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Revolution Ventures backs Casted in B2B-focused podcast play

TechCrunch

For Lindsay Tjepkema — who has been entrenched in the world of B2B marketing for more than 15 years — the opportunity was massive. So in 2019, she founded Casted , an audio and video podcast product aimed at B2B marketers. And now Casted has raised $7 million in Series A funding led by Revolution Ventures. .

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Ofbusiness’ lending arm Oxyzo enters the unicorn club after a US$200 million fundraise

AsiaTechDaily

Register Oxyzo Financial Solutions Pvt Ltd, OfBusiness’ finance arm, has become a unicorn after receiving $200 million in a Series A funding round. The financing round was led by Alpha Wave with Tiger Global Management , Norwest Venture Partners , Matrix Partners , and Creation Investments joining as co-investors.

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Goalsetter raises $15 million to go B2B with children’s financial literacy app

TechCrunch

Goalsetter , a financial education platform for kiddos, has announced the close of a $15 million Series A financing round. The funding was led by Seae Ventures , with participation from Fiserv , Mass Mutual , Citizens Financial Group , Astia Fund , NBA stars Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony, and actors Anthony Anderson and Lance Gross.

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

TechCrunch

But at the same time, there’s been a growing trend for building more for the B2B market, and today one of the newer hopefuls in that space is announcing funding ahead of a public launch in Q4 this year. The Sequence team really impressed us with both a strong team and initial customer set excited by the vision.”.

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The gig economy, cannabis and car data are tech-election winners in 2020

TechCrunch

Business-to-business transactions are full of complexities beyond the consumer space, including four types of standard payment methods, sophisticated financing tools, bulk discounts, contractual pricing, delivery schedules, insurance and compliance. Natasha scooped a series of Election Day filings from venture capital firms.

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Jakarta-based Mindtera helps companies keep an eye on employee morale

TechCrunch

Today, the startup announced total seed funding of $850,000 led by East Ventures, with participation from Seedstars International Ventures and angel investors. Bhaskoro told TechCrunch that the startup is focused on B2B markets, including mid- to large enterprises. Mindtera includes two platforms.

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

David Teten VC

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. 2) Market . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors.