Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

According to CEO Afif Khoury, we’re in the middle of “the third wave of social” — a shift back to local interactions. And Khoury’s startup Soci (pronounced soh-shee) has raised $12 million in Series C funding to help companies navigate that shift. Soci works with customers like Ace Hardware and Sport Clips to help them […]... →

Денис Власин, основатель новозеландского образовательного агентства Kiwi Education, потратил 11 месяцев на поиск инвестиций для расширения сервисов компании и запуска новых проектов. В результате сработали совершенно не те инструменты привлечения инвесторов, на которые он изначально рассчитывал. Своим опытом он поделился с читателями Rusbase.... →

Over the last few years, we’ve seen the rise of FinTech startups like N26 and Monzo to challenge the incumbents with new products like challenger banks. But what if the big banks wanted to compete in that game themselves? This is the aim of FintechOS a Romanian startup that actually aims to help incumbents compete in this brave new, competitive, world. FintechOS allows banks […]... →

ВТБ объявил о создании открытой ИТ-платформы для объединения потребительских и банковских сервисов, инвестиции в проект могут составить до 2,5 млрд рублей, сообщила газета РБК. Платформа объединит сервисы вызова такси, доставки еды, бронирования ресторанов, покупки билетов в кино, театр, на спортивные мероприятия, покупка авиа- и железнодорожных билетов, а также финансовые сервисы - виртуальные карты, платежи, переводы и кредитные продукты. Сейчас ВТБ ведет переговоры о присоединении к проекту с «Магнитом»,... →

Pan-African digital classifieds company Jiji has raised $21 million in Series C and C-1 financing from six investors, led by Knuru Capital. The Nigeria based venture, co-founded by Ukrainian entrepreneur Vladimir Mnogoletniy, has an East to West presence that includes Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Kenya. Buyers and sellers in those markets use Jiji to transact […]... →

As Airbnb absorbs more and more of the demand for housing, it’s exploring how to monetize opportunities beyond vacation rentals. A marketplace for longer term corporate housing could be a huge business, but rather than build that itself, Airbnb is making a strategic investment in one of the market leaders called Zeus Living and will […]... →

Neuron Mobility, a Singapore-based startup, has closed an $18.5 million new financing round as it looks to scale its e-scooter startup in international markets. The new financing round, dubbed Series A, was funded by GSR Ventures, a venture capital firm which was the first institutional investor in Chinese ride-hailing giant DiDi Chuxing, and Square Peg, […]... →

Jow, the French e-grocery app — which combines recipes, recommendations and online grocery ordering — has raised $7 million in new funding. The round is led by Stride.VC, alongside Caterina Fake and Jyri Engeström from Yes VC, and Shan-Lyn Ma, the co-founder and CEO of Zola. Previous seed backers, DST global partners and eVentures, also […]... →

Raysecur says at least ten times a day someone sends a suspicious package containing powder, liquid, or some other kind of hazard. The Boston, Mass.-based startup says its desktop-sized 3D real-time scanning technology, dubbed MailSecur, can intercept and detect threats in the mailroom before they ever make it onto the office floor. Mailroom security may […]... →

Streaming aggregator Reelgood capitalized on the overabundance of streaming services available today by offering consumers a universal dashboard where you can track what you’re watching and discover your next binge. It then translated the activity from its over 10 million users into data it licenses to major companies, including Roku, Microsoft, smart TV makers, NYPost, […]... →

Style Theory, a platform for renting designer apparel in Indonesia and Singapore, announced today it has raised $15 million in Series B funding. The startup says this is the first closing of the round. It was led by SoftBank Ventures Asia, the early-stage venture arm of SoftBank Group, with participation from other investors including Alpha […]... →

There have been a lot of bumps in the road for startups building used-car marketplaces, but now one of the longer-standing of them has closed a major round of funding: a clear sign of the mileage left in this category. Vroom today is announcing that it has raised $254 million, a Series H that it […]... →

Сейчас, в постоянно меняющемся мире нужно всегда быть начеку и отслеживать тренды, которые могут «выстрелить» в течение ближайших лет. Такая внимательность и осведомленность позволят вам сохранить бизнес в будущем. Кирилл Игнатьев, председатель совета директоров экосистемы «Русские инвестиции», футуролог, рассказывает о том, какие изменения нас ждут в будущем.... →

Компания Selectel, основанная бывшими акционерами «ВКонтакте» Вячеславом Мирилашвили и Львом Левиевым, запустила в Новосибирске узел собственной облачной платформы. До конца 2020 года компания запустит такие узлы в Екатеринбурге, Хабаровске, Минске и Ташкенте, инвестиции составят до 300 млн рублей, уточнили в Selectel. По итогам 2018 года Selectel вошла в число 15 крупнейших компаний в РФ по объему выручки от услуг аренды облачной инфраструктуры с долей 7,4%, следует из отчета iKS-Consulting.... →

Uniform Teeth, the teeth straightening startup that helped me figure out I needed a root canal, has just raised a $10 million round of funding led by Canaan Ventures. This brings Uniform Teeth’s total funding to $14 million. With the new funding, Uniform Teeth plans to open up two more locations, one in Seattle and […]... →

Ben Holber and Ryan Hambley grew up together. Hambley, the son of a dermatologist, always had clear skin. But Holber struggled with acne from the time he was a teenager. The two saw first-hand the difference it makes to have a dermatologist on demand. Apostrophe was born. Apostrophe, a new startup that makes it easier […]... →

It didn’t take much for the founders of Cora, Brazil’s newest startup to tackle some aspect of the broken financial services industry in the country, to raise their first $10 million. Igor Senra and Leo Mendes had worked together before — founding their first online payments company, MOIP, in 2005. That company sold to WireCard […]... →

Data breaches that could cause millions of dollars in potential damages have been the bane of the life of many a company. What’s required is a great deal of real-time monitoring. The problem is that this world has become incredibly complex. A SANS Institute survey found half of company data breaches were the result of […]... →

Kustomer, a CRM startup that’s taking on the likes of Zendesk, Salesforce, and many other bigger and older providers, has closed yet another round of funding — no less than its third fundraise of the year — as it continues to double down on its new approach to managing customers in today’s digital world. The […]... →

Flow, a startup that helps brands and retailers build a cross-border e-commerce business, has raised $37 million in Series B funding. CEO Rob Keve said that thanks to the magic of social media and digital marketing, many direct-to-consumer brands are reaching consumers around the world. However, the actual shopping experience for those consumers often leaves […]... →