Today's B2B Growth Pulse
RecVue adds Revenue Share app to Salesforce AgentExchange
RecVue launched its Revenue Share solution on the Salesforce AgentExchange marketplace. The app automates partner, channel and multi‑party revenue‑share calculations within Salesforce Revenue Cloud and Agentforce Sales, replacing spreadsheets and custom code while delivering audit‑ready traceability and contract‑specific compliance.
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By the numbers: Ilant Health raises $15M Series A
BetMGM‑Fremantle Deal Yields Record $240K Win on ‘The Price Is Right’
Contestant Vanesa from Virginia walked away with more than $240,000 after playing the new “Lion’s Share” game on CBS’s The Price Is Right. The win, announced by BetMGM and Fremantle, marks the largest single‑game payout in the show’s daytime history and underscores the growing influence of sports‑betting brands in television programming.
Prioritize Profitable Growth Over Exhaustive Ad Testing
The campaign structure that supported this growth? 2 tROAS Campaigns 2 tCPA Campaigns 1 DPA Campaign Around 800 ads live across the 5. No they didn’t all get spend and that’s 100% the point. Focus on growing profitably - not...
WillScot Beats Q1 2026 Revenue Forecast as Leasing Slows, Delivery Surges
WillScot Holdings reported first‑quarter 2026 revenue of $549 million, exceeding its internal outlook despite a slight year‑over‑year dip in leasing activity. The beat was powered by a 12% rise in delivery and installation revenue and strong enterprise account growth, while adjusted...
Iren Names Kent Draper CRO to Accelerate AI‑Driven Power Projects
Iren Limited announced the appointment of Kent Draper as chief revenue officer, tasking him with driving revenue growth as the company expands its AI‑powered power portfolio. The move comes amid a $3.1 bn annual recurring revenue base, a $3.4 bn five‑year AI...
Paylocity Q3 2026 Earnings Beat, AI Push Drives 11% Revenue Growth
Paylocity reported Q3 2026 results that topped guidance, with total revenue up 10.5% and adjusted EBITDA reaching $220.2 million at a 43.8% margin. Growth was powered by an 11.6% rise in recurring and other revenue and the rollout of AI‑infused products...
First Advantage Posts 8.6% Revenue Rise to $385M in Q1 2026
First Advantage Corp. posted $385 million in first‑quarter revenue, an 8.6% year‑over‑year increase and the fourth straight quarter of growth. The earnings beat was powered by a 12% go‑to‑market expansion, AI‑driven productivity gains, and a 97% customer‑retention rate.
Sprout Social Posts 11% YoY Revenue Rise, Beats Q1 2026 Forecast
Sprout Social posted $121.5 million in Q1 2026 revenue, an 11.2% year‑over‑year increase, surpassing analyst forecasts. The company highlighted strong AI‑driven product adoption, a record $24.7 million non‑GAAP free cash flow, and an inaugural $50 million share‑repurchase program.
GE Vernova Pivots to Data‑center Power, Shares Jump 157% as AI Demand Soars
GE Vernova is redirecting its go‑to‑market toward high‑margin data‑center customers, a move that has lifted its stock 157% in the past year and attracted a 17.8% jump in foreign institutional ownership. The pivot taps booming AI‑driven data‑center spend, which analysts...
The Business Data that Changes How You Think About Egypt
The Egyptian B2B marketplace attracted 210,900 documented buyer searches between April 2025 and April 2026, according to ThruHQ’s first verified directory. U.S. buyers generated 40% of the traffic, making the United States the single largest source market, while digital marketing...
Isomorphic Labs Nears $2 Billion Funding Round Led by Thrive Capital
Isomorphic Labs, the DeepMind‑spun AI drug‑discovery startup, is negotiating a financing round of more than $2 billion. Thrive Capital will lead the round, with Alphabet also participating, positioning the company for global expansion and a next‑generation drug‑design platform.
Nvidia Invests up to $3.2 B in Corning to Turbo‑charge U.S. Optical Components for AI Data Centers
Nvidia has committed a $500 million upfront prepayment and warrants that could total $3.2 billion, securing Corning as its long‑term supplier of optical connectivity for AI data centers. The partnership will see three new factories in North Carolina and Texas, a ten‑fold...
