TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

Fashinza’s B2B supply chain marketplace. The round brings Fashinza’s total raised to $135 million, which Gupta says is being used to refine the company’s supply chain technology and expand into new markets, including raw materials procurement. ” An expanding market. billion by 2026, up from $19.58

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Perficient

OCTOBER 4, 2023

In the dynamic world of business-to-business (B2B) distribution, mastering the art of distribution can be both rewarding and challenging. Turning B2B challenges into opportunities often requires a proactive, adaptable, and innovative approach. Tailor offers according to emerging trends and customer pain points through market research.

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Ivanti

APRIL 13, 2021

At the beginning of 2020, most of us in the marketing industry had a pretty solid – and siloed – understanding of B2B and B2C marketing. B2B is rational. B2B is about long-term partnerships and moving along the funnel. B2B hinges on appealing to a group of stakeholders. And B2B marketing is ancient history.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2021

In March 2020, right before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the company pivoted from B2C to B2B and used the technology rails it had built to create the e-commerce marketing platform that Givz is today. The company plans to use the new capital toward that hiring, and to do some marketing of its own. “We

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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2023

Depending on the market, landing a new customer can be 5-25 times more expensive than retaining an existing one. I planned to visit the United States for the first time next month to check out the market and applied for a visitor visa. I’m not an economist, but this seems more like a market correction than the start of a bleak winter.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

“What we have seen is that many younger generations are very much open to the idea of sustainable consumption,” co-founder Philip Franta told TechCrunch. “We Back Market reaches $5.7B Partner vendors range from small shops to B2B players with much larger volumes of devices. valuation for its refurbished device marketplace.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 8, 2022

However, Tariq Musa, founder and CEO of Miferia, notes that despite that growth, over 90% of retail in Mexico still takes place in just 2 million physical stores, and less than 1% of B2B transactions have moved online and are largely still dependent on cash transactions, which often requires retailers to pay upfront for merchandise.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

B2B marketplaces will be the next billion-dollar e-commerce startups. Marketplaces created for B2B activity are surging in popularity. Even so, according to Merritt Hummer, a partner at Bain Capital Ventures, “B2B marketplaces cannot simply remain stagnant, serving as simple transactional platforms.” Details here.

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Altexsoft

AUGUST 9, 2023

A well-structured B2B travel platform is no longer just a “nice-to-have.” This guide delves deep into the specifics of building a custom B2B travel booking platform specifically tailored for corporate travel. But what does a B2B travel platform entail? B2C vs. B2B booking software: What is the difference?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 2, 2022

AgriAku , a Jakarta-based B2B marketplace for farmers, announced today it has raised a pre-Series A of $6 million. The funding will be used on hiring and increasing AgriAku’s market penetration. Other B2B marketplaces include TaniHub Group, which focuses on connecting farmers with customers to sell their produce. Series B round.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

The global downturn has impacted every sector, but fintech bore the brunt of it as public-market valuations fell off a cliff last year. Challenging market conditions drive a sense of discipline and perspective that can be a gift. But the markets will bounce back at some point. Are you still closing deals at the same velocity?

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2023

Data from market intelligence firm Briter Bridges , and The Big Deal shows Kenya raised $1.1 The four markets account for over 70% of the total VC funding in Africa. Fintechs also continued to attract most funding on the continent as Africa, the world’s second-fastest payments and banking market, grows.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

The voluntary carbon market for agriculture includes U.S. We also believe Agreena can become the dominant internet marketplace for facilitating online B2B commerce within farming, a nut which no one has yet cracked.”. The startup has some competition in the space. scale-up Indigo (U.S. unicorn), Nori (U.S. &

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TechCrunch

APRIL 27, 2022

Business-to-business (B2B) companies are generating an increasing percentage of their revenue through partner ecosystems. Research by BCG found that fewer than 15% were sustainable in the long run. But in 2020, the startup began to broaden its product strategy, targeting marketers seeking to create and convert sales leads.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

We’ve had phenomenal growth last year, some of it from our mid-market customers, but mostly from customers like Target and Kroger,” Kalb said. Shelf Engine fits into one of PLUS Capital’s core investment areas of sustainability. That is the strategy shift from B2B to a movement for our community.”.

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thoughtLEADERS, LLC

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Nurturing employees to be the voice of the brand sustains an ecosystem for innovation, bridging marketing efforts and connecting them with the stakeholders. Today’s post is by Dhanshi Kittusamy Murthi, Regional Head of US Marketing at Vuram, a global hyperautomation services company.

