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Rasty Turek: From Homeless To Raising $64 Million For His Google-Like Digital Attribution Engine

Rasty Turek: From Homeless To Raising $64 Million For His Google-Like Digital Attribution Engine

Rasty Turek has gone from living on his own at 14 years old to raising $64M for a startup that may be in one of today’s fastest-growing markets. His company, Pex has successfully raised funding from top-tier investors like Susa Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, Illuminate Ventures, and Amaranthine.

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Adam Singolda On Building A $2.6 Billion Business By Directing You To Related Content On The Internet

Adam Singolda On Building A $2.6 Billion Business By Directing You To Related Content On The Internet

Adam Singolda is taking his adtech company public through a SPAC. They’ve already amassed over $1B in annual revenue, and with over $500M raised expect to keep on growing to become a household name. The company Taboola, has raised funding from top-tier investors like Daily Mail, Yahoo! Japan, dmg Ventures, and Planven Investments.

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Alexey Dubov On Raising $70 Million To 3D Print Your Next House

Alexey Dubov On Raising $70 Million To 3D Print Your Next House

Alexey Dubov is a global entrepreneur who has started several companies. His latest venture, Mighty Buildings, has already raised tens of millions of dollars in capital and has been establishing new construction standards. Alexey has attracted funding from top-tier investors like AltaIR Capital, Foundamental, Abies Ventures, and Khosla Ventures.

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Sridhar Ramaswamy On Becoming Google Ads Boss And Then Raising $77 Million To Create An Ad-Free Search Engine

Sridhar Ramaswamy On Becoming Google Ads Boss And Then Raising $77 Million To Create An Ad-Free Search Engine

If anyone could realistically hope to replace Google, it is probably Sridhar Ramaswamy and his team of talented engineers and advisors. Some of the best-known investors have already backed him with tens of millions of dollars too. His venture, Neeva has attracted funding from top-tier investors like Inovia Capital, Sequoia Capital, and Greylock.

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Stefan Lederer On Raising $68 Million To Power The Future Of Streaming Video

Stefan Lederer On Raising $68 Million To Power The Future Of Streaming Video

Stefan Lederer has built a tech startup that has been used to create the future of streaming online video by some pretty well respected international brands. His company Bitmovin has raised funding from top-tier investors like Swisscom Ventures, Atomico, Highland Europe, and Constantia New Business.

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Charlie Lee Raised $90 Million To Serve 1 Billion Underbanked Users In India

Charlie Lee Raised $90 Million To Serve 1 Billion Underbanked Users In India

Charlie Lee is now on his second startup. With a mission of reaching one billion unserved people with fintech solutions, his venture has already raised $90M. Charlie has raised financing from top-tier investors like Northern Arc, Bon Angels Venture Partners, Daesung Private Equity, and Softbank Ventures Asia. His venture True Balance also goes by Balance Hero and Balancehero India.

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Sudheer Koneru On Building A $1 Billion Business By Creating An All-In-One Software For The Beauty Service Industry

Sudheer Koneru On Building A $1 Billion Business By Creating An All-In-One Software For The Beauty Service Industry

Sudheer Koneru has raised over $200M for his latest startup, Zenoti. A big software company that powers brands in the health and wellness space. Sudheer has acquired funding from top-tier investors like Advent International, Steadview Capital, Tiger Global Management, and Accel.

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Chris Gladwin On Selling His Business To IBM For $1.3 Billion And Raising $65 Million To Analyze Data Sets

Chris Gladwin On Selling His Business To IBM For $1.3 Billion And Raising $65 Million To Analyze Data Sets

Chris Gladwin is a true business builder. It is his craft. He has now launched four startups, including one which raised $100M and sold for over $1B to IBM. His current venture is Ocient, operating out of Great Lakes. It has raised more than $65M from top-tier investors like Gaingels, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PSP Capital Partners, and Northwestern University.

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Patrick Quigley On Raising $175 Million To Make Health Insurance Affordable

Patrick Quigley On Raising $175 Million To Make Health Insurance Affordable

After helping others achieve great exits for their own businesses Patrick Quigley set out to fix some of the biggest problems in the health insurance industry. He has already raised $175M for the mission and is revolutionizing how it works with his own health tech startup. His company has raised $175M from top-tier investors like Tiger Global Management, Alpha Edison, GreatPoint Ventures, and Drive Capital.

