Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

More devices are coming onto the Internet every single day, and that’s especially true within organizations that have a fleet of devices with access to sensitive data — which means there are even more holes for potential security breaches. That’s the goal of Kolide. The aim is to ensure that companies have access to tools […]... →

Peer-to-peer car-sharing marketplace Turo has officially closed a $104 million Series D round. This comes following a $12 million investment from Sumitomo Corporation and American Express Ventures, on top of a $92 million raise earlier this year. “As a company that is intensely focused on enabling its customers to have unique travel experiences, American Express’ […]... →

Online coursework is exploding across all kinds of verticals and fields of expertise — but those courses inevitably end up on platforms like Udemy, and for Ankur Nagpal, that’s really not a way to build a true business. That’s why Nagpal started Teachable, a platform for experts that want to create a business around their […]... →

Дмитрий Калаев, директор акселерационных и образовательных программ в Фонде Развития Интернет Инициатив (ФРИИ), рассказал о факторах, которые, как правило, являются «красным флагом» для инвесторов ранних стадий.  Каждый инвестор уделяет большое внимание отбору очередного проекта, в который он будет готов вложить свои деньги. Из всех параметров, по которым стартапы оцениваются в процессе отбора, можно выделить несколько стоп-факторов, которые чаще всего приводят к отказу от инвестиции в пользу другого проект... →

Sword Health, a startup operating out of Portugal that has developed a digital physiotherapy solution to enable patients to be treated remotely in their own homes, has raised $4.6 million in seed funding. Backing the round is Green Innovations, Vesalius Biocapital III, and other unnamed investors in the U.S. and Europe. The company says it […]... →

While companies’ operations become increasingly fragmented into a wide variety of different spots — whether they’re existing on edge devices or somewhere in the cloud — making sure those operations are still healthy. And for companies whose lifeblood is directly keeping that software online longer, it’s even more important. Uptime maps directly to revenue, and […]... →

Эксперты фонда «Сколково» подготовили законопроект о налоговых вычетах для бизнес-ангелов, которые инвестируют в высокотехнологичные стартапы, прошедшие технологическую экспертизу. В следующие после инвестиции налоговые периоды можно уменьшить, пишут «Ведомости». По словам директора по развитию и планированию «Сколково» Сергея Израйлита, бизнес-ангел не будет платить налог, пока не вернет от государства половину инвестиций в следующие после инвестиции налоговые периоды. Для этого сумма доходов, облагаемая Н... →

Founded in 2010 as an online loyalty card service, Punchh has since grown into a marketing platform serving more than 115 restaurant chains, including Pizza Hut and Quiznos. Now it’s raised a $20 million Series B to expand into more retail verticals and increase the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in its cloud […]... →

Zaius, a customer data company working with consumer brands like Tea Forte and Burt’s Bees Baby, has raised $30 million in Series B funding. CEO Mark Gally said that while business-to-business marketing revolves around the CRM, there’s a “hodgepodge” on the consumer marketing side. More specifically, he said consumer marketers have a “swivel chair problem” […]... →

East Meet East, a New York-based matchmaking service focused on connecting Asian people in the U.S., is expanding its focus to go after dating opportunities in Asia after it raised a $4 million Series A funding round. The money comes from existing backer 500 Startups and new investors Asahi Medialab Ventures, DG Lab Fund (a joint effort […]... →

As part of All Raise’s mission to increase the number of female founders who receive venture funding in the next five years, All Raise has tapped more than 120 successful female founders to provide one-on-one mentorship to other women building companies. Currently, female founders receive just 15 percent of all venture funding, according to All […]... →

Cluno, a startup operating out of Munich that offers what it calls a “car subscription” service, has raised €7 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Acton Capital Partners, with participation from previous investor Atlantic Labs. Founded in 2017 by the same team behind easyautosale, which exited to Autoscout24 in 2015, Cluno […]... →

While the press and public may have been denied a dramatic raise-your-right-hand moment in Congress this week, Facebook’s chief executive is still under legal obligation to tell the truth. If it feels like Zuckerberg is bending the truth, know that making a false statement to Congress might be difficult to prove given the slippery nature […]... →

Startup life is full of quick, lateral thinking. “Move fast and break things” is the mantra. However, with the rise of token sales – essentially vehicles for untested startups to raise millions in a few minutes – lots of stuff gets broken and little gets fixed. Take BCT – the Blockchain Terminal – for example. […]... →

After a few years of hype, a lot of the noise within the VR industry has died down, but with so many pushing social experiences as one of the platform’s most endearing user cases, there has still managed to be a feverish amount of activity to own the social networking space. One such startup, Liverpool-based […]... →

TravelTriangle, a startup that is digitizing travel agencies and travel bookings in India, has raised a $12 million Series C round led by Fundamentum. The startup operates like a travel booking platform to allow holidaymakers to choose and secure their travel plans online. It also works with offline travel agents to help them offer services, […]... →

Партнерский материал 19 апреля в Казани (Республика Татарстан) состоится главное событие венчурного рынка страны — Российский венчурный форум (РВФ). На экспозиции форума лучшие высокотехнологичные стартапы со всего мира презентуют инвесторам проекты в направлениях Blockchain, Industrial и M.E.S. Tech (медиа, спортивные технологии и развлечения) — среди них международные экспертный совет отберет тех, кто получит инвестиции до 10 млн рублей в рамках международной программы акселерации. Традиционно в Казань н... →

Ant Financial, the Alibaba affiliate that looks after the firm’s hugely popular Alipay service, is reportedly gearing up for an enormous funding round that could take its valuation to $100-$150 billion. The Wall Street Journal reported that Ant is in talks to raise upwards of $9 billion at the $100 billion mark, while Bloomberg suggested […]... →

Liberis, the London-based fintech that provides finance for small businesses, has raised £57.5 million in new funding to help support the company’s growth. The alternative finance provider makes loans against a company’s future credit and debit card sales. The majority of the new capital being raised by Liberis is debt, which in turn will enable […]... →

While the recent Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal is the main focus for American lawmakers questioning Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg today, the company’s record beyond the U.S. raises even more alarms. During the hearing, Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy brought up the company’s role in the ongoing ethnic violence in Myanmar, citing one incident where death threats […]... →