Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

The world is awash with bots these days — applications the run either partly or entirely using natural language processing, machine learning, computer vision and other artificial intelligence technologies to help consumers ask and answer questions, buy things and get other stuff done. In the enterprise equivalent, a company that is building something akin to this for large… Read More... →

Российский производитель лекарств  «Фармстандарт» инвестировал в препараты для генотерапии EnGene и диагностические онкопрепараты Avelas Biosciences в 2017 году. Об этом сообщают «Ведомости». В EnGene «Фармстандарт» вложил $13 900 в январе 2017 года. Компания приобрела простые акции компании. В марте 2017 года российская компания повторно вложилась в EnGene, увеличив долю с 4,18 до 6%. «Фармстандарт» приобрела привилегированные акции разработчика препаратов для генотерапии за $839 000. EnGene – биотехнологи... →

Everfi Inc. has raised $190 million in Series D funding to teach students online the life skills and touchy subject matter that they never learned in school. A sampling of courses offered by Everfi range from “Harassment Prevention Training” for the workforce, to “Alcohol EDU” for college students and “Vault Understanding Money” for fourth-, fifth- and… Read More... →

Given all of the security concerns raised by the rise of the Echo and other smart home hubs, Amazon surely knew that adding a camera to one of its devices was going to reinvigorate the privacy debate. After all, an always-listening microphone is one thing – the Echo Look, with a camera designed to sit in its owner’s bedroom, is another question entirely. It should be noted that… Read More... →

Акционеры «Юлмарта» Дмитрий Костыгин и совладелец «ЦентрОбуви» Дмитрий Вернимонт запустят сервис для продажи складских остатков. Об этом сообщает РБК. Планируемые инвестиции в проект не раскрываются. Помимо собственных денег, бизнесмены могут привлечь соинвесторов. Как пишет издание, ссылаясь на «СПАРК», в декабре 2016 года предприниматели создали АО «Стокмастер», в котором Костыгину принадлежит 50,5% акций, остальная часть — Вернимонту. «Стокмастер» будет оператором онлайн-сервиса. ​ На сервисе будет реали... →

Приложение для торговли акциями без комиссии Robinhood привлекло $110 млн в инвестиционном раунде C при оценке $1,3 млрд, тем самым став стартапом-«единорогом» (стартапы, чья стоимость более $1 млрд). Компания достигла 2 млн пользователей и 17% месячного роста доходов за счет подписки на продукт Robinhood Gold, пишет TechCrunch.... →

Zero-fee stock trading app Robinhood has joined the unicorn club thanks to reaching 2 million users and 17% month-over-month growth of its revenue-driving Robinhood Gold subscription product. The startup confirmed to TechCrunch that it’s raised $110 million at a $1.3 billion valuation led by DST Global, with participation by existing investors NEA, Index Ventures and Ribbit Capital, plus… Read More... →

Huddly, a Norway-based startup that sells a camera targeting remote company meetings (or huddles) and is building out what it describes as a “computer-vision” platform to help managers glean better data from those meetings, has raised $10 million in Series B funding. It brings total raised to $20 million, not including a $3 million research grant. Read More... →

Quovo, which has developed an api management toolkit for individual financial managers and large financial services players, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. Integrated tools are all the rage in the financial services industry these days as customers and their service providers want visibility and access to all of their accounts in a single place. Quovo brings that same… Read More... →

After an M&A rollercoaster that involved getting acquired by LivingSocial and then Groupon (before getting spun out again), Korea’s TicketMonster, an e-commerce marketplace, today is announcing a major cash injection to boost its chances as an independent company in a highly competitive, tech-savvy market. The company has raised $115 million from a new outfit, the Simone… Read More... →

We are probably still quite some way off from seeing Artificial Intelligence (AI) replace doctors, but there are already lots of proven use-cases where AI is being used to augment the medical profession. One proven area is in medical imaging where AI and computer vision is helping with medical scan and imaging analysis to help support radiologists and other clinicians. One startup operating… Read More... →

Компании ведет переговоры о привлечении 150–200 млн долларов... →

Posted by jonoaldersonWebsites, like the businesses who operate them, are often deceptively complicated machines. They’re fragile systems, and changing or replacing any one of the parts can easily affect (or even break) the whole setup — often in ways not immediately obvious to stakeholders or developers. Even seemingly simple sites are often powered by complex technology, like content management systems, databases, and templating engines. There’s much more going on behind the scenes — technically and organ... →

Physical tracking in shops has been a global trend since at least 2013. Using a cell phone’s location data and video monitoring retailers have been tracking customers’ movements through stores in an effort to regain some of the ground lost to the online retail experience. At least, that’s the argument from stores. And now fast food restaurants are picking up the rallying… Read More... →

1 место и приз размером 5,077 млн рублей получила компания Бофт (автоматы для моментальной печати фотографий). 2 место заняла мануфактура зеленых технологий и получила 5,028 млн рублей. Третьим стал робототехнический сервис Robot Control Meta Language (RCML) и получил более 4 млн. Также в рамках финала GenerationS-2016 партнеры мероприятия раздали номинации и призы победителям конкурсов. В номинации Raiffeisen Award, проведенной в рамках акселератора GenerationS, первое место и приз в 1 млн рублей получила ... →

Венчурный инвестор Александр Румянцев вложился в сервис аренды офиса OfficeSharing и в сервис для продажи нижнего белья по подписке Trusbox в обмен на 10% в компаниях. Об этом Firrma сообщил Александр Румянцев в рамках номинации «Инвестиции от Александра Румянцева» в финале стартап-акселератора GenerationS. Привлеченные средства в OfficeSharing пойдут на доработку продукта и на выход в регионы. Инвестиции в Trusbox будут потрачены на маркетинг. OfficeSharing – онлайн-сервис для совместной аренды офисов и р... →

Hibob, a HR and employee benefits platform for small to medium-sized businesses, has raised $17.5 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is U.S. VC firm Battery Ventures, with participation from Arbor Ventures, and Fidelity’s Eight Roads Ventures. Existing backer Bessemer Venture Partners also joined the round, which brings total funding for the U.K. and Israel-based startup to… Read More... →

Babylon Health, the U.K. startup that offers a digital healthcare app using a mixture of artificial intelligence (AI) and video and text consultations with doctors and specialists, has raised $60 million in new funding. Read More... →

Mail.Ru Group в течение двух лет планирует вложить до $100 млн в компании, разрабатывающие и издающие компьютерные игры. Об этом «Ведомостям» рассказал управляющий партнёр нового подразделения холдинга Mail.Ru Games Ventures Илья Карпинский.... →

Facebook may have the generalist, mass-market social network on lock down, but when it comes to communities based around special interests, the playing field remains full of promise. Today, a UK startup called LoveCrafts, aimed at knitters and other home craft makers with a platform that is part social-network and part e-commerce marketplace, is announcing a significant growth round of… Read More... →