Founder Profiles

In-depth profiles of founders who appeared on the DealMakers podcast — how they built their companies, raised capital, and engineered exits.

Profiles (985)

Aaron McDonald — He Raised $54 Million To Create A Revolutionary AI-Powered Platform For Immersive Content To Break The Monopoly Of Big Tech Platforms In the fast-evolving landscape of web3 , where innovation meets t…
Adam Jiwan — This Serial Entrepreneur Raised $40 Million To Disrupt The $70 Billion Credit Reporting Industry Adam Jiwan has been a successful entrepreneur since he was a teenager. At his most recent company, Spr…
Adam Mendelsohn — He Raised
00 Million To Develop A Portfolio Of Miniature, Long-Term Implants To Deliver Drugs More Efficiently And Consistently In the bustling world of biotechnology and venture capital, few stori…
Adam Mendelsohn_ Vivani Medical - 9-13-24 — He Raised
00 Million To Develop A Portfolio Of Miniature, Long-Term Implants To Deliver Drugs More Efficiently And Consistently In the bustling world of biotechnology and venture capital, few stori…
Adam Schwartz — This Entrepreneur Sold A Company For $40+ Million And Is Now Building An AI Tool To Help Organizations Manage Their Time Efficiently In today’s founder spotlight, we’re joined by a rare b…
Adeniyi Abiodun — He And His Team Raised $336 Million To Build An Infrastructure And Tools To Decentralize The Internet And Make It Secure And User-Friendly Adeniyi Abiodun’s career is a tale of foresight, adapt…
Adrian Aoun — He Sold His First Company To Google, Co-Pioneered AI, And Now Raised Over $325 Million To Transform Medicine Adrian Aoun's story is a tapestry of entrepreneurship, innovation, and a profound commitme…
Ajeet Singh — He Built A $7 Billion Business And Raised $300 Million For His Next Startup Valued Now At
Billion Ajeet Singh has cofounded two billion dollar startups and has raised hundreds of millions of dolla…
Alan Hahn — This Entrepreneur Sold His Companies For Over
Billion And Is Now Transforming The Food Industry With Mushrooms If Silicon Valley VCs could clone anyone to be their golden child capable of consiste…
Alexander Jekowsky — This Entrepreneur Raised $80M To Build A Tech Platform To Help Laundry Businesses Run More Efficiently And Grow In the entrepreneurial world, every journey is unique. Alexander Jekowsky’s path…
Alexandra Friedman — She Raised $35 Million To Disrupt Reproductive Health For Women Alex Friedman is an experienced businesswoman, who has brought a wealth of knowledge to make millions of lives easier. So far LOLA has…
Alex Hawkinson — This Serial Entrepreneur Sold A Company To Samsung For 00 Million, And Has Now Raised $78 Million To Automate Global Infrastructure For A Sustainable Future Alex Hawkinson's path as a founder refle…
Alexi Suvacioglu — This Serial Entrepreneur Raised $70 Million To Help Older Adults Live Independent Lifestyles By Delivering Essential Products Alexi Suvacioglu’s entrepreneurial story is about passion, resilien…
Alex Kazerani — He Sold His Business For $400 Million And Now Raised $30 Million To Help You Unlock Your Office Door Alex Kazerani has not only done a fair amount of traveling around the world, but he has also been…
Alex Mashinsky — This Entrepreneur Has Achieved $3 Billion In Exits And Is Possibly One Of The Most Feared By Banks You may have never heard of Alex Mashinsky. Yet, he is quite possibly one of the most important inno…
Alex Robinson — This Entrepreneur Raised
00 Million To Reinvent The
6 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Industry Alex Robinson is a serial entrepreneur who has raised significant amounts of capital to take on big…
Alex Twigg — He Cofounded A
.5 Billion NeoBank Startup And Now Raised Millions To Simplify Website And App Building In the fast-paced world of fintech, few individuals boast a journey as diverse and impactful a…
Alf Inge Wang — The Company He Co-founded Was Sold For
.5 Billion, And Now He Is Starting A New Adventure, Combining Exercising With Gaming In the world of technology and innovation, the story of Alf Inge Wang sta…
Al Goldstein — This Entrepreneur Raised $600 Million To Disrupt A
3 Trillion Industry Al Goldstein has launched multiple startups and has raised hundreds of millions of dollars for his most recent venture alone.…
Allen Lau — This Serial Entrepreneur Sold His Storytelling Platform For $660 Million And Now Invests in AI-Driven Startups In a captivating interview with Allen Lau, the co-founder and former CEO of Wattpad, we…
Allison Barr — This Entrepreneur Raised
25 Million To Help You Shop And Buy In Seconds Allison Barr Allen, an early member of Uber, and angel investor, has now helped raise over
00M for the payments startup she…
Al Rifai — This Entrepreneur Went From Pro Basketball Player To Building A Business With 5,000 Employees Idriss Al Rifai is helping us leap into a future where ecommerce businesses can serve everyone, and every…
Aman Narang — He Raised $400 Million To Change How You Order Your Drinks Aman Narang’s startup Toast has raised $400 million in funding to disrupt the bar and restaurant industry. Aman has that entrepreneurial spi…
Amar Hanspal — He Went From Managing 10,000 Employees To Raising 00 Million To Help Drive The Future Of Manufacturing Amar Hanspal is one of the pioneering entrepreneurs of what’s next in technology and man…
