SaaS
India’s WebEngage raises $20 million Series B funding led by Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund and SWC Global
WebEngage, an India-based full stack retention operating system and business to business (B2B) software as a service (SaaS) startups, announced Tuesday that it raised $20 million in Series B led by Singularity Growth Opportunities Fund and SWC Global. The round also saw participation from existing investors India Quotient, Blume Ventures and IAN Fund,
SaaS startup Founders & CEOs: How to hire the right Marketing Director
The individual you hire to head marketing for your software-as-a-service or mobile app startup must hit the ground running in a mission-critical role, and that's a problem, because if you yourself aren't a marketing professional, how are you supposed to hire the best one you can find?
India’s Detect Technologies raises $28M Series B funding led by Prosus Ventures
Detect Technologies, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based software as a service (SaaS) enterprise in India, announced Thursday that it has raised $28 million in primary and secondary funding. Prosus Ventures led this round with significant participation from existing investors Accel and Elevation Capital, and continued support from other existing…
How the pandemic accelerated the need for cloud procurement solutions
Essentially, the pandemic accelerated the need for cloud procurement solutions that enable collaboration among stakeholders and help businesses find value for the best price.
Top 5 ways to enable effective supplier management for mid-size organizations
Supplier management is vital to managing organizations’ growing number of suppliers. It allows the derivation of considerable cost and quality-related advantages, improves supply transparency, and effectively mitigates risks. However, this process doesn’t have to employ human resources intensively.
Hong Kong’s SleekFlow bags $8M Series A funding led by Tiger Global
Following its seven-figure pre-Series A funding round last year, Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund-backed software as a service (SaaS) omnichannel social commerce platform SleekFlow announced Thursday the completion of its $8 million Series A funding round, led by New York-based investment firm Tiger Global Partners.
Thai startup ZTRUS aims to double revenue as it expands in home country & regionally
ZTRUS hopes to scale in Thailand within two years and shall explore some clients in Southeast Asia.
To track or not to track: The marketer’s dilemma
Without browser tracking tools, marketers will struggle to see which channels, creative material, and messaging contributed to each conversion. If visibility is diminished, how can marketers know where to invest and optimize?
True Platform raises $3.5M seed round led by January Capital
Vietnam-based business software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup True Platform announced Monday its recently closed $3.5 million Seed funding from January Capital, Alpha JWC Ventures, BEENEXT, FPT Corporation and other angel investors. The funding round was led by January Capital, a venture capital firm in Singapore with a portfolio of 40 startups from pre-seed…
Indonesia’s Mekari secures $50M funding led by Money Forward
Mekari, an Indonesia-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup, announced Friday its latest funding of $50 million led by Money Forward Inc, the largest SaaS provider of financial planning and accounting applications from Japan. This funding was also followed by the participation of previous investors.
