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Ukrainian startup Zeely raises $1M for SMB growth app aimed at US, UK, Brazil, Mexico

TechCrunch

This is especially true in emerging markets like Latin America, where SMEs comprise 99.5% Zeely’s users are so far spread across the US, UK, and emerging markets such as Brazil and Mexico. In the future, we plan to introduce more affordable pricing plans for the LatAm market. of firms in the region.

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South Africa’s Mobiz nabs $4M to expand personalized SMS marketing into the US

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Mobiz , a South African startup integrating hyper-personalization into mobile marketing, has raised a pre-Series A round of $ 4 million from HAVAÍC, Futuregrowth, Launch Africa, Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures, CapaciTech and Endeavor’s Harvest Fund. and double down on marketing, sales and account management.

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Egyptian startup Convertedin raises $3M, caters to e-commerce brands in MENA and Latin America

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Convertedin , an Egyptian startup that operates a marketing operating system for e-commerce brands, has raised $3 million in a seed round led by Saudi Arabia-headquartered Merak Capital. The South American market is enormous, with e-commerce revenues reaching $160 billion by 2025 from over 200 million users. or Europe markets.”

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Optimizing acquisition, parental leave tips, riding the downturn express

TechCrunch

Despite the quickening pace of layoffs, there is some good news for SaaS startups: 70% of SMBs plan to increase IT spending in 2023, and the procurement process is getting faster. ” For example, Gartner found that 41% of SMB customers rely on customer ratings and reviews before making a purchase.

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Andreessen Horowitz leads $43M Series A for Setpoint, which aims to be the ‘Stripe for credit’

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Rubenstein was also a co-founder of Yodle, an SMB digital marketing firm acquired by Web.com in 2016 for $342 million. After the acquisition by realtor.com, Rubenstein and Lam stayed on as chief revenue officer and chief operating officer, respectively.

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Atlanta Technology Startup Ecosystem: Venture Capital Providers, Educational Programs and Rising Stars to Learn From

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Marketing and social media. It gives access to three types of programs: Learn, to get knowledge of the startup concepts and entrepreneurship methodologies; Make, to elaborate the technological skills to convert the idea into an operating business product; and Launch, to get mentorship and funding to roll the product to market.