Purpose-Driven Growth with MadTree Brewing's John FitzGerald
In this episode, John FitzGerald, Senior Director of Growth at MadTree Brewing, shares how he applies big‑brand CPG principles—customer obsession, data‑driven innovation, and category‑management thinking—to scale a craft brewery. He explains how MadTree balances rigorous consumer insight with rapid “fail‑fast”...
Jupiter Wagons Eyes Global Expansion with BESS, Wagon Exports
Jupiter Wagons Ltd, a Delhi‑based rail engineering firm, aims to double its revenue by FY 2028‑29. The company is expanding beyond freight wagons into battery energy storage systems (BESS), advanced wheelsets, and international freight‑wagon exports. A partnership with a global...
Seamless Launches Free API to Power B2B Sales Intelligence and Data Enrichment
Seamless announced the launch of Seamless API, a programmatic interface now included for every user, free and paid. The API gives sales, marketing and RevOps teams direct access to contact discovery, email and phone lookup, firmographic data and CRM enrichment,...
StuffThatWorks Hires Veteran CRO Exec Caroline Redeker as Chief Commercial Officer
StuffThatWorks announced the appointment of Caroline Redeker as Chief Commercial Officer. The veteran CRO leader will steer commercialization of the company’s AI‑native patient‑generated data platform, which now spans over 3 million patients and 1.3 billion data points, aiming to halve trial timelines.
Leading Hotels of the World Selects Journey to Power Digital Services for 425 Luxury Properties
The Leading Hotels of the World (LHW) has named UK‑based hospitality platform Journey as its preferred digital partner, giving more than 425 member hotels in 80 countries access to web development, marketing and conversion tools. The move, part of LHW’s...
Pixability Launches Pixability360 to Unify YouTube Paid, Organic and Creator Work
Pixability introduced Pixability360, a single dashboard that merges YouTube advertising, organic channel management and creator collaborations. The platform responds to a study showing that while 90% of agencies think these functions should align, fewer than one‑third actually do, and early...
MNTN Launches QuickFrame AI 3.0 Video Ad Tool as Q1 Revenue Rises 25%
MNTN introduced QuickFrame AI 3.0, a monthly‑subscription AI video ad generator that operates independently of its CTV platform. The launch coincided with a first‑quarter revenue of $73.7 million, a 25% year‑over‑year increase, underscoring the company’s growth in performance TV and AI‑driven...
Corgi Secures $160 Million Series B, Valued at $1.3 B, to Scale AI‑Native Insurance for Tech Risks
Corgi announced a $160 million Series B round led by TCV, pushing its valuation to $1.3 billion. The capital will accelerate the AI‑native platform’s move beyond startup insurance into trucking, payroll and other B2B verticals. The raise brings total funding above $268 million,...
AI Lead‑Qualification Tools Cut SDR Costs and Flood Buyers’ Inboxes
AI‑powered lead‑qualification platforms are now handling the first contact with prospects at a fraction of a human SDR’s cost, prompting firms to rethink pipeline management. The efficiency gain is offset by a surge in automated outreach that many buyers say...
Accenture Becomes Official Business and Technology Consulting Partner for the WTA
Accenture has been named the official Business and Technology Consulting Partner of the Women’s Tennis Association. The multi‑year deal will start with a revamp of the WTA Player Zone, using AI and data tools to create a seamless digital hub...
Balcony Secures $12.7M Seed to Build ‘Digital Rails’ for U.S. Property Data
Balcony closed a $12.7 million seed round, bringing its total funding to $14 million, to develop a nationwide “digital rails” data layer for U.S. property records. Led by Blockchange Ventures, the capital will expand engineering, go‑to‑market teams and government deployments, addressing a...
BigID Names Former Palo Alto Networks Exec Mahesh Chukkapali COO to Accelerate AI Security Growth
BigID announced Mahesh Chukkapali as its new chief operating officer, tasking him with scaling the AI security platform that unifies data discovery, DLP and AI governance. The hire brings a track record of growing B2B businesses to $1B+ ARR and...
Wyndham Deploys Native ChatGPT App Across 9,000 Hotels, Boosting AI Booking
Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has launched a native ChatGPT application that lets travelers search and book across more than 9,000 hotels directly within OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The rollout is part of a $450 million technology program and makes Wyndham the first major...
