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Fund Investor Profile Series: Nicolas Biet, Partner, The Faktory Fund

The Seraf Compass

Nicolas Biet is a partner in The Faktory Fund, a private early-stage investment fund, which invests in startups developing disruptive technology that enables new products to take worldwide leadership in B2B markets primarily in the Internet of Things and Software as a Service (SaaS) startups located in BeNeLux and France.

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ManoMano raises $355 million for its home improvement e-commerce platform

TechCrunch

French startup ManoMano has raised a Series F funding round of $355 million led by Dragoneer Investment Group. In addition to Dragoneer Investment Group, Temasek, General Atlantic, Eurazeo, Bpifrance’s Large Venture fund, Aglaé Ventures, Kismet Holdings and Armat Group are also participating.

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VertoFX picks up $10M for cross-border payments play in emerging markets

TechCrunch

based TMT Investments; Unicorn Growth Capital; Zrosk Investments; and P1 Ventures. . The case is particularly problematic in emerging markets like Africa, where local currencies are less liquid than those in developed markets. . ” If cross-border payments are free, how then does the company make money?

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Which software consultants do startups love to work with?

TechCrunch

” The software development agency has worked on more than 350 digital products since its founding in 2009, for startups of all sizes. We’re an evergreen fund, so as the startups we invest in grow, all returns are funneled back into the fund so we can invest in more founders (hence the philanthropic portion).

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10 growth marketing experts share their 2022 predictions and New Year’s resolutions

TechCrunch

” Our questions also addressed the future of influencer marketing, which automation tools they’re working with and recommending to clients and whether they’re continuing to invest in short-form videos. There was a lot of discussion about influencer marketing in 2021, but is it a fad or a requirement?

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Archive.ai aims to free marketers from their monotonous workflows

TechCrunch

. “Archive gives businesses an easy way to review and, more importantly, understand what their customers are actually saying — the north star for every smart company,” Chris Sperandio, corporate development lead at Stripe, said in a written statement. B2B marketing tactics that can help move the needle.

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Sequence orders up $19M led by a16z for a new approach to B2B fintech

TechCrunch

When it comes to fintech, consumers have commanded the most attention in the last decade, with banking, credit, investing and other legacy services getting the disruption treatment. On top of this, Sequence is built as a “low code” service, bypassing the need for developers to build, test and ship changes.