Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Входящий в «Газпром-медиа» телеканал «ТВ-3» обсуждает с «Яндексом» совместное производство телесериала, рассказал «Ведомостям» генпродюсер канала Евгений Никишов. ... →

Boom Supersonic has raised a new $33 million Series A round, which it says is enough to build and fly its first supersonic jet, the XB-1 demonstration and testing craft, which will be a 1/3-scale prototype version of the supersonic airliner it will eventually build and sell to air fleet customers. The final Boom jet aims to be able to make the trip from NYC to London in just three hours and… Read More... →

Американский конгрессмен от Республиканской партии Луи Гомерт призывал Конгресс расследовать возможную связь Джона Подесты, возглавлявшего избирательный штаб Хиллари Клинтон, с российской госкомпанией «Роснано». Джон Подеста возглавлял предвыборный штаб Хиллари Клинтон на выборах в президенты США в 2016 году. В 2011 году Подеста стал председателем совета директоров стартапа Joule Unlimited, занимавшегося возобновляемыми источниками энергии. Через три месяца стартап получил инвестиции от «Роснано» в размере ... →

According to the World Health Organization, human error causes more than 90% of traffic accidents across the globe. Some 1.25 million people die in crashes, and 20- to 50-million people are injured each year. Automakers are scrambling to develop cars with advanced driver-assistance systems that are so good they’re “crash-proof,” or fully autonomous vehicles, each safer than… Read More... →

Beekeeper, the Switzerland and U.S.-based startup that provides a mobile-first communications platform for employers that need a better way to communicate with blue-collar and service-oriented workers, has raised a further $8 million in new funding. Read More... →

Российский стартап Collectly, который позволяет банкам и компаниям автоматизировать взыскание плохих долгов, привлек $500 тысяч от американского акселератора Y Combinator и ряда бизнес-ангелов. Об этом Firrma сообщил сооснователь компании Левон Брутян.  От акселератора компания получила $120 тысяч. Остальные $380 тысяч стартап привлек от ряда инвесторов, имена которых не раскрываются. Инвестиции были привлечены в феврале 2017 года. Collectly в реальном времени анализирует каждый конкретный долговый случай, ... →

Databerries is announcing that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding — money that will help the Paris-headquartered company launch in the United States. The startup describes its approach as “real life targeting.” It works with brick-and-mortar retailers to direct their ads at consumers who have been to their store or a competitor’s store… Read More... →

Formlabs’ Form 1 Kickstarter project was the first stereo lithography printer that ended up on peoples’ radars. Its successor, the Form 1+, looked identical but had upgraded internals for increased speed and reliability. Following Formlabs’ $35 million raise last year, the company has focused its attention on its more professional-grade Form 2 printer instead. Read More... →

With $9 million in new funding, Beautycon is ready for its closeup. Read More... →

The iMessage App Store may have its struggles, but one app aimed at bringing group video chat into the iMessage experience is reportedly taking off. Boston-based Smack, the company behind the video chat app called Fam, has raised $1.8 million in funding from a range of investors for its top 25 Social Networking app on the App Store that allows groups to chat with one another via iMessage… Read More... →

Стартап-акселератор iDealMachine, Israel Experience и колледж Tel-Ran запускают в Израиле совместную акселерационную программу для IT и наукоемких проектов. Об этом Firrma сообщили в iDealMachine. Программа рассчитана на восемь месяцев — с сентября 2017 по апрель 2018 года. В течение первого месяца проекты проведут customer development и подтвердят спрос на свою идею деньгами. Следующие три месяца команды будут работать над построением оптимальной бизнес-модели и сходимостью экономики в каналах.  По итогам ... →

Farmers work to feed the world. Yet somehow, corn, wheat and rice sales are still happening at a local level through antiquated paperwork and phone negotiations. Now, an Ottawa-based startup called FarmLead has raised $6.5 million in venture funding to connect grain producers and buyers automatically online, and help farmers get fair prices for what they grow. The platform is something like… Read More... →

Netmarble, one of the world’s top mobile and PC gaming firms, has filed to raise as much as $2.35 billion (2.66 trillion won) through an IPO in its native Korea. The firm said in a filing [in Korean] that it will issue 16,953,612 new shares priced between 121,000-157,000 KRW each (that’s approximately $108-$140) with a view to raising up to 2.66 trillion won ($2.35 billion).… Read More... →

Nested, the London ‘proptech’ startup that guarantees to sell your house within 90 days or offer you a cash advance instead, has raised a further £8 million in funding. Read More... →

Regional media startup Tech In Asia is close to raising as much as $6 million in new funding, three sources with knowledge of the round told TechCrunch. Singapore-based Tech In Asia’s most recent raise was a $4 million Series C that closed in June 2015, previous funding prior to that was undisclosed. The site was one of the first to cover tech and startups news across Asia since… Read More... →

Редакция издания «Степь» поговорила с управляющим партнером центров тестирования Ustudy Жанатом Рахмани и узнала, как делать бизнес в неприбыльной нише, привлекать заботливые инвестиции и удачно сдать Единое национальное тестирование (ЕНТ). ... →

It’s the first enterprise tech IPO of the year and it’s off to the races. MuleSoft, which helps businesses like Netflix and Spotify with their APIs, closed at $24.75, a 46% premium to its IPO price of $17. This was after pricing above the expected range of $14 to $16. The company was able to raise $221 million in the IPO, but they could have raised a lot more if they priced it… Read More... →

You know when you set up a website and you add a Google Analytics tracker to see how many visitors you have? What you’re actually doing is giving Google and other parties access to your stats and users. Sure there are privacy protections in place and things aren’t all that bad but what if your website or app is particularly sensitive? Then you use something like Piwik or, now,… Read More... →

Tesla has raised $1.2 billion in new cash from sale of common shares, and convertible notes that come due in 2022. The total amount includes $350 mtillion in share sales, plus $850 million raised via the senior notes, which is a bit north of what it announced on Wednesday it was planning to raise. The capital raise comes after Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on an earnings call that while it… Read More... →

One down, many more to go! The first episode of TechCrunch’s latest podcast, Equity, our venture capital-focused podcast is out. This week, TechCrunch’s Matthew Lynley, CrunchBase editor-in-chief Alex Wilhelm and I sat down with investor and SaaStr founder Jason Lemkin to talk about Tesla’s $1 billion raise, the return of IPOs and recent acquisitions in the technology… Read More... →