Ameesh Divatia — This Entrepreneur Raised $36.5 Million To Secure Cloud-Stored Data From Hackers In the heart of every successful venture lies a narrative, a tale of trials, triumphs, and the indefatigable spirit of…
Amir Ben-Efraim — This Serial Entrepreneur Sold A Company To Juniper For Over
00 Million And Has Now Raised
60 Million To Make Internet Browsing Safe From Threats In this insightful conversation, Amir Ben-Efraim t…
Amit Sharma — He Discovered Retail’s Biggest Weakness During His Time at Apple And Then Raised $64 Million To Address It Amit Sharma is at the heart of what’s next in retail. His startup Narvar has raised tens of…
Amrit Acharya — He Was Denied A US Visa And Then He Built A
00 Million Business In 24 Months Out Of India Amrit Acharya has created an incredibly fast growing startup. One which only may just be beginning to grow.…
Anand Chandra — This Entrepreneur Raised 75 Million To Build An Agritech Platform To Streamline India’s Agricultural Ecosystem In the startup ecosystem, building a company from the ground up without extensiv…
Andrei Cherny — This Fintech Founder Has Raised 00M To Finally Give You A Reason To Love Your Bank Andrei Cherny has raised millions of dollars to make change happen. He has taken a unique approach to solve a big…
Andrew Blackmon — This Entrepreneur Raised Over $67 Million To Disrupt The Tux And Suit Rental Industry. And Is Now Scaling Over
00 Million in Revenues In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, there are few stor…
Andrew Collins — This Entrepreneur Raised $68 Million To Reinvent How You Live With Roommates Andrew Collins has raised tens of millions of dollars for his startup. One which tackles two of today’s most pressing prob…
Andrew Dudum — He Did
Million In Sales In The First Week Of Business And His Startup Is Now Worth
Billion Andrew Dudum has played a role in 12 plus companies, raised hundreds of millions of dollars in the pro…
Andrew Endicott — The Company He Co- Founded Raised Hundreds of Millions To Make Credit Accessible To Everyone— Now He Invests In Startups Andrew Endicott's journey is a testament to the multifaceted nature of t…
Andrew Feldman — He Generated Over
B From Selling His Startups And Now Raised
00M To Accelerate Deep Learning Andrew Feldman is a true serial entrepreneur. He has already created and exited over
billion in sta…
Andrew Smith — This Entrepreneur Raised $53 Million To Redefine One Of America’s Biggest Industries After building and exiting his first company, Andrew Smith has now raised over $50M to bring important change to o…
Andy Ory — He Sold His Business To Oracle For .1 Billion And Now Raised $70 Million To Disrupt Networking Andy Ory has started, sold, and also taken companies public. Perhaps even more importantly, he has bee…
Angie Ma — She Raised $60 Million To Build An AI Company That Trains And Matches Graduates With Suitable Companies Born in Beijing and shaped by diverse cultures in Hong Kong and London, Angie Ma embarked on a…
Arad Levertov — This Fintech Entrepreneur Has Raised $50M To Give You Better Access To Credit Arad Levertov has raised tens of millions of dollars to innovate in the fin-tech space to make access to credit more effi…
Ara_Mahdessian Vahe_Kuzoyan — They Built A
.6 Billion Business By Helping Their Parents Address Their Biggest Struggle As Immigrant Plummers Cofounders Ara Mahdessian and Vahe Kuzoyan have raised millions of dollars to change t…
Arcady Sosinov — This Entrepreneur Raised $45 Million To To Create An Ultrafast Charging Solution For Vehicles Arcady Sosinov’s startup is changing the mobility experience, and we’ll perhaps just about everything els…
Ariel Cohen — He Raised
Billion To Help Your Company Navigate The Post Quarantine World Ariel Cohen’s latest startup has amassed more than $480 million in funding to disrupt one of the biggest industries on the…
Ariel Katz — This Entrepreneur Raised $70 Million To Arm Healthcare With Live Insights Ariel Katz is now on his second startup. His latest venture aims to be one of the largest companies you’ve ever heard of. Dur…
Arik Shtilman — He Built A
5 Billion Business By Disrupting Traditional Banking With An API Arik Shtilman bootstrapped his first venture all the way through a
00M acquisition. Now he’s raised hundreds of million…
Arjun Pillai — He Sold A Company To Zoom.info And Has Now Raised 0M To Built An AI Sales Engineer To Maximize Go-To-Market Efficiency Arjun Pillai's journey from a small village in Kerala, India, to becoming a su…
Armon Petrossian — This Founder Raised $81 Million To Make The Data Transformation Process Efficient And Accessible In the bustling landscape of entrepreneurship, where dreams collide with reality, and visionaries tran…
Aron Alexander — He Raised $55 Million To Build A Digital Value Infrastructure That Allows Businesses And Individuals To Send And Receive Digital Value Aron Alexander’s entrepreneurial journey is a powerful sto…
Arturo Elizondo — He Raised 40 Million To Develop Biotechnology To Produce Animal Protein Sustainably Arturo Elizondo, a founder with a remarkable story, has built a transformative company that addresses a critical…
Ashish Thusoo — He Built Facebook‘s Groundbreaking Data Infrastructure And Now Raised $87 Million To Scale Your Business Ashish Thusoo believed in the cloud long before most thought it would ever catch on. Now…
Assaf Resnick — This Entrepreneur Raised $330 Million To Prevent IT Outages With AI And Machine Learning In the intricate tapestry of entrepreneurship, the journey often unfolds as a nuanced narrative of challenges,…
