

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, 2021 • 24min
Corey McCann On Raising $250 Million To Create Software As A Drug
Corey McCann is the cofounder and CEO of Pear Therapeutics which is a software-based digital therapeutics platform designed to treat disease and enhance the efficacy of pharmaceuticals. The company has raised over $250 million from investors such as Temasek Holdings, 5AM Ventures, Softbank Vision Fund, EDBI, and Trustbridge Partners to name a few.
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Feb 7, 2021 • 32min
Raphael Vullierme On Raising $74 Million To Insure Your Home In 2 Minutes
Raphael Vullierme is the cofounder and CEO of Luko which is a neo-insurance company that provides home insurance and security technology. The company has raised over $70 million from top tier investors such as Accel, Founders Fund, Kima Ventures, and Orange Ventures to name a few.
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Feb 4, 2021 • 32min
Chris Hayes On Raising $600 Million To Help Companies Decarbonize Their Energy Resources
Chris Hayes is a true serial entrepreneur with several startups under his belt. His latest venture, Alturus has already raised hundreds of millions of dollars in capital, and is reinventing how companies manage their energy needs. The company has raised $600M from the top-tier investors such as Generate Capital.
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Feb 2, 2021 • 34min
Ariel Katz On Raising $70 Million To Arm Healthcare With Live Insights
Ariel Katz is the cofounder and CEO of H1 which develops a healthcare data analytics platform intended to help companies make smarter scientific decisions. The company has raised over $70 million from top tier investors such as Menlo Ventures, IVP, Lux Capital, Lux Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Lead Edge Capital to name a few.
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Jan 31, 2021 • 29min
Sam Zaid On Building A Billion-Dollar Business By Reinventing Urban Mobility
Sam Zaid is the cofounder and CEO of Getaround which is a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace that enables car owners to rent out their cars. The company has raised close to $600 million from top tier investors which include General Catalyst, Menlo Ventures, Redpoint, Bpifrance, Correlation Ventures, and Tuesday Capital to name a few.
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Jan 24, 2021 • 34min
Roberto Oliveira On Selling His Company For $35 Million And Then Buying It Back
Roberto Oliveira has founded, bought, and funded multiple startups. He seems to have great intuition when it comes to seeing what the next big thing is in tech. Now he is betting on a new form of digital asset your company needs.
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Jan 17, 2021 • 34min
Daniel Hawkins On Raising $100 Million To Help Remotely Oversee Surgeries
While many entrepreneurs may have found it more challenging to fund their ventures recently, Daniel Hawkins raised not one, but two funding rounds in the middle of the 2020 COVID pandemic, totaling over $100M. His company has raised over $100 million from top-tier investors like D1 Capital Partners, Sonder Capital, Coatue, and Playground Global.
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Jan 14, 2021 • 43min
Cherif Habib On Starting His First Company At 16 And Raising $100 Million To Remove Barriers To High Quality Healthcare
Cherif Habib has been a lifelong entrepreneur. He started his first business at just 16, has taken startups full cycle, and has now raised $100M for his latest healthcare venture. His company, Dialogue, has just raised $100M from top-tier investors like HV Capital, White Star Capital, Walter Capital partners, and Sun Life Financial.
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Jan 7, 2021 • 44min
Gautam Tambay On Raising $53 Million To Help You Learn Online With A Job Guarantee
Gautam Tambay’s startup is breaking the 500 year old education system with a new way to empower workers for the new economy. Their mission is to help a million people to find a more efficient and relevant way to learn and gain modern employment in the new world of work.
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Jan 4, 2021 • 38min
Michael Mueller On Raising $60 Million To Build The Future Of Payments In The Cloud
Michael Mueller is the cofounder and CEO of Form3 which is a cloud-native connectivity, payment processing, clearing and settlement services to Financial Institutions and Fintechs globally.. His company, Form3 has raised $60M from top-tier investors like Mastercard, 83North, Draper Esprit, and Nationwide Building Society.
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