Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Close partners GM and Lyft were apparently nearly even closer: The Information reports and TechCrunch has separately confirmed that the carmaker expressed its interest in purchasing Lyft, going so far as to specify a price it would’ve been wiling to pay. Lyft apparently explored what other strategic partners might be offering before deciding to say no to GM and opt instead to raise… Read More... →

Венчурный инвестор Алексей Горячев проанализировал собственный опыт и сформулировал 10 советов молодым предпринимателям – как повысить привлекательность стартапа для инвесторов. Шаг первый. Оглянитесь назад Прежде чем рассуждать о том, что еще можно сделать, чтобы проект стал более привлекательным для инвесторов, предпринимателю стоит понять, есть ли у него базовые вещи, без которых ему не обойтись. Вот они. 1. Собрали первоклассную команду, горящую идеей, в идеале уже достигавшую невозможного с ограниченны... →

Ранее разработавшая эту технологию компания «Рисилика» привлекла от ФПИ РВК инвестиции на сумму 17,2 миллиона рублей... →

The spa industry is in need of a technology makeover and Zenoti thinks it can help. The Seattle-based startup is raising $15 million in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners to help salons run their businesses. A cloud-based management platform, Zenoti helps spa chains with everything from billing to inventory management. They aim to create a tailored enterprise software experience for what… Read More... →

Компанию оценили в 50 миллионов долларов... →

Сооснователь картографического сервиса «2ГИС» Дмитрий Сысоев инвестировал в сеть пиццерий «Додо Пицца». Об этом в своем блоге «Сила ума», написал основатель компании Федор Овчинников. Компания была оценена в $50 млн. Сделка была закрыта три дня назад.  «Додо Пицца» планирует привлечь еще $7–10 млн от инвестиционного фонда в 2017-2010 годах. Федор Овчинников отметил, что инвестиции от Дмитрия Сысоева позволят компании начать реализовывать план роста и при этом « не иметь слабую позицию в переговорах с фондам... →

Основанная в Сыктывкаре сеть пиццерий «Додо пицца» привлекла инвестиции от сооснователя картографического сервиса «2ГИС» Дмитрия Сысовева. Об этом основатель сети Фёдор Овчинников сообщил в официальном блоге компании.... →

Marijuana use is a bit of a tricky subject in the United States. While public opinion on the matter may be shifting toward being more open to legalization — a YouGov poll released earlier this month showed that 55 percent of those surveyed supported legalizing marijuana, with more Republicans supporting legalization than not — only 25 states and Washington, D.C. have legalized… Read More... →

Another traditional media company has invested in an online property to expand its digital footprint and capture the next generation of consumers. Refinery29 — the site that is, in its own words, “a modern woman’s destination for how to live a stylish, well-rounded life” — has raised $45 million in funding led by Turner, the Time Warner broadcasting giant that… Read More... →

Фонд содействия развитию венчурных инвестиций в малые предприятия в научно-технической сфере города Москвы (Moscow Seed Fund) подвел итоги пятого отбора инвесторов для совместных вложений в инновационные предприятия.  Как Firrma сообщили в фонде, к пулу партнеров присоединились: «Нума Инвест», ООО «Гурус Био Венче», «АТИ Глобал Инк», ООО «ФМФ Инвестиции», а также ряд известных бизнес–ангелов: Александр Бородич, Константин Синюшин, Гор Нахапетян, Богдан Яровой, Денис Полевщиков, Елена Вестер, Дмитрий Княгини... →

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Abhinav Shashank was working on an academic project at Harvard — figuring out how to pool together large data sets from hundreds of different sources and APIs and manage them — when his business colleagues started asking him to help apply those tools. The result was Innovaccer, a set of software that mashes together data from different enterprise sources and online data sets… Read More... →

Фонд Starta Capital назвал 10 проектов, попавших во второй набор его американского акселератора. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде.  Ими стали: Insense Pro – площадка для публикаций рекламы в аккаунтах Instagram-блогеров, Bnesis – маркетплейс и PaaS, где любой разработчик может выбрать сторонние сервисы, например, облако, платежные технологии и интегрировать в свое приложение/службу в течение нескольких часов,  Aerostate – стартап занимается прогнозированием качества воздуха для улучшения климатических услови... →

As LinkedIn inches closer to completing its $26 billion acquisition by Microsoft, smaller rivals have stepped up their game building viable alternatives for those who might want more independent products when it comes to managing contacts in their professional networks. FullContact — one such competitor — has now raised a further $25 million. The funding brings the total… Read More... →

The used car industry is an interesting business. The market is huge – 45 million used cars are bought each year in the U.S. But the biggest player, CarMax, only controls about 2% of the market – but is still valued at about $12 billion by Wall Street. So that makes the market not only ripe for disruption, but also extremely lucrative. Carvana is a used car dealer that thinks… Read More... →

Jon Miller is hoping lightning can strike twice in the marketing space. After the success of his previous marketing automation company, Marketo, Miller is returning to the world of targeted marketing tools with Engagio, which just raised $22 million in its latest round of funding. The Series B round, led by Norwest Venture Partners, with participation from FirstMark Capital and Storm Ventures… Read More... →

Memebox, an e-commerce company specializing in beauty products from Korea, has closed a significant $65.95 million Series C funding round to fuel further expansion. Read More... →

The use of Hadoop-based open source big-data technology continues to grow among enterprises, and today MapR Technologies, one of the bigger startups in the space, has announced another $50 million in funding to secure its place as a leading vendor and gear up for an IPO. The investment is being led by Future Fund — Australia’s sovereign wealth fund — and also includes… Read More... →

NextVR announced today that it has closed an $80 million Series B round, WSJ reports. With this latest splash of cash, NextVR is looking to expand beyond US markets and tackle Asian markets where demand for virtual reality content is growing. New Asian investors include CITIC Group, NetEase, CMC Holdings, Softbank Corp, VMS Investments Group, Founder H Fund, China Assets (Holdings) Limited… Read More... →

A startup called Farmers Business Network has raised $20 million in new venture funding to support the growth of its professional social network and data-sharing platform for agronomists. FBN co-founder and Vice President of Product Charles Baron said the company’s platform helps farmers do what they’ve always done offline at community meetings, old-fashioned barn raisings or in… Read More... →