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Gustaf Agartson On Raising $130 Million To Protect Your Family From Financial And Health Risks

Gustaf Agartson On Raising $130 Million To Protect Your Family From Financial And Health Risks

Gustaf Agartson is an international entrepreneur who set off to prove his business idea in a new emerging market. His venture has already raised over $100M in capital while attracting tens of millions of new customers. He has attracted funding from top-tier investors like CreditEase Fintech Investment Fund, LeapFrog Investments, Allianz X, and Kinnevik AB.

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Ruairi Kelleher On Building With His Team A $575 Million Business By Helping Other Companies Scale Their Teams Globally

Ruairi Kelleher On Building With His Team A $575 Million Business By Helping Other Companies Scale Their Teams Globally

Ruairi Kelleher spun off his fast-growing fintech startup with $80M in funding to help global companies manage taxes and payroll around the world. His company, Immedis has raised $80M from top-tier investors like Lead Edge Capital and Scottish Equity Partners.

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Asesh Sarkar On Raising $100 Million To Help You Move From Debt To Savings

Asesh Sarkar On Raising $100 Million To Help You Move From Debt To Savings

Asesh Sarkar has built a big finance business with an emphasis on blending social good and lending. His startup has already raised more than $100M in equity and $500M in debt financing. During our interview on the Dealmakers Podcast, Sarkar talked about finding the idea for a good business, the triangle needed for a great startup idea, and the truth about leadership. Plus, working your way through funding rounds with progressing investor expectations, and raising debt versus equity.

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Richie Serna On Raising $102 Million To Enable Every Business To Become A Fintech Company

Richie Serna On Raising $102 Million To Enable Every Business To Become A Fintech Company

Richie Serna learned the value of hustling early on in life. That has certainly paid off in raising over $100M for his own startup that is fueling the future of financial services with billions of transactions. Finix has raised $102M in financing from top-tier investors like Lightspeed Venture Partners, American Express Ventures, PSP Growth, and Inspired Capital Partners.

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Matin Movassate On Raising $95 Million To Help Companies Turn Data Into Action

Matin Movassate On Raising $95 Million To Help Companies Turn Data Into Action

Matin Movassate has raised almost $100M for his deep analytics startup to help entrepreneurs systemize building great products. During our interview on the Dealmakers Podcast Movassate shared how he got hooked on coding, the gap between finding product-market fit and being ready to scale your business, how he got inspired to reinvent analytics tools, and the fundraising journey. Plus, his insights on building a leadership team.

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Eugene Danilkis On Building A $2 Billion Business By Creating A SaaS Platform That Powers Banking Services

Eugene Danilkis On Building A $2 Billion Business By Creating A SaaS Platform That Powers Banking Services

Eugene Danilkis has raised close to $175M to reengineer how financial and banking services are designed and delivered. During our interview on the Dealmakers Show Danilkis shared his adventures into entrepreneurship, his perspective on taking risks, fundraising, and growing as a startup CEO.

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Ross Buhrdorf On Selling His Startup For $3.9 Billion And Now Raising $70 Million To Help You Start A Successful Business

Ross Buhrdorf On Selling His Startup For $3.9 Billion And Now Raising $70 Million To Help You Start A Successful Business

Ross Buhrdorf is the co-founder and CEO of ZenBusiness which offers business products and services that help business owners in starting, running, and growing a business. The company has raised over $70 million from top-tier investors which include Founders Fund, Greycroft, and Slow Ventures to name a few. Prior to this is was the founding CTO of HomeAway which was acquired for $3.9 billion. 

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Nick Desai On Raising $165 Million To Bring Doctors To Your Home

Nick Desai On Raising $165 Million To Bring Doctors To Your Home

Nick Desai is a multiple-time entrepreneur who has raised over $100M for his most recent startup venture alone. During his recent appearance on the Dealmakers Show Desai shared his evolution through several businesses, the decision not to get too comfortable, how much the wrong boards and investors can cost you, as well the more sustainable future of healthcare he and his wife have been creating.

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Amir Elichai On Raising $60 Million To Create The Most Advanced Technology For 911 Calls

Amir Elichai On Raising $60 Million To Create The Most Advanced Technology For 911 Calls

After being robbed on the beach Amir Elichai vowed to transform the emergency services industry. His startup has been making great strides to thrust 911 services around the world into the future. His startup Carbyne has recently raised over $60M in investments from top-tier investors like Elsted Capital Partners, FinTLV Ventures, Founders Fund, and Hanaco Venture Capital.

