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

TechCrunch

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

TechCrunch

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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Leave Common Approaches to Average Players: Insights from Belkins Founder Vladyslav Podoliako

Jason Malki

Starting a business offered the perfect opportunity to turn our ambitions into realityto build something meaningful, impactful, and entirely our own. Belkins has grown rapidly in the B2B marketing world, achieving milestones that often take decades in just seven years. What are your future plans for yourstartup?

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Revolution Ventures backs Casted in B2B-focused podcast play

TechCrunch

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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Activating Intent Data for Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders have reached a tipping point when it comes to using intent data — and they’re not looking back. More than half of all B2B marketers are already using intent data to increase sales, and Gartner predicts this figure will grow to 70 percent. The bad news?

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How to Make $100,000 from an Online Event

Entrepreneur's Handbook

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

TechCrunch

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.