Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Александр Румянцев – один из очень немногих венчурных инвесторов, кто не опасается вкладывать в такие непростые индустрии, как сельское хозяйство. В его портфеле есть проект «Электронное стадо»* и он готов и дальше смотреть на агро-стартапы. На мероприятии от Firrma и РВК Tech Days Agro инвестор активно участвовал в дискуссии. Сегодня мы публикуем его самые интересные мысли о том, почему инвестиции в сельскохозяйственные стартапы могут быть не менее привлекательными, чем в ИТ, и какими качествами должен обл... →

Remember those old school chemistry sets that came in a cardboard box with a bunch of vials, plastic beakers, safety glasses and a booklet full of instructions for different experiments? London startup MEL Science is putting a high-tech twist on those, with virtual reality and augmented reality content that takes kids on a virtual tour inside a chemical reaction, right after they conduct an… Read More... →

Serverless offers developers an open source framework that allows them to more easily write applications for platform like AWS Lambda and — in the near future — Microsoft’s Azure Functions and Google’s Cloud Functions. The company today announced that its framework is now out of beta and that it has raised a $3 million seed round led by Trinity Ventures. The… Read More... →

Noodle Partners Inc., a new education venture from the founder of The Princeton Review and 2U Inc., John Katzman, has raised $4 million in venture funding to help colleges and universities deliver high-quality certificate and degree programs online. Philadelphia-based Osage Venture Partners led the investment in Noodle Partners and was joined by New Markets Venture Partners, 500 Startups… Read More... →

Hooch, a subscription-based drink startup we’ve covered before has raised $1.5M in new funding, bringing total funds raised to $2.7M. All of the investors in this round were considered strategic by the startup, and include celebrities like Russell Simmons, Shaun White and Chris Burch. As a refresher, the app charges $9.99 per month for the ability to claim one “free”… Read More... →

C1X has raised another $6.5 million in what it says is the first part of a Series B round of funding. The company was founded by Mukundu Kumaran (CEO) and Daisuke Nagayama (chief operating officer and chief global strategist) — Kumara, previously worked as an engineering director at Yahoo, and he told me that his goal is “to simplify how the basic advertising transaction… Read More... →

With sights set on developing fully autonomous driving technology, MIT spinoff startup Optimus Ride has raised $5.25 million in seed funding, led by NextView Ventures and FirstMark Capital. With the funding, Boston-based Optimus Ride hopes to provide something unique to the self-driving technology market, powered by a team with over 30 years of collective experience in robotics, on-demand… Read More... →

Remote Year is a pretty appealing idea for anyone with a serious case of wanderlust: Participants spend a whole year working abroad, moving to a different city and country each month. But is it just a fun, one-time idea, or the seed of a big business? The team at Highland Capital Partners is betting on the latter — it just led a $12 million Series A in the company. Other investors in… Read More... →

When it comes to self-driving cars, the public tends to focus on developments for private vehicles for individuals, but there are also some significant advances underway in other categories such as shuttle busses. In the latest piece of news, Navya, a startup out of France that makes driverless shuttles, has raised $34 million (€30 million) in funding to build out its team, technology… Read More... →

HomeMe, the developers of the rental application that pre-approves and screens potential renters for apartments and landlords that will actually approve their rental applications, has raised $3.2 million in its first institutional round of financing. The company’s new financing will help it expand into new markets, according to chief executive Mark Douglas. Douglas, who also serves as… Read More... →

В сентябре в Москву с двухдневной программой по корпоративному венчурному инвестированию Global Corporate Venturing Academy приезжал один из знаменитых теоретиков корпоративного венчуризма – англичанин Эндрю Гол*. Руководитель департамента коммуникаций РВК Егор Гоголев и издатель Firrma Дмитрий Фалалеев поговорили с Эндрю о том, как и зачем глобальные корпорации в поисках инноваций делают собственные фонды и какие вызовы им приходится преодолевать, чтобы этот механизм действительно работал.  Егор (Е): Скажи... →

VenueNext Inc. has raised $15 million in Series B funding to bring its venue management technology to Europe, and beyond the live entertainment industry. Among other things, using VenueNext apps, people can wave their mobile tickets at the gate to get into a game or concert, order food, drinks or merchandise to be delivered to their seats, and get information and amenities that they need when… Read More... →

Американская правовая система изначально пыталась защитить инвестиции крупных корпораций, вкладывающих миллиарды долларов в разработку новых технологий. Сейчас эти же механизмы становятся угрозой для развития технологичных отраслей.... →

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A space has opened up in the last few years as 3D printers have become more affordable, and that is the space for simple 3D designing tools. As VR takes off, that will also be a brand new space for such tools, in order to design new objects and environments. In this area is Thingiverse, a large online 3D printing community, although it lacks 3D modelling functionality. There is also Autodesk… Read More... →

Инвестиционная компания Леонида Богуславского ru-Net обменяла свою долю в портфельной компании Zalora на долю в международной группе Global Fashion Group, в состав которой входит российский интернет-ритейлер Lamoda. Об этом сообщает RNS. Сделка произошла на этапе вхождения Zalora в структуру GFG. В августе 2014 года фонды Kinnevik, Rocket Internet и другие инвесторы создали компанию по торговле одеждой и аксессуарами онлайн, куда вошли российский интернет-магазин одежды Lamoda, индийский Jabong, работающий ... →

Издательство «Просвещение», совладельцем которого является Аркадий Ротенберг, вместе с Фондом развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) запустят акселератор для образовательных стартапов. Об этом сообщают «Ведомости». «Просвещение» готово инвестировать до 3 млрд рублей, ФРИИ —500 млн рублей. Инвестиции могут получить стартапы, разрабатывающие решения для электронного образования, онлайн-курсы, робототехника для обучения, образовательные технологии виртуальной и дополненной реальности. Вначале отобранные ФРИИ ст... →

The opaque, confusing and highly volatile practice of valuing a private SaaS business is frustrating for entrepreneurs and investors alike. Furthermore, the lack of transparency adds a tremendous amount of friction to a capital raise or the sale of a company. The reality is, it’s not all that hard to get a quick read on your SaaS company’s valuation. Read More... →

Check I’m Here, a platform that helps colleges and universities track student engagement with campus activities, has raised a million in a Series A round of funding to continue to grow its service. Now live at over 80 institutions and reaching 400,000 students across 30 states and 3 countries, Check I’m Here’s advantage is that it’s not just collecting data on how… Read More... →

In today’s era of big data, there’s a need for organization and efficiency. That’s the premise by Nugit, a Singapore-based startup that this week announced it has raised $5.2 million in fresh funding from Sequoia Capital’s India fund. Read More... →