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Christian Owens On Raising $100 Million To Transform How Your Business Delivers Revenue

Christian Owens On Raising $100 Million To Transform How Your Business Delivers Revenue

Christian Owens started coding at just 12 years old. His startup has now raised nearly $100M, and is bringing in billions in revenue as they empower software startups around the world to scale. His startup Paddle has recently raised investments from top-tier investors like Notion Capital, FTV Capital, Kindred Capital, and 83North

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Mahmoud Abdelkader On Raising Over $100 Million To Make Your Data Unhackable

Mahmoud Abdelkader On Raising Over $100 Million To Make Your Data Unhackable

Mahmoud Abdelkader is a full-cycle startup founder who has been around the block more than once. His latest venture could massively change how businesses handle data. His venture, Very Good Security has recently raised over $100M from top-tier investors like Andreessen Horowitz, GS Growth, Vertex Ventures, and Visa Ventures.

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Anshul Ruparell On Raising Over $100 Million To Change How People Buy And Sell Homes

Anshul Ruparell On Raising Over $100 Million To Change How People Buy And Sell Homes

Anshul Ruparell has raised a significant amount of financing and capital for his venture that is transforming one of the biggest and most entrenched markets. During our time on the Dealmakers Podcast Ruparell shared with our audience how he was inspired to entrepreneurship, spent time on both sides of the table as a startup investor and founder, and the pattern recognition he has picked up on the way. Plus, what he has learned about picking cofounders and investors, pivoting a business, and the importance of extreme focus.

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Dhirendra Mahyavanshi On Raising $67 Million To Help You Identify The Most Appropriate Insurance Policy

Dhirendra Mahyavanshi On Raising $67 Million To Help You Identify The Most Appropriate Insurance Policy

Dhirendra Mahyavanshi has been making big strides in one of the fastest-growing sectors, in one of the biggest markets in the world. During our interview on the Dealmakers Show, Dhirendra Mahyavanshi shared his journey to startup founder and raising tens of millions of dollars from top international investors. Plus his take on the insurance market in India, how his company has helped bring about the digitization of insurance, what he sees as one of the most critical decisions that makes or breaks a startup. Plus, how to pick your cofounder.

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Mateo Jaramillo On Raising $127 Million To Help The World Transition To Renewable Energy With Technology

Mateo Jaramillo On Raising $127 Million To Help The World Transition To Renewable Energy With Technology

Mateo Jaramillo is the co-founder and CEO of Form Energy which develops and commercializes a low-cost battery system that can store wind and solar energy for a long duration. The company has raised $125 million from top-tier investors, including Temasek Holdings, Coatue, Prelude Ventures, Capricorn Investment Group, Macquarie Capital, and Energy Impact Partners to name a few.

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Bill Smith On Selling His Business To Target For $500 Million And Now Raising $145 Million To Help You Live Anywhere

Bill Smith On Selling His Business To Target For $500 Million And Now Raising $145 Million To Help You Live Anywhere

Bill Smith is the founder and CEO of Landing which develops a membership-based network of fully-finished urban apartment homes. The company has raised over $145 million from top-tier investors which include Greycroft, Foundry Group, Maveron, and Abstract Ventures. Prior to this Bill Smith founded Shipt which he sold to Target for $500 million.

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Venkat Venkataramani On Raising Over $60 Million For Real-Time Analytics At Cloud Scale

Venkat Venkataramani On Raising Over $60 Million For Real-Time Analytics At Cloud Scale

Venkat Venkataramani has worked with some of the biggest and fastest-growing tech companies in the world. Instead of just collecting an easy paycheck he decided to take on the challenge of doing something even bigger and more impactful for other businesses. His company, Rockset, has been successful in raising more than $60 million in funding from top-tier investors like Sequoia Capital and Greylock.

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Daniel Vogel On Raising $80 Million To Build One Of The Fastest Growing Crypto Exchanges That Is Processing Over $1 Billion A Year

Daniel Vogel On Raising $80 Million To Build One Of The Fastest Growing Crypto Exchanges That Is Processing Over $1 Billion A Year

Daniel Vogel became fascinated by bitcoin far before most had heard of it. His passion for crypto has morphed into the dominating exchange in Latin America, which processes more than $1B a year in the US to Mexico bitcoin transactions. His company has raised financing from top-tier investors like Kaszek Ventures, Pantera Capital, QED Investors, and Coinbase Ventures.