Assaf Wand — He Sold His Business And Then Raised Over
00 Million To Disrupt A
00 Billion Industry Assaf Wand is a true serial entrepreneur with many launches and exits. His most recent venture, Hippo Insuran…
Austin Russell — The Business He Started At 16 Raised 50 Million To Make Self-Driving Cars A Reality Austin Russell began his first real startup at just 16 years old. He got paid
00k to drop out of college to go…
Avi Freedman — Y Combinator Rejected Him And Then He Raised $62 Million To Build The Tech Infrastructure Needed Post COVID-19 Avi Freedman’s startup has proven to be an important part of the technological infrastru…
Ayal Yogev — This Entrepreneur Raised $50 Million To Allow Businesses To Run Cloud Applications With Complete Data Security And Privacy In the world of cybersecurity entrepreneurship, few stories are as inspiring…
Barney Balmforth — He Raised $60 Million To Build A Genomic Technology Platform For Genome Testing And Cancer Diagnostics Barney Balmforth's journey is a testament to calculated risk-taking, resilience, and visionary l…
Basem Hanna — This Entrepreneur Built A Billion-Dollar Cannabis Company And Now Raised $50 Million To Develop Rental Housing In a world where success stories often seem reserved for the privileged few, the journey…
Ben and Moisey Uretsky — From Humble Beginnings, These Two Russian Brothers Built A Billion Dollar Business In America Credit: Saskia Uppenkamp As kids, brothers Ben and Moisey Uretsky moved from Russia to Brooklyn, NY. Sinc…
Ben and Mosey Uretsky — How Two Brothers Hacked The News Feed & Raised
23M As kids, brothers Ben and Mosey Uretsky moved from Russia to Brooklyn. Since finding a love for computers the pair of entrepreneurs have gone on t…
Bence Jendruszak — This Entrepreneur Raised
00 Million To Build A Fraud Prevention And Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Platform In a candid and insightful conversation, Bence Jendruszak, co-founder of a leading fraud pre…
Ben Huffman — He Raised $44 Million To Give Users The Freedom And Ability To Work Independently In the world of startups, every success story is often underlined by a journey filled with trials, learning curves, a…
Ben Miller — This Entrepreneur Crowdfunded
.5 Billion To Break The Status Quo In Real Estate Ben Miller’s fintech startup has taken on one of the biggest multi-trillion dollars markets, and they’ve already made…
Ben_Sigelman — He Built A Core Technology At Google And Now Raised $70 Million To Change The DNA Of Software Development Ben Sigelman is redesigning the fabric of how software is developed. Some of the most notable…
Bhavin Shah — This Serial Entrepreneur Raised $315 Million To Build An AI Platform To Automate And Streamline Enterprise Workplace Support Growing up in Silicon Valley often feels like living in a paradox. On the…
Bhavin_Turakhia — This Billionaire Started His First Business At 17 And Now Is Reinventing Payments With His Latest Startup Bhavin Turakhia is a man on a mission. He’s been building and selling companies since he was…
Bill Barhydt — This Entrepreneur Sold Three Companies And Raised $35 Million To Create A Crypto Bank Bill Barhydt is one of those few true serial entrepreneurs who hasn’t just tried many things, he’s successfully b…
Bill Clerico — He Left His Corporate Job At Age 22 To Build A Business That JPMorgan Acquired Up to $400 Million Fintech founder Bill Clerico knows a thing or two about money. His payments startup, WePay, raised te…
Bill Powers — This Entrepreneur Raised $500 Million To Improve Your Driving Behavior Bill Powers has built companies, ridden them through to exits, and most recently raised half a billion dollars for a minority st…
Bill Shufelt — This Entrepreneur Raised 25 Million To Revolutionize Craft Beer For The Modern Adult In a world where adult beverages have long been synonymous with alcohol, Bill Shufelt saw something different&md…
Bill Smith — He Sold His Business To Target For $500 Million And Now Raised
45 Million To Help You Live Anywhere Bill Smith seems to consistently be ahead of the curve when it comes to starting companies. After…
Bob — These Ex-Cisco Execs Just Sold Their AI-Powered Startup To Juniper Networks For $405 Million Sujai Hajela and Bob Friday took their own journeys before landing at the same company. Then they joined f…
Brad Hargreaves — He Sold His Business For $400 Million And Now Raised
00 Million To Make Living With Others A Joy Brad Hargreaves is a true serial entrepreneur, now on his third venture. One that has already raised…
Bradley Bostic — This Serial Entrepreneur Raised $80 Million To Build A PE Firm Supporting AI And ML-Driven Companies Working For Improved Patient Outcomes In the world of entrepreneurship, visionaries like Bradley B…
Brad McNamara — This Entrepreneur Raised $50 Million To Grow Fresh Farm Produce Grown In Freight Containers In the labyrinthine streets of Boston, a narrative unfolded, written by the tenacious spirit of a man named…
Brad Menezes — He Raised $60 Million To Build An AI-Powered Platform That Helps Organizations Build And Manage Internal Applications More Efficiently When it comes to building a startup in today’s fast-changi…
Brandon Krieg — This Entrepreneur Raised $300 Million To Help Millennials Hit Their Financial Goals Brandon Krieg is on his second really big startup. His first sold for tens of millions of dollars. His next venture…
