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- Julia Hu On On Raising $100 Million To Help Millions Of People Manage Their Chronic Diseases
Juli Hu is the cofounder and CEO of Lark Health which is a digital health startup that provides virtual care through AI coaching, smart devices, and tele-monitoring. The company has raised $100 million from top tier investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, Social Starts, Tuesday Capital, Pegasus Tech Ventures, Asset Management Ventures, and Golden Seeds to name a few.
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41 min - Trevor Koverko On Raising $59 Million To Pioneer The Multi-Trillion Dollar Crypto Industry
Trevor Koverko is the cofounder and CEO of Polymath Network which is the interface between financial securities and the blockchain. The company has raised $59 million. Prior to this, Trevor Koverko founded several other companies.
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31 min - Benjamin Miller On Crowdfunding $1.5 Billion To Break The Status Quo In Real Estate
Benjamin Miller is the cofounder and CEO of Fundrise which offers an alternative to investing in stock and bonds, the first low-cost, and direct private market investment built. The company has crowdfunded over $1.5 billion for itself and also counts with institutional backers such as ReRen.
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34 min - Brad Hargreaves On Selling His Business For $400 Million And Now Raising $100 Million To Make Living With Others A Joy
Brad Hargreaves is the cofounder and CEO of Common Living which is a community-driven residential company that brings community, convenience, and flexibility to housing. The company has raised over $113 million from top tier investors such as 8 VC, Maveron, Norwest Venture Partners, and Grand Central Tech to name a few.
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33 min - Chaitanya Kalipatnapu On Raising $160 Million To Transform The $280 Billion Professional Education Market
Chaitanya Kalipatnapu is the cofounder if Eruditus which collaborates with top universities to make executive education accessible globally. The company has raised over $160 million from top tier investors including Prosus Ventures, Sequoia Capital, or Bertelsmann.
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31 min - Chaitanya Kalipatnapu On Raising $160 Million To Transform The $280 Billion Professional Education MarketChaitanya Kalipatnapu is the cofounder and CEO of Eruditus Group which collaborates with top universities to make executive education accessible globally. The company has raised $160 million from top tier investors which includes sequoia Capital India, InnoVen Capital, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, and Bertelsmann India to name a few.In this episode you will learn:* Building an edtech startup* Using failure as the stepping stone to success* How to get in touch with ChaitanyaSUBSCRIBE ON:For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.About Chaitanya Kalipatnapu:Chaitanya Kalipatnapu has over 15 years of experience in executive education.Chaitanya Kalipatnapu spearheads Eruditus’ blended programs’ business line and Latin American operations, besides working on university collaborations.Prior to co-founding Eruditus, Chaitanya Kalipatnapu worked at Sun Microsystems and later at INSEAD for their open enrolment programmes in France and Singapore.Chaitanya Kalipatnapu graduated in Information Systems from B.I.T.S, Pilani and holds an MBA degree from INSEAD, and currently serves as the President of INSEAD Alumni Association – India chapter. Chaitanya Kalipatnapu is passionate about mentoring startups and in taking ideas to action. He enjoys learning everyday – not just at work but also from his children, sports and movies.Connect with Chaitanya Kalipatnapu:* Linkedin* Crunchbase* * *FULL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW:Alejandro: Alrighty. Hello everyone, and welcome to the DealMakers show. Today we have a very exciting founder. Definitely, a founder that has been able to build something really meaningful, and in fact, it took him quite a bit of time before he went at it and started to raise money. He thought hard and thoroughly about product/market fit and all of those great things that many of you are dealing with today. So without further ado, let’s welcome our guest today,31 min
- Brad Hargreaves On Selling His Business For $400 Million And Now Raising Over $100 Million To Make Living With Others A JoyBrad Hargreaves is the cofounder and CEO of Common Living which is a community-driven residential company that brings community, convenience, and flexibility to housing. The company has raised over $100 million from top tier investors including 500 Startups, Norwest Venture Partners, Slow Ventures, Maveron, 8VC, and Lowercase Capital to name a few. Prior to this he cofounded General Assembly which was acquired by The Adecco Group in a deal worth over $400 million.In this episode you will learn:How Common is bringing a new approach to housingUsing operations and technology as an advantageBrad’s top advice for new entrepreneursSUBSCRIBE ON:For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.About Brad Hargreaves:Brad Hargreaves is the founder and CEO of Common, the leading residential brand and operator that designs, leases, and manages multifamily properties that appeal to today's renters. Through smart design and tech-enabled property management, Common delivers exceptional experiences across eight cities and 3,000 members in coliving, microunit, and traditional apartments.Previously, Brad Hargreaves co-founded General Assembly, a global education institution with campuses in more than 15 cities worldwide. Most recently, he was a Venture Partner at Maveron, General Assembly's lead investor.Brad Hargreaves has been named to Vanity Fair’s “The Next Establishment”, Inc Magazine’s “30 Under 30”, and Business Insider’s “Silicon Alley 100”.Connect with Brad Hargreaves:* Linkedin* Crunchbase* Twitter* * *FULL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW:Alejandro: Alrighty. Hello everyone, and welcome to the DealMakers show. Today we have another full-cycle entrepreneur that has done it multiple times, so I think that we’re going to learn quite a bit – many,33 min
- Benjamin Miller On Raising $1.5 Billion Via Crowdfunding To Break The Status Quo In Real EstateBenjamin Miller is the cofounder and CEO of Fundrise which offers an alternative to investing in stock and bonds, the first low-cost, and direct private market investment built. The company raised initially from Camber Creek, Renren, and Guggenheim Partners. The company later crowdfunded $1.2 billion.In this episode you will learn:Balancing your technical and creative talentClickbait versus what really resonates with customersEmbracing one of the most regulated marketsRaising money in ChinaSUBSCRIBE ON:For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash.Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here).Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below.About Benjamin Miller:Benjamin Miller is the CEO and co-founder of Fundrise, an investment platform on a mission to build a better financial system by empowering the individual.Right now, that means making real estate investing simpler, smarter and more effective for investors of all sizes.Fundrise is the first investment platform to create a simple, low-cost way for anyone to unlock real estate’s historically consistent, exceptional returns. By combining innovative technology with world-class active, opportunistic real estate private equity management, Fundrise delivers access to a level of investment performance that only the wealthiest investors have enjoyed — until now.Founded in 2012, this DC-based startup has now transacted on nearly $5 billion of real estate and manages more than $1 billion in assets for its more than 130,000 investors.Benjamin Miller has nearly 20 years of experience in real estate and finance, spending time as Managing Partner of WestMill Capital Partners and President of Western Development Corporation, prior to founding Fundrise. Benjamin Miller would love to discuss real estate, real estate investing, macroeconomics, private equity, and entrepreneurship.Connect with Benjamin Miller:* Linkedin* Crunchbase* Twitter34 min
- Jonathan Langer On Raising $50 Million To Protect Every Connected Device In Hospitals
Jonathan Langer is the cofounder and CEO of Medigate which owns and operates a medical device security platform that protects all connected medical devices on health care provider networks. The company has raised $50 million from investors like US Venture Partners, Partech, Blumberg Capital, YL Ventures, and Maor Investments.
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29 min - Ramu Sunkara On Selling His First Business For $150 Million And Now Taking On Google, Apple Or Amazon
Ramu Sunkara is the cofounder and CEO of Alan AI which has pioneered Spoken Language Understanding for enterprises to build, deploy, and manage voice experiences in their apps and IoT devices. Prior to this he cofounded Qik which was acquired for $150 million by Microsoft.
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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…
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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