Today's B2B Growth Pulse
RecVue launches Revenue Share app on Salesforce AgentExchange
RecVue introduced its Revenue Share solution on the Salesforce AgentExchange marketplace, enabling automated partner, channel and multi‑party revenue‑share calculations within Salesforce Revenue Cloud and Agentforce Sales. The tool replaces spreadsheets and custom code, offering audit‑ready traceability and contract‑specific compliance.
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By the numbers: Planetary raises $17.44M Series A
Salesforce Unveils Headless 360, a No‑Login AI‑Agent Platform for Enterprise Sales
Salesforce introduced Headless 360, a platform that exposes its entire CRM stack as APIs, MCP tools and CLI commands, allowing AI agents to operate without a browser login. The overhaul, built over two and a half years, adds more than 60 new MCP tools, 30+ pre‑configured coding skills and governance features that could cut development cycles by up to 40%.
SUSE Launches Model Context Protocol Ecosystem to Power AI‑Driven Infrastructure Ops
SUSE announced that its Model Context Protocol (MCP) is now generally available across Rancher Prime, Multi‑Linux Manager, SUSE Linux and SUSE AI, backed by a partner ecosystem that includes AWS, Fsas Technologies, n8n, Revenium and Stacklok. The move gives enterprises...
Version 1 Hires Sarita Sudera as CCO and David Churchill as CPO to Boost AI Services Growth
Version 1 announced the appointment of Sarita Sudera as Chief Commercial Officer and David Churchill as Chief People Officer. The hires aim to accelerate the firm’s AI‑services go‑to‑market strategy and strengthen its global talent platform as client demand surges.
SAP and Google Cloud Team Up on AI‑Powered Marketing Suite for Enterprises
SAP SE and Google Cloud announced a strategic partnership that embeds SAP’s Engagement Cloud, CX, Joule and Gemini Enterprise with Google’s data platform. The joint solution lets AI agents orchestrate end‑to‑end campaigns, aiming to cut time‑to‑market and lift ROI for...
Li Auto Accelerates Global Push with New Middle East and Asia Partnerships
Li Auto announced strategic partnerships with UAE’s Al Fahim Motors and Saudi Arabia’s Mohamed Naghi Motors to bring its L‑series extended‑range electric vehicles to the Middle East. The Chinese NEV maker also unveiled a rollout plan for Cambodia, Laos, Macau...
Square and Uber Eats Expand Global Partnership to Streamline Restaurant Operations and Payments
Block (Square) and Uber Technologies have broadened their partnership, extending Square’s native integration with Uber Eats into Canada, the U.K., Australia, Ireland, France and Spain while adding Cash App Pay as a U.S. checkout option. The deeper integration routes Uber...
Engageware Launches End‑to‑End AI Voice Agents for Phone Sales and Appointment Booking
Engageware announced that its new AI Voice Agents are now generally available in the United States, enabling fully automated phone interactions and real‑time appointment scheduling. The rollout targets regulated‑industry sales teams seeking to move beyond traditional IVR trees and reduce...
MCS Gearup’s Brand‑First Play Fuels Rapid Growth in Tactical Gear Market
MCS Gearup, based in Bonita Springs, Florida, has used a purpose‑driven brand promise of quality, affordability and guaranteed service to accelerate its market share in the tactical gear space. The company’s focus on curated product selections, aggressive pricing and a...
Brivo Opens London Office and Launches AI‑first Unified Security Suite for UK GovTech
Brivo announced a new London regional office and the rollout of its AI‑first Brivo Security Suite at The Security Event in Birmingham, aiming at UK public‑sector facilities and critical infrastructure. The move follows the company's 2025 merger with Eagle Eye...
MotorK Posts 52% Q1 EBITDA Jump, Eyes Cash‑EBITDA Positivity in FY 2026
MotorK PLC reported a 52% year‑on‑year rise in adjusted EBITDA to €0.9 million ($0.97 million) for Q1 2026, driven by tighter cost discipline and scaling of its AI‑powered SparK suite. The Amsterdam‑listed SaaS firm also secured €5.5 million ($5.94 million) in growth financing, positioning it...
Firefly Links 60,000 Moving Screens to VIOOH Programmatic Platform
Firefly has integrated its mobility‑based out‑of‑home inventory with VIOOH's supply‑side platform, giving advertisers programmatic access to more than 60,000 car‑top screens and 13 billion monthly impressions. The partnership widens the range of formats available in automated OOH buying and promises greater...
