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Japan’s B2B ordering and supply platform CADDi raises $73 million Series B funding

TechCrunch

CADDi, a Tokyo-based B2B ordering and supply platform in the manufacturing and procurement industry, helps both procurement (demand side) and manufacturing facilities (supply side) by aggregating and rebalancing supply and demand via its automated calculation system for manufacturing costs and databases of fabrication facilities across Japan.

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Extra Crunch roundup: B2B marketplaces, edtech M&A, breaking into the $1M ARR club

TechCrunch

B2B marketplaces will be the next billion-dollar e-commerce startups. Marketplaces created for B2B activity are surging in popularity. The COVID-19 pandemic is helping startups that innovate in areas like payments, financing, insurance and compliance. B2B marketplaces will be the next billion-dollar e-commerce startups.

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6 investors and founders spotlight SaaS, B2B and medtech as Wroclaw’s hot startup sectors

TechCrunch

In short, the city appears to be strong in areas such as B2B, SaaS, marketplace, B2C, gaming and medtech. Most of our VCs, in my opinion, are focused on B2B, SaaS or marketplace-like startups. We have a couple of funds that are actively looking for innovative companies to invest in. What are the tech investors like in Wroclaw?

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BNPL in 2022: 4 fintech investors discuss regulation, trends and how to stand out

TechCrunch

Frances Schwiep: BNPL, though crowded in established markets, is still ripe for innovation in new geographies like Latin America. We believe building fintech products (versus other classes of products) with geo-specific dynamics in mind is key to their success. Which products or services are innovating?

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The Problem with Product Market Fit (and What to Use Instead)

Speaker: Daniel Elizalde - Product Executive and Advisor

Unfortunately, most B2B companies go through the innovation journey using abstract terms and intangible metrics, such as “trying to reach product market fit.” Our role as Product Managers is to eliminate confusion, not add to it. Ask ten people to define PMF and you’ll get ten different answers.

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Lufthansa’s digital future takes flight with ‘Digital Hangar’

CIO

As a result, the Digital Hangar has seven value streams: inspiration, search, and booking; ancillary services; personalization, profile, and loyalty; payment; travel experience; customer servicing; and a B2B-focused value stream. Spannbauer and Lufthansa Group were attracted to Barcelona for many of the same reasons as their peers.

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Modus Create Joins the Aha! Partner Program

Modus Create

Within the past year, Modus Create has been named a Top B2B company in Latin America for 2020 by Clutch, made the Inc.5000 “We are thrilled that Modus Create has joined our partner program to help customers innovate even faster and build products that customers really love. for your product or project teams?