Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Stockpile, the startup brokerage that’s bringing fractional share investing to mainstream investors, has raised $30 million to continue its mission. The company received its latest cash injection from the Fidelity-backed Eight Roads Ventures, alongside traditional venture funds like Mayfield, Arbor Ventures, Hanna Ventures, Wang Ventures, and others. “We’re on a mission to… Read More... →

Объединенная авиастроительная корпорация (ОАК) вложит 300 млн рублей в «Венчурный Фонд Сколково – Индустриальный I», созданный Российской венчурной компанией (РВК) и ООО «Сколково – Венчурные инвестиции». Такое решение было принято на совете директоров ПАО «ОАК», сообщила компания. «Одобрить концепцию участия ПАО «ОАК» в венчурном фонде, созданном АО «Российская венчурная компания» и ООО «Сколково – Венчурные инвестиции» в форме инвестиционного товарищества «Венчурный Фонд Сколково – Индустриальный I», в р... →

Белорусский стартап Healthy Networks, разрабатывающий автоматическую систему диагностики состояния легких на основе аускультации (анализа звука легких), привлек $100 тысяч от российского венчурного фонда Spacemind Capital. Привлеченные инвестиции будут направлены на подготовку к производству модели недорогого электронного стетоскопа и создание мобильного приложения, которое за несколько секунд проанализирует звуки легких человека и сообщит, были ли задетектированы опасные хрипы и для какой болезни они хара... →

Выручка онлайн-школы английского языка Skyeng в первом полугодии 2017 года выросла в 2,4 раза по сравнению с аналогичным периодом 2016 года и составила 341 млн рублей. Ежемесячная выручка компании составляет около 60 млн рублей. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании.  В январе-июне 2017 года количество активных учеников Skyeng выросло на 61% — до 11 300, количество преподавателей — на 115%, до 1420 человек. По собственным данным Skyeng, сегодня школа занимает 3% российского рынка онлайн-образования и 40% рынка... →

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) запустил 13 Акселератор. 23 компании из разных регионов России начали работу на площадке 21 сентября. Об этом Firrma рассказали в фонде. В 20 стартапов нового набора ФРИИ инвестирует по 2,1 млн рублей. Каждая компания оплачивает программу акселерации стоимостью 900 тысяч рублей. В обмен на инвестиции ФРИИ получит долю в бизнесе финансируемых компаний в размере 7%. В еще две компании ФРИИ инвестирует по 900 тысяч рублей, команды направят их на оплату программы акселера... →

It’s time to put an end to these dumb automatic customer support calls that ask you to press 1, then press 4, then press 2, then say “yes”… CallDesk is working on a virtual agent for customer support calls. Think something like Siri for customer calls. Point Nine Capital and EQT Ventures are investing in today’s funding round of $2.5 million (€2.1 million). There… Read More... →

Malicious hackers and security breaches that have exposed personal information of millions of people have pushed the issue of online security into the spotlight, not just for individuals but for organizations that do business with them. Now a company called Onfido, which has built a way to help websites verify people’s identities using a photo-based identity document, a selfie and… Read More... →

It’s a bank account and credit card built for the digital age. Chime is raising $18 million in Series B financing for its mobile-first approach to banking. Cathay Innovation led the round with participation from Northwestern Mutual Future Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Forerunner Ventures, Homebrew and others. Without monthly fees or overdraft charges, Chime tries to appeal to the… Read More... →

Eden, the office management and tech support platform, has today closed $10 million in Series A funding led by Spectrum 28, with participation from Fifth Wall Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator Continuity Fund, Canvas Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Eniac Ventures and other existing investors. Eden started out as a tech support service for both businesses and consumers. The… Read More... →

There’s a lot of talk about employees wanting much more flexible work schedules, and a lot of that is thanks to the emergence of companies like Lyft and Uber that allow people to work on their own schedules. But that ability still doesn’t exist for the rest of the world, especially when it comes to hourly jobs with rigid schedules. But that doesn’t mean that employees… Read More... →

The highest profile ICOs from a consumer internet company to date has come to a close after messaging app Kik raised nearly $100 million from its token sale. The exact amount is 168,732 ETH — around $47.5 million based on today’s $282 ETH price — came from over 10,000 backers. Combined with $50 million raised in a pre-sale for institutional investors the grand total is… Read More... →

French startup Eligo Bioscience just raised $20 million to develop next-gen biotherapeutics. Khosla Ventures is leading the round. This is also Khosla Ventures’ first investment in a French startup. Existing investor Seventure Partners is also participating, and the startup received a $2 million grant from the Worldwide Innovation Challenge. Eligo Bioscience has been working on a new way… Read More... →

ProsperWorks, a service that offers a set of Google-centric CRM tools, today announced that it has raised a $53 million Series C round led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from GV (the fund you probably still remember as Google Ventures). This new round brings the company’s total funding to $87 million, which, in ProsperWorks’ own words, makes t the “#1 funded… Read More... →

Lively co-founder Shobin Uralil likes to describe the health savings account as the “401(k) for healthcare” — but that it’s woefully underused as an investment vehicle like a 401(k). So instead of just relying on it as a way to pay for healthcare, Uralil and his co-founder Alex Cyriac set out to build a way to not only help people start up health savings accounts, but… Read More... →

Transit started off as a slick app that helped you get in a complex metro area with public transportation, but now CEO Jake Sion has higher ambitions than that: being the go-to spot for getting from point A to point B, regardless of method. WIth bike-sharing, ridesharing, carsharing, and plenty of other methods of transportation that you can plant “sharing-” at the front, Sion… Read More... →

Jopwell, the recruiting startup focused on diversity, has raised a $7.5 million Series A round led by Cue Ball Capital, bringing its total funding up to $11.75 million. Founded by Porter Braswell and Ryan Williams, Jopwell has an impressive group of investors, including Magic Johnson Enterprises, Andreessen Horowitz, Kapor Capital and Joe Montana. This new round of funding will enable Jopwell… Read More... →

Synthace, a UK startup using open source technology to make process in biotechnology move faster, has raises a £7.3m Series A round. New investors White Cloud Capital, Amadeus Capital Partners and Eleven Two Capital participated alongside existing investors that included Sofinnova Partners, SOSV and Bioeconomy Capital. The Company’s Antha operating system replaces processes which are… Read More... →

Inkitt, which bills itself as “the world’s first reader-powered book publisher,” has raised $3.9 million in pre-series A funding, in a round led by Redalpine, with Frontline Ventures, Speedinvest and a number of private investors also participating. The Berlin-based startup is part writing and reading community, and part publishing house, with one aspect feeding the other. Read More... →

Picfair, the London-based photo marketplace founded by ex-journalist Benji Lanyado, has raised £1.5 million in new funding — capital it plans to use to market its “fair trade photography” proposition to the plethora of companies that need authentic photo content. Read More... →

Deliveroo, the London headquartered restaurant food delivery startup, has raised $385 million in new funding, giving it a valuation of “over $2 billion,” according to the company. Read More... →