Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

If blockchains are immutable records of our digital history, what kinds of history do we want to inscribe on them? Predictably, most records thus far have been transaction data, but as entrepreneurs expand their ambitions for NFTs, startups are aiming to tie those asset transactions to real world events and interactions. POAP, which stands for […]... →

Australian user research software company Dovetail announced today that it has closed a $63 million Series A led by Accel. The company has now raised just over $70 million in total, and it added its new capital at a valuation that it describes as “north” of $700 million. As you can tell by the numbers, […]... →

Early-stage venture firm Inflection has raised a new found to invest into the “open economy”, as the firm says in its investment thesis. With that term, the firm means that it plans to cover all things crypto, web3 and blockchain with its new $40.7 million fund. Limited partners in the Mercury Fund include Accolade Partners, […]... →

If there was ever a rubber-meets road moment for six-year-old app Gale Healthcare Solutions, it’s probably right now.  Gale Healthcare Solutions, founded in 2016, matches nurses with available work shifts. A hospital or clinic posts available shifts, then nurses can peruse opportunities, claim open spots, and be paid the same day through the platform. This […]... →

Password management platform 1Password has closed a massive $620 million Series C funding round that raises the company’s valuation to $6.8 billion. The investment was led by Iconiq Growth, with participation from Tiger Global, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Backbone Angels, and Accel, which led the company’s $200 million Series A and $100 million Series B rounds. […]... →

Mantra Health, a digital mental health startup focused on young adults, has raised $22 million in Series A funding led by VMG Partners. The round includes new investors New Market Venture Partners, Elements Health Ventures, 14W and Alumni Ventures. Returning investors included Canaan Partners, Global Founders Capital, Baleon Capital, Western Tech Investments and City Light […]... →

Routefusion cofounders Colton Seal and Richard Scappaticci attempted to launch a neobank in 2016, but they ran into significant hurdles when trying to integrate with banks to help their customers move money to other countries. They found that in order to provide cross-border payments on their platform, they had to first navigate a “super fragmented […]... →

Working remotely has become the norm for a lot of desk-based employees, and there have been a number of tech companies that have seen their business explode in catering to that shift. But today comes news of a different kind of startup called Turing Labs, which is addressing the same challenges, but as they apply […]... →

Parallel Systems, a company founded by three former SpaceX engineers to build autonomous battery-electric rail vehicles, came out of stealth mode on Wednesday with a $49.55 million Series A raise. The company, which has raised $53.15 million to date, including a $3.6 million seed round, is working to create a more efficient, decarbonized freight network […]... →

Big banks are under a lot of pressure to modernize their services to meet demands of consumers who now view things like mobile apps that identify who and where you are; or instant, on-demand products, as table stakes — consumers that are in turn increasingly looking at neobanks to give them a better level of […]... →

Инвестиции площадки в контент могут превысить прошлогодние $1,5 млрд... →

Вкусы потребителей меняются. В том числе — и в нижнем белье. Если раньше многих заботил лишь внешний вид, то теперь предпочтение отдается комфорту и разнообразию. Этой тенденции уже следуют новые игроки, такие как SKIMS от Ким Кардашьян и Savage X Fenty от Рианны. Изменения также привлекли инвесторов: по данным Crunchbase, в прошлом году компании по производству нижнего белья привлекли $457 млн финансирования — это самый высокий показатель, как минимум, за последние пять лет.... →

Multinationals like Amazon and Alibaba have leveraged logistics infrastructure such as UPS and FedEx to create large businesses. It’s not the same in Africa, where few third-party infrastructure players exist to provide end-to-end logistics to e-commerce companies. PAPS, a Senegal-based logistics and delivery company, is filling this gap in its region by offering customers various logistics […]... →

Lattice, a platform that helps with workforce people management — tools to run performance reviews, employee feedback, and praise; tools to set and track goals and other long-term career plans; and analytics to get a bigger picture of how a workforce is working — has really come into its own as a business in the […]... →

Fort Ross Ventures стал лид-инвестором в раунде инвестиций Fura — российского технологического сервиса, который соединяет между собой дальнобойщиков и владельцев грузов. Компания привлекла 600 млн рублей дополнительных инвестиционных средств. Также в сделке участвовал венчурный фонд Flashpoint Venture Capital, Святослав Вильде, основатель крупнейшей биржи по грузоперевозкам в России ATI.SU и другие инвесторы. Стороны не раскрывают оценку стартапа. Она могла составить $70–80 млн, считает инвестиционный дирек... →

Kenyan B2C e-commerce company Copia Global has raised $50 million in a Series C equity round led by Goodwell Investments. The new financing round welcomed new investors such as Zebu Investment Partners, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), and Koa Labs, as well as past investors Lightrock, German development finance institution DEG, and Perivoli […]... →

Bikayi is in talks to raise about $50 million in a new financing round, four people familiar with the matter told me, as the Indian startup looks to scale its platform that helps small businesses set up and run their e-commerce stores. Tiger Global and Sequoia Capital India are holding conversations with the Indian startup […]... →

Los Angeles-based sports training platform Mustard this week announced a $3.75 million round. Led by Lake Nona Sports & Health Tech Fund, this latest raise follows a $1.7 million round back in late-2020, bringing the firm’s funding-to-date up to $6 million. New investors this time out are Mark Cuban, OneTeam Partners, Ronnie Lott, Justin Rose, […]... →

Clockwise, a time management and smart calendar tool, has raised $45 million in Series C funding led by Coatue, with participation from Atlassian Ventures and existing investors Accel, Greylock Partners and Bain Capital Ventures. This latest round brings the company’s total amount of funding raised to $76 million. Clockwise uses artificial intelligence to help teams […]... →

British autonomous vehicle startup Wayve has raised a $200 million Series B funding round from investors to scale its technology and expand its partnerships with commercial fleets. Wayve is aiming to be a major player in the arena of Robo-deliveries and logistics. It’s now raised a total of $258 million to date, for its technology, […]... →