DealMakers

Saeju Jeong is the cofounder and CEO of Noom which provides mobile health coaching, focused on combating chronic and pre-chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. The company has raised over $100 million from investors such as Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia Capital, RRE Ventures, Qualcomm Ventures, Samsung Ventures, TransLink Capital, Scrum Ventures, Recruit Strategic Partners, and LB Investment to name a few.   The post Saeju Jeong On Raising Over $100M For An App That Helps You Lose Weight And Overcome Psychological Barriers first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Saeju Jeong On Raising Over $100M For An App That Helps You Lose Weight And Overcome Psychological Barriers appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Jonathan Cherki is the founder and CEO of Contentsquare which provides a solution for mobile & web customer experience optimization. Jonathan Cherki has raised over $120 million for Contentsquare from investors such as Canaan Partners, Highland Europe, Eurazeo, and H14. In addition, the company has also acquired Clicktale and Pricing Assistant. The post Jonathan Cherki On Raising Over $100M To Track With AI How You Interact With Brands first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Jonathan Cherki On Raising Over $100M To Track With AI How You Interact With Brands appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Rajaie Batniji is the cofounder of Collective Health which is a company providing an alternative to traditional health insurance. The company has raised over $430 million. Their lineup of tier-one investors includes Softbank, DFJ Growth, Life Financial, Google Ventures, NEA, Formation 8, Great Oaks, RRE Ventures, Signatures Capital, Maverick Ventures, Redpoint, Oakhouse Partners, S28 Capital, MSA Capital, and Green Bay Ventures. The post Rajaie Batniji On Raising $430M To Disrupt The $1.2 Trillion Health Insurance Industry first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Rajaie Batniji On Raising $430M To Disrupt The $1.2 Trillion Health Insurance Industry appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Steve Loughlin is a partner at Accel Partners where he focuses on AI, collaboration, and Sass startups at an early stage. Prior to Accel Partners, Steve Loughlin cofounded RelateIQ which offered a relationship intelligence platform that allows teams to track, share and analyze professional relationships. The company was acquired by Salesforce for $390 million. The post Steve Loughlin On Selling His Business To Salesforce For $390M And Now Investing From A Billion-Dollar Fund In AI Startups first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Steve Loughlin On Selling His Business To Salesforce For $390M And Now Investing From A Billion-Dollar Fund In AI Startups appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan are the cofounders of ServiceTitan which is a service management software that helps leading home services businesses generate more leads and close more sales. The company has raised over $370 million at a $1.6 billion valuation from investors like Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Battery Ventures, I2BF Global Ventures, and Dragoneer Investment Group. The post Ara Mahdessian And Vahe Kuzoyan On Building A $1.6B Business By Helping Their Parents Address Their Biggest Struggle As Immigrant Plummers first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Ara Mahdessian And Vahe Kuzoyan On Building A $1.6B Business By Helping Their Parents Address Their Biggest Struggle As Immigrant Plummers appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Michael Serbinis is the co-founder and CEO of League which is a digital health platform that connects people to a comprehensive network of health services and benefits. The company has raised over $70 million from Omers Ventures, BDC Venture Capital, Foundation Capital, Real Ventures, Telus Ventures, and RBC Venture Partners to name a few. Prior to this, Michael Serbinis founded DocSpace (acquired by Critical Path) and Kobo (acquired by Rakuten). The post Michael Serbinis On Working With Elon Musk, Taking On Amazon And Selling A Company For $3B first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Michael Serbinis On Working With Elon Musk, Taking On Amazon And Selling A Company For $3B appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Ali Ghodsi is the cofounder and CEO of Databricks which accelerates innovation by unifying analytics across data science, data engineering, and the business. The company has raised $500M at a $2.75B valuation from NEA, Andreessen Horowitz, Battery Ventures, Data Collective, Microsoft, Coatue Management, Green Bay Ventures, and SineWave Ventures to name a few. The post Ali Ghodsi On Building A $28 Billion Business And Being Considered One Of The True Founders Of Artificial Intelligence first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Ali Ghodsi On Building A $28 Billion Business And Being Considered One Of The True Founders Of Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Daniel Cane is the cofounder of Modernizing Medicine which has created the Electronic Medical Assistant, a cloud-based, specialty-specific electronic medical record system. The company has raised to date around $300 million in funding from Warburg Pincus, Summit Partners, Sands Capital Ventures, and IBM. Prior to this he was a cofounder of Blackboard which sold for $1.6 billion. The post Daniel Cane On Selling His First Business For $1.6B And Now Raising $300M To Simplify How Medical Information Is Shared first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Daniel Cane On Selling His First Business For $1.6B And Now Raising $300M To Simplify How Medical Information Is Shared appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

David Karandish is the co-founder and CEO of Capacity which is an enterprise artificial intelligence SaaS company focused on helping teams do their best work. The company has raised to date over $23 million from a Midwest network of private and angel investors. Prior to this, David built and sold Answers.com for $950 million.  The post David Karandish On Selling Answers.com For $950M And Raising $23M For His AI Productivity Platform first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post David Karandish On Selling Answers.com For $950M And Raising $23M For His AI Productivity Platform appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.

Ido Susan is the cofounder and CEO of DriveNets which is a fast-growing software company that is revolutionizing Communications service provider (CSP) networks. The company has raised one of the largest Series A financing rounds to date which amounted to $120 million. Prior to this he founded Intucell which offered a self-optimizing network solution that enabled radio operators to better utilize their radio access networks. Intucell was acquired by Cisco for $475 million.  The post Ido Susan On Selling His Business For $475M To Cisco And Now Raising $120M To Disrupt Them first appeared on Alejandro Cremades. The post Ido Susan On Selling His Business For $475M To Cisco And Now Raising $120M To Disrupt Them appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.