
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 5, 2023 • 50min
Eric Satz On Raising $70 Million To Help Americans Invest Better For Retirement
Eric Satz is a serial entrepreneur who sold one of his companies for $560M. His latest venture, which is empowering individuals to invest in more alternative assets with great tax advantages, has already rasied $70M through a Series B round. The venture, Alto, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Unusual Ventures, Alpha Edison, Foundation Capital, and Acrew Capital.
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Jan 1, 2023 • 42min
Omri Geller Raising $118 Million To Help Teams Manage And Optimize Their AI Infrastructure
Omri Geller’s startup is helping fuel the growth of artificial intelligence, by equipping others to build better and faster. His venture, Run:AI, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Insight Partners, S Capital, and TLV Partners.
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Dec 27, 2022 • 34min
Andrew Ponec On Raising $80 Million To Stop Climate Change For The Future Of Humanity
Andrew Ponec sold his first startup after just four years. Now he has raised $80M to tackle climate change in a $100B a year industry. His venture, Antora Energy, has attracted financing from top-tier investors like Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Lowercarbon Capital, and Energy giant Shell’s venture arm.
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Dec 25, 2022 • 39min
Rafael Stark On Raising $61 Million To Create The First Challenger Bank For Enterprises
Rafael Stark is now on his second tech startup. This time around, he has already raised tens of millions of dollars from the likes of Jeff Bezos, and business leaders from Slack and Coinbase. His venture, Hummingbird, has attracted investment from top-tier financiers like Rahul Mehta, Ribbit Capital, Bezos Expeditions, and Lachy Groom.
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Dec 20, 2022 • 33min
Ryan Begin On Selling A Startup That Protects The Value Of Food For $200 Million
Ryan Begin recently exited his startup to a private equity firm for $200M. A venture that’s all about diverting what would be wasted food. The company, Divert, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Ara Partners, GIC, and Ontario Power Generation. Eventually, it was acquired by Ara Partners.
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Dec 18, 2022 • 32min
Luca Ferrari On Raising $500 Million To Make Apps That Serve 500 Million Users
CEO and co-founder of Bending Spoons, Luca Ferrari, talks about raising $500 million for his technology platform. Topics include his background in engineering, studying abroad, perseverance in entrepreneurship, and advice for launching a company.

Dec 13, 2022 • 44min
John Tomich On Raising $130 Million To Transform The $20 Trillion B2B Payments Market
After selling his first startup, John Tomich has already raised $130M in financing for his latest venture. The company, Credit Key, has acquired financing from top-tier investors like Bonfire Ventures, Greycroft, RedBird Capital Partners, and Fortress Investment Group.
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Dec 11, 2022 • 29min
Gary LaFever On Raising $70 Million To Protect Data With 100% Accuracy
Gary LaFever has been involved in the launch and exit of several startups already. Now he is tackling an even bolder venture with a big data startup that has already attracted tens of millions of dollars in investment. His latest venture, Anonos, has acquired funding from top-tier financiers, Aon plc, Ghost Tree Partners, and Edison Partners.
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Dec 8, 2022 • 29min
Thomas Puskas On Raising $110 Million To Make Crypto Green
Thomas Puskas is now on his third startup. A clean energy company that is using tokenization to ensure we have plenty of fresh air to breathe. His venture, Ecowatt Energy, has acquired funding from the top-tier investor, The Global Emerging Markets Group.
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Dec 6, 2022 • 39min
Vijay Kedar On Raising $100 Million To Bring Healthcare Home
Vijay Kedar has gone from being an investor to the founder of his own health tech startup. His venture has attracted the backing of some of the most respected investors while raising $100M over the past five years. Tomorrow Health has acquired funding from top-tier financiers like Obvious Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Sound Ventures, and Bond.
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