60B, he has certainly created an impressive portfolio of startups. His latest venture, MetaBrite, has attracted financing from top-tier investors like Duke Angel Network, Camp One Ventures, and Acorn Ventures.
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Jan 8, 2023 • 38min
Chris Maurice On Raising $57 Million To Help You Make Instant And Cheap Cross-Border Payments
Chris Maurice has built a disruptive fintech serving the people of Africa. A startup that has already raised close to $60M as it strives to make peer-to-peer payments even more affordable for everyone. The venture, Yellow Card attracted funding from top-tier investors like Polychain, Valar Ventures, Pat Duffy, and Third Prime.
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