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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. Tranch in the U.K. Berlin-based Billie raised about €86.2 The list goes on!

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

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million, led by Paladin Capital Group and joined by Osage University Partners, Brighteye Ventures and existing investors Marathon Venture Capital. Talent and capital are shifting cybersecurity investors’ focus away from Silicon Valley. It will use the funding to expand.

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Archive.ai aims to free marketers from their monotonous workflows

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However, to “properly build a next-generation community marketing technology company,” as Woo put it, the company decided to go after some venture capital. B2B marketing tactics that can help move the needle. The company expects to go live with Archive App before the end of November.

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

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VertoFX , a global B2B payments platform that allows small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to make payments to their suppliers, today announced that it has closed $10 million in Series A funding. Quona Capital , an emerging fintech-focused venture capital firm, led the round.

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

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Other B2B markets where sampling is well-established include chemicals, apparel and packaging materials. Barriers to venture investing have been falling in recent years, as money has flowed into the asset class and as the opportunities for tech continue to grow. How to start a VC fund without being rich already.

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Which software consultants do startups love to work with?

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(TechCrunch+) As Apple messes with attribution, what does growth marketing look like in 2021?”: Danny says, “Growth provides revenues, venture capital, prestige and scale — ultimately driving the success of every business. Danny walks through a recap of his panel at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021.

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

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Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . Many tools designed for B2B marketing in general are also relevant to investors. ff Venture Capital hired two full-time engineers to build out Totem.