Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Noted futurists like Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan got a lot of things right when they predicted things like genetic splicing, transatlantic communications, the Internet. But what these eggheads didn’t predict was the burgeoning market for metallic posters. That’s where the wizards at Displate got it right. Displate is a Polish company with almost $10 million in worldwide sales.… Read More... →

Heyday has raised $3 million in seed funding led by New York’s Lerer Hippeau Ventures. The company’s stated goal is to take facials “out of the spa” and make them more accessible to a wider range of customers. Founder and CEO Adam Ross’ background in finance might not make him the most obvious candidate to led a skincare startup, but he said he first got to… Read More... →

Looking for a roommate on Craigslist can be cumbersome. And it can be difficult to determine what the person will be like in real life. A startup called Roomi thinks it has a better solution for finding people to live with. Its app and website help you search for apartment listings with background-checked profiles from the tenants. It also pulls data from social media, like photos and… Read More... →

Boku, the startup that partners with Apple in its rollout of carrier billing for the App Store, expects to raise £45 million ($60 million) on a post-money valuation of £125 million ($164 million) when it goes public on November 20, a week from today. The company — which also works with Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Spotify and some 173 carriers to allow users to pay for digital goods… Read More... →

Интернет-холдинг SDVentures и фонд Mangrove V, созданный венчурной компанией Mangrove Capital Partners, подписали соглашении об инвестициях в размере $3 млн. Холдинг поддержит стратегию Mangrove V, ориентированную на инвестиции в высокотехнологичные европейские и израильские стартапы на ранних стадиях. Об этом Firrma рассказали в SDVentures. Холдинг SDVentures занимается инвестициями и развитием IT проектов. Среди партнеров SDVentures - венчурные фонды в области IT, в числе которых Target Global, iTech, D... →

В обмен на инвестиции фонд получит 35% компании.... →

While some of the largest chip manufacturers are looking to shift their focus onto the GPU for their biggest machine learnings, there’s a blooming ecosystem of new chip startups looking to rethink the way processing for AI works That includes a European-based startup called Graphcore, which said today that it has raised $50 million in new financing led by Sequoia Capital. Graphcore,… Read More... →

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) инвестирует 195 млн рублей в новосибирскую компанию Personal Medication & Health Management (PM&HM). Стартап занимается изготовлением ингаляторов, снижающих побочное действие лекарств, и развивает телемедицинскую платформу для врачей. Доля фонда в компании составит около 35%. Об этом сообщает «Коммерсант». Привлеченные инвестиции будут направлены на клинические исследования, организацию производства и доработку софта. PM&HM разработала сервис управления состоянием... →

When Airbnb acquired and subsequently shut down Tilt — a platform that let people pool together to pay for items or events — many (including former Tilt employees) were left wondering what could and would replace it. PayPal has stepped into the fray in an attempt to provide its own answer. The payments giant has now launched Money Pools, a service that takes on the likes of… Read More... →

PC gaming company Razer is set to raise upwards of $504 million (HK$3.9 billion) when it lists on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday. The company, which develops gaming-focused accessories for PCs, laptops and is preparing to sell its first smartphone, today priced its shares at HK$3.88. That comes in towards the high-end of its HK$2.93-HK$4.00 price range set last month. The listing… Read More... →

Инвестиции составили 80 млн рублей, 50 млн из которых вложил владелец бренда «Агуша».... →

Electric cars are set to become an increasingly lucrative investment target, if they continuing enjoying the strong support of global initiatives to lower emissions and put clearer vehicles on roads. So expect more funding like the reported $1 billion that Niobium’s (formerly NextEV) has raised from a host of investors led by Tencent, per Reuters. The Chinese carmaker has already set… Read More... →

Entrepreneurs looking to raise capital are often told that investors like to keep things close to home. Is that true? The question influences where people locate companies. After all, if investors are only willing to invest in their own backyard, you might be better off starting your next company as close to capital as possible. Unless, of course, the conventional wisdom is wrong. Read More... →

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... →