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Sergio Furio On Building A $1.7 Billion Business By Empowering Brazilians To Take Control Of Their Lending Needs

Sergio Furio On Building A $1.7 Billion Business By Empowering Brazilians To Take Control Of Their Lending Needs

Sergio Furio made the leap from corporate job to fintech founder. Having raised around $600M in capital, his startup was recently valued at $1.7B. His company, Creditas has recently raised funding from top-tier investors like Sunley House Capital Management, e.ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund, and Wellington Management, among others.

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Alex Collmer On Raising $95 Million To Rethink Video Production In The Post-COVID World

Alex Collmer On Raising $95 Million To Rethink Video Production In The Post-COVID World

Alex Collmer is the founder and CEO of VidMob, the world’s largest video creation platform. As the web transitions to a video-driven medium, Collmer recognized the need for businesses to have access to the world’s best video creators who could produce quality content for a variety of platforms that was affordable. VidMob has raised $95M from top-tier investors like BuildGroup, Acadia Woods Partners, Macanta Investments, and Interlock Partners.

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Nick Hazell On Raising $100 Million To Create Plant-Based Meat That Tastes Like The Real Thing

Nick Hazell On Raising $100 Million To Create Plant-Based Meat That Tastes Like The Real Thing

Nick Hazell is an international entrepreneur who made the leap from a corporate job to a highly impactful startup, in one of the biggest industries worldwide. Nick’s company v2food has successfully raised $100 million in funding from top-tier investors like Sequoia Capital China, China Rennaissance, Novel Investments, and Esenagro.

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Roman Pedan On Raising $55 Million To Build A Software Driven Experience In Hospitality

Roman Pedan On Raising $55 Million To Build A Software Driven Experience In Hospitality

Roman Pedan is the cofounder and CEO of Kasa Living which is a hospitality company that offers flexible accommodations for business and leisure travelers. The company has raised over $55 million from top tier investors including BoxGroup, Founder Collective, Ribbit Capital, NextGen Venture Partners, Touchdown Ventures, RET Ventures, and FirstMark Capital to name a few. 

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Corey McCann On Raising $250 Million To Create Software As A Drug

Corey McCann On Raising $250 Million To Create Software As A Drug

Corey McCann is the cofounder and CEO of Pear Therapeutics which is a software-based digital therapeutics platform designed to treat disease and enhance the efficacy of pharmaceuticals. The company has raised over $250 million from investors such as Temasek Holdings, 5AM Ventures, Softbank Vision Fund, EDBI, and Trustbridge Partners to name a few. 

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Chris Hayes On Raising $600 Million To Help Companies Decarbonize Their Energy Resources

Chris Hayes On Raising $600 Million To Help Companies Decarbonize Their Energy Resources

Chris Hayes is a true serial entrepreneur with several startups under his belt. His latest venture, Alturus has already raised hundreds of millions of dollars in capital, and is reinventing how companies manage their energy needs. The company has raised $600M from the top-tier investors such as Generate Capital.

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Ariel Katz On Raising $70 Million To Arm Healthcare With Live Insights

Ariel Katz On Raising $70 Million To Arm Healthcare With Live Insights

Ariel Katz is the cofounder and CEO of H1 which develops a healthcare data analytics platform intended to help companies make smarter scientific decisions. The company has raised over $70 million from top tier investors such as Menlo Ventures, IVP, Lux Capital, Lux Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, and Lead Edge Capital to name a few.

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Sam Zaid On Building A Billion-Dollar Business By Reinventing Urban Mobility

Sam Zaid On Building A Billion-Dollar Business By Reinventing Urban Mobility

Sam Zaid is the cofounder and CEO of Getaround which is a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace that enables car owners to rent out their cars. The company has raised close to $600 million from top tier investors which include General Catalyst, Menlo Ventures, Redpoint, Bpifrance, Correlation Ventures, and Tuesday Capital to name a few.

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Daniel Hawkins On Raising $100 Million To Help Remotely Oversee Surgeries

Daniel Hawkins On Raising $100 Million To Help Remotely Oversee Surgeries

While many entrepreneurs may have found it more challenging to fund their ventures recently, Daniel Hawkins raised not one, but two funding rounds in the middle of the 2020 COVID pandemic, totaling over $100M. His company has raised over $100 million from top-tier investors like D1 Capital Partners, Sonder Capital, Coatue, and Playground Global.

