DealMakers

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October 10, 2019 Dimitri Sirota On Selling His Business For $200M And Now Raising $100M To Address Concerns With Data Security
Dimitri Sirota is the cofounder and CEO of BigID which develops a software that helps companies have a secure customer data and satisfy privacy regulations. The company has raised so far $96 million from investors such as Bessemer Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Scale Venture Partners, Western Technology Investment, Boldstart Ventures, and Deepfork Capital to name a few. Prior to this the founded wo enterprise software companies focused on security (eTunnels) and API management (Layer 7 Technologies), which was sold to CA Technologies in 2013 for $200M.
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59 min
October 08, 2019 Chuck Cohn On Starting His Business In College And Raising $110M To Give You Matrix Style Learning With Just A Click
Chuck Cohn is the co-founder and CEO of Varsity Tutors which is a live learning platform that connects students and professionals with personalized instruction to achieve any goal. The company has raised so far over $100 million from investors such as TCV, Learn Capital, and the Chan Zuckerberg initiative to name a few.
42 min
October 08, 2019 Chuck Cohn On Starting His Business In College And Raising $110M To Give You Matrix Style Learning With Just A Click
Chuck Cohn is the co-founder and CEO of Varsity Tutors which is a live learning platform that connects students and professionals with personalized instruction to achieve any goal. The company has raised so far over $100 million from investors such as TCV, Learn Capital, and the Chan Zuckerberg initiative to name a few.
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42 min
October 06, 2019 Ben Sigelman On Building A Core Technology At Google And Now Raising $70M To Change The DNA Of Software Development
Ben Sigelman is a co-founder and CEO at LightStep, a company that makes complex microservice applications more transparent and reliable. The company has raised $70 million from investors like Sequoia Capital, Redpoint, Harrison Metal, Cowboy Ventures, and Altimer Capital. Prior to this, he was an employee at Google for nine years.
47 min
October 06, 2019 Ben Sigelman On Building A Core Technology At Google And Now Raising $70M To Change The DNA Of Software Development
Ben Sigelman is a co-founder and CEO at LightStep, a company that makes complex microservice applications more transparent and reliable. The company has raised $70 million from investors like Sequoia Capital, Redpoint, Harrison Metal, Cowboy Ventures, and Altimer Capital. Prior to this, he was an employee at Google for nine years.
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47 min
October 03, 2019 Shoaib Makani On Building A $1.4 Billion Business That Is Reinventing The $700 Billion Trucking Industry
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.
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51 min
October 03, 2019 Shoaib Makani On Building A $1.4 Billion Business That Is Reinventing The $700 Billion Trucking Industry
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.
51 min
October 01, 2019 Shishir Mehrotra On Raising $60M To Create A Next-Generation Spreadsheet That Makes Excel A Thing Of The Past
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.
52 min
October 01, 2019 Shishir Mehrotra On Raising $60M To Create A Next-Generation Spreadsheet That Makes Excel A Thing Of The Past
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 appeared first on Alejandro Cremades.
52 min
September 29, 2019 Lior Elazary On Selling His First Business For $20M, His Second For $400M, And Now Taking On The $8B Robotics Industry
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.
51 min

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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…