Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Birch Finance, a TechCrunch Disrupt 2016 Battlefield alum, has raised a $1 million seed round from AGP Miami, Kevin Johnson, the former CEO of Ebates and Frank Azor, founder of Alienware. The plan is to grow Birch Finance’s user base and increase its opportunities for monetization. Birch Finance aims to help people make the most of the credit cards in their wallets by telling them… Read More... →

Eyeota is looking to sell audience data to advertisers around the world, and it’s announcing that it’s raised $12 million in Series B funding for further growth. The company was actually founded back in 2010, but it didn’t raise its Series A until two years ago. CEO Kevin Tan admitted that the company had been “difficult for early-stage investors to wrap their head… Read More... →

It’s estimated that over one-third of Americans rent their homes, according to the National Multifamily Housing Council. And half of those people are under 30-years-old. But what’s the best way for this often transient group of people to find a new place to live? Craigslist has been a leader in online rentals, but not everyone is satisfied with the user experience. Apartment… Read More... →

Ledger just raised an impressive Series B round of $70 million, led by Draper Esprit. The startup already raised a $7 million round last year. But the cryptocurrency mania probably made it easy to raise more money. If you have more than a bit of money in cryptocurrencies, chances are you’ve heard about Ledger wallets. The French startup has been designing some of the most secure… Read More... →

Управляющий партнер SmartHub Богдан Яровой и венчурный партнер SmartHub Евгений Григуль вложились в фитнес-стартап Sweatcoin. Об этом Firrma рассказали в SmartHub. Всего проект, основанный Олегом Фоменко и Антоном Дерлятка, привлек $5,7 млн. Лид-инвестором раунда выступил фонд Goodwater Capital, также в сделке приняли участие Greylock Partners через свой фонд Discovery Fund, Rubylight, Seedcamp и ряд бизнес-ангелов, включая Джастина Кана (Justin Kan) и Рэйна Ломеса (Rain Lohmus). «Sweatcoin — одна из самых... →

CircleCI was recently in the news because its founder, Paul Biggar, wrote about his experience at the now infamous Silicon Valley sex party at was also attended by the likes of Elon Musk (who said it was just nerds on a couch). In less salacious news, CircleCI also today announced that it has raised a $31 million Series C round for its software automation platform. Top Tier Capital Partners… Read More... →

«ВЭБ Инновации» инвестирует до 200 млн рублей в компанию «Компо», производителя электронных ценников. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба Внешэкономбанка. В рамках стратегической поддержки от «ВЭБ Инновации» компания «Компо» получит не только инвестиции, но также лизинговую программу от компании «ВЭБ-лизинг». «Компо» разработала технологию производства электронных ценников на основе «электронных чернил» (e-ink). Впервые технология была внедрена в 2014 году и на сегодняшний день прошла пилотные испытания в крупных... →

Группа компаний «Везет», созданная в результате объединения сервисов заказа такси Fasten Russia (работает под брендами «Сатурн» и RedTaxi) и «Везет» (бренды RuTaxi, «Лидер», «Везет»), может привлечь инвестиции от китайского интернет-гиганта Alibaba Group или подобных холдингов, у которых уже есть инвестиции в сфере такси и которые могут получить выгоду от сервиса доставки. Об этом сообщает ТАСС со ссылкой на источник, близкий к переговорам. В пресс-службе компании подтвердили информагентству, что ГК «Везет... →

Content, as they say, is king — but these days, that may be true only for as long as you can figure out a good business model to deliver it. And today, a startup based out of Toronto, Canada is re-upping its coffers to fill out its ambition to do just that. Wattpad, a storytelling and reading/viewing app that combines crowdsourced content with professionally produced material, has picked… Read More... →

French startup Forest just raised a $3.7 million seed round (€3 million) from Connect Ventures and Xavier Niel, with Taavet Hinrikus also participating. Pietro Bezza and Jean de La Rochebrochard are joining the board of the company. The startup first started in the eFounders startup studio. I already wrote about the startup back in May. The vision hasn’t changed at all. Forest still… Read More... →

Delivery logistics platform Bringg announced today it has raised another $12 million in Series B funding, bringing the total round to $22 million. The round, which follows the initial Series B from last spring includes new, strategic investment from automotive leader Dr. Shmuel Harlap, shipping and real estate magnate Eyal Ofer, and Salesforce Ventures. Previously, Bringg had raised $10… Read More... →

Social Bicycles, now officially known as Jump Bikes, has just closed a $10 million Series A round led by Menlo Ventures with participation from Sinewave Ventures, Esther Dyson and others. “At Menlo Ventures, our investment team supports entrepreneurs who are on a mission to change the world—including, how consumers move through it,” Menlo Ventures Managing Director Shawn… Read More... →

Корпоративный венчурный фонд группы компаний Softline — Softline Venture Partners — проинвестировал компанию JagaJam, которая разрабатывает сервис аналитики страниц брендов. Сумма сделки не разглашается. Об этом Firrma сообщили в Softline Venture Partners. По данным ЕГРЮЛ, ООО «Софтлайн интернет-проекты» принадлежит 15% компании.  Полученные средства JagaJam направит на развитие технологической платформы, создание новых смежных аналитических продуктов и масштабирование бизнеса в России и за рубежом. По сло... →

Венчурный фонд Primer Capital профинансировал препарат ACT017, разработанный французской компанией Acticor Biotech. Сколько вложил Primer Capital не раскрывается, известно, что общая сумма раунда составила €3,9 млн, включая грантовое финансирование и инвестиции нескольких фондов и бизнес-ангелов. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде. Текущий раунд инвестиций привлекается для проведения фазы I клинических исследований и комплекса мероприятий для подготовки фазы II. Primer Capital, принявший участие в сделке, пол... →

Компания купила миноритарную долю в проекте.... →

Инвестфонды Baring Vostok купили миноритарную долю в капитале российской онлайн-школы английского языка Skyeng. Сумму сделки стороны не называют, известно, что оценка компании приблизилась к $100 млн. Об этом сообщает «Коммерсант» со ссылкой на источник, знакомый с ходом сделки. Информацию подтвердили участники. Skyeng — школа анлийского языка, практикующая онлайн-образование на собственной платформе Vimbox. По собственным данным, со школой сотрудничают более 2 тысяч преподавателей, обучаются свыше 18 тыся... →

Posted by dohertyjfI remember when I first went out on my own to build my business. Because I planned to bootstrap the product into existence, I needed to pick up some consulting work to cover my own bills before I felt comfortable taking time to build my product. I had a sizable group of peers that I contacted to let them know that I was no longer with my last company and was looking to bring on a few new clients. Within a week, I had to stop taking introductions because I was so busy! If you’re a brand-ne... →

NA-KD, the Swedish fashion e-commerce company that sells women’s clothes direct to consumers, has raised $45 million in Series B funding. Noteworthy, $5 million of that is secondary investment as some early shareholders, not including the founders or management team, partially cash in. Read More... →

If the funding fits, keep it. True Fit, the Boston-based “personalisation platform for apparel and footwear” that helps online shoppers find clothes that fit and are to their liking, has raised $55 million in Series C funding. Leading the round is Georgian Partners, with participation from Cross Creek Captial. Existing backers Jump Capital, Signal Peak Ventures, and Intel Capital… Read More... →

No that’s not a typo. Yes, that is larger than the median IPO fundraise last year. But few problems are as daunting as trying to build a fully autonomous car, particularly without the large resources of technology giants like Google, Uber, or Baidu behind you. So for Pony.ai, which was founded a little more than a year ago in late 2016 by James Peng and Tiancheng Lou, the company decided… Read More... →