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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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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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Quona Capital , an emerging fintech-focused venture capital firm, led the round. Other firms also participated, including The Treasury , founded by Betterment’s Eli Broverman and Acorns’ Jeff Cruttenden; Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP); U.K.-based

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

TechCrunch

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. EquityPod: Fortnite is actually a SaaS company.

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Which software consultants do startups love to work with?

TechCrunch

Testimonial: “Fifth Star Funds (our fund) is a venture philanthropy fund focused on closing the funding gap for Black founders, at the family and friends round. TechCrunch+) As Apple messes with attribution, what does growth marketing look like in 2021?”: We were able to build iOS and Android versions simultaneously.”.

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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. . 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.