Brenden Millstein (1) — This Entrepreneur Raised
33 Million To Make Industrial Buildings Become Carbon Neutral e Brenden Millstein has already raised
33.5M for his climate change startup. They are just getting started a…
Brian Anderson — He Went From
25K In Debt To Raising $75 Million By Boosting E-Commerce Conversion Rates Embarking on the entrepreneurial journey is like setting sail on an unpredictable sea, facing calm waters and…
Brian Lee — This Entrepreneur Is The Mastermind Behind The Rise Of LegalZoom And The Honest Company To Billions In the dynamic world of entrepreneurship, few stories capture the essence of determination, innovat…
Brian Liu — This Entrepreneur Built A Billion Business With 1,000 Employees By Disrupting Law Firms Brian Liu is not just an amazing example of achieving the American Dream but has built a multi-billion dolla…
Brian Meidell — This Entrepreneur Raised $79 Million To Give Everyone Easy Access To Fun Entertainment In the sphere of innovation, there are individuals whose journeys span continents, cultures, and industries, sha…
Brian O'Kelley — He Built A
.6 Billion Company Acquired By Microsoft And Has Now Created A Protocol To Measure And Lower Carbon Emissions In Digital Supply Chains The entrepreneurial path is rarely a straight line,…
Brian Powers — This Entrepreneur Raised $80 Million To Kill Plastic Foam In Packaging Brian Powers has raised tens of millions of dollars for his startup. Proving many investors wrong about putting their capital to…
Bruce Ballangee — He Built A Company To
50 Million In Revenues By Solving Complex Business Problems In the ever-evolving landscape of entrepreneurship, success stories often carry the essence of grit, innovation, an…
Bruce Lahn — He Raised $80 Million To Build A Global Company Providing Gene Delivery Technologies To Enable Research And Clinical Studies [a] [b] [c] Bruce Lahn’s entrepreneurial journey is anything but con…
Cameron Chell — Once Homeless, This Entrepreneur Has Now Built A
00 Million Business Cameron Chell has one of the most inspiring stories of the successful entrepreneurs I’ve interviewed on the DealMakers Pod…
Campbell Brown — He Sold A Startup For $85 Million And Now Raised Millions To Help Businesses Predict Demand Campbell Brown has been involved in several startups. Including raising $32M for one, exiting two of them,…
Carlos Cashman — He Built A $750 Million Business In 24 Months By Selling Products On Amazon Carlos Cashman is a real serial entrepreneur with more than half a dozen startups under his belt. His latest venture has al…
Carlos N. Escutia — He Raised $70 Million For His Furniture as a Service Company And Has Now Bootstrapped An AI-Driven Platform To Streamline IT Asset Management Carlos N. Escutia's entrepreneurial journey is an excitin…
Caroline Winnett — She Sold A Company To Nielsen And Has Now Helped Raise $84 Million To Support Upcoming Entrepreneurs Caroline Winnett’s story is nothing short of extraordinary—a journey that weaves throu…
Casper Henningsen — This Founder Raised $55M To End Traditional Research with AI In the entrepreneurship world, stories often begin in predictable places: classrooms, tech hubs, or corporate boardrooms. Casper Henningse…
Chaitanya Kalipatnapu — This Entrepreneur Raised
60 Million To Transform The
80 Billion Professional Education Market Chaitanya Kalipatnapu has raised millions of dollars to expand the accessibility and impact of higher…
ChangWenLai — He Left His Corporate Job And Raised $400 Million To Empower The New Surge In Ecommerce Chang Wen Lai has built an incredible empire from serving both new and pivoting players to the eCommerce space.…
Charlie Bachtell — He Built A $600 Million Cannabis Business With 1,800 Employees Charlie Bachtell has raised millions of dollars and took his cannabis company public as a leader in one of the fastest-growing consumer…
Chase Lochmiller — He Climbed Mt. Everest And then Raised $75 Million To Transform The Oil Industry Chase Lochmiller has raised close to
00M for his innovative startup that combines AI, and cleaner energy, in one of…
Chris Cabrera — He Built A Billion Business By Helping Companies Unlock Their Full Revenue Potential In the heart of Silicon Valley, amidst the tech boom of the '80s, Chris Cabrera's journey unfolded. Born in Bos…
Christian Haigh — He manages ~.5 Billion and is building a Modern Wealth Management Platform Christian Haigh's journey from a disciplined choir school student in Oxford to a leader managing billions in assets is not…
Christian Talmage — He Raised $56 Million For His Furniture Company And Is Now Building An End-to-End Service To Offer Businesses Circular Packaging Solutions In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, few journeys ar…
Christine Spang — She Raised
75 Million To Build A Platform That Provides Universal Accessibility To Email, Calendar, And Contacts Providers With A Single Integration Building a successful company is rarely a linear…
Christopher Ahlberg — He Sold His First Business For
90 Million And Just Sold His Second One For $780 Million Christopher Ahlberg has raised millions of dollars for his data intelligence, AI and cybersecurity startups,…
Christopher Pirie — He Raised
00 Million For A Company And Merged With Inscripta, And Is Now Converting Waste Into Valuable Products To Decarbonize The Chemicals Industry Christopher Pirie is one of the few founders i…
