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This blog post helps highlight a few deep dives into B2B Marketplaces that we've had with founders & leaders from marketplaces like Flexport, Convoy, ACV Auctions, Alibaba B2B, Reibus, and Freightos. We recommend referencing these past group chats, recap posts in the community, and following these leaders if you're interested in learning more about B2B Marketplaces.
Ryan Petersen is the Founder & CEO of Flexport, which is a leading supply-chain & global logistics platform. Ryan joined us for a group chat where we went back to the first steps for starting Flexport, some of the early challenges, Ryan walked us through how they’ve scaled to become one of the largest supply chain & logistics platforms, some of his fundraising learnings after raising $2.4B+ from top investors, and we also had a great group Q&A.
Note that you can also see a recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Ryan here.
Full episode: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Sparsh Mehta previously led Growth & Expansion at Convoy, which was a leading trucking marketplace that raised $2B+ in capital. Sparsh joined us for a group chat where he walked us through his previous experience at Convoy, shared of the biggest challenges they faced, key learnings now looking back, growth & expansion tips for B2B marketplace founders, and we also had a great group Q&A.
Note that you can also see a recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Sparsh here.
Full episode: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Jack Greco was previously the Co-founder of ACV Auctions, which is one of the largest wholesale automotive marketplaces. Jack joined us for a group chat where we got to learn more about the founding story & first steps for starting ACV Auctions, we did a deep dive into it as a leading wholesale automotive marketplace, Jack shared some of his key learnings now looking back, what he looks for when now investing in B2B marketplaces, and we also had a great group Q&A.
Note that you can also see a recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Jack here.
Full episode: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Katerina Petraki previously led expansion at Alibaba B2B, which is the largest B2B global trade platform. Katerina joined us for a group chat where she walked us through her previous marketplace experience, her role leading expansion at Alibaba B2B, we did a deep dive into it as the largest global trade platform, Katerina shared some oh her biggest learnings, tips for B2B Marketplace founders, and we also had a great group Q&A.
Note that you can also see a recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Katerina here.
Full episode: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
John Armstrong is the Founder & former CEO of Reibus, which is a leading marketplace for industrial materials. John joined us for a group chat where we got to learn more about the first steps for starting Reibus as a B2B Marketplace, some of the early challenges, we did an overview & deep dive into it as a leading marketplace for industrial materials like steel today, got to learn more about their growth, how they’ve raised $100M+ from top investors, and also had a great group Q&A.
Note that you can also see a recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with John here.
Full episode: YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify
Ruthie Amaru previously led Product at Freightos, which is a leading online freight marketplace. Ruthie joined us for a group chat where she walked us through her previous B2B Marketplace experience, her role as the Chief Product Officer at Freightos, we did a deep dive into it as a leading online freight marketplace, Ruthie shared some oh her biggest learnings, tips for B2B Marketplace founders, and we also had a great group Q&A.
Note that you can also see a recap post with the recording, notes, & highlight clips from our group chat with Ruthie here.
Full episode: YouTube
The founders & leaders above have been incredibly generous in contributing their time to share more about their experience, insights, and learnings with the Everything Marketplaces community. We'd like to mention a huge thanks to them for doing so and also actively supporting founders in the community. Hopefully the deep dives are helpful for those building B2B Marketplaces and looking to learn from later stage founders & leaders.
Want to connect with other B2B Marketplace founders & teams? You can see our B2B Marketplaces space in the community and also join the discussion where this was posted in the community here.
