Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

In a sign that there’s plenty of cash to go around for generative AI startups, Cohere, which is developing an AI model ecosystem for the enterprise, today announced that it raised $270 million as part of its Series C round. Reuters reported earlier in the year that Cohere was in talks to raise “hundreds of […] AI startup Cohere, now valued at over $2.1B, raises $270M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

The venture slowdown has long been established to be a global phenomenon, and per a new report from VC firm Atomico, this “adjusted market reality is here to stay." European startups on track to raise $51B this year, down 39% from 2022 by Anna Heim originally published on TechCrunch... →

Lens Protocol, a web3 product aimed at creating a decentralized social networking ecosystem, has raised $15 million, its team told TechCrunch exclusively. The protocol is being built by Aave, a web3 technology firm, that allows users to lend and borrow crypto tokens from one another, among other things (Aave has raised a known $49 million […] Aave’s Lens Protocol raises $15M to build the decentralized social web by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch... →

Amsterdam-based insurtech startup Insify has completed its Series A funding round with another €10 million ($10.7 million at today’s exchange rate). Overall, the startup has raised €25 million as part of its Series A round ($26.7 million). Munich Re Ventures, the venture capital division of the large reinsurance company, is leading the extension round. Insify […] Insify raises another $10.7 million for its business insurance startup by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

Digibee, a low-code integration platform geared toward enterprise organizations, today announced that it raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Goldman Sachs with participation from Leadwind, Southern Europe, Vivo Ventures, Brazilian telco Vivo, Kinea and G2D. The round brings Weston, Florida-based Digibee’s total raised to $90 million, which CEO Rodrigo Bernardinelli […] Digibee raises $60M to help companies integrate their software apps by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Nikola failed to get enough investors to vote on a proposal that would allow the beleaguered electric truck company to issue more shares — and, in turn, raise more capital. Nikola adjourned its annual meeting of shareholders Wednesday until July 6 in an attempt to secure the requisite number of votes needed to add shares […] Nikola’s bid to increase shares stalls after failing to get enough shareholders to vote by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch... →

Typical financial planning and analysis teams spend the bulk of their time on data-gathering and administering processes. That’s because they often have to deal with cumbersome systems and software tools, leaving little time to focus on generating insights that might drive business growth. At least, that’s according to Bijan Moallemi, the co-founder of Mosaic, a […] Mosaic raises $26M to help inform companies’ financial decisions by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

GetHarley, a platform that connects consumers with skincare clinicians and related products, has raised $52 million in a round of funding led by existing investor Index Ventures. Founded out of London in 2019 by Charmaine Chow, GetHarley is a telehealth platform that gives anyone a direct channel to qualified skincare professionals, including dermatologists and plastic […] GetHarley, a skincare telehealth and consultation platform, raises $52M by Paul Sawers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Spanish startup Life5 has raised its third funding round and has been growing nicely since my previous post. The company also has a new name as it used to be called Getlife. In addition to its home country, Life5 now sells life insurance produts in France. After raising a €1 million pre-seed round and a […] Life insurance startup Getlife becomes Life5 and raises $10.7 million by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

River, an Indian EV startup that introduced its first two-wheeler in February, has raised $15 million in a funding round led by Dubai’s Al Futtaim Group. With today’s funding round, the startup looks to take on the likes of SoftBank- and Edelweiss-backed Ola Electric, and Ather Energy, which counts Tiger Global, Caladium Investment and Hero […] Indian EV two-wheeler startup River raises $15M led by Dubai’s Al Futtaim Group by Jagmeet Singh originally published on TechCrunch... →

BOND's founders say their approach to livestream shopping is creator and content first so that the “creator in the driver's seat and at the forefront of the experience.” BOND brings inspirational-driven approach to livestream shopping, raises $2M by Christine Hall originally published on TechCrunch... →

Стартовые инвестиции медиахолдинга Maer в стимулирование спроса жилья в России составили более 500 млн рублей... →

Dumme, a startup putting AI to practical use in video editing, is already generating demand before opening up to the public. The Y Combinator-backed company has hundreds of video creators testing its product, which leverages AI to create short-form videos from YouTube content, and a waitlist of over 20,000 pre-launch, it says. Using a combination […] YC-backed Dumme raises $3.4M for its AI video editor that turns long-form YouTube videos into Shorts by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch... →

Here's a deep dive into the slide deck that Oii.ai used to raise its $1.8 million seed round, highlighting what it got right and what it didn't. Pitch Deck Teardown: Oii.ai’s $1.9M Seed deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →

Working in customer support often means navigating disjointed tools to find data and solve issues. However, many of these actions are routine and repeatable, making them ideal candidates for automation. 8Flow.ai, which is launching out of stealth today and announcing a $6.6 million seed funding round, wants to do exactly this. The company is rolling […] 8Flow.ai raises $6.6M to automate customer support workflows by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Platformatic, a new back-end development platform, wants to make it easier for enterprises to modernize their infrastructure by giving them the tools to build and deploy microservices-based architectures with the simplicity of a monolith. The company, which was founded by Node.js veterans Luca Maraschi (CEO) and Matteo Collina (CTO), also today announced a $3.5 million […] Back-end development platform Platformatic raises $3.5M by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →

Vault, an online banking platform serving small-to-medium sized business (SMBs) in Canada, is launching to the public today after raising $3.7 million in seed funding. Founded in late 2021 by Saud Aziz and Ahmed Shafik (who previously worked at sunday, Revolut and Koho), Toronto, Ontario-based Vault says its mission is to “revolutionize” the banking experience […] Revolut alums raise millions for Vault, a startup offering banking services to Canadian SMBs by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrun... →

Measurabl, a startup developing a platform for environmental, social and governance (ESG) data in the real estate space, today announced that it raised $93 million in a Series D funding tranche co-led by Energy Impact Partners and Sway Ventures. The round, which Measurabl CEO Matt Ellis described as oversubscribed, brought the company’s total raised to […] Measurabl, an ESG platform for real estate, raises $93M by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

E-commerce aggregators have collectively raised hundreds of millions of dollars over the last several years to push ahead on strategies to consolidate a number of smaller online retailers. Now, the aggregators themselves are the ones getting swallowed up. Today, SellerX, a Berlin-based roll-up play that has raised nearly $900 million in equity and debt and […] SellerX acquires US e-commerce roll-up rival Elevate Brands in an all-share deal, raises $64M+ by Ingrid Lunden originally published on TechCrunch... →

End-to-end machine learning platform Predibase today announced a $12.2 million expansion to its $16.25 million Series A funding round from last year. The company also announced that its low-code, declarative ML platform for developers is now generally available. During the beta period, which launched when the company came out of stealth last year, users have […] Low-code ML platform Predibase raises another $12.2M by Frederic Lardinois originally published on TechCrunch... →