Google Expands Demand Gen with View‑Through Conversion Optimization for B2B Marketers
Google has rolled out view‑through conversion optimization to its Demand Gen platform, giving B2B marketers a way to attribute conversions that occur after an ad is seen but not clicked. The move broadens measurement beyond click‑through metrics and aims to...
The $15 Billion AI SDR Market Has a Dirty Secret.
The AI‑driven sales development rep (SDR) market is projected to reach $15 billion by 2030, with many firms swapping human reps for autonomous agents. However, AI SDR tools are experiencing a 50‑70% annual churn rate, roughly twice the turnover of human...
How to Build a High-Quality Real Estate Broker Email List
The article explains how real‑estate brokers—key decision‑makers for lenders, PropTech firms, and title companies—can be reached through a self‑built, verified email list rather than costly, outdated pre‑made lists. It highlights the rapid decay of contact data (about 2.1% per month)...
Prioritize Top‑of‑Funnel Brand Awareness Over Bottom Conversions
After a decade at LinkedIn helping build the B2B Institute, one insight stands out: most marketers overinvest in the bottom of the funnel chasing conversions from people already in-market. While important, it’s a smaller, more competitive slice of growth. The bigger...
Douglas Salinas Webster Launches Consultancy to Turn Vision Into Measurable Market Success
Marketing strategist Douglas Salinas Webster announced the launch of Webster Marketing Solutions, a San Francisco‑based consultancy that promises to turn corporate vision into measurable market success. The firm will deliver structured strategy, disciplined execution and data‑informed decision‑making for Fortune 500 firms and...
The Boxery Mulls Fast‑Ship Packaging Service to Speed Up E‑commerce Fulfillment
The Boxery, a multi‑warehouse e‑commerce packaging supplier, is reviewing a fast‑ship program that would provide warehouse‑backed, in‑stock boxes with same‑day processing for eligible orders. The proposal targets marketplace sellers who need rapid replenishment during sales spikes, seasonal surges or unexpected...
DeepSeek Launches V4 AI Model, Targeting Enterprise Rivals with 1M-Token Context
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek released preview versions of its V4 model, including Pro and Flash variants with a 1 million token context window. The company says V4 Pro Max matches or exceeds leading U.S. models on reasoning and agentic tasks, a...
Simply Business Launches ChatGPT App to Quote Small‑business Insurance in Three Clicks
Simply Business, the Travelers subsidiary, rolled out a ChatGPT‑based insurance app that provides an indicative price after a small business owner enters just three data points. The move puts artificial intelligence at the quoting stage, turning a conversational interface into...
Rise Nano Optics Lands First U.S. Lab Partner to Launch SPECTRAGUARD™ Nanophotonic Lenses
Rise Nano Optics Ltd. has signed its first U.S. laboratory partnership with Sierra Optical Lab in Reno, Nevada, to bring its FDA‑registered Class I SPECTRAGUARD™ nanophotonic lens treatment to market. The deal gives the Canadian nanotech firm a foothold in...
OroCommerce Teams with Blue Yonder to Launch Unified B2B Commerce‑Fulfillment Platform
OroCommerce announced a partnership with Blue Yonder to integrate its B2B commerce platform with Blue Yonder’s AI‑powered fulfillment suite. The collaboration aims to give enterprise sellers a single, data‑driven system for order management, inventory optimization and delivery, though specific financial...
Legora Launches AI Platform with Jude Law as Brand Ambassador, Valuation $5.55 B
Legal‑tech firm Legora announced a worldwide advertising push featuring actor Jude Law as its new brand face. The campaign coincides with the company’s $5.55 billion valuation, a staff surge to 400 employees and daily use by tens of thousands of lawyers...
Become an AI Deployment Expert at SaaStr AI 2026
It's Time. Learn to Be An Agentic Deployment Expert. Learn to Deploy AI Agents. Learn to get AI SDRs to Work. Learn what it takes to Win in B2B + AI. Get the top AI GTM Playbooks. Walk in to...
Cost Caps Not Spending? There's Likely a Reason
A lot of brands and agencies make this mistake. If cost caps aren’t spending - it’s probably for a good reason.