Right Message, Right Time Sparks Immediate Bookings
Two of my students have hit pipegen seams this week and are booking a meeting a day now. It's blowing their minds that people who have the problem that they solve are eager to get on the calendar with them....
Peloton Posts Q3 2026 Turnaround, Revenue Grows YoY, Debt Cut 70%
Peloton Interactive announced positive year‑over‑year revenue growth and a 70% reduction in net debt during its Q3 2026 earnings call. The company highlighted a $1.13 billion cash reserve, a new Spotify content partnership and expanding commercial sales, signaling a shift toward...
Instacart Posts $1 Billion Q1 Revenue, Rolls Out AI‑Powered Ad Platform
Instacart announced $1 billion in first‑quarter revenue and unveiled a new AI‑driven advertising suite that now serves 9,000 brands across 310 Carrot Ads retailer partners. The grocery‑delivery leader also acquired fulfillment platform Instaleap to accelerate its international push.
Worldly Acquires Bendi to Add AI‑Powered Multi‑Tier Supply Chain Mapping for Consumer‑Goods Brands
Worldly has bought UK‑based Bendi, integrating its AI‑enabled Pathfinder, Prism and VendorPilot tools into Worldly Axion and Supplier Compliance Management. The deal expands Worldly’s network to cover deeper tiers of supplier data for more than 40,000 consumer‑goods brands, addressing tightening...
10 Best Revenue Operations Services in 2026
The article ranks the ten best revenue‑operations (RevOps) services for 2026, spanning AI‑powered platforms, consulting firms, and managed‑service providers. It outlines each vendor’s core strengths—such as Revenue.io’s native Salesforce conversation intelligence, Clari’s forecasting engine, and Winning by Design’s go‑to‑market methodology....
How to Master RevOps Strategy in 2026
The article outlines a 2026‑ready RevOps strategy that fuses sales, marketing and customer success into a single operating system. It breaks the approach into four pillars—process alignment, a single source of truth, forecasting discipline, and a shared metrics framework—and provides...
Olga Bondareva of ModumUp: Enterprise Buyers Trust People Before They Trust Companies
Olga Bondareva, founder of ModumUp, argues that enterprise buyers now trust people before companies, especially as AI floods the buying process. She highlights a five‑step LinkedIn‑centric social‑selling methodology that blends inbound thought leadership with outbound, account‑based outreach. ModumUp’s approach has...
15 RevOps Frameworks You Can Steal Today
The article outlines fifteen practical RevOps frameworks that align sales, marketing and customer success around shared processes and metrics. It details pipeline and forecasting tools such as the 3x coverage ratio, weighted pipeline and forecast categories, as well as sales...
Docebo Q1 Beats Forecast, Secures Major Enterprise Wins
Q1 earnings today. The team we’ve assembled is delivering and I love it. And above all, big thanks to our customers and partners. With our powers combined… From the boss- Alessio Artuffo : Q1 was an exceptional start to the...
Outbound Sales Pro and Parakeet Promotes Andrew "AJ" Kissh to Head of Marketing
Outbound Sales Pro (OSP) and its sister brand Parakeet have promoted Andrew "AJ" Kissh to Head of Marketing. In his new role, Kissh will command a larger budget, expand the marketing team, and drive a more aggressive go‑to‑market strategy through...
Why ‘I Help Everyone’ Is Making You Invisible (And What to Say Instead)
A virtual‑assistant owner changed his pitch from “I help entrepreneurs” to “I help attorneys get their time back,” sparking a dramatic surge in referrals. The piece explains why generic statements render service providers invisible while specific language triggers mental shortcuts...
Paramount+ Streams RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars S11; Free via DIRECTV, Walmart+, Prime
Paramount+ will debut RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 11 on May 8, and viewers can watch the premiere at no extra cost via DIRECTV’s Premier bundle, a Walmart+ trial, or a Prime Video add‑on. The strategy highlights how streaming services are...
ORO Labs Secures $100 Million to Accelerate AI‑Driven Procurement Platform
ORO Labs announced a $100 million financing round led by Brighton Park Capital and Goldman Sachs Alternatives. The capital will fund global expansion of its AI‑orchestrated procurement platform, already used by Coca‑Cola, Siemens Energy and other Fortune 500 firms. New board members...
