

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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Feb 9, 2023 • 42min
Scott Gravelle On Raising $230 Million To Create The Future Of Supply Chain
Scott Gravelle has now raised well over $200M to forge the future of manufacturing automation and the next generation of the supply chain. His venture, Attabotics, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Export Development Canada, Teachers’ Venture Growth, Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF), and Honeywell.
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Feb 7, 2023 • 39min
Stephany Kirkpatrick On Raising $85 Million To Create A Frictionless Solution To Move Your Money
Stephany Kirkpatrick has built a career out of fintech and transforming legacy businesses and infrastructure into modern platforms that can support a new generation of business and products. All while helping millions to enjoy instant payments. Her venture, Orum, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Inspired Capital Partners, Clocktower Technology Ventures, Homebrew, and Canapi Ventures.
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Feb 5, 2023 • 34min
Christina Cacioppo On Building A $1.6 Billion Business By Simplifying Cybersecurity Compliance
Christina Cacioppo has gone from academia to a VC firm to becoming an operator. Leveraging that breadth of experience, she has not only raised $200M for her own venture, but is also helping other software startups launch and accelerate themselves. The startup, Vanta, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like CrowdStrike, Y Combinator, Craft Ventures, and Diogo Monica.
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Feb 2, 2023 • 40min
Austen Allred On Raising $100 Million To Create A Proven Path To A Well-Paying Job
Austen Allred is on a mission to help people level up their skills and incomes, and his startup is helping thousands of them find new roles in tech fields, online. The venture, BloomTech, raised funding from Gigafund, a top-tier financier.
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Jan 31, 2023 • 38min
Michael Fey On Building A $1.3 Billion Business By Giving Companies Complete Control Over The Browser
Mike Fey has gone from playing soccer to writing software to building really big businesses. His venture, Island, attracted funding from top-tier financiers like Insight Partners, Sequoia Capital, Stripes, and Cisco Investments.
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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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