

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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Sep 11, 2022 • 29min
Mina Mitry On Raising $80 Million To Create Our Infrastructure In Space
Mina Mitry has become a great example of what it means to think big and follow through on it. His space startup has already raised tens of millions of dollars on its mission to build essential infrastructure in space. His venture, Kepler Communications, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like IA Ventures, Tribe Capital, Sand Hill Angels, and Costanoa Ventures.
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Sep 6, 2022 • 35min
Liang Schweizer On Raising $180 Million To Mobilize the Human Immune System To Combat Diseases
Liang Schweizer has now raised close to $180M for her biotech startup. Including a $75M Series D round. Her venture, HiFiBio has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Grand Mount Capital, IDG Capital, Legend Star, and Maison Capital.
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Sep 4, 2022 • 39min
Romain Gauthier On Getting The Backing From A $102 Billion Company To Empower SaaS Startups
Romain Gauthier is using intrapreneurship and the backing of a $102B multinational software powerhouse to fuel the next-generation hyper growth companies. His venture is Grow by SAP.
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Aug 30, 2022 • 33min
Sagiv Ofek On Raising $50 Million To Transform How Client Libraries Are Made
Sagiv Ofek is now on his third startup. A venture which has already raised tens of millions of dollars this year from top-tier investors like Rainfall Ventures, StepStone Group, Zeev Ventures, and Insight Partners.
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Aug 28, 2022 • 36min
Andre Mercanzini On Raising $70 Million To Pioneer Deep Brain Stimulation
Andre Mercanzini has now raised $70M for his important healthcare startup. His venture, Aleva Neurotherapeutics, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like BB Biotech Ventures, Initiative Capital Romandie, Kinled Holding, and BioMedPartners.
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Aug 23, 2022 • 37min
Anton Katz On Raising $150 Million To Create A Digitized Economy
Anton Katz has gone from Olympic shooter to becoming an instrumental coder who has been creating the framework for the new global digital economy. His venture, Talos, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz, Notation Capital, Wells Fargo Strategic Capital, and PayPal Ventures.
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Aug 21, 2022 • 33min
Ankit Gupta On Selling His Startup To LinkedIn For $90 Million And Raising $80 Million To Combat Opioid Addiction
Ankit Gupta is a repeat entrepreneur who has not only built and scaled startups but who has been through the full cycle to an exit too. His latest venture, Bicycle Health, has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Questa Capital Management, City Light Capital, Frist Cressey Ventures, and InterAlpen Partners.
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Aug 16, 2022 • 34min
Amir Hemmat On Raising $70 Million To Build The Future Of Immigration
Amir Hemmat pivoted careers and threw himself all in when he discovered social entrepreneurism. He has now built a sizable business around that, with the backing of some of the most notable international investors. His latest venture, Welcome Tech, has raised funding from top-tier investors like TTV Capital, Owl Ventures, Mubadala Capital Ventures, and SoftBank's Opportunity Fund
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Aug 14, 2022 • 32min
Chris Herd On Raising $65 Million To Upgrade Your Work From Home Set Up
Remote work now seems to be the dominant way to operate. A new era that isn’t going to go away. As many companies, from startups to international banks, grapple with the change, Chris Herd’s company is stepping up to help. The venture, Firstbase, has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz. B Capital Group and Alpaca VC.
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Aug 11, 2022 • 34min
Roxanne Bras Petraeus On Raising $50 Million To Modernize Sexual Harassment Training
After selling her first startup, Roxanne Bras has raised $50M for her most recent venture. The company, Ethena has attracted financing from top-tier investors like Felicis Ventures, Lachy Groom, GSV, and Homebrew.
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