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Cherif Habib On Starting His First Company At 16 And Raising $100 Million To Remove Barriers To High Quality Healthcare

Cherif Habib On Starting His First Company At 16 And Raising $100 Million To Remove Barriers To High Quality Healthcare

Cherif Habib has been a lifelong entrepreneur. He started his first business at just 16, has taken startups full cycle, and has now raised $100M for his latest healthcare venture. His company, Dialogue, has just raised $100M from top-tier investors like HV Capital, White Star Capital, Walter Capital partners, and Sun Life Financial.

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Michael Mueller On Raising $60 Million To Build The Future Of Payments In The Cloud

Michael Mueller On Raising $60 Million To Build The Future Of Payments In The Cloud

Michael Mueller is the cofounder and CEO of Form3 which is a cloud-native connectivity, payment processing, clearing and settlement services to Financial Institutions and Fintechs globally.. His company, Form3 has raised $60M from top-tier investors like Mastercard, 83North, Draper Esprit, and Nationwide Building Society.

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Lance Hill On Raising $100 Million To Foster Meaningful Discussions In Health Care

Lance Hill On Raising $100 Million To Foster Meaningful Discussions In Health Care

Lance Hill’s health tech startup is one of those few companies that appears to have had the incredibly fortunate of enjoying a huge surge in demand thanks to the recent disruptions brought on by the coronavirus and how it has accelerated the use of technology, new needs, and hiring changes.

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Martin Lindman On Raising $100 Million To Give You Access To Fast And Accurate Health Care

Martin Lindman On Raising $100 Million To Give You Access To Fast And Accurate Health Care

Now on his second startup, Martin Lindman has raised almost $100M to drive the digital transformation of the global healthcare system. Lindman has had a long journey of jumping into different industries to apply his skills, competitive spirit, and eagerness to take on a challenge. He is keenly interested in the digitization of healthcare.

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Niall Murphy On Raising $60 Million To Give Products A Digital Identity

Niall Murphy On Raising $60 Million To Give Products A Digital Identity

Niall Murphy is the cofounder and CEO of EVRYTHNG which develops an IoT platform for consumer product brands, articulating data with real-time insights for billions of things. The company has raised $60 million from top tier investors such as Samsung Ventures, Cisco, Atomico, Cisco Investments, Dawn Capital, Sway Ventures, and The Future Fund to name a few.

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Rodolphe Ardant On Raising $60 Million To Help You Control Spending

Rodolphe Ardant On Raising $60 Million To Help You Control Spending

Rodolphe Ardant is the cofounder and CEO of Spendesk which is a smart spend management software designed for both finance teams and employees. The company has raised over $60 million from top tier investors including Index Ventures, Kima Ventures, FundersClub, Eight Roads Ventures, Financiere Saint James, and eFounders to name a few.

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Krish Subramanian On Raising $100 Million To Help Your Business Move To Subscriptions

Krish Subramanian On Raising $100 Million To Help Your Business Move To Subscriptions

Krish Subramanian is the co-founder of Chargebee that offers subscription and recurring billing system for subscription-based SaaS and eCommerce businesses. It is built with a focus on delivering the best experience to provide a seamless and flexible recurring billing experience to customers and manage customer subscriptions. The company has raised over $100M from top-tier investors like Steadview Capital, Insight Partners, Tiger Global Management, and Accel.

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Timothy Sheehan On Raising $300 Million To Help You Raise Financially Smart Kids

Timothy Sheehan On Raising $300 Million To Help You Raise Financially Smart Kids

Timothy Sheehan is the cofounder and CEO of Greenlight which is a developer of a smart debit card used to help parents monitor their child’s spending habits. The company has raised $300 million from top tier investors including NEA, Social Capital, Service Provider Capital, Relay Ventures, DST Global, and TTV Capital to name a few.

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Yakir Gola On Raising $1.4 Billion For A Startup He Launched At Just 20 Years Old

Yakir Gola On Raising $1.4 Billion For A Startup He Launched At Just 20 Years Old

Yakir Gola is the cofounder and CEO of goPuff which delivers everyday essentials, from cleaning supplies, home needs, and OTC medications to food and drinks in just minutes. The company has raised over $1.4 billion from top tier Accel, e.ventures, Softbank, D1 Capital Partners, 3L Capital, Anthos Capital, and Luxor Capital Group.

