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The Hottest Startup Sectors in 2016

Tom Tunguz

Which of the 16 major start of categories in information technology will reap disproportionate share of investment dollars in 2016? Cloud computing, which encompasses the infrastructure products used by developers to build services, has remained flat at 4% over the past five years despite some recent declines in 2013 and 2014.

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38 Bright Asian SaaS Stars

SaaStock

It is based on blockchain and allows businesses to take care of their finances on a number of platforms and in multiple currencies. The platform integrates with 100+ shipping services and ensures discounts for many of them. It is a cloud-based platform that offers the services of Asia’s top AI assistant for hotel staff – Gaia.

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The 18 Outstanding Speakers at SaaStock LatAm 2019

SaaStock

Afterward, Patrick founded several businesses in diverse sectors, including tech, healthcare, and finance. He dropped out of Stanford Graduate School of Business and then co-founded LeaseExchange, an online marketplace for equipment leasing. in 2016, he co-founded Vendas B2B Summit, the largest Brazilian B2B sales online event.

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29 Latin American SaaS Superstars

SaaStock

Since its launch in 2015, it has attracted more than 4,500 retailers who use it as their central marketplace. from Vostok Emerging Finance, Valor Capital Group, and others. Some of its top uses include financial services, e-commerce, marketing, education, and many more. . Based in: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Funding to Date : $6.6M

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Three million downloads and counting: Inside Intercom reaches a podcasting milestone

Intercom, Inc.

Adam Risman , a former host of the podcast, asked Rachel what made that point when Rachel joined Slack in 2016 the right time to invest in growth marketing? Things like media companies, finance companies, retail companies, sales functions, marketing functions, and customer support. They had occasional advertising here and there.

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How bots, messengers and apps will define 2019 with Des Traynor, Paul Adams and Emmet Connolly

Intercom, Inc.

I think what happened was – with bots specifically, through 2016 and 2017 – a lot of it was on Facebook Messenger. You’ve a multi-sided marketplace of users and builders and you need to get all the incentives right for everybody for it to work. There are really fuzzy end points to it. Des: They have, what, 800 million users?

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Top 20 SaaS Companies in Brazil

SmartKarrot

Amber also offers AmbarConaz, an online marketplace connecting supply chain and construction sites. Creditas is an online marketplace for asset-backed consumer loans. The platform is intended for use in the industries of e-commerce, consumer goods, education, real estate, and insurance and finance. Wabbi Software S.A.,