Stage 2 Capital Roundup: February 2024

Welcome to the February Stage 2 Capital Roundup

Happy Leap Day!

It may be the shortest month of the year, but we have a ton to highlight from the last few weeks.

Check out the latest from our portfolio, as well as go-to-market thought leadership and advice, and news from the Stage 2 Capital community.

ICYMI — Portfolio News ???

• Sendoso had a busy February! They recently acquired intelligent gifting platform Alyce and announced the launch of SmartSend, their new AI-enhanced gifting recommendation engine
• DeepScribe also had a packed month, announcing their new Trust and Safety Suite, along with an impressive AWS partnership
• PerchPeek launched a new Global Mobility podcast, where CEO Paul Bennett is sitting down with different guests each week to share valuable insights and advice that will benefit all levels of GM professionals
• MedScout was named a Top Startup in Austin
• QuotaPath is teaming up with Pavilion for a March 19 webinar on comp strategies (featuring Stage 2 Partner Liz Christo!)
• Order.co published The Complete Guide to Procurement Management

Announcements ??

Stage 2 Capital Catalyst:

• Congrats to Elaine Zelby , Co-founder at Tofu (2023 Catalyst) and Hayes Davis , Co-founder of Gradient Works (2022 Catalyst) on being named on of the Top 50 CEOs to Watch by Pavilion
• Joe Vancena , Dustin Tevis , and Chris Pinchot and the team at Status (2023 Catalyst) announced their partnership with Klaviyo to take personalized shopping to a new level

Now Hiring:

Our portfolio companies are hiring! Here are a few exciting roles that need to be filled:

• Slang.ai is hiring a Dir. of Customer Experience to coach, mentor, and develop a team which includes an Account Manager team and the Customer Support function, along with collaboratively improving the overall customer experience.
• Percent Pledge is looking for a Growth Marketer to develop growth strategy and plan campaigns to meet qualified lead and revenue goals.
• Versori is in search of a Product Marketing Manager to conduct market research, manage product launches, own product positioning and messaging, create sales collateral, drive demand and more.
• Cable - Automate BSA/AML Testing is hiring a Business Operations a generalist with a background that combines strong business acumen, analytical skills, and financial knowledge with a customer-first attitude and a bias for action.

Discover further open opportunities across our network here.

New Go-to-Market Resources ??

Our team and community of 500+ go-to-market LPs are always working to provide founders with resources, tools, and articles to help scale their businesses. Here’s the latest and greatest:

• Stage 2 Capital Partner Liz (Cain) Christo discusses how to streamline account planning with Copy.ai CMO Kyle Coleman .
• Chief Business & Product Officer at Zensai / Stage 2 Capital LP Robin Daniels shares best practices for navigating remote work.
• We released a new template for tracking BDR funnel performance — details on how to use it here.
• A recent Dear Stage 2 article explains how to level up your founding team with the right advisors — more here.

And don't forget, we recently launched a NEW go-to-market Resource Center, full of FREE tools, templates, and guides, ready to be downloaded and strategically implemented to supercharge your revenue engine!

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