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Julia Hu On On Raising $100 Million To Help Millions Of People Manage Their Chronic Diseases

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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Benjamin Miller On Crowdfunding $1.5 Billion To Break The Status Quo In Real Estate

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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Brad Hargreaves On Selling His Business For $400 Million And Now Raising $100 Million To Make Living With Others A Joy

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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Jonathan Langer On Raising $50 Million To Protect Every Connected Device In Hospitals

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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Ramu Sunkara On Selling His First Business For $150 Million And Now Taking On Google, Apple Or Amazon

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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Daniel Hegarty On Raising $80 Million To Create The Easiest Mortgage Solution

Daniel Hegarty On Raising $80 Million To Create The Easiest Mortgage Solution

Daniel Hegarty is the cofounder and CEO of Habito which is a digital mortgage brokerage services company that offers a personal and modernized approach to the home buying experience. The company has raised $80 million Atomico, Ribbit Capital, Mosaic Ventures, SBI Group, Loric Ventures, and Mojo Capital to name a few.

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Sandeep Akkaraju On Raising $100 Million To Take Medical Imaging Everywhere

Sandeep Akkaraju On Raising $100 Million To Take Medical Imaging Everywhere

Sandeep Akkaraju is the cofounder and CEO of Exo which is a medical device startup which develops handheld ultrasound devices and AI for imaging and therapeutic applications. The company has raised $100 million from top tier investors such as Intel Capital, Applied Ventures, Sony Innovation fund, Rising Tide, Bold Capital Partners, Creative Ventures, Raimagined Ventures, and OSF Ventures to name a few. Prior to this he built and sold IntelliSense for around $750 million.

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Keith Richman On Raising Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars And Now Taking Amazon Sellers To The Next Level

Keith Richman On Raising Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars And Now Taking Amazon Sellers To The Next Level

Keith Richman is a serial entrepreneur and currently the cofounder of Boosted Commerce. The company has raised $87 million from investors such as Crosscut Ventures, Spencer Rascoff, Torch Capital, and Elie Seidman to name a few. Prior to this he has also cofounded VOI Technology, Break Media, and OnePage.

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Felix Reinshagen On Raising $60 Million To Map The Most Important Part Of The World That Google Forgot

Felix Reinshagen On Raising $60 Million To Map The Most Important Part Of The World That Google Forgot

Felix Reinshagen is the cofounder and CEO of NavVis which is a global provider of indoor spatial intelligence solutions for enterprises. The company has raised over $60 million from top tier investors such as European Investment BAnk, Target Partners, BayBG, MIG, Digital+ Partners, Cumulus Ventures, and Kozo Keikaku Engineering to name a few.

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Lynn Seely On Raising $1 Billion To Redefine Care For Women And Men

Lynn Seely On Raising $1 Billion To Redefine Care For Women And Men

Lynn Seely started Myovant Sciences which delivers innovative women’s health and prostate cancer solutions by efficiently advancing new medicines to market. The company has raised $1 billion from investors such as Danippon Sumitomo Pharma. Myovant Sciences was one of the largest biopharma IPOs in 2016.

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Peter Briffett On Disrupting 400 Years Of Banking And Financial Services In 24 Months

Peter Briffett On Disrupting 400 Years Of Banking And Financial Services In 24 Months

Peter Briffett is the cofounder and CEO of Wagestream which is a financial services firm that allows employees to stream their earned wages into their accounts through an instant app. Between lines of credit, equity, and debt, the company has raised $79 million with investors such as Balderton Capital, Northzone, QED investors, London Co-Investment Fund, Village Global, Firestartr, and Latitude to name a few.

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Kara Goldin On Building A Business Worth Hundreds Of Millions That Is Taking On The World’s Biggest Brands

Kara Goldin On Building A Business Worth Hundreds Of Millions That Is Taking On The World’s Biggest Brands

Kara Goldin is the CEO and cofounder of Hint which is a beverage startup that produces natural flavored unsweetened essence water. The company has raised over $50 million from top tier investors such as The Perkins Fund, Verlinvest, GingerBread Capital, and Springboard Growth Capital to name a few.

