Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator -backed Nayya is on a mission to simplify choosing and managing employee benefits through machine learning and data transparency. The company has raised $2.7 million in seed funding led by Social Leverage with participation from Guardian Strategic Ventures, Cameron Ventures, Soma Capital, as well as other strategic angels. The process of choosing […]... →

A few years back, startups focusing on artificial intelligence had a whiff of bullshit about them; venture capitalists became inured to young tech companies claiming that their new AI-powered product was going to change the world as hype exceeded product reality. But in the time since, AI-powered startups have matured into real companies, with investors […]... →

Replenysh has been kicking since 2016, but up til now, the Orange County, California startup hasn’t done much press. That changes today, as the company announces that it has raised a $2 million seed round with the fairly lofty goal of transforming recycling in the U.S. A press release outlining Replenysh’s plans offers up plenty […]... →

Для запуска бизнеса часто не нужен большой капитал, а технологии позволяют развить и предложить продукты и сервисы огромному количеству людей. Современным подросткам это на руку: они видят возможности во всем и записываются в предприниматели совсем рано, чтобы уже к 20–30 годам достичь успеха. Наш онлайн-акселератор для подростков-предпринимателей за время пандемии SV.Camp прошли более 500 человек от 12 до 18 лет. Среди прочего им было интересно узнать, как получить венчурные инвестиции. Поэтому мы провели... →

Organise, a U.K. startup that has built a platform to help workers organise and campaign for better rights, has raised £570,000 in seed funding. The round is led by Ada Ventures, fitting into the VC firm’s remit to back “overlooked markets and founders”. Also participating is Form Ventures, RLC Ventures (a seed-stage fund who commit […]... →

Indian online learning platform Unacademy said on Tuesday it has acquired Chandigarh-based startup PrepLadder for $50 million as the major edtech giant scouts for deals to expand its presence in the country. PrepLadder offers courses aimed at nursing students. The two-year-old startup, which did not raise any capital from external investors, has more than 80,000 subscribers, said […]... →

В 2019 году зарубежные инвесторы вложили средства в 191 новый проект на территории России. Это на 9% меньше, чем в 2018 году (211 проектов), и самый низкий показатель с 2014 года, подсчитала компания EY. На фоне снижения числа инвесторов из США до 60% выросла доля европейских стран, инвестирующих в российскую экономику. Первой среди них стала Германия — число прямых иностранных инвестиций оттуда выросло на 50% (36 проектов). Второе место разделили между собой Китай и Франция — каждая страна вложила средства... →

Velodyne Lidar, the leading supplier of a sensor widely considered critical to the commercial deployment of autonomous vehicles, said Thursday it has struck a deal to merge with special-purpose acquisition company Graf Industrial Corp., with a market value of $1.8 billion. The company said it able to raise $150 million in private investment in public […]... →

Venture capital is “not the only fruit” for entrepreneurs, as the often quieter ‘Growth Capital’ can also see great returns for entrepreneurs who prefer to retain a lot of ownership and control but are also willing to bootstrap over a longer period in order to reach revenues and profits. With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing millions […]... →

OurPeople, the U.K. startup that’s built a team communication and engagement platform for desk-less workers, has raised $2 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Alpine Meridian, an investment firm that specialises in digital media, e-commerce and healthcare, and entrepreneur Robert Neveu, who also joins OurPeople as managing partner. It brings total funding […]... →

Zetwerk, an Indian business-to-business marketplace for manufacturing items, has raised $21 million in a new financing round as it looks to scale its operations in the nation and help local businesses find customers overseas. San Francisco-based investment firm Greenoaks led the two-year-old Indian startup’s Series C financing round. Existing investors Accel, Kae Capital, Lightspeed and […]... →

Благодаря Солине Чау на ранних стадиях инвестиции получили Facebook, Zoom, Slack, Spotify и множество других ИТ-компаний США и Израиля.... →

Ahead of its expected IPO pricing later today, SoftBank -backed insurtech startup Lemonade has raised its expected price range. After initially targeting $23 to $26 per share in its debut, Lemonade now intends to sell its equity for $26 to $28 per share. The Exchange is a daily look at startups and the private markets […]... →

Jüsto, the Mexico City-based delivery only grocery store chain, has raised another $10 million in financing as it looks to expand its now pandemically-relevant business of “dark stores” across the country. The COVID-19 pandemic is changing consumer habits and increasing the use of delivery services across the world, and consumers n Mexico are no different. […]... →

The robotics category has been building to a kind of critical mass in recent years, but the past six months of the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed many otherwise wary investors over the top. Today, Shenzhen-based Pudu Robotics announced that it has completed a $15 million Series B, with Beijing food services group, Meituan as the […]... →

When the inventor of AWS Lambda, Tim Wagner, and the former head of blockchain at AWS, Shruthi Rao, co-found a startup, it’s probably worth paying attention. Vendia, as the new venture is called, combines the best of serverless and blockchain to help build a truly multi-cloud serverless platform for better data and code sharing. Today, […]... →

Bluedot, a geofencing and location data startup used by companies like Dunkin’, KFC and McDonald’s, is announcing that it has raised $9.1 million in Series B funding. The San Francisco-headquartered company claims that its technology its 20 times more accurate than competing solutions — something that CEO Emil Davityan attributed to its roots in the […]... →

Сервис голосовых чатов Discord привлёк $100 млн при оценке $3,5 млрд, сообщило издание TechCrunch. Компания привлекла инвестиции от группы инвесторов во главе с соучредителем Index Ventures Дэнни Римером. У Discord 100 млн активных пользователей, которые провели в разговорах в общей сложности более 4 млрд минут. Долгое время сервис ассоциировался в первую очередь с игровым сообществом, но сейчас он смещает свое позиционирование в сторону более универсального инструмента для общения на любые темы. Сейчас ком... →

Databases have always been a complex part of the equation for developers requiring a delicate balance to manage inside the application, but Fauna wants to make adding a database a simple API call, and today it announced $27 million in new funding. The round, which is technically an extension of the company’s 2017 Series A, […]... →

Women have long had the short end of the stick when it comes to employment, regularly finding themselves struggling to break through the glass ceiling for promotions and on average getting paid less than their male counterparts. That situation often gets compounded when the woman in question is a parent, balancing the needs of professional […]... →