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Billie, a buy now, pay later specialist for the B2B market, raises $100M on a $640M valuation

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London’s D awn Capital, a specialist in B2B startups, led the round, with internet giant Tencent and Klarna also participating; previous backers Creandum, Speedinvest, Picus and GFC are also in the round. . Klarna’s investment comes on the back of a major strategic deal between it and Billie.

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Listen Up! Why Revolution Ventures is Investing in Indianapolis-based Casted

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As a result, they lack the ability to extract valuable engagement metrics, integrate content and data with their existing marketing / CRM technology stacks, or effectively atomize and recycle their content in a highly engaging manner across marketing channels.

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

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We operate in Europe and we are the industry leader in online sales,” co-founder and co-CEO Philippe de Chanville told me. and Germany in particular — they are Europe’s two biggest markets for home improvement and gardening. ManoMano sells products to hobbyists and also targets the B2B market with ManoManoPro.

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UK-based Playter closes $55M round for its BNPL platform aimed at SMEs

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million to expand its B2B BNPL solution. is launching BNPL to a B2B market with €4 million. The latest to enter the BNPL field attacking the B2B/SME market is Playter , a London-based BNPL platform aimed at SMEs. Right now, there are very few B2B purchases happening online. Tranch in the U.K.

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Cybersecurity training startup Hack The Box raises $10.6M Series A led by Paladin Capital

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Haris Pylarinos, Hack The Box co-founder and CEO said: “Everything we do is geared around creating a safer internet by empowering corporate teams and individuals to create unbreakable systems.”. ” Hack The Box competes with Offensive Security , Immersive Labs , INE and eLearnSecurity (acquired by INE).

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Check out our partner roundtable topics and speakers at Disrupt

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Why Nine Out of Ten Startups Fail , with Dheeraj Pandey, CEO and co-founder at DevRev. Navigating Silicon Valley: OG Advice for African Founders , with Jake Bright, venture partner at Fast Forward Venture Studio; Ayanna Kerrison, investor at Precursor Ventures; and Joshua Ogundu, CEO at Campfire. Sponsored by Egon Zehnder.

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Building a lean B2B startup growth stack

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Keith Putnam-Delaney Contributor Share on Twitter Keith Putnam-Delaney is the founder and CEO of Primer , a platform that offers hyperprecise targeting for B2B marketers. Growing a B2B business is becoming increasingly complex.

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