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Patrick Burns On Raising $50 Million To Enable In Real Estate More Than $3.5 Billion In Transaction Volume

Patrick Burns On Raising $50 Million To Enable In Real Estate More Than $3.5 Billion In Transaction Volume

Patrick Burns is the co-founder and CEO of Spruce Holdings which aims to improve title insurance assessment and issuance to reduce the time needed to close a real estate deal. The company has raised over $50 million from investors like Bessemer Venture Partners, Omidyar Network, Scale Venture Partners, and Collaborative Fund to name a few.

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Trevor Martin On Raising $75 Million To Become A Top Contender In Combating COVID

Trevor Martin On Raising $75 Million To Become A Top Contender In Combating COVID

Trevor Martin is the cofounder and CEO of Mammoth Biosciences which develops novel CRISPR applications for disease detection, research, agriculture, biodefense, and more. The company has raised over $75 million investors from top tier investors such as Mayfield Fund, 8VC, or NFX to name a few. 

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Milind Mehere On Selling His Business For $342 Million And Now Raising $85 Million To Help You Invest With The Ultra Rich

Milind Mehere On Selling His Business For $342 Million And Now Raising $85 Million To Help You Invest With The Ultra Rich

Milind Mehere is the cofounder and CEO of Yieldstreet which is an investment platform that is changing how wealth is created by connecting investors to asset-based alternative investments. The company has raised $85 million from investors such as Greycroft, FJ Labs, Edison Partners, Greenspring Associates, and Expansion Venture Capital to name a few. Prior to this is, Milind Mehere cofounded Yodle which he sold for $342 million. 

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Amrit Acharya On Building A $100 Million Business In 24 Months Out Of India

Amrit Acharya On Building A $100 Million Business In 24 Months Out Of India

Amrit Acharya is the cofounder and CEO of Zetwerk which is an online marketplace that connects buyers and suppliers for manufacturing jobs. The company has raised over $60 million from top tier investors such as Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sequoia Capital India, InnoVen Capital, and Kae Capital to name a few. 

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Bill Barhydt On Selling Three Companies And Raising $35 Million To Create A Crypto Bank

Bill Barhydt On Selling Three Companies And Raising $35 Million To Create A Crypto Bank

Bill Barhydt is the cofounder and CEO of Abra which is a digital wallet that supports bitcoin and over 50 fiat currencies. The company has raised over $35 million from investors such as First Round Capital, RRE Ventures, Lerer Hippeau and Digital Currency Group to name a few. Prior to this, Bill Barhydt founded three other companies.

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Ryan Smith On Raising $300 Million To Connect Thousands Of Cannabis Brands And Retailers

Ryan Smith On Raising $300 Million To Connect Thousands Of Cannabis Brands And Retailers

Ryan Smith is the cofounder and CEO of LeafLink which is a wholesale management platform for the cannabis industry. The company has raised $300 million from top tier investors including Lerer Hippeau, Thrive Capital, Fairhaven Capital Partners, Muse Capital, Casa Verde Capital, TIA Ventures, Phyto partners, Canopy Rivers, Brand New Matter, Wisdom VC, Nosara Capital, and L2 Ventures to name a few.

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Ilir Sela On Raising $82 Million To Help You Order Your Favorite Pizza

Ilir Sela On Raising $82 Million To Help You Order Your Favorite Pizza

Ilir Sela is the cofounder and CEO of Slice which transforms independent pizzerias with the tech, data, marketing, and shared services needed to serve today’s digital-minded customers. The company has raised over $80 million from top tier investors like GGV Capital, KKR, Primary Venture Partners, or RiverPArk Ventures to name a few.

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Brian Powers On Raising $80 Million To Kill Plastic Foam In Packaging

Brian Powers On Raising $80 Million To Kill Plastic Foam In Packaging

Brian Powers is the cofounder and CEO of TemperPack which manufactures insulated packaging solutions that meet the needs of all industries that ship perishable items. The company has raised over $80 million from investors like Revolution, SFJ Ventures, Harbert Growth Partners, Tao Capital Partners, Third Prime, Interplay Ventures, Haas Portman, and Dolik Ventures to name a few.

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Ross Lipson On Raising $53 Million To Deliver Cannabis To Your Door

Ross Lipson On Raising $53 Million To Deliver Cannabis To Your Door

Ross Lipson is the cofounder of Dutchie which is an online cannabis ordering platform that connects consumers to local cannabis retailers. The company has raised over $50 million from investors such as Thrive Capital, Sinai Ventures, Thirty Five Ventures, Casa Verde Capital, and Gron Ventures to name a few.

