TME 49 | The Billion Dollar Capital Raising Playbook with Craig Cecilio

Raise the Bar · Sep 16, 2026 · 36m

Raising $1 billion in capital doesn't come from having a better deal.

It comes from building a better system.

In this episode of Raise the Bar Radio, I sit down with Craig Cecilio, founder and CEO of DiversyFund, to break down what it actually takes to raise capital at scale, and how technology, trust, investor relationships, and AI are changing the game.

Craig is a three-decade operator who has raised more than $1 billion in capital.

Through DiversyFund, he's built a real estate technology platform that has served 30,000+ investors across more than 70,000 investor transactions, with that…