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Super excited to be supporting these incredible founders and companies with their fundraises. The best feeling in the world is connecting a founder with an investor you know will just click. When an investor immediately understands the problem a company is solving or vibes well with the founder. It truly makes my day. I know fundraising is a numbers game but it’s also a people game. If you’re an #investor looking for some solid deals, DM me your investor preference and I’ll hand pick which companies/founders I think could be a great fit. 🤝💸 #fundraising #b2bsaas

I tracked 1 company that raised $125M today—out of an active pool of 78,000+ funded companies. It’s Whatfix, and they’re quietly transforming how we use tech at work. Here’s why you should pay attention: ✅ Whatfix’s in-app guides pop up inside the tools, helping users navigate software easily. ✅ Their AI analyzes user behavior in real-time, offering step-by-step help right when it’s needed. ✅ Their revenue has increased 4.5x since 2021, driven by user-focused products. ✅ Valued at $900M, they’re close to reaching the $1B mark. ✅ Investors like Warburg Pincus and SoftBank fully support Whatfix’s mission. P.S. Want to target the fastest-growing companies before your competitors do? Selling.com helps you find, analyze, and connect with high-potential businesses with ease. #b2b #sales #marketing #StartupFunding #TechNews #VentureCapital #SeriesE #AI #Growth #Innovation #FundingInsights #Investing #StartupEcosystem #DataDriven #BusinessGrowth

This week, US venture capital firm NFX shared their views on The Verticalization of Everything. For B2B SaaS founders this poses a number of risks and opportunities: #horizontalB2BSaaS companies are vulnerable to being unbundled. Startups that focus on vertical-specific features and superior UX can disrupt these incumbents by addressing unique industry needs more effectively #AI will unlock historically stagnant verticals, using models trained on a specific problem by teams who intimately understands each industry’s control points #founders with deep industry knowledge moving fast enough to capture this window of opportunity are set to win by capturing more of the customer experience in their vertical Read the full post by NFX here: https://lnkd.in/gcxRWGRm

#Update Budy.bot, an AI startup focused on streamlining sales and marketing software for enterprises, has secured $4.2 million in pre-seed funding. Led by RTP Global, the round attracted prominent investors like Abhinav Asthana (Postman CEO) and Raju Reddy (Sierra Atlantic Founder). The funding will be used to enhance Budy's AI capabilities. Budy aims to improve software utilization within existing systems instead of introducing new ones. Founded by GreyOrange alum Samay Kohli, Budy initially targets the North American market, helping companies optimize their sales and marketing software stacks. With its focus on real business outcomes, Budy is poised to revolutionize enterprise software management. Read the story: https://ow.ly/b8NW50TNtcm #AIStartup #SalesSoftware #MarketingAutomation #FundingNews #EnterpriseTech #TechInnovation #SoftwareDevelopment #NorthAmerica #BusinessOptimization #StartupFunding

🏆 KOMPAS VC portfolio company, Prewave, has been featured in Sifted’s "B2B SaaS Rising 100 (2024)" list, highlighting the 100 most promising software-savvy startups scaling fast across Europe and beyond! Prewave’s platform identifies and manages 140+ risk types, helping businesses stay resilient, compliant, and ahead of disruptions. They use #AI to transform supply chain risk management, addressing everything from natural disasters and labor issues to compliance with complex new regulations like the EU’s Deforestation Regulation (#EUDR) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (#CS3D). This recognition underscores the importance of AI integration in today's rapidly evolving market and highlights Prewave’s significant impact on how businesses anticipate and mitigate supply chain disruptions. Congratulations to the incredible team at Prewave for their terrific job! 👏 Lisa Smith Harald Nitschinger Talia Rafaeli Summit Rosenberg Check out the full report to explore more about this year’s ranking and the transformative trends shaping the B2B SaaS landscape: https://lnkd.in/eJvFEbhZ #backingthebuildersoftomorrow #kompasvc #sifted #b2bsaas #prewave

✅ Don’t forget to vote! The Spark Award will be given to the best B2B Startup in the field of AI by Handelsblatt Media Group and McKinsey & Company. 👉 Amongst the top 10 contenders is Earlybird portfolio company Workist. Workist provides a SaaS solution powered by AI that automates document processing for B2B companies. 📂 How does Workist work for you? It captures orders, invoices, delivery bills, and more and transfers them to the ERP system. A unique combination of AI models, validation logic, and human feedback enables the highest automation rates. Vote with the link in the comments section. 👇 #SaaS #Startups #B2B #VC cc: Tim Wegner, Alexander Müller, Fabian Brosig, Dr. Andre Retterath, Laurin Class