Chris Walti — He Raised $78 Million To Build Software-Driven Robotics To Automate Moving And Storing Goods In Warehouses Chris Walti is a seasoned engineer and entrepreneur whose career spans across world-class co…
Claes Fredriksson — This Founder Raised $65 Million To Create Carbon-Neutral Liquid Fuel From CO₂ And Green Hydrogen To Run The World’s Transportation Claes Fredriksson has never taken the traditional path.…
Claire Tomkins — She Raised Over $500 Million To Build A Platform To Help Couples Navigate Fertility Treatments Through Financial Support And Concierge Services Claire Tomkins, founder and CEO of Future Family, is no…
Colin Walsh — This Entrepreneur Raised Over
Billion To Build The First Customer-Oriented FinTech Platform In The US In the rapidly evolving landscape of fintech, few stories stand out as vividly as that of Coli…
Colin Wiel — He Took A
Billion-Company Public, Merged A $800 Million-Company, And Is Now Deploying and Managing Custom AI Workforces For Businesses In the world of entrepreneurship, few stories embody resilien…
Colleen Cutcliffe — This Female Entrepreneur Has Raised $57M To Heal Your Gut Colleen Cutcliffe has proven that when you have a passion for solving a big problem and are willing to let others help, anything is possible.…
Colleen Cutcliffe (1) — This Female Entrepreneur Has Raised $57M To Heal Your Gut Colleen Cutcliffe has proven that when you have a passion for solving a big problem and are willing to let others help, anything is possible.…
Copy of Dealmakers - Jake Weatherly — He Raised
00 Million To Allow Brands To Instant Verify Eligible Customers For Special Offers Jake Weatherly’s startup has raised almost
00M to make it easy for brands to instantly verify eligible…
Copy of Dealmakers - Luca Ferrari — This Entrepreneur Raised $350 Million To Make Apps That Serve 500 Million Users Luca Ferrari is the CEO and co-founder of Bending Spoons—a technology platform that specializes in giving birth to and…
Corey McCann — This Entrepreneur Raised 50 Million To Create Software As A Drug Corey McCann hasn’t just raised a quarter of a billion dollars for just another startup. He has been pioneering a whole new space, S…
Craig Fuller — This Entrepreneur Raised $75 Million To Empower A $700 Billion Industry With Data Intelligence Craig Fuller is a repeat startup entrepreneur who has launched, scaled and exited multiple businesses. H…
Craig Unger — He Went From Living In A 350 Sq. Ft. Apartment To Selling His Startup For $50 Million Craig Unger started out living in a humble NYC garage turned apartment. He has since worked with Bill Gates and S…
Craig Walker — He Sold His First Startup To Yahoo, His Second One To Google And Now His Third Is Worth $500 Million Craig Walker has pulled off an incredible string of successful startups. He has achieved multiple…
Curtis Anderson — This Entrepreneur Raised
08 Million To Streamline Nursing Care Curtis Anderson's journey began in the vast expanse of Idaho, where farm towns flourish, and the spirit of hard work prevails. From th…
Damian Pelliccione — This Entrepreneur Raised Millions To Build An LGBTQ+-First Streaming Media Network With Free Live TV, Movies, Series, News, And Exclusive Queer Programming Damian Pelliccione didn’t just build…
Dan Cane — He Sold His First Business For
.6 Billion And Now Raised $300 Million To Simplify How Medical Information Is Shared Dan Cane has scored one of the best first exits ever, and is now onto his second…
Daniel Hegarty — This Entrepreneur Raised $80 Million To Create The Easiest Mortgage Solution Daniel Hegarty went from musician to raising $80M in equity and $700M in financing for his fintech startup that is already…
Danielle and Leah Cohen Shohet — This Entrepreneur Duo Raised $75 Million To Support Founders In The Beauty Industry In a recent joint interview, Danielle and Leah Cohen-Shohet, the dynamic twin duo, shared their remarkable journey…
Daniel Lee — This Entrepreneur Raised $70 Million To Build An AI-Driven Sales Assistance Platform To Automate Sales Tasks In the fast-paced world of tech entrepreneurship, Daniel Lee stands out with a remarkable…
Daniel Ramot — This Entrepreneur Found The Gap Left By Uber And Lyft And Has Already Raised Over $450 Million This is the startup story of two founders who applied knowledge transfer from a very different industry…
Daniel Saks — This Entrepreneur Went From Zero Customers To A
Billion Business By Learning One Simple Lesson Daniel Saks is an entrepreneur with a vision, who has raised hundreds of millions of dollars to make…
Daniel Theobald Ult — This Entrepreneur Raised
28.5M To Have Robots Do The Dirty Work For You https://alejandrocremades.com/daniel-theobald/ In a recent episode of the Dealmakers' Podcast, Daniel Theobald, the visionary…
Daniel Wiegand — This Entrepreneur Raised More Than $340 Million To Create Air Taxis Daniel Wiegand’s electric, vertical take-off and landing startup is set to transform the transportation industry. Given all of the…
Dan Magy — He Sold A Company To Blue Halo For Nine Figures And Now Raised $50 Million To 3D-Print Drones In 20-Foot Container-Sized Spaces Dan Magy’s journey from a sun-soaked surf town in Southern Califo…
Dan Shapiro — He Sold His Last Company To Google And Now Raised
30 Million To 3D Laser Print Your Ideas https://alejandrocremades.com/dan-shapiro/ In this episode of the Dealmakers' Podcast, we dive into the ins…
