DealMakers

Alejandro Cremades
DealMakers
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  • Michael Mandel On Raising $80 Million To Build A Crowdsourced Commercial Real Estate (CRE) Data Platform To Streamline The Real Estate Industry

    2026/04/25 | 27 mins.
    Michael Mandel’s entrepreneurial path began inside one of the most relationship-driven and data-fragmented industries in the world: commercial real estate.

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  • Bilal Baloch On Helping Build A $1 Billion AUM Venture Capital Firm Focused On Investing In Early-Stage Technology Startups Across The MENA Region and Now the World

    2026/04/24 | 39 mins.
    What does it really take to move from building a company to backing the next generation of founders? For Bilal Baloch, the journey isn’t just a shift in role—it’s a complete rewiring of perspective.

    From growing up in immigrant communities in East London to building and exiting a company, and now investing out of Abu Dhabi in some of the most ambitious AI startups globally, Bilal’s story is a masterclass in pattern recognition, discipline, and understanding how the world truly works.

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  • Serial Founder Fred Voccola On Building A $1.7 Billion Company, Completing 17 Acquisitions, And Now Leveraging AI To Transform The $6 Trillion Trades Industry

    2026/04/14 | 38 mins.
    From getting rejected for internships to building and exiting multiple companies—and eventually scaling one into a multi-billion-dollar powerhouse—Fred Voccola's journey is about perfecting timing and a deep understanding of the fundamentals of business.

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  • Ritik Malhotra On Selling Companies To Box And Brex And Now Raising $105 Million To Build A Tech-Driven Platform Providing End-To-End Assistance To Solo Financial Advisors

    2026/04/11 | 34 mins.
    What does it really take to build not just one—but multiple successful startups? For Ritik Malhotra, the answer isn’t just about intelligence, timing, or even luck; it’s about process, resilience, and an obsession with building.

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  • Sankalp Arora On Raising $74 Million To Bring Real-Time Intelligence to Warehouses With AI-Powered Vision

    2026/04/08 | 25 mins.
    AI and robotics are having a moment. But very few founders are actually building at the intersection of deep tech, real-world deployment, and scalable business models. Gather AI CEO & co-founder Sankalp Arora, PhD, is one of them.

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About DealMakers

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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