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Revolution Ventures backs Casted in B2B-focused podcast play

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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. million since its inception. 2020 was a good year for Casted.

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

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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. Berlin-based Billie raised about €86.2 The list goes on!

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Goldcast spotlights which event attendees will be your next customer

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It is the latest startup feeling some investor love as it develops a software stack designed for business-to-business marketers, hosting interactive virtual and hybrid events, to use go-to-market channels and actionable account-based insights for sales teams to show the pipeline impact of events. Prior to coming to the U.S.

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

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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 opportunity that Sequence is targeting is related to all of these but is taking target at a more specific gap in the market.

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

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I’ve had the opportunity to help business owners strategize their plans using PR as a tool to help navigate through difficult times with clarity. Nick Quain , VP, venture development, Invest Ottawa . “Go The opportunity is there, you just need to find it. Go on the offensive. Don’t try to fight it.

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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. Previous backers One Peak and Project A Ventures also participated.

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

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Merritt Hummer of Bain Capital Ventures breaks it down in a big guest post for Extra Crunch: [I]t’s no wonder B2B e-commerce has been slower to digitize than B2C. Other B2B markets where sampling is well-established include chemicals, apparel and packaging materials. How to start a VC fund without being rich already.