Signify N.V. Q1 Profit Plummets 91% as B2B Lighting Demand Slows
Signify N.V. posted first‑quarter profit of €6 million ($6.5 million), a 91% drop from €67 million a year ago, while revenue slipped 12% to €1.274 billion ($1.39 billion). The decline reflects slower adoption of its lighting solutions among commercial customers, prompting a reassessment of its...
Partnerships with CPAs Unlock Smarter SaaS Growth
Early SaaS growth = LinkedIn + referrals + founder-led sales. But the real unlock? Partnerships. George Nichkov shares how they’re working with CPAs—not replacing them—to scale smarter. Watch 👇 https://t.co/rBv5AOvECt #SaaS #Startups #B2B https://t.co/l9fScxNvqo
CP, NTT Docomo Unite on Marketing
NTT Docomo Global has teamed up with CP Group’s Ascend Commerce to launch a data‑driven marketing solutions business in Thailand, built around Ascend’s Amaze super‑app. Amaze, a loyalty commerce platform, already logged 9.1 million installations and aims to surpass 15 million by...
B*tchwork My AI Did for Me - Part 7: Found 20 PRISM Leads on Instagram and Sent Approved DMs
In part seven of her "B*tchwork" series, Liz Elliott shows how she leveraged AI to mine Instagram for 20 PRISM‑qualified leads and automatically dispatch pre‑approved direct messages. She frames AI as a middle‑man tool that handles sorting, checking, and first‑pass...
Sillage Secures €1.7 Million Pre‑Seed to Power AI‑Driven Buying‑Signal Platform for Sales Teams
Paris‑based AI startup Sillage announced the launch of its go‑to‑market platform alongside a €1.7 million ($2 million) pre‑seed round backed by Kima Ventures, Angel Invest and Drysdale Ventures. The tool surfaces real‑time buying signals to help enterprise sales reps prioritize accounts and...
QuesTek Appoints Michelle Campbell as CCO to Accelerate ICMD® Adoption
QuesTek Innovations announced Michelle Campbell as its new chief commercial officer, tasking her with expanding the global reach of its Integrated Computational Materials Engineering (ICME) platform. Campbell brings two decades of SaaS and enterprise technology experience, including a $100 million pipeline...
ID.me Appoints Former Coinbase Exec Gary Sun as CMO to Accelerate Growth
ID.me announced that Gary Sun, former Vice President of Marketing at Coinbase, has joined as chief marketing officer. Sun will steer the company’s brand and user‑acquisition strategy as its digital identity wallet reaches more than 165 million users and expands across...
Telia Q1 Net Income Jumps 226% on Growing B2B Enterprise Deals
Swedish telecom Telia reported first‑quarter net income of 1.66 bn Swedish krona ($150 m), up from 510 m SEK a year earlier, as its B2B segment added sizable enterprise contracts. The company reaffirmed its full‑year service‑revenue outlook, signaling confidence in its corporate‑customer strategy.
Ep. 196 - The SaaS Opportunity Hidden Inside Services
In this episode, Dylan Ochner, founding partner of The Oak Group and creator of the SaaS platform SiteRise, explains how his professional services firm in retail construction birthed a software solution to streamline document management, data synchronization, and project reporting....
Beating the Noise: Predictable Outbound Sales in the AI Era
Outbound sales is suffering a credibility crisis as generic, AI‑scaled emails flood buyer inboxes. The article argues that merely attaching AI to broken processes amplifies noise, while true improvement requires system‑driven precision through integrated enrichment, intent signals, and segment‑level messaging...
InflexionPoint Names Pete Guzior as CRO to Accelerate Global Revenue Growth
InflexionPoint announced the appointment of Pete Guzior as Chief Revenue Officer, tasking him with unifying sales, account management, alliances and marketing to boost global revenue. The veteran manufacturing executive brings three decades of experience and will steer the company's AI...
Salesforce's Agentforce AI Agent Hits $800M ARR, 169% YoY Growth
Salesforce reported that its AI‑driven Agentforce product generated $800 million in annual recurring revenue, a 169% year‑over‑year increase. The surge, driven by 29,000 transactions in 15 months, is reshaping investor confidence in AI‑enabled SaaS solutions.
Bollore Posts 6.5% Organic Q1 Revenue Rise, Highlighting B2B Logistics Strength
Bollore Group announced a 6.5% year‑over‑year organic revenue increase to €815 million in Q1 2026, underscoring robust demand for its B2B logistics services. Energy revenues rose 7.9%, while the company signaled an exceptional interim dividend later this year.
