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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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Supply chain management strategies are top of mind for many organizations at a time when Brexit, trade disputes, tariffs and an overall sense of geopolitical volatility have businesses recognizing the need for resiliency through operations and business partners. “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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Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Data & Analytics in the Oracle Cloud

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The world of modern data and analytics continues to evolve and is very exciting. The change really began in earnest about 10 years ago with the introduction of Hadoop and big data processing. While this explosion of data use cases started on premises, it is most certainly migrating to the Cloud as the primary platform.

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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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Mercado Libre To Offer Working Capital Loans

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Mercado Libre Inc, the Argentina online marketplace, is gearing up to offer working-capital loans to entrepreneurs in Brazil and Mexico during 2017, reported Reuters. He wouldn’t say how much interest the company would charge on the working-capital loans. . With the new feature, sellers that use Mercado Libre Inc.

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China B2B FinTech Nabs The Venture Capital Spotlight

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Yet, small business (SMB) banking wasn’t the only highlight of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, with the two largest fundraises showcasing China’s rising B2B FinTech ecosystem in areas like expense management and invoicing. As part of its rebrand , blockchain payments firm BitPesa is now AZA Group.

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