

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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Nov 20, 2022 • 38min
Aaron DeBevoise On Building A $1.7 Billion Business By Empowering YouTube Creators
Aaron DeBevoise took his first two companies full cycle through an exit. He’s now building something even bigger, with a startup that has already been valued at $1.5B. His latest venture, Spotter, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like HighPost Capital, Access Industries, Crossbeam Venture Partners, and GPS Investment Partners.
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Nov 15, 2022 • 34min
Sagi Rodin On Raising $70 Million To Help Other Businesses Innovate Faster
Sagi Rodin took his passion for technology and value creation to launch his own startup that is growing fast in its mission to enable others to innovate better and faster. The venture, Frontegg, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Stripes, Insight Partners, Pitango Venture Capital, and Global Founders Capital.
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Nov 13, 2022 • 35min
Erik Martinson On Raising $230 Million To Help You Capture The Sun’s Power And Produce Your Own Energy
Erik Martinson’s solar startup has now raised well over $200M. With big plans to continue to scale beyond their current footholds in Europe. The venture, Svea Solar, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Altor, D-Ax Corporate Venture Capital, and angel investors.
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Nov 8, 2022 • 35min
Sean Grundy On Raising $160 Million To End Beverage Containers
Sean Grundy’s startup is on a mission to have a big impact on the environment and beverage industry. His venture, Bevi has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Avenir Growth Capital, Deb Gerardi Kemper, Cowen Group, and Bessemer Venture Partners.
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Nov 6, 2022 • 43min
Craig Hurlbert On Raising $170 Million To Create The Farm Of The Future
Craig Hurlbert has been involved in the launch, capitalization, and exit of a number of companies. His most recent venture raised almost $200M before going public in just around three years in business. The startup, Local Bounti attracted funding from top-tier investors like BNP Paribas Asset Management, Fidelity Management and Research Company, and Cargill.
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Nov 1, 2022 • 35min
Matt Danna On Raising $100 Million To Elevate Your Beauty And Wellness Salon Experience
Matt Danna went from product manager to founder and raised $100M for his software startup. His venture, Boulevard has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Point72 Ventures, BoxGroup, VMG Partners, and Index Ventures.
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Oct 30, 2022 • 38min
Leore Avidar On Raising $460 Million To Disrupt Mail And Sports Cards At The Same Time
Leore Avidar is now on his fourth startup. He currently runs two fast-growing companies, and he has raised $100M or more for each. His venture, Lob has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Indicator Ventures, Y Combinator Continuity Fund, Frontline Ventures, and Quiet Capital.
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Oct 27, 2022 • 36min
Timmu Toke On Raising $74 Million To Outfit You For The New Virtual World
Timmu Toke started his first business at 20 years old while still in business school. He has since raised over $70M for his avatar startup, Ready Player me, attracting funding from top-tier financiers like HartBeat Ventures, Konvoy Ventures, Erick Calderon, and Sebastian Knutsson.
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Oct 25, 2022 • 44min
Sreevathsa Prabhakar On Raising Nearly $100 Million To Help You Take Control Of All Your Devices And Appliances
Sreevathsa Prabhakar is a serial entrepreneur. Most recently he started Servify which is a self-learning platform that provides device management services and warranty solutions. The company has raised nealry $100 million from investors such as Blume Ventures, Singularity Ventures, or Syneergy Capital Partners to name a few.
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Oct 23, 2022 • 48min
Matteo Berlucchi On Raising $60 Million To Get Your Health Questions Answered
Matteo Berlucchi has started and exited four startups already. Now he has raised $60M for what may be his biggest venture of all. The startup Healthily has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Reckitt, Smedvig Capital, Orkla Ventures, and Canica.
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