TechCrunch

APRIL 28, 2021

In the latest development, Viva Wallet , a Greek startup building banking services aimed at small and medium merchants, has picked up financing of $80 million, money that it will be using to expand its footprint and the services it offers to users, in particular expanding its Merchant Advance loans business.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 11, 2022

Aument is carving out a niche in marketing automation for e-commerce stores, raising $1.5 CEO Emilio Di Marco met his co-founders, Alan Helouani, Sacha Landesmann and Mario Leon Rojas, in Latin America while leading marketing efforts for WeWork. After talking to marketing leaders for a year, here’s my advice for CEOs.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

While developed markets like the U.S., and Western Europe are full of competition for SMB-focused startups building productivity and operational apps for SMBs, in developing countries Factorial has been a trailblazer in connecting with the small business segment to sell them products to handle human resources like their larger counterparts.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Thriving in the dynamic landscape of small business requires a keen understanding of essential elements. From establishing a digital footprint to mastering customer interaction, here are crucial insights that every small business should grasp. Stay informed about industry trends, market shifts, and emerging technologies.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Tala , an emerging markets digital lender that offers loans between $10 to $500 to consumers and small business owners, has raised $145 million in Series E funding. DeFi network Stellar Enterprise Foundation participated, alongside new investors Kindred Ventures and the J. billion worth of credit since its inception.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 28, 2023

Starting a small business is an exciting venture that comes with immense satisfaction and, of course, tons of challenges. It’s about transforming your vision into reality, introducing your unique offering to the market, and turning an idea into a lucrative operation. But an idea alone cannot guarantee success.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

It would be an understatement to say that enterprise-focused startups have fared well during the pandemic. Here’s what Denehy said at the time: Organic market entry, even in adjacent markets can be extremely time consuming and expensive. One such startup has, in fact, raised $61.5 million in the last 12 months alone.

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Openxcell

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

In 2021, Statista estimated the global SaaS market was worth 152 billion US dollars. The rise of cloud computing has been a significant change in business. Small businesses are beginning to understand the benefits of cloud computing, while large enterprises have incorporated it into their business strategies.

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Trigent

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The general misconception about AI and RPA is that only big and enterprise-level businesses can benefit from this digital acceleration. But studies show that small businesses’ success rate is much higher than big companies when automating their processes with AI and RPA. Billion in 2021.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

Trust wants to give smaller businesses the same advantages that large enterprises have when marketing on digital and social media platforms. The Los Angeles-based company was started in 2019 by a group of five Snap alums working in various roles within Snap’s revenue product strategy business. Trust dashboard.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

Duking it out over corporate spend management : The competition to help large enterprises be more efficient with their spending just gained another fighter. Ironically, on the same day, Mary Ann wrote about Emburse , a spend management company that started in enterprise that’s now going after Brex’s small business territory.

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CIO

AUGUST 2, 2023

Salesforce has made its customer relationship management (CRM) suite, dubbed Starter, generally available in an effort to garner more market share in the small and medium businesses (SMBs) segment as it faces stiff competition from rivals such as Zoho.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

That said, a specific vertical of BNPL products is gaining traction — one targeted toward small and medium enterprises (SMEs). ” BNPL can be particularly useful when flow-based underwriting or transaction-based underwriting is used to offer credit to small businesses. This new vertical is known as “SME BNPL.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2022

OZÉ , a Ghanaian fintech startup that provides digital recordkeeping tools with embedded finance products to medium and small businesses, has raised a $3 million pre-Series A round. Working so closely with small business owners, I understood the problems they faced. And having seen how small businesses in the U.S.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Fuzey , a London-based company providing what it calls a “digital one-stop shop” for small businesses and independent contractors, raised $4.5 CEO Lysgaard Jensen and COO Boyce met each other about two years ago and bonded over helping small businesses digitize. million in seed funding. and Canada.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2023

This is especially true in emerging markets like Latin America, where SMEs comprise 99.5% of businesses are micro-enterprises But although small businesses are generally considered to be the primary driver of new job growth, few have the technical capability to spin up decent branding and an online presence.

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TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2022

For Gotter, it was more of the latter, and so this January, he began to explore other opportunities in the mobile money payments space, specifically relating to small businesses. This led him to start Bamba , a mobile-based enterprise software for African micro-merchants, that has raised $3.2 Nigeria’s Kippa gets $3.2M

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Determine Your Market Penetration Strategy. This means you don’t need to start from scratch to grow a business or have an original idea. This is where your market strategy becomes important. This is where your market strategy becomes important. How do you intend to penetrate the market? If so, how?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Razorpay said on Monday it has received a “strategic investment” from the venture arm of the American enterprise giant. The investment will help the startup “further strengthen its presence in the business banking space,” it said. and several other developed markets. and several other developed markets.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2022

But over time, it began to focus on bigger clients and signed up a bank as its first main enterprise customer. The company said that its enterprise-grade solution caters to various companies. It’s a typical salary structure in markets such as the U.S. but rarely used in markets like Nigeria. “In

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Openxcell

MARCH 31, 2020

On-demand applications for numerous industries provide convenience for the vast market over the globe. Everything is delivered at your door through mobile applications that attract customers and a massive benefit to a business. As we see, many online businesses are growing so fast and achieving visibility with ROI in no time.

