

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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Jun 19, 2022 • 33min
Max-Josef Meier On Raising $700 Million To Make Your Car Ownership Fun And Sustainable
Max-Josef Meier has started and sold companies, as well as being an angel investor himself. His latest technology company has already secured hundreds of millions of dollars in financing. The venture, Finn gas acquired funding from top-tier investors like Picus Capital, White Star Capital, Climb Ventures, and Korelya Capital.
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Jun 16, 2022 • 34min
Bård Anders Kasin On Raising $75 Million To Build The Ultimate Immersive Gaming Platform
Bård Anders Kasin is now on his second tech start. His most recent venture has already raised a substantial amount of capital to create a whole new category of tech-driven entertainment. The venture, PotalOne has attracted financing from top-tier financiers like Rishi Garg, Tamasek Holdings, Coatue, and Bienville Capital.
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Jun 14, 2022 • 36min
John de Souza On Raising $275 Million To Get 1 Billion Electric Vehicles On the Road
John de Souza has already launched and exited three companies. His latest startup is taking on a huge and pressing problem. Their solution has already attracted substantial investment from big investors. The venture, Ample has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Blackstone Group, Banco Santander, Disruptive Innovation Fund, and PTT Public Company.
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Jun 13, 2022 • 36min
Moses Lo and Tessa Wijaya On Raising $530 Million To Build Southeast Asia’s Fastest Growing Payment Solution For SMBs
Moses Lo and Tessa Wijaya recently added another $300M to their funding to help enable the next generation of successful SMEs and large enterprises. Their company, Xendit has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Accel, Goat Capital, and Amasia.
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Jun 9, 2022 • 28min
Shrav Mehta On Raising $79 Million To Automate Security And Compliance
Entrepreneur Shrav Mehta has already raised tens of millions of dollars for his security startup, and they have a lot of room to grow. His venture Secureframe has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Kleiner Perkins, Gradient Ventures, Accomplice Ventures, and Base10 Partners.
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Jun 7, 2022 • 30min
Arjun Narayan On Raising $100 Million To Simplify Development For Developers
Arjun Narayan has already raised some serious money for his tech startup, Materialize. One which is helping businesses automate and make real-time improvements to customer experiences online. The company has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Redpoint, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Kleiner Perkins.
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Jun 5, 2022 • 34min
Jason Smith On Raising $81 Million To Give You Real-Time Insights On Competitors
Jason Smith has now launched at least five startups. He successfully exited his first. Which has propelled him through to his latest venture which has attracted significant funding to help businesses operate at their best in their competitive landscape. The company, Klue has successfully gained financing from top-tier investors like Salesforce Ventures, Tiger Global Management, BDC Venture Capital, and Rhino Ventures.
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Jun 2, 2022 • 34min
Paul Becker On Raising $120 Million To Trade Your Future Revenues For Non-Dilutive Capital
Paul Becker is now on his second tech startup. He has successfully raised over $120M for both of his ventures. The most recent of which aims to help SaaS companies optimize their own funding and financing. re:cap has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Felix Capital, Project A Ventures, Mubadala Capital Ventures, and Entree Capital.
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May 31, 2022 • 34min
Aengus Tran On Raising $114 Million To Deliver Accurate Healthcare
Aengus Tran saw healthcare as a field where he could do something worthwhile, and really add value with his life and work. His startup has already raised over $100M as they transform medicine at scale. The company, Harrison. AI has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Horizons Ventures, Skip Capital, I-Med Network Technology, and Blackbird Ventures.
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May 29, 2022 • 32min
Carter Malloy On Raising $80 Million To Help You Invest In Farmland
Carter Malloy decided to leave Silicon Valley when he launched his startup. A proptech venture that has already raised $80M in venture capital. The company, AcreTrader has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Drive Capital, RZC Investments, Narya Capital, and Anthemis Group.
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