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‘Connected Communications’ Player Nextiva Raised $200M
So Arizona-based Nextiva sits in a unique spot in the “conversational commerce” space. Launched as a VOIP company in 2006., Nextiva now combines communications, CRM,
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Investor Money Keeps Flowing into Online Food Platforms
There is a big question hanging over the dining industry. How important will online ordering and delivery be in a post-pandemic world? The consensus answer
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More Money Flows into ‘Neighborhood as a Service’ Startups
In June we wrote about Venn, an Israeli-American company founded in 2107 that has raised $100 million to date to built out a concept it
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The Amazon-Seller Roll-Up Race Rolls On
One trend we’ve been tracking is what we call the “great eCommerce rollup.” This reflects the emerging business model to buy up third-party Amazon marketplace sellers — otherwise know as FBA’s (or fulfilled by Amazon). We examine the latest.
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Can Anyone Take on the Delivery App Giants?
The love-hate (mostly hate) relationship between restaurants and delivery aggregators isn’t showing much sign of abating. Even though in many municipalities, Covid-era caps on commissions
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SalesLoft Tops $100M ARR, Adds Big Name in SaaS to Its Board
Sales enablement player SalesLoft announced a significant milestone since it was founded a decade ago. The company says it reached the $100 million annual recurring
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Can Remote Technology Solve the Restaurant Labor Shortage?
This is one of those ideas where the timing just feels perfect. Imagine pulling up to a fast-food drive-thru late one evening. In a tone
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Vistaprint Deal Represents ‘100s of 1000s’ in New Wix Subscribers
Wix announced on its Q2 earnings call today that it will become the website builder for Vistaprint. At first glance, it appears to be the
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SMB Saas Tackles the Creator Economy
One emerging subsector of the broader SMB SaaS world that Localogy tracks is the creator economy. Not necessarily a new segment, these are the Etsy artists and cooking show upstarts of the world.
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Young Consumers Still Dominate Buy Now, Pay Later Adoption
New data from eMarketer confirms what proponents of the buy now, pay later financing model have been telling us for years. U.S. adoption of the
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What Are “Necessity Entrepreneurs” and Why Do They Matter?
The other day I was searching for some data on how many more businesses were being launched during Covid vs. pre-Covid. The numbers are way
Chatmeter
Chatmeter Report Shows Small Restaurant Brands Understand CX
Some restaurant brands get the whole customer experience thing better than others. Chatmeter, a customer experience platform for multi-location brands, has just released a report,
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More Money Pours into Ghost Kitchens
On and off, we’ve been covering the phenomenon of ghost kitchens. (AKA cloud kitchens). It’s a phenomenon that predates the pandemic. Uber-bro Travis Kalanick launched
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The DIY SMB
A new segment of consumers has emerged out of the pandemic, the DIY (Do It Yourself) consumer. They cross generational and demographic divides and the
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Recovery Roundup: Local Spending Surges
Recovery is in the air. We can all feel it just walking down the street or entering the grocery store. But beyond anecdotal evidence, how are local economies recovering? We round up the latest evidence.
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Local Vet Raises $16.3 Million to Scale Proptech Startup
Many of you may know Daniel Shaked. He is a longtime entrepreneur in the local space with a history of building businesses using advanced technology
Advertising
Amazon’s Ad Share Continues to Ratchet Up
One of the ongoing tech stories of the past few years is how Amazon continues to nip at the heels of the “duopoly.” And its working, considering Amazon’s latest ad market share and revenue growth figures. We examine.
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Place Rewind: Facebook Drives Towards ‘Conversational Business’
You’ve likely heard the term ‘conversational commerce.’ This refers to marketing, sales and customer service that happens over messaging channels. This a North Star for Facebook’s Channing Hancock Christensen who we interviewed at Localogy Place.
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Duda Adds Another $50M in Funding, Contemplates Place in Website Universe
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
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NextNav Gets SPAC’d
3D mapping data company NextNav is the latest company to become a publically traded entity via SPAC. It announced today that it will merge with