Dan Teran — He Sold His Company To WeWork For 20 Million And Now Raised 5 Million To Invest In Mission-Driven Founders Dan Teran took the leap from legal to tech, sold his company for over 00M, and then le…
Daphna Nissenbaum — This Entrepreneur Raised
25 Million To Develop And Manufacture Compostable Packaging Solutions For The Food And Fashion Industries In an era when environmental concerns are more pressing than ever,…
Dave Dickerson — This Entrepreneur Built A $400 Million Revenue Company For Accurate Background Checks In the dynamic world of entrepreneurship, success stories often unfold in unexpected ways. Dave Dickerson, the fo…
Dave Girouard — This Ex-Googler Raised
60 Million After Pivoting His Business Model How do you roll your college education and early work experiences into financing your dream of launching your own startup? In his…
David García Aceves — He Raised $60 Million In Equity And Debt To Build A Financial App Helping Prime Customers In LatAm Eliminate Debt And Improve Their Finances David García Aceves, born and raised in Guadalajara…
David Gurle — This Entrepreneur Identified The Gap Left By Bloomberg And Built A
.4 Billion Business Or He Built A
.4 Billion Business By Breaking Into Wall Street And Taking On Bloomberg David Gurle has pione…
David Hauser — He Built His First Startup At 17 And Sold His Next Bootstrapped Business To Citrix For
76 Million David Hauser knows a thing or two about entrepreneurship and optimizing. He launched his first star…
David Karandish — Dealmakers - David Karandish X X born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri M y dad was working at a company when I was in high school, and they were giving away all of their old computers. So, he ended…
David Karandish (1) (2) — He Sold Answers.com For $950 Million And Now Raised 3 Million For His AI Productivity Platform David Karandish has gone from young entrepreneurial side hustles to raising over
50 million, and now…
David Portiz — He Raised $300 Million To Become The Financing Solution For Businesses in Latin America David Poritz‘s fintech startup has already raised $310M to help give small and medium-sized businesses the acce…
David Richards — He Raised
20 Million For His Business Without Venture Capital And Then Defeated A Boardroom Coup David Richards is a true serial entrepreneur. He has raised well over
00M for his companies. He’s…
David Rosenberg — He Raised 00 Million To Transform Agriculture With The Largest Vertical Farm David Rosenberg’s latest startup has raised 00M to take on the mission to improve our food chain at scale. During our…
David Schaffer — This Serial Entrepreneur Took An Over
.2 Billion Company Public And Is Now Building A Stem Cell Therapy Company In the world of scientific innovation and entrepreneurship, few names shine as bright…
David Steinberg — The Chances of Building a Billion Dollar Business Are .00006% And He Has Done It Twice David Steinberg is a true dealmaker. He has founded and sold multiple companies. Some rising to be worth over a…
David Young — This Serial Entrepreneur Sold A Company For
70 Million To Samsung And Now Provides Global Businesses With Economical Open Source Software David Young’s journey to becoming a tech entrepreneur…
Deal Makers - Alexei Agratchev — This Entrepreneur Has Raised 00 Million To Address The Collapse Of Retail With One Simple Solution Alexei Agratchev is a tremendous example of the American Dream in action, and how it is possible t…
Deal Makers - Ali Ghodsi — He Built A .7 Billion Business And Is Considered One Of The True Founders Of Artificial Intelligence Ali Ghodsi loves coding and creating things that have a massive impact on the world. One famous…
Dealmakers Blog Post — He Raised $60 Million To Build An AI Platform Helping Organizations Gain Visibility And Control Over Their Enterprise-Wide Data Processing Abhi Sharma’s entrepreneurial story begins in the Hima…
Dealmakers Chuck_Cohn — He Started His Business In College And Raised
10 Million To Give You Matrix Style Learning With Just A Click Today, Chuck Cohn’s startup enables you to connect to an expert in just about any subjec…
Dean Sysman — He Raised $95 Million For His Cybersecurity Startup During Coronavirus Lockdown Dean Sysman has been through the full cycle of launching and selling a startup and has raised almost
00M for his next…
Dedi Gilad — This Entrepreneur Raised 05 Million To Bring The Clinic To Every Home Dedi Gilad’s career as a startup founder was rooted in his upbringing in Tel Aviv, where there is an unwavering resilienc…
Deidre Paknad — She Raised $60 Million After Her Startup Grew 3x Two Consecutive Years Deidre Paknad has raised tens of millions of dollars for her ventures. Today, her flourishing startup is helping large organizat…
Dekel Skoop — This Entrepreneur Raised $58 Million To Make Websites Across The Globe Accessible to All In the bustling world of startups and technological innovation, few stories captivate and inspire as much as t…
Demetri Karagas — This Entrepreneur Raised $70 Million To Create Enjoyable Healthcare Experiences Now on his second startup, Demetri Karagas has raised tens of millions of dollars to create enjoyable specialist health…
Deniz Kent — This Entrepreneur Raised $90 Million To Build A Technology That Uses Light For Therapeutic and Nutritional Proteins And Gene Therapy In the world of biotech, where cutting-edge research often remains…
