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B2B social management platform Oktopost raises $20M growth round with Expedition

TechCrunch

And with that, the opportunity to reach audiences and push messaging. More brand-oriented platforms such as Sprinkler, Sprout Social and Hootsuite have obviously risen in use, but so did traffic to Oktopost, a much more B2B-oriented proposition. With the pandemic forcing people online, social media use exploded, for obvious reasons.

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Wire grabs fresh funding for secure messaging tech that’s big with G7 governments

TechCrunch

More funding for European end-to-end encrypted messaging app, Wire : The enterprise-focused messaging platform told TechCrunch it closed a €24 million Series C round of funding led by growth equity firm Cipio Partners and Iconical, the investment vehicle of Skype co-founder Janus Friis.

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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten VC

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 3) Raise capital.

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Venture capitalists eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten VC

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. 3) Raise capital. 4) Originate investments.

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YC-backed Amenli raises $2.3M to provide insurance to Egyptian consumers

TechCrunch

A couple of local and foreign firms invested in the round — co-lead investors P1 Ventures, GFC, and Anim Fund (Founders Fund scout fund), with Costanoa VC, Liquid2 Ventures, Cliff Angels and other angel investors participating. And these providers focus on the B2B market because they lack the tools to access the mass retail market.

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EduMe raises $20M to scale its corporate learning platform targeting gig workers and other ‘deskless’ employees

TechCrunch

“Deskless” workers have become a big focus for tech companies looking for new opportunities in the B2B market, and today a startup targeting this segment with e-learning tools is announcing a round of funding to fuel its own growth. Millicom has no stake in EduMe, Waern said.).