Companies across the SaaS industry are rethinking their content and community marketing approaches. We’ve historically thought about content marketing as written blog posts – optimized for performance marketing and fueling digital demand creation. But the world has changed, and in order to address these new challenges head-on and create sustainable growth for our businesses, every company will have to become like a media company. At AudiencePlus, we are building software, content, and community in order to help every SaaS business make the media marketing transition and leverage their own community to fuel sustainable growth. We are launching with three video franchises that are capturing the stories of some of the leading thinkers behind the media marketing movement, providing tactical tips to content marketers, and applying lessons from consumer media companies at the bleeding edge of innovation. We will be dropping new episodes every week, as well as exclusive content only for subscribers. If you are a marketing executive, brand or demand leader, or content or editorial leader thinking about evolving your company into a media brand, subscribe today for free at audienceplus.com to join our community.
Marqii operates a platform that facilitates direct-to-consumer advertising for local businesses, including restaurants, bars, dispensaries, and coffee shops. By providing an automated system, Marqii streamlines the process of updating essential content such as menus, location data, and promotional specials across various consumer-facing platforms. This innovation helps eliminate daily challenges faced by these establishments while ensuring that marketing messages reach potential customers effectively. As a result, Marqii enhances the consistency and accuracy of content, leading to improved visibility in local searches and ultimately benefiting local businesses in reaching their target audience. The company is based in the United States.
CloseFactor, formerly known as Ogmagod Inc, develops a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform that extracts actionable account intelligence from unstructured data about companies and their relationships. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, CloseFactor's technology analyzes available information to deliver real-time account strategies, recommendations, and selling journeys tailored for account executives. The platform is designed to enhance inside sales and sales management processes, employing machine learning to provide insights that support effective decision-making in the sales domain.
Stotles is giving suppliers to government the tools and insights required to effectively find and win public-sector contracts. They aggregate and standardize huge amounts of data in order to give suppliers a complete view of thier market and surface the most relevant opportunites and intelligence in real time. Stotles is ensuring the best fit suppliers work with governments by bringing transparency to the £7Tn that flows from governments to businesses every year.
Cube is a financial planning and analysis software company founded in 2018 and headquartered in New York. It provides a platform that enables finance teams and businesses to generate custom reports tailored for various stakeholders, including regulatory groups, executives, and team leads. The software integrates cloud reporting with existing spreadsheets, utilizing pivot technology and source data integration to create a centralized data and analytics hub. By streamlining financial processes, Cube helps businesses save time, reduce errors, and enhance their decision-making capabilities through improved data intelligence and security features.
Continual is the easiest way to maintain predictions – from customer churn to inventory forecasts – in your data warehouse. It's built for modern data teams that want to leverage machine learning to drive revenue, streamline operations, and power innovative products and services without complex engineering.
Pepper is a personalized nutrition company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2016. It focuses on empowering individuals to manage their dietary habits at home through innovative kitchen technology. The company is also developing a suite of nutrition APIs that assist health, food, insurance, and technology firms in enhancing user experiences and making informed business decisions. Additionally, Pepper operates a content-mediation platform that connects skilled writers with organizations seeking customized content solutions, ensuring high-quality writing services tailored to various needs.
Developer of a text expander software designed to perform repetitive tasks. The company's platform helps to format shortcuts with ease, tag them to find when required as well as does not collect or store keystrokes along with inserting snippets of text, such as words, emojis, phrases, or paragraphs only by typing in a custom abbreviation, enabling businesses to stay productive anywhere on the internet.
Cresicor is a trade promotion management for built for the consumer-packaged goods industry. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas, United States.
Operator of a crowdsourced sales rating platform intended to track real-time sales compensation data. The company's platform collects and aggregates unbiased, objective data based on experiences, including earning potential, quota attainment data, and sales professional sentiment analysis, enabling clients to discover, research, and apply for sales roles.
Viable Fit develops a structured user platform designed to use historical qualitative data to answer new questions instantly. Viable Fit offers a custom-branded survey, measures product/market fits, automatically segments customers into groups, and discovers user feedbacks based on keywords, thereby enabling businesses to get valuable suggestions from customers more accurately.
