Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Productboard, the San Francisco and Prague-based startup that offers product management software, has raised $10 million in further funding, adding to its Series A in July last year. The round is led by Index Ventures, and sees Index General Partner Jan Hammer joining the board. Also participating is previous backers Kleiner Perkins, Credo Ventures, Rockaway […]... →

ФРИИ запустила 17 набор акселератора. На участие в 17 наборе акселератора было подано 775 заявок. Обязательные критерии отбора — не менее двух ключевых участников команды стартапа, продукт (готовый к продажам MVP), перспективный объем рынка для реализации продукта, а также наличие ООО на этапе оформления сделки. В 13 компаний из нового набора ФРИИ суммарно инвестирует 31,1 млн руб.: 12 стартапов получат по 2,5 млн руб. каждая (в обмен на долю в 7%), одна команда привлекла деньги только на программу акселера... →

Базирующаяся в Сан-Франциско биржа Kraken приобрела британскую регулируемую платформу криптодеривативов Crypto Facilities, говорится в совместном сообщении компаний. Точная сумма сделки не указана, говорится лишь, что она выражена «девятизначным числом». На Crypto Facilities представлены фьючерсы на биткоин, эфир, XRP, Litecoin и Bitcoin Cash. В ходе сделки все инвесторы продали свои акции Kraken, в том числе и крупнейший инвестор Crypto Facilities — венчурный фонд Target Global. «Для нас это уже второй усп... →

Aire, the U.K. startup that wants to give the credit scoring system a 21st century “upgrade,” has raised $11 million in Series B funding. The round is backed by European enterprise VC Crane Venture Partners, with strategic investments from Experian Ventures and Orange Digital Ventures. Existing investors WhiteStar Capital and Sunstone Capital also followed on, […]... →

Полученные инвестиции пойдут на укрепление позиций компании на рынке России, а также на выход на зарубежные рынки... →

Remember that egg that became Instagram’s most-liked post? It used its recently-acquired fame to shed light on mental health and the pressures of social media. The account now has 10 million followers — its record photo has over 52 million likes — and it put that audience to use with a 30-second video that aired on […]... →

Bud, the U.K. fintech that helps banks connect their apps and data to other fintech companies and financial service providers, has closed over $20 million in further funding. The Series A round sees the company pick up backing from a number of banks: HSBC (which, via First Direct, it also counts as a customer), Goldman […]... →

Early-stage startups throughout much of the U.S. are able to raise larger sums today than any other point in at least a decade, and there are more early-stage rounds than ever.... →

 Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast, where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. This week we recorded as a trio: Connie Loizos holding down the studio with our guest, the ever-present Jeff Clavier of Uncork Capital. I dialed in from the what was the East Coast, back before it froze […]... →

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Go-Jek, the Indonesia-based ride-hailing company that is challenging Grab in Southeast Asia, has announced the first close of its Series F round. The company isn’t revealing number but sources confirm it has closed around $920 million, as TechCrunch reported last week. Go-Jek is planning to raise $2 billion for the round, as we reported last […]... →

The actor's artist collaboration platform raised the cash from Javelin Venture Partners, Crosslink Capital and Advancit Capital.... →

Grab’s fundraising push continues unabated after the Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm announced that it has raised $200 million from Central Group, a retail conglomerate based in Thailand. Central’s business covers restaurants, hotels and more than 30 malls in Thailand, while it has operations in markets that include Vietnam and Indonesia. Its public-listed holding companies alone are worth more […]... →

Nine years after launching its online magazine, and three years after diversifying into the subscription box business, FabFitFun has raised $80 million in a growth round of funding led by Kleiner Perkins with participation from its previous investors Upfront Ventures and NEA.  The Los Angeles-based company has steadily expanded its retail and lifestyle empire through […]... →

Knotch announced yesterday that it has raised $25 million in Series B funding. The round was led by New Enterprise Associates, with NEA’s Hilarie Koplow-McAdams joining the Knotch board of directors. Rob Norman, the former chief digital officer of ad giant GroupM, is also joining the board. “Brands have a desire to understand the effectiveness […]... →

Darkstore, a technology-driven fulfillment solution for companies like Nike and others, has raised a $7.5 million Series A round. With the additional funding in hand, Darkstore plans to expand its fulfillment center into more categories. Currently, Darkstore fulfills products for brands in the areas of footwear, home and consumer electronics. With the funding, Darkstore will […]... →

Despite a number of well-publicized hiccups, venture capitalists are betting another $500 million on health insurance provider Clover Health, TechCrunch has learned.... →

Few things are easy in our financial system if you don’t have regular employment. It’s hard to prove (regular) income, which makes applying for a credit card or personal loan much more difficult and time-consuming. That’s particularly tough, since freelancer income is variable, and these sort of income smoothing tools can be critical to make […]... →

Credit cards are a relatively new invention that have entered into something of an innovation rut. Reward programs seem stale, mobile apps remain mired in early-2000s UX paradigms, and all too often, critical financial decisions (and their expensive associated fees) are hidden like booby-traps for users. Little wonder then that consumers are fed up with […]... →

Verbit, a transcription startup with offices in Tel Aviv and New York, today announced that it has raised a $23 million Series A round led by Viola Ventures. Vertex Ventures, HV Ventures, Oryzn Capital, Vintage Venture Partners and ClalTech also participated in this round. The company, which currently focuses on the legal and academic sector, uses […]... →