by Robert Solomon | Feb 12, 2024 | B2B Software, CPG/Retail, Farming, Healthcare, Marketplaces, Retail
Applico recently published its third annual listing of the Top 50 B2B Marketplaces. It’s a quirky list: it only includes product marketplaces, not services it’s based on companies that are private and based primarily in the US the criteria for ranking are...
by Robert Solomon | Jan 10, 2024 | B2B Software, Financial services, Industry Big Data, Marketplaces
The latest controversy around Carta, the equity management software company, has been a soap opera. There is excellent coverage from Dan Primack on Axios here and here. After summarizing the breathtaking timeline, I provide a few observations: Carta Background Most...
by Robert Solomon | Aug 30, 2023 | B2B Software, Ecosystem, Marketplaces, Retail |
Well, at least two B2B SaaS IPOs are back: Klaviyo and Instacart. Klaviyo A couple of years ago, I would have done an S-1 teardown of Klaviyo, but these days, great S-1 teardowns are often readily available. You can read the details about Klaviyo, a Martech company,...
by Robert Solomon | Aug 28, 2023 | B2B Software, Marketplaces, Travel |
I love it when businesses, especially two-sided marketplaces, compete simply on the basis of a different business model. I’ve written about several examples: HomeAdvisor versus Angie’s List AirB2nB vs. HomeAway Chep in pallets I have also implemented...
by Robert Solomon | Dec 19, 2022 | B2B Software, Logistics, Marketplaces, Payments, Supply Chain Automation
Just when you thought B2B software SPACs were so last year, along comes another one, Freightos, an international shipping platform. If you are interested in SPACs, the freight industry, or marketplaces, I highly recommend the company’s recent SEC Filing. The...
by Robert Solomon | Jun 4, 2022 | B2B Software, Enterprise Software, Marketplaces
Unless you are an investor, you may not have heard of Tegus. You may never even have heard of the expert network market that Tegus is disrupting. But if you are building a marketplace, Tegus is worth knowing about. The company’s story demonstrates how to...
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