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Gorilla Logic

JUNE 23, 2021

Sustained growth doesn’t come overnight. Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, and with offices in Costa Rica and Colombia, Gorilla Logic’s expert, full-stack, Agile teams help Fortune 500 and SMB companies scale these markets and thrive. According to Clutch, Gorilla Logic is among the Top 100 Companies for Sustained Growth in 2021.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In October 2022, after completing the acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk asked his team to work toward bringing Vine back to market. This article uses my own experience working on high-throughput B2B and B2C stacks during a similar time period that Vine was around, and I’m making some assumptions.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Terraa , a Moroccan B2B tech-enabled food distribution platform, has raised $1.5 million pre-seed funding in a round led by FoodLabs, a European early-stage VC investor and venture studio for food, sustainability and health. Retailers using Terraa will benefit from consistent prices and supplies of high-quality goods.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

While 2020 was atypical and a rebound this year is not surprising, the report goes one step further, arguing that there is an increasing gap between the haves and have nots of B2B software. Nowhere is this more apparent, the authors claim, than when you look at public B2B SaaS companies. ” OpenView Partners. Measuring up.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 31, 2023

“If you saw VCs dumping dollars — in a tougher fundraising market, no less — into a technology like AI that you could implement into your own business, why wouldn’t you? .” That said, getting it right is likely the most important thing you can do for your business.”

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

“We want it to be more of a ‘buy one, sell one’ behavior that gets items into that secondary market easier and faster when the items still have a more usable life,” he added. Sustainable e-commerce startup Olive now ships beauty products, in addition to apparel. 14 climate tech investors share their H1 2022 strategies.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Green Labs, whose pre-money valuation was approximately $700 million, received Series C funding from BRV Capital Management, Skylake Incuvest and SK Square to accelerate global expansion of its core business proposition: building sustainable solutions to resolve global food supply chain issues.

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TechCrunch

JULY 29, 2021

There is no authoritative playbook for marketing these days. Every company must find its own voice, and as it grows and evolves, its marketing needs to evolve as well. A growth marketing agency based in Amsterdam, this company focuses on LinkedIn marketing, content marketing, marketing automation and email marketing.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 29, 2023

And given the current emphasis on achieving cost efficiency to extend runways in the broader startup ecosystem, it appears investors are open to insurtech startups that can build a sustainable business model, regardless of it including embedded insurance. And the current market is rather reinforcing our investment thesis.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2021

The importance of building more sustainable businesses has never been more evident, especially for those in the food and beverage space,” said Surbhi Martin, vice president of Greek yogurt and functional nutrition for Danone North America. “By Imperfect Foods brought in $95 million in Series D funding for its sustainable grocery delivery.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2022

Greenlabs, founded in 2017 by Scott Sungwoo Choi, Shin and Luke Donghyun Ahn, wants to digitize the entire value chain of agriculture space from crop production to distribution with a mission to address the global food supply problem in a sustainable way. Greenlabs currently has 320 employees, Shin noted. .

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Perficient

OCTOBER 17, 2023

From the first screens in 2008 at Manhattan Associates to my time today across a handful of industry solutions (and for a year within a retailer) here are my predictions for where the market is heading. This flexibility ensures businesses can adapt to changing market conditions. This will reduce costs and minimize stockouts.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 13, 2022

since 2017, and is present in 21 Indonesian cities, where its services are currently used by about 100 B2B clients and more than 3,500 households. Junerosano said Waste4Change differentiates from traditional waste management solutions by providing an end-to-end solution, with a focus on sustainability and zero waste.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

A wholesale e-commerce platform based in Kenya, with hubs in the Americas, Asia and Europe, Powered by People , has secured $5 million in seed funding to increase its transaction volume by growing the number of small brands using its B2B online marketplace to reach international buyers. which is our primary market.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

The ability to raise capital is less impressive than finding sustainable ways to build a base of paying customers. The right coaching and a strong network can help many entrepreneurs land a sizable seed round, but that money reflects investor confidence, not market demand. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Kenya-based agritech Apollo Agriculture , which helps farmers access high-quality farm inputs, financing and markets, plans to double the number of farmers it is serving by the end 2022 and to introduce other products that deliver more value per acre of land. The agritech is scouting for growth opportunities in East and West Africa. “We

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Kenya’s B2B e-commerce food distribution platform Twiga has laid off 211 of its full-time employees following restructuring that has eliminated the company’s in-house sales team. The representatives signed up vendors and were in charge of customer relations, gathering market intelligence and promoting products to clients.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

Now is the right time: with increased cycling infrastructure, public discourse and political will across Europe to create more sustainable cities, we can help more people choose a more sustainable commute.”. Finally, Dance wants to address the B2B market with a new Dance for Business offering. Image Credits: Dance.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 22, 2023

“This allows startups to take a step back and focus on internal processes, business model evolution and organizational issues [ … ] These factors, once fixed, will lead to more organic product-market fit, which will lead to growth alongside economics.” What advice would you give your portfolio startups to continue growing at this time?

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Kikoff is hiring for 10 roles (a mix of hybrid and remote), including senior product manager, associate product manager, senior product designers, engineers and a growth marketing manager. The B2B payments company raised $200 million at a unicorn valuation in 2021. billion valuation. Nium is hiring and has a dozen open roles.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

Founder and CEO Seun Alley , in a statement, said the company plans to use the seed investment to deepen its work in Nigeria (which has a $10 billion transport and logistics market) while it considers expansion — from Q4 2023 — into other African markets, including Ghana, Kenya and South Africa.

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