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SPOTLIGHT: Raising $55M When You're Not "AI-Native" | Nick Turner, CEO @ Dreamdata


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Nick Turner, CEO of Dreamdata, joins Sam in this special episode of Topline Spotlight. They unpack a challenge many B2B leaders are facing right now: how do you raise capital in a market obsessed with AI when you're not an "AI-native" company? Nick shares his journey from CRO to CEO and what it was like stepping into the top job—only to immediately lead a $55M Series B raise in one of the toughest venture environments in recent history. After speaking with 73 investors in six weeks, he reflects on the realities of fundraising today, investor skepticism around revenue durability, and why profitable, efficient growth still wins. Nick brings nearly 20 years of commercial leadership experience scaling martech companies from Seed and Series A to $75M in revenue. Now leading Dreamdata—a Copenhagen-based B2B marketing attribution and activation platform—he's helping marketers prove what's working and take action on it.

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