Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

If you’ve used free wifi in San Francisco, there’s a good chance you’ve used Zenreach and just don’t know it yet. The company, until now, has flown largely under the radar, because they wanted to amp up their business quietly for competitive reasons. And they’re finally ready to announce themselves and their new $30 million Series B funding. (Their previous $20… Read More... →

Some online loan platforms have taken a hit of late, but not all of them are struggling: today, CommonBond, a platform that specialises in loans and refinancing for students, is announcing that it has raised $300 million in debt to loan out to prospective borrowers; and a further $30 million in a Series C equity round to continue building out its platform. On top of this, the company has… Read More... →

Ряд инвесторов SmartHub вложились в сервис экспресс-ремонта гаджетов Masterzen (ранее Ismashed). Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде. В сделке также приняли три частных инвестора: Леонид Шныр, Григорий Руданов, Владимир Батищев и Богдан Яровой. Средства инвестиционного раунда будут направлены на масштабирование бизнес-модели и увеличение доли рынка. Masterzen – сервис по ремонту гаджетов iPhone. Сертифицированный мастер приезжает в любое удобное для клиента время и место (офис, домой или в кафе) и ремонтирует г... →

Российский премиальный сервис по доставке еды Foodfox привлек $1 млн от венчурного фонда Target Global, сооснователей Lamoda Group Флориана Янсена и Нильса Тонзена, а также от ряда бизнес-ангелов. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде. Лид-инвестором сделки стал фонд Target Global. Это был первый раунд инвестиций, по итогам которого стартап был оценен в $4–8 млн.  Привлеченные инвестиции помогут Foodfox развить технологическую платформу: приложение для системы Android, интеграцию с ресторанами, добавление возможн... →

aCommerce, a Bangkok-based startup that helps e-commerce companies in Southeast Asia run their businesses, has landed $10 million in new funding ahead of a planned Series B raise later this year. Read More... →

MarketInvoice, which plays in the peer-to-peer lending space by enabling U.K. businesses to raise money from institutional investors and high net worth individuals by ‘selling’ outstanding invoices, has raised a further £7.2 million. Read More... →

What do you get if you combine the broad trends of smartphones, wearables, Internet of Things, an individual desire for control and healthcare costs for society? You get VCs investing in health-tech startups, that’s what. And the latest evidence of this is Stockholm-based Lifesum raising a $10m funding round led by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), with Draper Esprit, Bauer Media Group and… Read More... →

Бизнес-ангел Алексей Тагаев вложился в квест-приложение «ЯШагаю», резидента Южного IT-парка в Ростове-на-Дону. Об этом Firrma сообщили в стартапе. Точная сумма сделки пока не раскрывается. По словам инвестора, сейчас подписано «соглашение на инвестиции в определенном размере к концу года». Известно, что приложение «ЯШагаю» – один из четырех проектов второго набора Южного IT-парка, с которыми был подписан договор на общую сумму 15 млн рублей. Как сообщил Firrma сооснователm проекта Сергеq Кузьминскbq, средст... →

Fresh from a positive listing in New York on Thursday, messaging company Line saw its share jump as high as 50 percent after it listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in its native Japan. Read More... →

Затраты на поисковую рекламу Google в США во II квартале 2016 оказались несколько ниже аналогичного показателя в прошлом году. Об этом сообщается в отчёте агентства IgnitionOne. Замедление темпов роста прибыли во многом обусловлено активным переходом рекламодателей в мобильный сегмент, где цена за клик ниже, чем на десктопах. За год инвестиции в рекламу на смартфонах выросли […]... →

Greg Reichow, who in May left his post as Tesla’s vice president of production (and reportedly as one of its highest-paid executives), has joined Eclipse Ventures as an investor. If the Eclipse brand isn’t entirely familiar, it may be soon, given its growing star power. Venture geeks might recall that Eclipse was originally part of Formation 8, a firm that has since… Read More... →

Today, ISI Technology announced the closing of their $5 million Series A led by Wade Equity Partners. ISI is the maker of the Heatworks technology — a fully electronic water heater. It happens every morning in households across the US: Turn the water on then check your email, brush your teeth or just wander around the bathroom for several minutes, waiting for hot water to arrive.… Read More... →

Rentomojo, a startup pioneering an interesting alternative for furnishing homes in India, has landed $5 million in fresh financing to further scale its business. The money was provided by Accel and IDG Ventures, and it follows a $2 million raise last November from the same investors. Read More... →

ClassPass is not the only startup looking to disrupt the fitness class business. Zenrez also lets users book yoga sessions on demand, but without the packages or the monthly membership costs. The Zenrez app, which like ClassPass is powered by MindBody, shows nearby fitness classes on a map. The pay-as-you-go service is specifically designed for last-minute bookings — users can only… Read More... →

Венчурный фонд Life.Sreda вместе с «Татфондбанком» запустит акселератор для стартапов в области технологии блокчейн. Об этом сообщает Bankir. Акселератор будет назваться InspiRUSSIA. Он будет объединен Сингапурским акселератором InspirAsia, который был запущен Life.Sreda в апреле 2015 года. Над запуском InspiRUSSIA  работают девять человек: пять специалистов со стороны фонда и четыре эксперта от «Татфондбанком», а также привлекаемые менторы. Для акселератора будут отбираться проекты различных стадий с потен... →

Endangered Ferrets that are planned ro be saved by M&M dispensing drones, Senator Al Franken sends letter to Niantic about Pokemon privacy issues, Google acqu-hires KIFI to Enhance Spaces app, There is a more affordable Model X now. Unity raises 181 Million dollars. All this on Crunch Report! Read More... →

Even if you’re an active photo or video creative, chances are that your gear will be gathering dust on a shelf at least part of the time. At the same time, other photographers and filmmakers are in need of equipment. If that sounds like a business opportunity, ShareGrid is way ahead of you, raising $1 million from Archer Gray and MHS Capital to grow beyond its test markets and open… Read More... →

A San Francisco startup called Trace Genomics wants to help farmers diagnose and improve the health of the soil where they want to raise crops before it’s harvest time and too late to change course. So the startup has developed a soil testing kit and “pathogen panel,” that tells the growers of high-value crops, like berries or lettuce, whether or not their soil has harmful… Read More... →

In coordination with Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium, TechCrunch partnered with Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and the National Football League on 1st & Future, a competition for startups looking to advance the stadium experience, enhance how fans enjoy the game at home and improve the performance and safety of athletes. Radd3, one of the startups competing in the… Read More... →

As platforms like Apple TV, Android TV and others pick up traction, it’s worth wondering about the evolution of the biggest advertising industry in the world: TV advertising. $176 billion is spent globally to an audience that is rapidly switching over to connected TV, where they can play games, watch streaming content, etc. When it comes to marketing to this audience, ColorTV has a… Read More... →