Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

The wheels on America’s tech IPO train continue to turn. Enterprise data analytics firm Alteryx, the next tech firm in line to go public, has priced its shares at $14 ahead of its listing on the New York Stock Exchange tomorrow (Friday). That pricing — which comes in at the top of the firm’s range — will see Alteryx, which is listing under AYX symbol, raise $126… Read More... →

Zenreach is announcing that it has raised $30 million in Series C funding. The round comes from venture capital firms like Maverick Ventures, Maverick Ventures, Founders Fund (Founders Fund’s Peter Thiel joined the board last year), 8 VC, Bain Capital Ventures, First Round Capital and SV Angel — plus two celebrity investors, NBA star Kevin Durant and actor/VC Ashton Kutcher.… Read More... →

Samsung’s hybrid pocket watch concept raises a lot more questions than it answers. That’s due, in part, to the fact that the company isn’t offering all that much information about what appears to be an analogue pocket watch with smart functionality announced in a press release tied to the Baselworld jewelry and watch show happening next week in Switzerland.… Read More... →

Founded by serial entrepreneur Adam Dell, Clarity Money makes a personal finance app that aims to help users lower their monthly bills and improve their financial health along the way. Just three months after launch, the company is announcing another $11 million in funding from RRE Ventures and Citi Ventures. Read More... →

В январе 2017 года нижегородский предприниматель Дмитрий Кузин объявил о банкротстве своего кафе «Кудяблишная», о котором он на протяжении почти двух лет рассказывал на своей странице в Facebook. По его словам, закрытие заведения произошло не в последнюю очередь из-за сотрудников, которые плохо работали, а потом украли из кафе все оборудование. Редакция vc.ru связалась с бывшими сотрудниками «Кудяблишной» и других заведений Кузина. По их словам, благодаря большому количеству подписчиков в Facebook он создае... →

MotorK, an Italian company that offers a number of digital products to the automative industry, has raised $10 million in Series A funding. The round was led by 83North, with participation from Zobito, a Swedish private equity and VC firm. Read More... →

If you’re an Android device owner and also a driver, you may already be familiar with Drivemode: It’s one of the most popular apps for use in cars on Google Play, with over one million app downloads and active users spread across 180 countries. The app is designed to reduce distractions for drives via an eyes-free interface designed to access smartphone functions like navigation… Read More... →

Компания Inline Technologies Group (ITG) приобрела 51% российского разработчика систем хранения данных Aerodisk. Об этом пишет «Коммерсант». Остальные 49% компании осталось у основателей Артема Павлова – 29,4%, по 9,8% у Вячеслава Володковича и Ларисы Тюняевой. Инвестиции будут направлены на развитие и продвижение продукта. Также ITG поможет Aerodisk с развитием канала продаж.   Aerodisk разрабатывает оборудование и программное обеспечение в области хранения данных и виртуализации. По данным компании, среди... →

The News Lens, an online journalism startup that aims to be the voice of reason in Asia’s raucous media landscape, will focus on creating more original video content after landing a Series B round. The startup hasn’t disclosed the exact amount, but says it is in the range of $2 million to $3 million. Read More... →

VR is all over the place, but sometimes it’s not where you most expect it. Plenty of apps out there might could do with a wee bit of VR to help show off an apartment or a bit of 3D content, but those experiences can be pretty labor-intensive. Viro is a new company that hopes to empower mobile developers to add VR to their apps simply and using familiar tools and code bases. Read More... →

With traditional television no longer the powerhouse it once was, today’s kids grow up on a diet of Netflix and YouTube and other digital content. A new startup aiming to be the next big kids brand to tackle this space, Pocketwatch, announced today it has raised $6 million in Series A funding led by Machinima co-founder Allen DeBevoise’s Third Wave Digital, a firm that invests… Read More... →

Входящий в «Газпром-медиа» телеканал «ТВ-3» обсуждает с «Яндексом» совместное производство телесериала, рассказал «Ведомостям» генпродюсер канала Евгений Никишов. ... →

Boom Supersonic has raised a new $33 million Series A round, which it says is enough to build and fly its first supersonic jet, the XB-1 demonstration and testing craft, which will be a 1/3-scale prototype version of the supersonic airliner it will eventually build and sell to air fleet customers. The final Boom jet aims to be able to make the trip from NYC to London in just three hours and… Read More... →

Американский конгрессмен от Республиканской партии Луи Гомерт призывал Конгресс расследовать возможную связь Джона Подесты, возглавлявшего избирательный штаб Хиллари Клинтон, с российской госкомпанией «Роснано». Джон Подеста возглавлял предвыборный штаб Хиллари Клинтон на выборах в президенты США в 2016 году. В 2011 году Подеста стал председателем совета директоров стартапа Joule Unlimited, занимавшегося возобновляемыми источниками энергии. Через три месяца стартап получил инвестиции от «Роснано» в размере ... →

According to the World Health Organization, human error causes more than 90% of traffic accidents across the globe. Some 1.25 million people die in crashes, and 20- to 50-million people are injured each year. Automakers are scrambling to develop cars with advanced driver-assistance systems that are so good they’re “crash-proof,” or fully autonomous vehicles, each safer than… Read More... →

Beekeeper, the Switzerland and U.S.-based startup that provides a mobile-first communications platform for employers that need a better way to communicate with blue-collar and service-oriented workers, has raised a further $8 million in new funding. Read More... →

Российский стартап Collectly, который позволяет банкам и компаниям автоматизировать взыскание плохих долгов, привлек $500 тысяч от американского акселератора Y Combinator и ряда бизнес-ангелов. Об этом Firrma сообщил сооснователь компании Левон Брутян.  От акселератора компания получила $120 тысяч. Остальные $380 тысяч стартап привлек от ряда инвесторов, имена которых не раскрываются. Инвестиции были привлечены в феврале 2017 года. Collectly в реальном времени анализирует каждый конкретный долговый случай, ... →

Databerries is announcing that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding — money that will help the Paris-headquartered company launch in the United States. The startup describes its approach as “real life targeting.” It works with brick-and-mortar retailers to direct their ads at consumers who have been to their store or a competitor’s store… Read More... →

Formlabs’ Form 1 Kickstarter project was the first stereo lithography printer that ended up on peoples’ radars. Its successor, the Form 1+, looked identical but had upgraded internals for increased speed and reliability. Following Formlabs’ $35 million raise last year, the company has focused its attention on its more professional-grade Form 2 printer instead. Read More... →

With $9 million in new funding, Beautycon is ready for its closeup. Read More... →