When we first met the Symbe team - Martin Blinder, Xavier Wilders , and Thomas Laurbjerg, we knew they were going to build something special. Their personal dynamics, scale of ambition as second-time founders, and experience of feeling the problem they were solving was something we love backing and a common thread between Concept Ventures founders. So I am really happy to announce that we have led Symbe's $1.5m pre-seed round with friends Pact, Notion Capital, and Nodes Ventures. Symbe is solving the B2B go-to-market problem that I have experienced so many times in my career. Symbe focuses on using AI-powered Business Case Platform to automates and standardises the creation of business cases, empowering GTM teams to deliver value-selling at scale. #businesscase and #valueselling https://lnkd.in/dEqRjK2c

This August, we onboarded 17 new companies into our portfolio of category-defining B2B SaaS companies from industries across #AI, #RealEstate, #HealthTech, #VerticalSaaS, #Logistics, #ECommerce and more. 🚀 Every year we review thousands of startups and invest in the top 1-2% of those companies. These 17 companies are joining a community of 400+ best in class B2B SaaS startups who are changing the way we work, live, and operate. Stay tuned as these companies build, and scale throughout the Accelerator Program! 🎉 This month, we're excited to welcome: CARA Systems Inc - Prithvinath Reddy Garigapuram, Srushti Katore Fixpliance AI, Inc. - Vic Bhatia ProcureSpark - David Mansi, Prateek Sahay Priya AI - David Akerman Encode Energy, Inc.- Nishu Lahoti, John R. Whitcomb Tune Health - Kyle Henry, Richard Sallari Thalorin - Dmitry M., Mark Johnston Sphere - Kyle Buckingham, Alexandra Taylor Cedar AI - Greg G., Beier Cai Scorify - Daniel Kafie, Sebastian Brarda, Angel Freire, Samyra Barros Osgil Defense Inc. - Ben Zimmerman, Mehmet Yilmaz Humelan - Gil Kaminski, Michal Luntz, MD Big Rentals - Pablo Fernandez, Paul Pelentay, Ryan Keen The Furniture App - Colby St. Clair, Madeline Boatwright, Peace Chen Gratis Intelligence - Mike F., Andrew Sanderson Loadpartner - Garrett Allen, Nicholas Sorrell ReLease - Terry Wang RxCare.ai - Gustavius Smith

Great interview with Helen Sutton, CRO at Ardoq. Ardoq is one of European’s most promising startups, officially on the region’s “Top 100 Next Unicorns” list. “Another area I’ve been able to swiftly address is operational rigour. We’ve refreshed our entire tech stack, moving everyone onto Salesforce, and Clari for forecasting. This transparency enables predictability, and since I joined our actual results have aligned closely with forecasts, which is crucial for investors and the board” “Personally, I’m a big advocate for Clari for forecasting, which provides me with a comprehensive overview of our business operations and guides my decision-making processes through their AI support. Additionally, tools like Clari copilot, which offers call recording and excerpt generation, have significantly improved our operational efficiency” Huge for their GTM motion and achieving their revenue goals. Thank you Helen Sutton for the Clari call outs! Link in the comments -

DevRev 𝐑𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 $𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 DevRev is an artificial intelligence company that seamlessly integrates customer support and software development into a unified cloud-based platform. With a commitment to improving collaboration and delivering better products, DevRev offers a compelling solution for businesses looking to bridge the gap between customer needs and product development. DevRev has raised $100.8 million in a Series A round, bringing its valuation to $1.15 billion. Khosla Ventures and Mayfield Fund participated in the funding round alongside other investors. “AI will transform enterprise customer support and product teams, changing the way companies do business globally,” noted Vinod Khosla, founder of Khosla Ventures. “Having backed Dheeraj at Nutanix, and now at DevRev, he is one of the few people in the industry who can leverage foundation models and weave them together with enterprise architectures, customer collaboration and monetization.” DevRev, Palo Alto, California, United States, was founded in 2020 by Dheeraj Pandey and Manoj Agarwal. The company’s innovative approach to unifying customer support and software development positions it as a key player in the cloud-based software space.