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Andrei Cherny On Raising $200 Million To Give You A Reason To Love Your Bank

Andrei Cherny On Raising $200 Million To Give You A Reason To Love Your Bank

Andrei Cherny is the cofounder and CEO of Aspiration which is a socially conscious fintech platform that offers a range of products oriented around conscious consumerism. The company has raised over $200 million from top tier investors which include Omidyar Network, 8VC, Allen & Company, Capricorn Investment, SuRo Capital, Renren, Alpha Edison, AGO Partners, Enabling Future, and DNS Capital to name a few.

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Craig Fuller On Raising $75 Million To Empower A $700 Billion Industry With Data Intelligence

Craig Fuller On Raising $75 Million To Empower A $700 Billion Industry With Data Intelligence

Craig Fuller is the founder and CEO of FreightWaves which is a data and content forum that provides market participants with near-time analytics. The company has raised over $75 million from investors such as Revolution, Pritzker Group Venture Capital, 8VC, Hearst Ventures, Story Ventures, and Ascend Venture Capital to name a few.

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Nigel Verdon On Raising Tens Of Millions To Allow Any Company Or Brand To Offer Financial Services

Nigel Verdon On Raising Tens Of Millions To Allow Any Company Or Brand To Offer Financial Services

Nigel Verdon is the cofounder and CEO of Railsbank which is an open banking API and platform that gives regulated and un-regulated companies access to global banking. The company has raised over $14 million from top tier investors like Kima, Moneta VC, and Visa to name a few.

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Jason Springs On Selling His First Startup To Roche For $425 Million And Now Bringing Targeted Therapies To Critically Ill Patients

Jason Springs On Selling His First Startup To Roche For $425 Million And Now Bringing Targeted Therapies To Critically Ill Patients

Jason Springs is the co-founder and CEO of Endpoint Health which provides precision medicine and integrated therapies for critical care. The company has already secured $12 million in funding from investors, including Mayfield, AME Cloud Ventures, Wireframe Ventures, and Y Combinator. Prior to this, Jason Springs sold the previous company he cofounded, GeneWEAVE, to Roche in 2015 fo $425 million.

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Iyad Tarazi On Raising $140 Million To Take On Google

Iyad Tarazi On Raising $140 Million To Take On Google

Iyad Tarazi is the cofounder and CEO of Federated Wireless which develops a spectrum controller for wireless networks and communication intended to revolutionize the wireless industry. The company has raised $140 million from top tier investors such as GIC, Woodford Investment Management, Allied Minds, Charter Communications, American Tower, Arris Group, SBA Communications, and Pennant Equity Partners to name a few.

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Drew Perkins On Cofounding Companies Worth Billions And Now Raising $159 Million To Elevate Your Vision

Drew Perkins On Cofounding Companies Worth Billions And Now Raising $159 Million To Elevate Your Vision

Drew Perkins is the co-founder and CEO of Mojo Vision which is a developer of products and platforms that re-imagine the intersection of ideas, information, and people. The company has raised $159 million from top tier investors such as NEA, Khosla Ventures, AME Cloud Ventures, 8VC, Motorola Solutions Venture Capital, Kakao Ventures, Dolby Family Ventures, and Gradient Ventures to name a few. Prior to this he cofounded Lightera (acquired by Ciena), OnFiber (acquired by Qwest), Infinera (IPO), and Gainspeed (acquired by Nokia).

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Alex Robinson On Raising $100 Million To Reinvent The $16 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Industry

Alex Robinson On Raising $100 Million To Reinvent The $16 Trillion Commercial Real Estate Industry

Alex Robinson is the co-founder and CEO of Juniper Square which operates an investment management platform for commercial real estate. The company has raised over $100 million from investors such as Redpoint, Felicis Ventures, Precursor Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Red Swan Ventures, LeFrak, Maiden Lane Ventures, OVO Fund, and Zigg Capital to name a few.

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Felix Van de Maele On Building A $2.3 Billion Business By Turning Your Data Into Valuable Information

Felix Van de Maele On Building A $2.3 Billion Business By Turning Your Data Into Valuable Information

Felix Van de Maele is the founder and CEO of Collibra which delivers the only end to end data intelligence platform to accelerate digital business transformation. The company has raised over $300 million from top tier investors such as Index Ventures, Battery Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Dawn Capital, CapitalG, Newion, Durable Capital Partners, and Brustart to name a few.

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