Sun Auto Network Expands Texas Footprint with Cypress Acquisition, Marking 127th Location
Sun Auto Network has acquired Service Street Tire & Auto Repair in Cypress, Texas, rebranding it as Sun Auto Tire & Service. The deal adds the 127th Texas store and the 91st Sun Auto Tire & Service location, underscoring a...
Flashfood Hires CFO Rob Levy and CRO Steve Towarnicki to Accelerate Retail Expansion
Flashfood announced the appointment of Rob Levy as chief financial officer and Steve Towarnicki as chief revenue officer. The hires come as the surplus‑grocery marketplace scales its retail footprint to more than 2,000 North American stores, aiming to increase its...
Davis Secures $5.5 Million Seed Funding to Launch AI‑Driven Real‑Estate Design Platform
Davis, a London‑based PropTech startup, closed a $5.5 million seed round led by Heartcore Capital and Balderton. The funding will accelerate the rollout of Gaudi‑1, its proprietary AI model that generates regulatory‑compliant architectural designs in days instead of months. Investors cite...
IRIS Partners with Global Hotel Alliance to Launch Digital F&B Platform for 50+ Hotel Brands
IRIS announced a strategic partnership with Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) to embed its digital food‑and‑beverage ordering, Guest Directory and Mobile Concierge tools across GHA’s portfolio of more than 50 brands in 100 countries. The deal gives member hotels a 24/7,...
Cloudflare Q1 2026 Earnings Call Shows Revenue Surge and Margin Expansion
Cloudflare’s Q1 2026 earnings call highlighted a revenue surge driven by a 73% year‑over‑year rise in $1 million‑plus deals, record free cash flow of $84.1 million, and a wave of new large customers. The company also announced two multi‑year contracts worth $10 million...
Gusto Tops $1 B Revenue, Signals IPO Readiness Amid HR Tech Boom
Payroll SaaS Gusto announced it generated $1 billion in actual revenue over the past 12 months, a milestone that brings the 14‑year‑old company closer to a public market debut. The growth comes as the firm remains cash‑flow positive, leverages AI for...
Invoca Integrates ChatGPT Ads to Track AI Search Revenue
Invoca announced a no‑code integration with OpenAI's ChatGPT Ads Conversions API, enabling marketers to attribute leads, appointments and sales directly to AI‑search ad spend. The move positions AI search as a measurable paid media channel alongside Google and Meta.
This ONE Practice Could Add 6 Figures to Your Business This Year
Customer acquisition costs have jumped about 60% in the last two years, prompting many small businesses to chase new leads despite diminishing returns. The article argues that the real growth engine lies in systematically re‑engaging existing contacts—past clients, webinar attendees,...
Madison Square Garden And Kalshi Predictive Market Announce Multi-Year Partnership
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and regulated prediction‑market exchange Kalshi announced a multi‑year partnership, naming Kalshi the Official Prediction Market Partner of the arena. The sixth‑floor concourse will be rebranded as the Kalshi Concourse, featuring interactive digital activations and LED...
B2B Attribution Is Dying as Marketers Give Up
B2B attribution was always an impossible task. And finally, marketers and CFOs have simply stopped trying. You’d think a category this hotly and frequently debated would be one B2B marketing leaders actively prioritize and fund. It isn’t. We’ve been watching...
You’re Getting the Leads — So Why Aren’t You Growing? Here’s Where You’re Losing Them.
Businesses that generate abundant leads often stall because they fail to convert those prospects into paying customers. The article highlights that delayed or absent responses to calls, voicemails, and online inquiries erode trust and waste existing interest. It stresses that...
Rackspace Shares Jump 83% After AMD AI Deal and Q1 Profit
Rackspace Technology (RXT) rallied 83.26% to $4.16 on Thursday after unveiling a strategic artificial‑intelligence partnership with AMD and posting a first‑quarter profit. The move turned a modest close of $2.27 into a breakout opening at $3.98, igniting short‑term trading interest.
Keeper Security Appoints Former ZoomInfo CRO Tim Strickland to Drive Revenue Growth
Keeper Security announced the hiring of Tim Strickland as its new chief revenue officer. The former ZoomInfo CRO brings over 20 years of SaaS revenue leadership, including steering ZoomInfo through an IPO and integrating multiple acquisitions. His mandate is to accelerate...