Nectar HR is transforming the landscape of employee rewards and recognition with its innovative platform, which offers a free solution for managing employee feedback, rewards, and recognition. The platform allows employees to access a variety of perks, including premium discounts on gym memberships, travel, theme parks, concerts, and wellness products. By automating the fulfillment process, Nectar HR facilitates the management of rewards programs, which enhances workplace culture and fosters employee engagement. Its tools provide actionable insights, enabling organizations to effectively recognize and reward their employees, ultimately contributing to a more motivated and productive workforce.
Developer of a cloud-based demo-making platform designed to optimize customer engagement through customized demos. The company's platform permits users to create interactive, personalized, data-driven, and issue-free demos without coding, video recording, or designing, enabling product teams to improve the product showcase and enhance sales conversion rates.
SESO Inc. operates an online agricultural labor recruitment platform that connects U.S. farms with qualified seasonal workers through the H-2A visa program. This program allows agricultural employers to hire foreign workers for temporary or seasonal labor. Founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, the company addresses the significant labor shortage in U.S. agriculture, which results in annual losses of $15 billion. SESO offers a comprehensive service package that includes recruiting, qualifying, and training workers, as well as automating the H-2A visa process. Additionally, SESO provides workforce management software to assist employers in maintaining compliance with local and federal regulations. By facilitating access to a better quality workforce at a lower cost, SESO aims to create meaningful and safe employment opportunities for agricultural workers.
WorkRamp, Inc. develops a software for enterprises to onboard, train, and certify their employees. It offers WorkRamp, a software that provides templates that are used as starting point for the training needs. The company’s software also enables managers, mentors, and buddies to collaborate in real-time; and used to implement, track, and manage the training program. In addition, its solutions are used for onboarding programs, ongoing training, and certify the team members. WorkRamp, Inc. was formerly known as Bulletin Board IO, Inc. and changed its name to WorkRamp, Inc. in November 2015. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in San Carlos, California.
Back Office is a technology-based company that helps small businesses by automating their bookkeeping and accounting. It is a one-stop source for building a strong and vital company back office. Small and medium-sized businesses looking for administrative and operations services, including on-demand experts and back-office personnel turn to them for help succeeding with their businesses each and every day. Back Office.co was founded in 2018 and is based in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States.
Mathison is the first all-inclusive diversity hiring platform. We centralize hundreds of diverse talent networks and uses AI to help employers source diverse candidates for their most important roles. Mathison’s platform offers a robust candidate marketplace, tools for diversity measurement, detecting job description bias and diversity raining courses for employees.
Amper Technologies, Inc. develops and operates a clip-on device that helps factory owners and managers to analyze power consumption of their machines, predict downtime, and deploy predictive maintenance. It offers hardware and software to improve productivity and OEE. The company offers a solution from the hardware to the software, including non-invasive sensors, Internet-connected gateway, and web dashboards, as well as online dashboard to configure and see alerts, real-time status, key metrics, and rich reports. Its technologies also provides plant managers in factories to increase machine and labor productivity by having retrofit sensor that monitors across machine types. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Chicago, Illinois.
Stop wasting time gathering information, copy-and-pasting snippets, and making ad-hoc planning docs. Start making decisions with perfect information. QuantCopy enables every team to run 1000s of searches in one go, get digestible reports summarized from search results, on any data source inside and outside your company.
AutoSled, Inc. is a technology company that operates a digital marketplace connecting transporters and automotive dealers. Founded in 2019 and based in Rockville, Maryland, AutoSled aims to modernize the traditional vehicle shipping process by providing a streamlined, paperless solution through its app. The platform facilitates communication among dealers, brokers, fleet managers, and transporters, enhancing efficiency in automotive logistics. Key features of the AutoSled app include vehicle GPS tracking, real-time pricing quotes, video bill of lading and condition reports, and simplified paperwork management. For transporters, the app offers benefits such as guaranteed two-business-day payments, reduced paperwork, and load optimization, making the car shipping process more user-friendly. Overall, AutoSled's innovative approach leverages technology to create a more efficient and effective automotive logistics ecosystem.
At Key, we're creating a world where real estate is a source of prosperity and freedom for everyone. Our patent-pending approach makes urban living possible again, free from the burdens of commuting, cost-prohibitive down payments, and the inflexibility that comes with a 25-year mortgage.
Owner.com provides a direct online ordering system tailored for independent restaurants, integrating automatic marketing features to enhance visibility and streamline customer engagement. Founded in 2020 and based in Menlo Park, California, the company focuses on simplifying the ordering process while helping restaurants increase their reach in the competitive dining sector.
