Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

В прошлом году расходы рекламодателей на видеоролики выросли более чем в два раза по сравнению с 2017 годом. К такому выводу пришли эксперты Mail.ru Group, проанализировав ключевые тренды в использовании видеорекламы в 2018 году. Исследование показало, что рост вложений в видеорекламу опережает общую динамику инвестиций в онлайн-продвижение. А быстрее всего растут инвестиции в out-stream видеоролики. […] Сообщение В 2018 году расходы рекламодателей на видеорекламу выросли более чем в два раза появились сна... →

LinkedIn, with nearly 600 million users, dominates the market today for recruiters headhunting suitable candidates for knowledge worker roles. But with minimal controls for guaranteeing that people are what they say they are, it opens up a gap in the market for startups to give recruiters a better steer with more verified information. Today, a […]... →

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos challenged rival retailers to increase their minimum wages to $16 per hour, in his annual letter to shareholders released on Thursday. Amazon in November had raised its own minimum wage to $15 per hour, in response to the ongoing criticism around pay disparity and poor working conditions. Bezos suggested other retailers […]... →

The Sidewalk Labs spin-out provides personalized health and social services to low-income communities.... →

Conversational AI and the use of chatbots have been through multiple cycles of hype and disillusionment in the tech world. You know the story: first you get a launch from the likes of Apple, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Google or any number of other companies, and then you get the many examples of how their services […]... →

Co-founder Dave Morin will no longer be making new investments.... →

Shedul, the online booking platform for salons and spas, has raised $20 million in Series B investment of, valuing the company at $105 million. The round was led by Paris headquartered VC Partech, with participation from Berlin-based Target Global, Dubai-based BECO Capital, and New York’s FJ Labs. In addition, personal investments were made by Jonathan […]... →

Bump, the Y Combinator-backed marketplace for streetwear, is announcing that it has raised $7.5 million in Series A funding. Bump’s Jack Ryder told me that even before starting the company, he and his co-founder Sam Howarth were active in buying and selling streetwear and sneakers — but he admitted that it took several tries before […]... →

BentoBox, which helps restaurant owners build mobile-friendly websites, has raised $16.4 million in Series B funding. This might not seem like the biggest opportunity, particularly since consumers are connecting with restaurants in so many other places online — reading reviews on Yelp, making reservations on OpenTable, ordering delivery on GrubHub and so on. But founder […]... →

Publicly traded sensor technology developer, FLIR Systems, is investing in a strategic round of funding for the outsourced drone imaging company, DroneBase. The two companies are also partnering to provide FLIR’s thermal imaging technology and training services to DroneBase’s stable of pilots. Terms of the investment were not disclosed. “Our investment in DroneBase helps expand […]... →

Defy founders Trae Vassallo and Neil Sequeira have upped the ante.... →

Участие в международных конференциях может принести не только новые знакомства, но и контракт с инвестором. Однако, чтобы «не упустить крупную рыбу», нужно понимать, как принято вести дела в конкретной местности. Егор Гурьев, CEO и основатель Playkey, рассказывает о том, как стартаперам не запутаться в различиях менталитета и привлечь инвестиции.... →

С помощью приложения Яндекс.Денег теперь можно самостоятельно инвестировать деньги в ценные бумаги и иностранную валюту. В основе нового сервиса — инвестиционная платформа компании «БКС Брокер». Новая услуга доступна идентифицированным пользователям Яндекс.Денег с российским гражданством. Чтобы ею воспользоваться, нужно в приложении Яндекс.Денег открыть раздел «Инвестиции БКС» и создать брокерский счет. После этого можно вкладываться в ценные […] Сообщение В приложении Яндекс.Денег появился биржевой брокер ... →

Tunisia based private equity firm Africinvest has teamed up with Cathay Capital — a global private equity firm based in Paris — to launch a new Africa tech fund with a target raise of $168 million. Details are still forthcoming, but the Cathay Africinvest Innovation Fund will focus primarily on series A to C stage […]... →

ShopBack, a Singapore-based startup that offers cashback and consumer rewards in Asia Pacific, has closed a $45 million round led by new investors Rakuten Capital and EV Growth. Founded in 2014, the startup had been relatively under-the-radar until late 2017 when it announced a $25 million investment that funded expansion into Australia among other things. […]... →

Labelbox, a provider of services to create, manage, and maintain data sets for machine learning applications, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. The financing came from Gradient Ventures, Google’s AI-focused venture fund, with participation from previous investors, Kleiner Perkins, First Round Capital, and Sumon Sadhu, an angel investor. Labelbox manages the process […]... →

Indian social commerce startup GlowRoad announced today that it has raised a $10 million Series B. The round was led by CDH Investments, a Chinese investment firm, with participation from returning investor Accel Partners. GlowRoad’s last funding, a $2 million Series A led by Accel, was announced in September 2017, a few months after it […]... →

Mobile shopping startup Dote is announcing $12 million in new funding, as well as a new feature called Shopping Party. Founder and CEO Lauren Farleigh said her initial goal was to create “a truly native mobile experience” that made it “easy to check out across a lot of different stores.” Over time, recommendations from social […]... →

In its second year, All Raise plans to go far and wide to support women on both sides of the table.... →

Cashfree, an India-based startup that specializes in making corporate banking services more accessible and easier to use, has closed a $5.5 million Series A round. The deal is led by Korea’s Smilegate Investment with participation from Y Combinator, the U.S. accelerator program that Cashfree graduated from in 2017. The startup previously raised an undisclosed seed […]... →