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Billie, a buy now, pay later specialist for the B2B market, raises $100M on a $640M valuation

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However, the bigger growth opportunity right now is BNPL, so for the moment it is doubling down on that with this investment. . A logical question might be why B2C giants in the BNPL space are not doing more B2B business directly. One estimate puts the percentage of B2B as between 14% (2020) and 17% (2023) of all e-commerce in the U.S.,

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B2B social management platform Oktopost raises $20M growth round with Expedition

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And with that, the opportunity to reach audiences and push messaging. More brand-oriented platforms such as Sprinkler, Sprout Social and Hootsuite have obviously risen in use, but so did traffic to Oktopost, a much more B2B-oriented proposition. With the pandemic forcing people online, social media use exploded, for obvious reasons.

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How to Make $100,000 from an Online Event

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Increased data collection: Online events offer greater opportunities for data collection , including attendee demographics, behavior, and preferences. This data can be used to improve future events and marketing efforts. Sell special networking opportunities. Generate Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) for your sales team.

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Revolution Ventures backs Casted in B2B-focused podcast play

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The value to be gained in the B2B world is something that has been largely untapped. For Lindsay Tjepkema — who has been entrenched in the world of B2B marketing for more than 15 years — the opportunity was massive. So in 2019, she founded Casted , an audio and video podcast product aimed at B2B marketers.

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YC-backed Amenli raises $2.3M to provide insurance to Egyptian consumers

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Founded by Shady El Tohfa , Omar Ezz El Din and Adham Nauman in 2020, Amenli addresses a $2 billion untapped insurance market in Egypt. But it was a series of personal experiences that prompted CEO El Tohfa to look into the opportunities in the market. El Tohfa recounts two stories where his friends lost their fathers.

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Making Failure Your Friend

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As an entrepreneur, it is jokingly said that we suffer from “shiny object syndrome,” where there’s always a great opportunity around the corner and everything is an optimistic path toward achieving the next million dollars. I can’t begin to describe the huge release of anxiety I felt after making decisions through this new approach.

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UK-based Playter closes $55M round for its BNPL platform aimed at SMEs

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million to expand its B2B BNPL solution. is launching BNPL to a B2B market with €4 million. The latest to enter the BNPL field attacking the B2B/SME market is Playter , a London-based BNPL platform aimed at SMEs. Berlin-based fintech startup Mondu has taken in €39.9 Madrid’s RITMO scored over €184 million.