SeMI Technologies is the company behind the open-source vector search engine Weaviate. SeMI offers products in the form of SaaS and PaaS licenses for Weaviate to a wide variety of industries.
SKAEL, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that operates a no-code digital workforce platform designed to automate processes across various applications, data sources, and documents. Founded in 2016, SKAEL's platform creates digital employees that assist human workers in streamlining routine tasks, thereby enhancing productivity. The platform features seamless integration with existing backend workflows and approval systems, enabling automated data management and benchmarking while providing predictive and prescriptive insights. This approach reduces human error, bias, and delays, allowing organizations to fully automate repetitive functions and improve overall operational efficiency.
BlockSpaces LLC is a blockchain technology innovation studio based in Tampa, Florida, founded in 2017. It provides a range of services, including live and virtual education, development, and support for enterprises, startups, and individuals. The company operates a shared workspace that fosters a collaborative community focused on creating innovative blockchain solutions. Additionally, BlockSpaces has developed BlockSpaces Connect, a proprietary cloud and API-based integration platform-as-a-service (iPaaS). This platform features prebuilt connectors that link various enterprise-grade blockchain networks with traditional business applications, targeting the needs of midmarket companies in the United States that have been largely overlooked.
Developer of an all-in-one inbound lead qualification, scheduling and routing platform designed to qualify leads, schedule meetings, route leads and automate workflows. The company's platform built low-code marketing forms for the clients' site which show leads as soon as the form is filled and schedule meetings with inbound sign-ups to generate unique prospect insights, enabling sales leaders to qualify leads, schedule meetings, and route leads.
Screenloop is a hiring intelligence platform that assists organizations in optimizing their recruitment processes. It enables hiring teams to conduct interviews at scale by automatically capturing candidate interactions and understanding their context. The platform provides smart prompts and stores interview videos and data in a centralized location, allowing users to analyze and identify patterns. This functionality helps to eliminate unconscious bias and enhances post-interview training. Through its comprehensive features, Screenloop aims to support recruiters and hiring managers in making informed hiring decisions.
Trustpage develops an AI-assisted platform that serves as a centralized hub for software teams to manage and share their security posture. It provides vendors and customers with a dedicated space to collaborate on issues related to security, privacy, and reliability. By streamlining communication, Trustpage enables vendors to respond quickly and accurately to inquiries, leveraging past responses enhanced by artificial intelligence. This approach eliminates reliance on cumbersome methods such as email and spreadsheets, thereby improving efficiency. Additionally, the platform offers complete visibility into the trust management process, which helps shorten sales cycles and prioritize development roadmaps effectively. Overall, Trustpage aims to enhance trust in software companies while ensuring the safety of consumer data.
Whatslly connects WhatsApp and Salesforce that turns WhatsApp into a 1:1 Customer Relationship Channel. It leverages AI-based routing technology to enable customers to start 1:1 WhatsApp chats with real agents based on their interests, language and history. For agents, it provides an Agent UI which shows the contact's data and enables them to instantly create new leads and copy chats into Salesforce directly from WhatsApp. Provided as a SaaS solution with zero-touch onboarding and operating processes.
Developer of a next-generation podcast platform intended for creators to bring the audience into the story through live, interactive, virtual shows. The company's platform is made for podcasting and conversing with listeners through said podcasts, enabling podcast hosts to distribute shows everywhere with the click of a button, understand what their audiences want more of with sophisticated analytics, and connect with those audiences in real-time.
Developer of a self-learning artificial intelligence-based decision engine designed to make promotions profitable. The company's engine allows users to divide customers into different segments and find the suitable offer for each segment using machine learning, enabling business owners to send personalized offers to customers and continuously learn from customers' responses.
Crossbeam, Inc. is a software-as-a-service company that has developed a collaborative data platform aimed at facilitating valuable partnerships among businesses. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Crossbeam enables companies to discover overlapping customers and prospects with their partners while ensuring the security and privacy of their data. The platform acts as an escrow service, allowing for secure data sharing that enhances alliances, supports go-to-market strategies, and improves customer service. With features that automatically update customer and prospect information, Crossbeam provides an intuitive interface for defining key populations and establishing secure data-sharing relationships, ultimately helping businesses close more deals, enhance product development, and measure their success effectively.
