Wix continues its evolution into a formidable competitor not just to other site builders but also to eCommerce giant Shopify. Last week the 15-year-old Israeli
The website builder company Duda has raised $50 million in a Series D round. This latest raise, led by Claridge IL, brings Duda’s total fundraising
Many see Google’s Local Service Ads as a game-changer in local. One key reason is the extra layer of trust they provide to consumers. This
Klarna, one of the fintechs popularizing the buy now, pay later payments model, has raised a fresh $639 million in equity. On its own, this
There was a saying back in the Web 1.0 days. “On the Internet, no one knows you’re a dog.” A modern twist on this might
About six months ago the martech platform Kenshoo announced it had acquired the data analytics company Signals Analytics. The deal was designed to help Kenshoo
Canadian point of sale software giant Lightspeed continues to use its robust stock as currency to roll up rivals and bolt on new capabilities. The
A big announcement dropped on Friday. We learned that the email marketing company iContact has acquired Moz, one of the most recognized brands in local
We’ve all seen the ads for MasterClass. Learn the art of making moves from Ron Howard. Let Robert DeNiro teach you how to act. The
Yesterday we wrote about a company called Venn raising $60 million to scale something it calls Neighborhood-as-a-Service (NaaS). It may sound a little silly, but
Apparently residential real estate developers have been overlooking a key driver in the metrics that matter to them. If they want to retain residents and
The ghost (or cloud) kitchen concept was born of the notion that a restaurant can exist in the cloud. This is misleading of course, because
Announcements yesterday from Google and Shopify signal a new integration environment making it easier for consumers to shop on Google. More broadly, the announcements signal
Back in March, white-label SMB tech company Vendasta was making plans to hit the road and sell its proposed $100 million IPO to investors. What
Gary Vee would likely tell a small business owner, with withering confidence, that content is king. Most business owners would probably scoff and say, “Nope.
A new report from Localogy and Mono Solutions takes a data-driven look at a question many digital solutions providers are asking. Do the millions of
Social media and creator platforms are less about innovation and more about replication these days. TikTok begat Reels. And then it begat Spotlight, Or something
After much speculation, pressure from investors, and a few feints from Twitter, the microblogging platform appears poised to roll out a subscription-based product called Blue
DevHub, the Seattle-based company that builds “data experiences” for multi-location brands, has acquired New York-based Brickwork, a retail technology SaaS company. The acquisition will be
The Seattle-based collaborative marketing platform company Evocalize has just reported a 400% increase in new customer acquisition from Q1 2020 to Q1 2021. While this