Derek Steer — This Entrepreneur Raised $83 Million To Help You Analyze And Visualize Data Derek Steer has raised just shy of
00M for his startup already. His venture is already transforming how tech companies an…
Derek Wall — This High School Dropout Went From $0 To 00 Million In Revenue In 12 Months High school dropout Derek Wall just built a 00 million in revenue business in less than 12 months, without raising any…
Derrick Fung — This Entrepreneur Raised $70 Million To Reward Loyal Shoppers With Gift Cards Derrick Fung has raised tens of millions of dollars for his second startup. He’s been the full cycle and knows how to bui…
Dhimaan Shah — This Entrepreneur Raised Close to
00 Million To Build The Hamptons Of India In the bustling streets of Bombay, amidst the vibrant tapestry of culture, finance, and ambition, a dream was born. This…
Diane Yu — This Entrepreneur Sold A Company To Comcast For ~$400 Million And Is Now Building A Platform To Revolutionize The Mortgage Industry In this engaging interview, Diane Yu, a repeated founder and highly…
Dilip Goswami — He Raised
00 Million To Purify The Air You Breathe And Eliminate Viruses Dilip Goswami has raised almost
00 million to make clean air accessible around the world, through his startup Molekule. In…
Dimitri Sirota — He Sold His Business For 00 Million And Now Raised
00 Million To Address Concerns With Data Security Dimitri Sirota has been on both sides of the table as a founder and investor. He is now on his…
Dmytro Voloshyn — This Entrepreneur Raised
70 Million To Build The Largest Marketplace For Online Language Learning In the dynamic world of technology and startups, Dmytro Voloshyn's journey from a small city in Ukr…
Dominik Senn — This Professional Skier-Turned-Entrepreneur Raised 50 Million To Build A Gated Luxury Golf And Lifestyle Club Dominik Senn’s story is one of reinvention and relentless ambition. Born in Zuric…
Don Brown — He Sold His First Startup To GM, His Second One To IBM, And His Third One For
.4 Billion Don Brown is a true serial entrepreneur who has created a string of successful companies. How does he do it?…
Doug Scott — This Entrepreneur Has Raised
00 Million To Enable Investors To Align Their Values With Their Investments In a recent interview, Doug Scott shared insights into his unique journey, blending diverse…
Doug Winter — This MIT Graduate Sold His First Startup For $90 Million And Then Built A Billion Dollar Business From selling his first company for $90 million to raising
79 million for his current business, Doug…
Dr. David Albert — This Entrepreneur Raised Over $50 Million [a] [b] To Build AI-Powered Personal EKGs In the dynamic world of entrepreneurship, stories often unfold in unexpected ways. Dr. David Albert's journey from…
Drew McElroy — He Raised Over
00 Million To Disrupt A
20 Billion Industry Drew McElroy has helped raise
28M for his startup that is displacing incumbents in one of the biggest business sectors. During our int…
Drew Perkins — He Cofounded Companies Worth Billions And Now Raised
59 Million To Elevate Your Vision Drew Perkins has started and built companies worth billions of dollars. His new vision could be even bigger. D…
Dr. Garima Sawhney — This Entrepreneur Built An End-To-End Care Delivery Service For Elective Surgeries In the vast landscape of healthcare innovation; some stories stand out not only for their transformative impact but…
Dror Liwer — He Built Two Companies Worth Billions And Now Raised $80 Million For Cybersecurity Solutions For SMEs In the world of entrepreneurship, success stories often carry a unique blend of passion, resilien…
Duke Rohlen — This Entrepreneur Sold 4 Companies For Over
Billion Following These 3 Steps Over the past year, I have been honored to interview for the DealMakers Podcast many of the most successful entrepreneur…
Duncan Logan — He Raised $336 Million To Support Unicorns And Is Now Building A Capitalism-Driven Climate Change Ecosystem In the fast-paced world of entrepreneurship, the journey is often as captivating as the des…
Eddie Martucci — This Entrepreneur Raised $300 Million To Treat ADHD With Video Games In the dynamic world of entrepreneurship, success often comes hand in hand with overcoming challenges, building a resilient team,…
Elizabeth Rossiello — She Raised $80 Million To Build A FinTech Company To Help Accelerate Economic Growth In Africa Elizabeth Rossiello, founder and CEO of AZA Finance, has been riding the wave of startup life since 2013…
Eloa Guillotin — This Entrepreneur Raised $44 Million To Build The World's First Electric Business Aircraft With Low Emission Hydrogen Propulsion In the heart of a quiet French village, a young girl stared at the nig…
Emery Wells — This Entrepreneur Just Sold For
.2 Billion His Collaboration Startup To Adobe The young, risk-taking, and smart, entrepreneur Emery Wells moved from Miami, Florida to New York with just $500 to bec…
Emil Eifrem — wrThis Entrepreneur Went From Having ,000 Left In The Bank To Building A Billion Dollar Business Emil Eifrem isn’t your typical startup entrepreneur. Although he’s raised millions and is a technica…
Eoin Matthews — This Entrepreneur Built A
.1 Billion Equity Fund For Homeowners In the vast landscape of entrepreneurial stories, Eoin Matthews' journey stands out as a compelling narrative of resilience, adaptati…
