Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Fundraising may be drying up for some segments of the tech industry at the moment, but one area that continues to get a lot of attention is AI and specifically startups that are using it to build out revenue-generating businesses. Today, a startup called Zappi, which has built a market research platform that utilizes AI […] Zappi raises $170M for its AI-based market research platform by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

AI is an imperfect technology, but one task at which it excels is identifying patterns in vast amounts of data. That’s perhaps why a number of startups have sprung up in recent years offering AI-powered products aimed at automating accounting tasks, like redacting sensitive info in paperwork and filing forms across different departments. Simply put, […] Vic.ai raises $52M, shows that automating accounting processes can be profitable by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Artificial intelligence is touching every aspect of how we engage with information (and much more) these days. Today, a startup building out a business based on one particular application of that — how to apply AI to knowledge management in the workplace — is announcing some funding as it finds some decent traction for its […] Sana raises $34M for its AI-based knowledge management and learning platform for workplaces by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Car parts buyers require specific parts to fit specific vehicles, making for a supply-constrained environment. New Zealand-based Partly wants to ease those constraints by connecting parts buyers around the world with the correct parts. The two-year-old startup is not a car parts marketplace. Rather, Partly powers marketplaces like eBay and Shopify with its database of […] Ex-Rocket Lab engineer raises $21M for Partly to make buying car parts easier by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Let's dive into how you can best design your startup's journey through the various funding stages — and detail how much you need to raise at each stage. How much money should you raise for your startup? by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Dan Roy, a former software engineer at Delta, says he witnessed firsthand the challenges companies face when making the shift from an on-premises model to a software-as-a-service business. Accucast, where he served as CTO after leaving Delta, struggled with this as it pitched software and services for email marketing. The solution, he came to believe, […] MessageGears, a cloud customer engagement platform, raises $62M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nillion, a web3 startup aiming to build a non-blockchain decentralized network, closed an oversubscribed round of more than $20 million. Nillion raises over $20 million to build new web3 infrastructure by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Individuals or businesses buying furniture in Africa can purchase from local furniture stores or global furniture retailers like IKEA. But both options have pros and cons; for the latter, local furniture stores may lack the quality that clients need, while global retailers, in addition to taking several months to ship their products to Africa, can […] Nigerian startup Taeillo raises funding to scale its online furniture e-commerce platform by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Artificial intelligence is taking over almost every industry. The investment and finance industry is no exception. In Deloitte’s 2019 report, the firm reveals that AI is transforming the financial ecosystem to reduce costs and make operations more efficient by providing automated insights and alternative data, analysis and risk management. Technology such as AI has digitized […] Akros Technologies, an AI-powered asset management platform, raises funding from Z Holdings by Kate Park originally published on T... →

The slide deck bespoke vitamin startup Rootine used to raise a $10 million Series A is a master class. Let's check out some of the highlights. Pitch Deck Teardown: Rootine’s $10M Series A deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Komi, a personalized website page builder tool for influencers and celebrities to create and customize a landing page to promote their projects, today closed a $5 million seed round led by Contour Venture Partners. Launched in October 2021, Komi is designed to provide content creators, musicians, athletes, celebrities and other creative talent and personalities alike […] Komi, a landing page tool for content creators, raises $5M seed round by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

The IPO window is all but closed right now, but a few things appear still to be getting through the cracks and there are big sums attached to that. Today, Banzai — an engagement marketing startup that provides tools to source and connect with potential sales leads, and tools to build and run online video […] Banzai, a marketing tech startup, acquires Hyros for $110M, raises $100M and goes public via a $580M Spac by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

Metagood, a for-profit social impact NFT startup, has raised $5 million in its pre-seed round, the team exclusively told TechCrunch. “We launched the company on the concept of using NFTs as an expression where everyone does good things for each other and the good stuff is tokenized and exchangeable,” Bill Tai, co-founder and chairman of […] NFT-focused startup Metagood raises $5 million to grow ‘social good’ impact by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Kenyan edtech Zeraki, a scale-up that is building digital learning and school data analytics platforms, has raised $1.8 million seed funding in a round led by Acumen Fund, for product catalog growth and regional expansion. Save the Children Impact Investment Fund, Verdant Frontiers Fintech, Logos Ventures participated in the round, as did the Nairobi Business […] Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech providing digital solutions for school admin, raises $1.8M by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

WeWalk, a U.K.-based startup developing a “smart cane” for visually-impaired people, today announced it has raised £2 million ($2.4 million) in venture funding from several notable institutional and angel investors — this includes Manchester City and German international footballer İlkay Gündoğan. Founded out of London in 2019, WeWalk has developed a GPS-enabled smart cane and […] WeWalk raises cash to bring computer vision to smart cane for visually-impaired people by Paul Sawers originally published on Te... →

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Uolo, an Indian edtech platform that works with private K-12 schools to offer online learning programs to middle and low-income families, has raised $22.5 million in a funding round led by UAE-headquartered VC fund Winter Capital. The vast majority of edtech startups operate in a business-to-consumer model and spend on ads to reach the parents […] India’s Uolo raises $22.5M to bring edtech to the masses by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

Setpoint, a startup that has built software to help other companies close loan transactions faster, has raised $43 million in a Series A round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). The raise comes just six months after Austin, Texas-based Setpoint closed a $5.5 million seed round and $150 million in securitization. Serial entrepreneurs Ben Rubenstein, Stuart […] Andreessen Horowitz leads $43M Series A for Setpoint, which aims to be the ‘Stripe for credit’ by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch... →

With the holiday shopping season well underway and showing signs that it might not be as sluggish as some predicted, a startup out of Austin, Texas, is announcing funding to build out  a new approach to shipping, to help retailers compete against the consumer pull of fast and free Amazon Prime delivery. Maergo — which […] Maergo raises $20M to provide Amazon-style fast and cheap air and ‘middle mile’ services to online retailers by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →