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B2B marketplaces will be the next billion-dollar e-commerce startups

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They were already growing more quickly than most B2C marketplaces that predated them, and when COVID shutdowns hit, many companies scrambled to shift all purchasing online. This is particularly common in the commodities market, where futures contracts specify a commodity to be delivered on a certain date in the future.

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Slope takes in first capital with visions of being ‘Stripe for global B2B payments’

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Prior to the global pandemic, suppliers were extending net terms of 30 days to pay, but at that scale, it is hard to build up credit for small businesses, Murata told TechCrunch. The global B2B payments market was valued at $870 billion in 2020, with projections of reaching $1.9 trillion by 2028.

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The alternative asset class needs new infrastructure — who will build it?

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Liquid alternative asset classes are enjoying record inflows, and B2C-friendly distribution platforms like Moonfare , Fundrise and SeedInvest are building on-ramps for a new generation of investors. Crypto added fuel to this trend and quickly became a mass-market asset category. Private investments in alternative assets grew to $13.3

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Sono Motors has gone public, aims to get Sion solar electric vehicle to market by 2023

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before the market closed. The company’s path to market is twofold. Most of the preorders for the vehicle have come from Europe, where the market launch will take place. On Wednesday, Sono Group, the parent company to Sono Motors, went public. It opened for trading on the Nasdaq at $20.06

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Unleashing Commerce Potential with Shopify Plus

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B2B and B2C made easy Organizations can sell wholesale and DTC inventory from one integrated admin. They can also provide a personalized buying experience for customers with specific catalogues, pricing, and net payment terms. We tailor solutions to your unique objectives, covering B2B, B2C, and enterprise solutions.

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ultimate.ai scores $20M for a supportive approach to customer service automation

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seed round , it described itself as a “language-agnostic” conversational AI — having started out with the hard (linguistic) challenge of Finnish — claiming that gave it an edge in a competitive space with customers in non-English speaking markets. But the market has changed a lot in the last four years.

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Nigeria’s Indicina raises $3M to help businesses offer credit to their customers at scale

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Africa’s credit bureau systems are due a revamp to tackle these issues, but since it’s a hard ask, infrastructural platforms that provide credit underwriting processes are positioning themselves as options in the market. The company will launch a B2C offering in the coming weeks to diversify offerings and revenue streams.

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