Matik, Inc. is a technology company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2019. It specializes in designing and developing a platform that facilitates the creation of personalized presentations quickly and efficiently. The platform integrates seamlessly with Google Slides and PowerPoint, allowing users to generate customized presentations by inputting specific data. Matik's solution is particularly beneficial for sales professionals and cross-functional teams, as it streamlines the creation of pricing decks, renewal documents, and other tailored content. By automating the presentation process, Matik enables clients to produce data-driven insights and narratives at scale, enhancing their overall productivity and effectiveness in delivering customized presentations.
Lendflow offers an embedded lending infrastructure platform that enables software companies to integrate business credit products into their applications. Its tools include a lending widget and API that allow businesses to provide their users with seamless access to various financing options, such as term loans, lines of credit, and invoice factoring. By facilitating this integration, Lendflow enhances user engagement and retention while empowering software companies to become sources of capital for their customers. The platform caters to businesses of all sizes and credit profiles, aiming to transform the way companies access capital and manage their financing needs.
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Customizing screen experiences for stress reduction and improved attention with patent-based machine learning and adaptive interface
Involve.ai specializes in consolidating customer data and interactions into a comprehensive dashboard, enabling businesses to efficiently assess customer health and retention. By leveraging this centralized data, companies can proactively address potential churn and explore opportunities for revenue expansion through existing customers. Involve.ai aims to enhance customer engagement and improve overall business performance by providing actionable insights derived from organized customer information.
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Pesto Tech (India) Private Limited, established in 2017 and headquartered in Gurugram, India, focuses on providing training and education for software engineers seeking job opportunities in international markets. The company offers a 12-week career accelerator program that equips students and professionals with essential skills and knowledge in software engineering. Pesto Tech aims to upskill India's 5 million software engineers by connecting them with top global tech companies, facilitating access to full-time remote jobs that can lead to higher salaries. Additionally, the company employs AI technology to streamline talent acquisition by analyzing developer profiles and conducting assessments, thus enhancing the hiring process for employers.
Toucan develops a Google chrome extension for learning new languages and communicating with others. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Lendflow offers an embedded lending infrastructure platform that enables software companies to integrate business credit products into their applications. Its tools include a lending widget and API that allow businesses to provide their users with seamless access to various financing options, such as term loans, lines of credit, and invoice factoring. By facilitating this integration, Lendflow enhances user engagement and retention while empowering software companies to become sources of capital for their customers. The platform caters to businesses of all sizes and credit profiles, aiming to transform the way companies access capital and manage their financing needs.
Spekit, Inc. is a digital training solutions provider that focuses on enabling employees to effectively learn their tools and adapt to process changes in real-time. Founded in 2018 and based in Denver, Colorado, Spekit offers a range of products, including an Outlook Extension for accessing knowledge directly from users' inboxes, a Salesforce Chrome Extension for integrating guides into various fields, and a Salesforce Data Dictionary for documenting metadata and processes. The platform is designed to support financial services and sales enablement, allowing organizations to streamline employee training through a modern digital adoption framework combined with a contextual knowledge base. This approach caters to the needs of growing and remote teams, providing an efficient solution for continuous learning and support.
Developer of a cloud-based demo-making platform designed to optimize customer engagement through customized demos. The company's platform permits users to create interactive, personalized, data-driven, and issue-free demos without coding, video recording, or designing, enabling product teams to improve the product showcase and enhance sales conversion rates.
Developer of a funding platform designed for investors to raise and deploy capital quickly. The company combines a private fund platform with applications to launch funds, onboard LPs, and scale operations, that put data at the heart of a fund's operations, enabling investors to take on the institutions at investing with SPVs and funds.
Lang.ai is a language processing platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with additional offices in the United States and Mexico. The company specializes in automating workflows involving unstructured text, utilizing advanced artificial intelligence techniques such as intent customization and real-time self-supervised classification. Its software is particularly effective for analyzing customer feedback, including surveys, emails, and chat interactions, enabling businesses to enhance customer experience and streamline operations. Lang.ai serves a diverse range of enterprise clients across Europe, America, and Asia, including major organizations such as Santander and Vodafone. The platform is designed for easy installation and cost optimization, making it a valuable tool for businesses looking to improve efficiency in handling text-based data.
Nira is a real-time access control system that enhances visibility and management of access to company documents within Google Workspace. The platform consolidates documents from various cloud applications, allowing users to organize, search, and manage their files in a single interface. By providing insights into who has access to specific documents, Nira enables organizations to effectively oversee document creation, sharing, and storage. This comprehensive system ensures that users maintain complete control over their company information while streamlining document organization.