Eran Kirzner — This Entrepreneur Raised $55 Million To Set The New Standard In Data Storage Founder Eran Kirzner has raised tens of millions of dollars for his latest venture. Kirzner is a true pioneer in the commu…
Eran Shir — He Sold His Last Business To Yahoo For $50 Million And Now Raised
00 Million To Warn Drivers Of Road Hazards Eran Shir has raised substantial amounts of capital, launched at least three startups, a…
Eric Remer — This Repeat Founder Sold Three Companies For Over
00 Million Each And Has Now Built A
Billion Valuation Company To Support SMBs With AI-Driven Business Solutions Eric Remer’s entrepreneuri…
Erik Kinariwala — He Raised 70 Million To Bring The $350 Billion Pharmacy Market Online Eric Kinariwala has revolutionized the pharmacy industry with his latest venture, Capsule. In a recent exclusive interview on t…
Eshchar Ben-Shitrit — This Entrepreneur Raised
90 Million To 3D-Print Plant-Based Meat Products In the field of culinary innovation, few stories are as captivating as that of Eshchar Ben-Shitrit, the co-founder and CEO…
Eswar Priyadarshan — He Sold His Business To Steve Jobs For 75 Million And Learned One Critical Lesson About Success While much of this month’s buzz is all about the new Apple TV+ and new minimalist Apple credit…
Eugene Malobrodksy — He Helped Raise $360 Million For His Last Startup And Now Invests In Immigrant Founders In the dynamic world of entrepreneurship, few stories captivate as much as that of Eugene Malobrodsky. Eugene's…
Evan Richardson — This Entrepreneur Raised $65 Million To Build A Virtual Clinic Offering High-Quality, Science-Based Obesity Care Entrepreneurship is a journey filled with successes, failures, and countless lessons.…
Eva Shang — This Entrepreneur Raised
Billion To Invest In Litigation With AI In the ever-evolving landscape of business and finance, there are tales that stand out as truly unique, and the story of Legalist a…
Eyal Lifshitz — 5 Questions About Great Leadership: Are You Helping Employees Climb The Career Ladder? This Entrepreneur Went From Investing
00 Million In Startups To Raising $500 Million For His Own Business Eyal…
Fahri Diner — He Sold His First Startup For Over $3.5 Billion And Now Raised
50 Million To Make Your Home Smarter Fahri Diner is one of those unique people who has enjoyed being on both sides of the table, as a…
Fawn Weaver — She Raised Over 30 Million To Build A Whiskey Brand That Honors The World's First-Known African-American Master Distiller Fawn Weaver’s journey from Pasadena to founding successful businesses…
Federico Malek — He Sold An E-Commerce Company To Groupon And Has Now Built A
00 Million Revenue Brand In LatAm Federico Malek, a seasoned entrepreneur from Buenos Aires, Argentina, has navigated the complex waters…
Felix Reinshagen — The Entrepreneur Raised $60M To Map The Most Important Part Of The World That Google Forgot Felix Reinshagen took the leap from his corporate career and went after his dream of building a future shap…
FelixVanDeMaele — He Built A .3 Billion Business By Turning Your Data Into Valuable Information Felix Van de Maele is on the forefront of driving the world’s digital transformation. His startup has already raised ov…
Francis Davidson — He Built A .5 Billion Business By Turning Apartments Into Hotels Francis Davidson launched his startup while still in school. That company now has over 1,000 employees, and is going public through…
Frank Poore — How This Entrepreneur Sold His Billion Dollar Business 3 Times Frank Poore has sold his startup not once, but three times over. He’s learned a lot about sales skills, raising money and the bene…
Frederic Mazzella — NOTE FOR ANY SOCIAL OR INTRODUCTORY COPY: Frédéric’s current title is founder and president of BlaBlaCar, not CEO He Built A
Billion Mobility Business With Twice As Many Customers As British Airwa…
Frederik Fahning — This Entrepreneur Raised Over
00 Million To Build A Casual Job Matching Marketplace For Students Frederik Fahning’s entrepreneurial journey is nothing short of remarkable. His is a story inte…
Fred_Kneip — This Entrepreneur Raised $9M With Just An Idea And A PowerPoint Cybersecurity expert Fred Kneip has raised almost $60M for his startup so far. It all started with a winning PowerPoint that has drawn…
Fredrik Skantze — He Was Forced To Close Down His First Business And Now Raised $65 Million To Prepare Marketing Data For Better Reporting Fredrik Skantze is a serial entrepreneur on a mission. He believes business in…
Frida Polli — Despite Investor Rejection, Single Mom Scientist Raised $58 Million To Make Hiring Less Biased Frida Polli beat the odds to raise tens of millions of dollars to transform the way we find and hire for…
Ganesh Shankar — He Only Raised 7 Million And Grew His Company To 500 Employees By Enabling Businesses To Share Information Seamlessly In the ever-evolving landscape of entrepreneurship, success stories often emerg…
Gangesh Ganesan — This Entrepreneur Raised $70M To Help You Organize Your Data Gangesh Ganesan has experienced plenty on his entrepreneurial journey of building and selling companies. He has sold tech businesses to so…
Gaurav Kapoor — This Entrepreneur Created a ‘Risk Management’ SaaS Market Leader to Help Organizations Manage Their Risk In a recent interview, Gaurav Kapoor, the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of MetricStream, s…

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