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Bielefeld survey highlights an emerging B2B, crypto, deep tech ecosystem

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Welcome to the city survey of Bielefeld, Germany, part of our ongoing survey into European cities. Our survey respondents pointed out that the region is strong in sectors such as B2B because of the many old-school B2B companies in the manufacturing area. Jasper Steinlechner , CTO, Pektogram.

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Fairbanc provides BNPL for micro-merchants in Indonesia

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It also plans to expand into verticals beyond fast-moving consumer goods, including within the B2B supply chain. According to a survey done by Unilever and Fairbanc, 80% of Fairbanc’s users are unbanked, meaning they don’t have bank accounts, and about 70% are women. Fairbanc also finances small retailers that sell smartphones.

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Reveal raises $50M to espouse the benefits of partner ecosystems

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Business-to-business (B2B) companies are generating an increasing percentage of their revenue through partner ecosystems. In a 2018 Accenture survey , 76% of business leaders said that current business models will be unrecognizable in the next five years, with ecosystems being the main change agent.

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Newly minted unicorn Tackle plans to use $100 million Series C to accelerate the future of software sales

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Tackle’s co-founder and CTO “Dillon Woods says that at previous jobs, he found that it took several months with a couple of engineers dedicated to the task to get a product onto the AWS marketplace, and he noticed that it was a similar set of tasks each time.”

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Which software consultants do startups love to work with?

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Founders and other startup leaders, just fill out this quick survey with a few more details to help us find the right ones. But first, here are some of the reviews we’re already getting from the new survey. Recommended by: Leo Malave, co-founder and CTO of Orbix360 Inc. Consultant: Appetiser Apps. Growth Marketing.

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So much fintech M&A

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American Express announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Nipendo , a company that aims to automate and streamline business-to-business (B2B) payments processes for global businesses that has raised a known $12 million in funding. Both Vouch and Level are Y Combinator alums.

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How Antler East Africa is building early-stage startups with experienced professionals

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To date, Antler East Africa has invested in a broad range of technology companies in the B2B, B2C and direct-to-consumer space, ranging from emerging sectors like robotics and AI to sectors such as health tech, fintech, and proptech. From its last two cohorts, Antler East Africa has invested in six startups.