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Investments Key martech startup news: 175+ investments and acquisitions in 2021 With a global market size of US$121.5 billion, investors and marketers should check out the latest martech startup funding news here.
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Investments Swoogo scoops up US$20M to streamline in-person and hybrid events The platform claims to help MICE professionals save loads of time when planning, hosting, and analyzing their online and offline gatherings.
Technology Airmeet gets US$35M to make virtual events deliver better ROI The startup aims to make virtual summits, meetups, and workshops the norm, complete with revenue tools for brands and a digital lounge for guests.
Investments Voyage SMS locks in US$10M, buys out conversational marketing rival LiveRecover Voyage arms brands with call-to-action buttons like 'click-to-buy' via SMS. Meanwhile, LiveRecover offers a human touch to recover abandoned e-store carts.
Investments Productboard raises US$125M to sync marketers with dev teams The app aims to help product managers understand what customers need, prioritize what to build next, and rally everyone around the roadmap.
Investments CyborgIntell nabs US$1.19M to help brands with data-to-action The platform offers one-click AI to help brands make better-informed business decisions, more quickly.
Technology RudderStack bags US$56M to help marketers sync customer data By helping brands turn raw data into actionable intel, RudderStack has pulled in big clients like Allbirds, Stripe, and Wealthfront.
Investments Veed gets US$35M from Sequoia to make video edits easier for all Video editing tool Veed claims to have 1 million users, with US$7 million in annual recurring revenue.
Technology Channable raises US$62M to power multichannel e-commerce Launched in 2014, Channable claims to have pulled in more than 6,000 clients globally, with a 91% uptick in annual sales.
Investments This startup just got US$8M to help you debunk influencer BS The Atlanta-based platform helps e-shoppers make informed purchase decisions with 4,000+ professional video reviews.
Investments Wonderment locks in US$6M to improve e-store shipping performance Wonderment helps Shopify sellers build and improve the post-purchase customer journey with tracking pages.
Investments Matters Lab loads up US$2M to empower Web3 content creators The social media community claims to have helped 80,000 creators with a space that fosters free speech.
Technology Stonly picks up US$22M to help customers self-serve Customer onboarding platform Stonly claims to have more than 20,000 brands using its tech.
Investments Demandwell gets US$5M to arm marketers with unique keywords With fresh capital in the bank, the startup combines human decision-making with AI to help brands run SEO campaigns.
Investments Atrium bags US$20M to help coach sales reps and set goals Atrium raised funds in January to help sales teams predict performance and exceed sales targets.
Investments Spectrum Labs banks US$32M to curb toxic behavior online Content moderation provider Spectrum Labs claims to recognize over 40 types of destructive content at scale with proprietary AI.
Investments Shoplazza slurps up US$150M to help brands design e-stores Online shop builder Shoplazza helps brands attract customers with compelling website design.
Investments Customer onboarding platform Rocketlane grabs US$18M The martech firm aims to help brands shorten their product onboarding with a one-click setup.
Investments Mention Me nabs US$25M to helps brands win with referrals The customer referral app claims to have delivered 4 million referrals, bringing its revenue to more than US$1.36B.
Investments Sales call efficiency platform SaaS Labs snaps up US$42M SaaS Labs uses machine learning to understand the quality of recorded sales calls at scale. The firm claims to have grown by 2.5x over the past year.
