DealMakers

Shoaib Makani is the co-founder and CEO of KeepTruckin which is helping trucking companies manage their fleets and have their drivers legally log their hours. The company has raised over $200 million at a $1.4 billion valuation from investors like Index Ventures, Google Ventures, IVP, Scale Venture Partners, Greenoaks Capital, and ITOCHU Corporation. Before becoming a trucker, Shoaib Makani was a VC at Khosla Ventures and also an employee at Google. The post Shoaib Makani On Building A $1.4 Billion Business That Is Reinventing The $700 Billion Trucking Industry first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Shoaib Makani On Building A $1.4 Billion Business That Is Reinventing The $700 Billion Trucking Industry appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Shishir Mehrotra is the CEO and Co-Founder of Coda which creates online documents and the utility of applications into a single new canvas. The company has raised over $60 million from investors like NEA, Kleiner Perkins, Khosla Ventures, Greylock, and General Catalyst. Prior to this, he served as Vice President of Product and Engineering at Youtube. The post Shishir Mehrotra On Raising $60M To Create A Next-Generation Spreadsheet That Makes Excel A Thing Of The Past first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Shishir Mehrotra On Raising $60M To Create A Next-Generation Spreadsheet That Makes Excel A Thing Of The Past appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Lior Elazary is the cofounder of inVia Robotics which provides next-generation robotics warehouse automation solutions for e-commerce distribution centers and supply chains. The company has raised $30 million from Point72 Ventures, Upfront Ventures, and Embark Ventures to name a few. Prior to this, Lior Elazary sold his first business for $20 million and his next one for $400 million. The post Lior Elazary On Selling His First Business For $20M, His Second For $400M, And Now Taking On The $8B Robotics Industry first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Lior Elazary On Selling His First Business For $20M, His Second For $400M, And Now Taking On The $8B Robotics Industry appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Sujai Hajela and Bob Friday are the cofounders of Mist Systems which is leading the transition to AI-driven IT, making Wi-Fi predictable, reliable and measurable by providing visibility and proactive automation to the user experience across the AI-driven enterprise. The company raised $90 million from Kleiner Perkins, Google Ventures, and Norwest Venture Partners. Ultimately the company got acquired by Juniper Networks in a deal worth $405 million.  The post Sujai Hajela and Bob Friday On Selling Their AI-Powered Startup To Juniper Networks For $405 Million first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Sujai Hajela and Bob Friday On Selling Their AI-Powered Startup To Juniper Networks For $405 Million appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Stuart Landesberg is the co-founder and CEO of Grove Collaborative which has an owned direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform for natural home and personal care products. The company has raised over $200 million at a $1B+ valuation from investors like Norwest Venture Partners, Mayfield Fund, General Atlantic, Marc Bell Ventures, Greenspring Associates, Nextview Ventures, and Bullpen Capital to name a few.  The post Stuart Landesberg On Building A $1 Billion Business By Selling Natural Home Care Products first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Stuart Landesberg On Building A $1 Billion Business By Selling Natural Home Care Products appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Sanjay Shah is the founder and CEO of Vistex which is an enterprise software company, providing solutions to drive customer growth and partner relations. The company was bootstrapped to $250 million in revenue without outside investment. Recently the company raised $65 million from Accel-KKR. The post Sanjay Shah On Going From Zero To $250 Million In Revenue Without Taking Any Outside Investment first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Sanjay Shah On Going From Zero To $250 Million In Revenue Without Taking Any Outside Investment appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Vivek Ravisankar is the CEO and co-founder of HackerRank, a company that is on a mission to match every developer to the right job  based on skills, not pedigree. The company has raised $60 million from investors like SV Angel, Khosla Ventures, Battery Ventures, JMI Equity, and ZenShin Capital. The post Vivek Ravisankar On Raising $60 Million To Remove The Resume From Developer Hiring first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Vivek Ravisankar On Raising $60 Million To Remove The Resume From Developer Hiring appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Ashish Thusoo is the co-founder and CEO at Qubole which delivers a Self-Service Platform for Big Data Analytics built on Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Oracle Clouds. The company has raised $87 million from top investors like Charles River Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, IVP, Singtel Inno8, and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The post Ashish Thusoo On Building Facebook‘s Groundbreaking Data Infrastructure And Raising $87M To Deliver Deep Learning at Scale first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Ashish Thusoo On Building Facebook‘s Groundbreaking Data Infrastructure And Raising $87M To Deliver Deep Learning at Scale appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Vijay Balasubramaniyan is the co-founder and CEO of Pindrop which is a pioneer in voice security and authentication. The company has raised to date over $200 million from top tier investors such as Andresseen Horowitz, Google Ventures, Redpoint, Felicis Ventures, Sigma Partners, and IVP. The post Vijay Balasubramaniyan On Building A $600 Million Business By Preventing Fraud In Calls first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Vijay Balasubramaniyan On Building A $600 Million Business By Preventing Fraud In Calls appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Jennifer Fitzgerald is the co-founder and CEO of Policygenius which has developed an easier way to compare and buy insurance. Policygenius has raised to date over $50 million from top investors like Norwest Venture Partners, Revolution, Susa Ventures, AXA Venture Partners, Otter Rock Capital, and Karlin Ventures to name a few.  The post Jennifer Fitzgerald On Building A $130 Million Business That Is Taking On The $500 Billion Insurance Industry first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Jennifer Fitzgerald On Building A $130 Million Business That Is Taking On The $500 Billion Insurance Industry appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.