Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Ресурс Crunchbase проанализировал инвестиции россиян в американские стартапы за последние семь лет.... →

WeLab, an financial tech startup that operates online lending platforms in Hong Kong and China, has raised $220 million in combined equity and debt financing. The round, which WeLab says is its Series B+, brings its total funding so far to $425 million. Investors include the Alibaba Hong Kong Entrepeneurs Fund, the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Credit Suisse,… Read More... →

Инвестиции пойдут на развитие агрегатора образовательных сервисов.... →

Сооснователь группы Qiwi Сергей Солонин выкупил у издательской группы «Альпина» 35% проекта «Теории и практики», сообщает «Коммерсант». Остальные 65% остались у «Альпины». Инвестиции будут направлены на продвижение площадки и на развитие ее как агрегатора образовательных сервисов. В начале года «Альпина» выкупила 100% ООО «Теории и практики» (T&P) у инвестиционно-издательского холдинга Т8. Сделка прошла в два этапа: 51% T&P был приобретен у холдинга Т8 в 2016 году, а оставшиеся 49% — в январе 2017 года. Т8... →

Over the past 20 years there have been 11,459 accidents across the network of oil and gas pipelines that crisscross the U.S. The toll in human lives and financial damages is severe and something that can be avoided. Technology startup Enview has developed tools for geospatial analytics that oil and gas companies and utilities are beginning to use to monitor and manage their networks. Read More... →

CargoX announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series C funding led by Goldman Sachs. The startup is currently focused on the Brazilian market, where it connects businesses that need to ship something with drivers who have excess capacity in their trucks. The goal is to help truckers make more money while reducing shipping costs for businesses. When I talked to CEO Federico Vega… Read More... →

As video becomes increasingly important to the media business (to the point where it’s become a cliché), a startup called Vidrovr aims to help publishers find the most relevant videos to go along with their content. So if I’m writing an article about, say, controversial comments from a tech CEO, I could use Vidrovr to search for footage of other times that the CEO discussed the… Read More... →

As it looks to expand the global footprint of its internet-enabled digital advertising and informational kiosks, New York-based Intersection has raised $150 million in a new round of financing.  Read More... →

When a company is looking for a candidate for an open role, the hiring manager is probably going to rattle off a bunch of qualifications that they’re looking for to a recruiter — and Kanjun Qiu says recruiters will probably just run with that when the manager’s requirements might not actually be so rigid. It’s that intent from the manager — the idea that the… Read More... →

Венчурный фонд Игоря Рябенького Altair Capital повторно инвестировал в индийский телемедицинский стартап DocTalk, который позволяет врачу и пациенту общаться через мессенджер. Объём раунда составил $5 млн. Его возглавили фонды Khosla Ventures и Matrix Partners India. Также в сделке участвовали Liquid2 Ventures, создатель Gmail Пол Бакхайт (Paul Buchheit), Арихант Патни (Arihant Patni), Апурва Патни (Apoorva Patni), Vy Capital и другие. Инвестиции пойдут на найм новых сотрудников, а также подключение новых ... →

Tencent’s China Literature, an Amazon-like e-book business, is continuing the trend of Asian tech IPOs after it announced its public listing in Hong Kong will raise $1.06 billion on Wednesday. The company set the price for its 151,371,800 share offering at HK$55, the top end of its range, and it could sell an additional 22.7 million through a greenshoe option with underwriters. The… Read More... →

Российский стартап Mamafood, который развивает автоматизированные киоски с готовой едой для офисов, привлек $430 тысяч от анонимного частного инвестора осенью этого года. Доля, полученная инвестором в ходе сделки, не раскрывается. Об этом Firrma сообщили основатели компании Артур Шаламов и Илья Филимонов.  Привлеченные инвестиции будут направлены на закупку оборудования, расширения штата, маркетинг и построение логистической системы. Mamafood — сервис, позволяющий прикладывать банковскую карту или собствен... →

Португалия возглавила рейтинг программ получения вида на жительство через инвестиции в 2017 году по версии компании Henley & Partners. Об этом vc.ru рассказали в H&P.... →

One of Southeast Asia’s lesser-known startups has come out from under the radar today after ShopBack, a cash back-focused e-commerce service, announced it has raised $25 million. Founded in 2014, the Singapore-based startup helps users shop ‘smarter’ using a selection of curated deals and cashback offers through partner merchants across seven countries in Southeast Asia… Read More... →

Mojiworks, the U.K. startup building games for messaging apps, has raised £2.1 million in Series A funding. The round is led by Balderton Capital, with participation from previous backers Lifeline Ventures and Sunstone Capital, and will be used by the company to increase headcount as it double-downs on developing multiple titles for Facebook Messenger. Founded late last year by Matthew… Read More... →

Структура Otkritie Investments Cyprus Limited (OICL), которая полностью принадлежит группе «Открытие Холдинг» купила американские депозитарные расписки (ADS) компании Qiwi, увеличив свою долю до 11,96%. Об этом говорится в отчете Qiwi для Комиссии по ценным бумагам и биржам США (SEC). 1 и 2 ноября OICL приобрела 3,1 млн ADS. На момент закрытия 6 ноября, стоимость одной ADS составляла $17. Таким образом, стоимость приобретённого пакета оценивается примерно в $52,7 млн. До этого OICL владела 2,2 млн акций к... →

Monzo, one of a number of “challenger” banks in the U.K. aiming to re-invent the current account, continues to be on a roll, both in terms of user numbers and now a significant new funding round. Read More... →

Though the world could probably use a few more machine learning experts, there are a lot of non-programming specialists whose expertise could directly benefit ML models. That’s the thinking behind the startup Pienso, an MIT spinoff which its founders hope can make the process of training machine learning models more accessible to non-technical people and allow companies to call on… Read More... →

Ink, a Nebraska-based startup focused on revamping on-campus printing, has raised $7M from VTF Capital, SQN Venture Partners, Invest Nebraska and NE Angeles. This brings total funding to $15M, with previous participation from advisors Tony Hsieh of Zappos and Greg Silverman of Warner Brothers. If you’re a college student or recent graduate, you already understand exactly how frustrating… Read More... →

Kobalt, the music tech startup that has built a platform for rights holders to track incremental and full plays of music across a wide sea of platforms (in order to collect royalties on those plays), is announcing another big step in its bid to put its money where its mouth is. The company’s fully owned subsidiary Kobalt Capital is unveiling a $600 million music royalties fund to buy… Read More... →