Declining Branded Searches Signal Fewer SaaS Buyers
The number of buyers who come in-market ultimately sets the ceiling for how many potential deals can actually come your way. Not just buyers seeking you out, but for the very solution category you compete in - a situation which...
Merging Sales Capacity & Marketing Attribution Solves RevOps Divide
Lative acquiring Mperativ is one of the more interesting RevOps moves I've seen this yearbecause it's making a structural argument most of the industry has quietly accepted as unfixable. Your CMO and CRO have spent years arguing over numbers that were...
Dugan's Travels Boosts B2B Support for Independent Travel Advisors with Up to 90% Commission
Dugan's Travels, a Bremerton‑based host agency, announced expanded support services for independent travel advisors, offering a performance‑based commission structure of 75% to 90% and new business‑focused education. The move aims to professionalize the advisor channel and drive higher sales volumes.
Blend AI Structure with Human Empathy for B2B Storytelling
B2B storytelling is evolving. If you rely entirely on AI to write your content, you are missing the most critical element: your audience. AI is fantastic for generating outlines, polishing copy, and creating variations for different channels. But it lacks...
Own the Mistake, Ask, and Land $70K Expansion
Noticed a customer was using 7 more seats than they paid. Two weeks later - we turned it into a $70,000 expansion. Normally, our platform prevents overrages. This was actually a mistake on our end. 𝙷̲𝚎̲𝚛̲𝚎̲'̲𝚜̲ ̲𝚑̲𝚘̲𝚠̲ ̲𝚒̲𝚝̲ ̲𝚞̲𝚗̲𝚏̲𝚘̲𝚕̲𝚍̲𝚎̲𝚍̲:̲ 𝗠𝗲: I sent my main customer...
Wedbush Keeps Outperform on SoundHound AI After $43 M LivePerson Deal
SoundHound AI announced an all‑stock acquisition of LivePerson valued at $43 million, a 22% premium, and an enterprise value of roughly $250 million. Wedbush reaffirmed its Outperform rating with a $12 12‑month target, noting the deal creates a massive data foundation and...
Tesla Semi-as-a-Service Launches Monthly OpEx Model
Tesla Semi-as-a-Service. It is now real, banking on Semi rollout. Alyath plans to unveil the Tesla SaaS campaign at ACT Expo, offering fleets access to the Tesla Semi through a fully bundled monthly OpEx model with no upfront capital. h/t @SERobinsonJr https://t.co/HoMR66aAqA
Open‑source AI Marketing Toolkit Cuts Development Time
This repo will help you skip months of rebuilding AI marketing automations. 17 production-tested categories: SEO ops, deal resurrector, podcast-to-clips, growth engine, lead dossiers. 32K lines, 2.1K stars. Fork it and run. MIT licensed. More coming soon
Digital Realty Q1 2026 Earnings Show 16% Revenue Jump as AI Data‑center Demand Surges
Digital Realty reported Q1 2026 revenue of $1.635 billion, up 16.2% year‑over‑year, and core FFO per share of $2.04, a 15% increase. The company highlighted a $707 million annualized leasing book, driven by a record 200 MW AI inference lease and a 40%...
Switch Buyer, Triple Revenue with Same Product
Ev Kontsevoy grew Teleport to real revenue selling to engineers. Then he switched the target buyer to VPs of platform engineering. Average contract value nearly tripled in a year. Same product. Different buyer. Different business. https://t.co/qE9U5HuKwg
Angi Co‑Founder Angie Hicks Reflects on Marketplace Evolution and Growth Strategy
Angi co‑founder Angie Hicks recounted the company’s humble start as a local service list and how authentic branding propelled its expansion into a national online marketplace. She highlighted new digital initiatives, such as virtual office hours, that aim to deepen...
Palantir Shares Jump 3.6% on $300 Million USDA Deal
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) climbed 3.58% to $151.20 on the Nasdaq after the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a $300 million blanket purchase agreement to modernize its farm‑security programs. The deal underscores the firm’s expanding role as a SaaS provider for federal...
VMFS USA Unveils Real-Time Vending Machine Configurator, Completing Full-Spectrum B2B Ecosystem
VMFS USA launched a live, instant vending‑machine configurator that lets operators build, price, and schedule equipment in minutes. The tool caps an eight‑year rollout of complementary platforms—VAdviced, VPlaced, VMarketed and VFound—creating a full‑stack B2B solution for the vending industry.