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Real Vision is entering the crowded business and financial new space with a bang. The company, which recently raised a $10 million Series B after a $5 million A, is working on a number of new initiatives including distribution on Apple TV, a content distribution partnership with Thomson Reuters and an upcoming documentary on PBS. […]... →

While knowledge workers are handling increasingly difficult tasks — ones that may be much easier to handle with just a Python script — Alex Yaseen thinks that in the future not everyone will actually need to learn how to code. Instead, he hopes that tools like the one he’s building, called Parabola, will bridge that gap […]... →

If you’ve ever worked in an office building, chances are somebody issued you a keycard or NFC-enabled badge to open the doors to the building. Those cards and badges do their job, but they can be both cumbersome and prone to problems. OpenPath wants to do away with all of these issues and add a […]... →

As companies start to gather more and more data on their users and customers, including a firehose of information from a nigh-endless flow of tests, managing and maintaining that data isn’t the only place companies are hitting a wall — and figuring out who can actually access it is becoming just as big of a […]... →

As sensors become cheaper and easier to install, the whole process of maintaining equipment and assets is starting to shift from just scrambling to fix problems to getting a hold of issues before they get out of control. That’s opened the door for startups like Fiix, which are creating workflow software that helps companies manage […]... →

Gift cards today are a $100 billion business annually, and as they continue to grow as a key way for companies to incentivise people in our too-often unengaged digital world, a startup that is helping corral the long tail of retailers, and match that up to the wave of businesses that want to offer the […]... →

Valimail helps businesses ensure that nobody can impersonate them over email. That’s not a sexy business to be in, but very much a necessary one. The company’s email authentication service, which uses standards like SPF, DKIM and DMARC, is currently in use by the likes of Yelp, Uber, Fanni Mae and WeWork. Today, the company […]... →

One of the more interesting applications of AI to the world of advertising and marketing has been in how it’s being used to help measure and ultimately shape campaigns. Now, a company providing the technology to do that has raised a round both to expand its business in adtech as well as to tackle new […]... →

When you’re trying to build apps, there is a very tedious point where you have to star at a wireframe and then laboriously turn it into code. Actually, the process itself is highly repetitive and ought to be much easier. The traditional software development from front-end design, to front-end html/css development and to working code […]... →

HMD Global has been one of the mobile world’s biggest surprise hits in recent years. Founded by former Nokia execs, the Finnish company has made a name for itself reviving the dearly departed brand on Android smartphones to great effect. And it just managed to raise another $100 million, led by Ginko Ventures’ Alpha Ginko […]... →

Managing, buying, and selling commercial real estate is a fairly primitive process. Crexi founder Mike DeGiorgio remembers one experience in 2014 when he was required to fax and mail details about an urgent transaction to the leasing office, a move that made him think he was back in the era of Pogs and MTV’s Real […]... →

Металлургическая компания «Северсталь» создала венчурное подразделение Severstal Ventures для инвестиций и развития проектов в области высоких технологий. На первом этапе инвестиции в проекты составят не более $20–25 млн в год. За новое направление будет отвечать Андрей Лаптев, руководивший дирекцией «Северсталь менеджмента» по развитию бизнеса и корпоративным венчурным проектам.... →

Подборка важных событий рынка от Telegram-канала «Русский венчур».... →

Alibaba Group закрывает новый раунд финансирования на $10 млрд для своей дочерней компании Ant.com, владеющей платежной системой Alipay. Как сообщает The Wall Stereet Journal, Alibaba Group поставила обязательное условие согласно которому инвестор должен отказаться от вложений во все проекты конкурентов Alibaba — холдинга Tencent и онлайн-ритейлера JD.com.  Эксперты венчурных фондов говорят, что обычно проекты стараются не привлекать в качестве инвесторов те компании, которые уже вложили средства в их конк... →

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Стартап с российскими корнями Scentbird, подбирающий пользователям духи на основе самообучающейся рекомендательной системы, привлек инвестиции раунда А объемом $18,6 млн от крупнейшего в мире инкубатора Y Combinator, фонда Rainfall Ventures и других инвесторов.  Проект основан в 2014 году четырьмя предпринимателями, трое из которых — выходцы из России: гендиректор компании Мария Нурисламова, операционный директор Сергей Гусев и технический директор Андрей Ребров. Scentbird работает на рынке США и специализ... →

Hello and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch’s venture capital-focused podcast where we unpack the numbers behind the headlines. Today Matthew Lynley, Connie Loizos and I were joined by Semil Shah, the founder of seed-stage fund Haystack and venture partner at Lightspeed. This week, we stuck to our roots: big rounds, venture capital liquidity thirst, one IPO, two […]... →

Adzuna, the meta-search engine for jobs, has raised £8 million in Series C funding from Smedvig Capital. The U.K. company’s previous backers include Index Ventures, Passion Capital, LocalGlobe, and over 400 Crowdcube investors. It takes total funding to £12 million. Founded by the team behind Gumtree, Zoopla and Qype, Adzuna essentially aggregates job listings across […]... →

Posted by rjonesx.We spend a lot of time discussing SEO tactics, but in a constantly changing industry, one thing that deserves more attention are the tactics agencies should employ in order to see success. From confidently raising your prices to knowing when to say no, Moz's own Russ Jones covers four essential success tactics that'll ultimately increase your bottom line in today's edition of Whiteboard Friday. Click on the whiteboard image above to open a high-resolution version in a new tab! Video Transc... →

PayPal is taking its biggest bet yet on point-of-sale transactions, small businesses, and markets outside of the US, as it looks to raise its game against Square, Stripe and others in the world of payments: the company has confirmed that it is buying iZettle — the Stockholm-based payments provider commonly referred to as the “Square […]... →