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

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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

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Duric says the plan for the Series C is to accelerate Wire’s penetration and scale in markets “where we had a pretty good start” — such as in sectors like government and the military — as well as looking to expand its focus on regulated markets, like financial services.

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Spryker raises $130M at a $500M+ valuation to provide B2Bs with agile e-commerce tools

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That market driver has now led to a significant growth round for a startup that is helping the larger of these businesses, including those targeting the B2B market, build out their digital sales operations with more agile, responsive e-commerce solutions.

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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. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 8) Monitor .

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

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Founded by Shady El Tohfa , Omar Ezz El Din and Adham Nauman in 2020, Amenli addresses a $2 billion untapped insurance market in Egypt. But it was a series of personal experiences that prompted CEO El Tohfa to look into the opportunities in the market. El Tohfa recounts two stories where his friends lost their fathers.

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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. 9) Accelerate portfolio company value. 8) Monitor .

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

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“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.).