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TechCrunch

JULY 27, 2021

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) contribute heavily to the economic success of many countries, particularly those in the developing world. They are the backbone of most economies: Globally, SMEs represent about 90% of existing businesses and create more than 50% of employment. Now, that number has quintupled.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 2, 2023

The great news is that large enterprise and midmarket companies care more than ever about bottom-line impact. Larger companies are more likely to cut back on internal innovation efforts and technology investments that are not core to the business. Small businesses are more likely to shut shop during a recession.

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TechCrunch

MAY 3, 2022

The other side of the business is a new monthly subscription service for stylists that helps them market their handcrafted wigs, beauty and other digital products and services. I grew up with a lot of hairdressers in my family, so I’ve seen kind of firsthand the challenges of operating a small business,” Winters said. “A

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TechCrunch

MARCH 21, 2022

Validus , a Singapore-based lending platform for small and medium-sized enterprises, is acquiring CitiBusiness’ loan portfolio for an undisclosed amount to bolster its top-line revenue and customer base and expand its growing loan book. . In January, the company crossed a significant milestone of over $1 billion (SG$1.6

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Coworking and warehouse space company Saltbox announced today the closing of a $35 million Series B led by Cox Enterprises and Pendulum Holdings. With more than 10 facilities across the country, it allows small businesses and e-commerce outfits to ship and store goods all in one place.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 10, 2021

Running a small business isn’t for the faint-hearted. Competing in a global market with limited resources is challenging, which is why it’s essential to have the right resources to hand. Small businesses often overlook the importance of cybersecurity. Reduced Costs. Access to Expertise.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 8, 2021

Think your small business isn’t big enough to require having a toll free telephone number? Here are four good reasons why investing in one or more toll free lines can be an asset to enterprises of any size. With remote work on the rise, even small businesses often have employees who operate from far-flung locales.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 26, 2022

The renewable energy firm revealed the plans today when it announced the signing of a voluntary commitment with the United Nations to grow its energy market in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The company plans to have additional technological and business model innovations, and the use of AI and IoT to remotely manage its fleet.

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CIO

APRIL 7, 2023

Some African entrepreneurs have begun to address this urgency by developing atypical accounting automation and new management systems where CIOs drive the ins and outs of the processes to keep up with ever-changing markets. This young firm reputedly offers businesses a more affordable solution than what is generally available on the market.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2022

WhatsApp is used by more than two billion around the world, and is an important tool for many small businesses. But as they scale up, even WhatsApp for Business might not be able to keep up with their needs. Built on WhatsApp for Business’ API, WATI has customer sales and engagement tools created for the messaging app.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa make up the bulk — over 90% — of businesses in the continent but are still marginalized in accessing credit from formal institutions because of the nature of their operations; for instance, many often lack the kind of collateral that is acceptable by banks.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Cowbell Cyber, a full-stack insurance company that provides cyber insurance to SMEs, has closed a Series B of $100 million, which it will be using to continue investing in its data science and “risk engineering”, as well as underwriting tech, claims management, its reinsurance business Cowbell Re, and expanding its go-to-market channels.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 17, 2023

The proptech marketing platform is announcing that it has raised $4.5 The investment will see co-founders and co-CEOs Gil Sperling and Daniel Levy drive the business’s B2B growth strategy and integrate Flow’s social media–driven real estate marketing platform into existing international property portals and CRM platforms.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

Supply chain disruptions caused — or exacerbated — by the pandemic continue to affect businesses in a range of industries. For example, 36% of small businesses responding to a U.S. Census Small Business Pulse last year reported delays with domestic suppliers.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

While similar companies target small businesses, fabric is going after bigger brands that have difficulty creating good online stores, in part because they are running their online commerce via mega, monolithic legacy software that CEO Faisal Masud said “anchors them into draconian platforms.”. I feel the timing is important for us.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Katana , an enterprise resource planning (ERP) platform for small- and medium-sized manufacturers, has raised €35 million ($34 million) in a Series B round of funding. “As manufacturing moves closer to the ever-increasingly conscious consumer, brands that rely on local production and inventory are gaining market share.

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