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B2B Venture Capital: Corporate Social Media, Marijuana Procurement, and Big Data

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This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. PYMNTS breaks down the $24 million in venture capital raised.

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To Optimize Supply Chains, Big Data Must Have The Need For Speed

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Flexibility and adaptability of data analytics technologies like machine learning are key in today’s volatile climate, but Rastogi noted another key factor essential to effective supply chain optimization strategies. “How can I analyze data in real time, and make decisions faster?”

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Giving Big Data Decision-Making A Real-Time Touch

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Big data, big data, big data. We all know the term, understand its significance and have seen plenty of examples across the industry of how businesses are utilizing massive amounts of data (and the applied analytics needed to make sense of it all) as a competitive edge in the market.

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Logistics Outshines Blockchain In B2B Venture Capital This Week

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The hot topics in B2B venture capital these days are often cutting-edge technologies like blockchain and data analytics. Indeed, these spaces secured significant funding in this week’s B2B venture capital roundup. But a lesser-discussed market grabbed the largest investment of the week: logistics. Data Nerds.

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VC Funds Adding More Cash For Future Funding

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It was a fairly quiet week for B2B startups on the venture capital front: Just three companies landed funding, all of which in the U.S., And investment plans are looking up, with two venture capital funds announcing their own latest raises headed toward the B2B FinTech space in the future. Nauta Capital. Notion Capital.

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Google's Former CEO Schmidt Invests In New $111 Million EU Tech Fund

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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is among the backers of a new $111 million European early-stage venture capital fund, according to CNBC. 30) by London-based venture capital firm Firstminute Capital , CNBC reported. The new fund's main investor is RIT Capital Partners.

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US Banks Expected To Lose 200K Jobs To Technology

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In the next 10 years, as robots and other tech bring about the “greatest transfer from labour to capital” the industry has witnessed, per a report by Wells Fargo analysts, U.S. Cloud computing, on the other hand, could bring in significant savings, while Big Data would enable “more surgical marketing.”.