ProcureTech SIGNALS 2022 Issue #30
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Over the last year, the digital solutions named in the 2021 ProcureTech100 have continued to grow through partnerships and acquisitions.?In part 3 of our review of these pioneers, we spotlight the digital procurement solutions that are scaling this way ??
“Ubiquity is our vision, and negotiations are the underlying value to any dollar that has been created.”? Martin Rand , CEO and co-founder of Pactum AI
ProcureTechSTARS features Martin Rand , where he discussed tradeable ESG, increasing the pie and negotiating with polite, considerate bots.
Mid-2022 sees $24 billion in VC investment for global tech.
Plus, VC investment and interest in global technology is undoubtedly growing. However, a recent Dealroom.co report questions whether this will continue, as it explores the state of global tech and VC funding so far.
Who's partnering up to scale up? ??
In the last part of our review of the 2021 ProcureTech100, we focus on partnerships and?acquisitions?that have?occurred?over the last 12 months.
Many of the 2021 ProcureTech100 pioneers scaled up, not just through funding but by partnering up with other high performing digital solutions, including acquisitions to accelerate change in procurement together, faster. In part 3, we highlight which ones are making moves and have joined forces to drive this change... a trend that we anticipate will continue in 2022.?
You can also read?more about which?solutions have joined the unicorn club??? and which?pioneers have received significant funding??? over the last year.
ProcureTechSTARS with Martin Rand, CEO and co-founder of Pactum???
He talked through tradeable ESG, increasing the pie and having a remote advantage.
ProcureTechSTARS welcomes Martin Rand , where he discussed ubiquity, passion, sailing and negotiating with polite, considerate bots. He also spoke about humanly feedback between machines and humans, and not neglecting the tail end.
$24 billion - VC investment is booming, but for how long? ??
Growth. Loss. Small fish. Big fish.
Investment and interest in global technology is undoubtedly growing, but a recent Dealroom.co report questions whether this will continue to be year-on-year.?Based on its founder,? Yoram Wijngaarde 's ‘State of Global Tech & VC funding in 2022’ presentation at TNW 2022, it?explores the state of global tech and VC funding so far.
News
The news that matters this week...
?? B2B e-commerce payment platform Balance announces $56m Series B funding to supercharge B2B trade digitalisation
?? How digital procurement solutions are helping companies meet ESG goals, according to Docusign
?? Fairmarkit outlines how teams can develop their strategic procurement plan?
?? External pressure is finally making companies act to ensure sustainability in their supply chains?
Experiences
The must-attend digital and procurement experiences...
???Women in ERP SourceDay ?2 August
???Intelligent Automation leads banks into enterprise growth FST Media?3 August
???Executive Dinner: How to mitigate ESG risk in your supply chain risk Executive Leaders Network (ELN) ?18 August, London
???Conga Connect 2022 - Reimagine Revenue Management Conga ?30-31 August
???eWorld Procurement & Supply eWorld?20 September
???ProcureCon Europe ProcureCon US ?27-29 September, Barcelona
???Procurement & Supply Chain Management in Oil & Gas Prospero Events Group?18-19 October
???Procurement Process Success Summit 2022 Beverf?17-18 November, Shanghai
Podcast
Check out the featured podcast...
?? Adriano Garibotto , Co-founder and Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of Creactives , features on the Impact of AI podcast discussing all things AI, Spend Analytics, data and petabytes.?Listen here???
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The ProcureTech Team