Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Battery Ventures led a $22 million, Series B investment in Narvar Inc., joined by Fung Capital, a logistics-focused fund, and Narvar’s earlier backers Accel and Freestyle Capital. The San Bruno, Calif.-based startup is already working with major internet retailers including: Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom, Coach, Sephora and Bass Pro Shops. What’s so complicated about delivering… Read More... →

SecurityScorecard, the platform that monitors and assesses companies’ cybersecurity strength, has raised $20 million in Series B funding from GV (the Alphabet-ized new name for Google Ventures). GV led the funding round, which includes investments from previous SecurityScorecard investors Sequoia Capital, Evolution Equity Partners, and Boldstart Ventures. Two Sigma Ventures also joined… Read More... →

Equity crowdfunding continues to be a hot topic around the world, with a number of players new and old re-doubling their efforts to capture the wallets of investors everywhere. The most recent example is Invesdor, a platform focusing on Scandinavia, who used its own platform to raise its fourth round of funding. This time, the company raised €1.2m ($1.36) to expand growth, especially in the UK. Read More... →

Twilio today said it would price its initial public offering at $15 per share, which would value the company at around $1.23 billion. That would value Twilio above its previous $1 billion valuation from its last financing round. With the pricing, the company expects to raise around $150 million, with an option for another 1.5 million shares to be purchased. It’s also a higher price than… Read More... →

Это поможет фонду эффективнее конкурировать с бизнес-ангелами, которые готовы дать деньги в течение 2-3 недель.... →

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) запустил предложение «мини-сид», в рамках которого стартапы могут получить до 15 млн рублей по упрощённой системе. Сейчас участвовать в программе могут только компании-выпускники акселератора фонда, сообщили vc.ru в ФРИИ.... →

В рамках нового формата вложений – мини-сида – фонд будет инвестировать по 15 млн рублей... →

The Muse, a New York-based career site that offers job opportunities, skill-building courses, coaching, and video profiles meant to show what it’s like to work at different companies, has raised $16 million in Series B funding led by Icon Ventures. Earlier backers Aspect Ventures, DBL Partners and QED Investors also joined the round, which brings funding for the 4.5-year-old startup… Read More... →

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) разработал новый инвестиционный продукт для стартапов. Фонд будет одобрять инвестиции в формате мини-сид за 40 дней. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде.  Мини-сид – это специальное инвестиционное предложение в размере до 15 млн рублей. Предложением  уже воспользовались 8 компаний из портфеля ФРИИ. Мини-сид структурирован в два транша и предполагает упрощенную инвестиционную оценку и проверку (due diligence) на стандартных условиях. Первый транш предприниматели могут полу... →

Amazon Dash buttons have been gaining traction and Kwik thinks there is room for a competitor. The Tel Aviv-based startup has designed a similar product and is working with Domino’s, Budweiser, Huggie’s and other brands to make it as easy to order pizza as pressing a button — literally. And the team is announcing that Norwest Venture Partners is leading a $3 million seed… Read More... →

Berlin-based startup Number26 just raised a $40 million Series B round led by Horizons Ventures. With 200,000 clients, Number26 wants to become a major consumer-facing bank in Europe providing all the services you’d expect from your bank. And this funding round is an important milestone in order to reach this goal. Read More... →

Сервис вопросов и ответов откроет офисы в Берлине и Лондоне... →

What’s the best tool to help teach the next generation of K-12 students how to code? If you guessed ‘Minecraft’, you’re agreeing with a $2.1m bet made by Princeton University, 500 Startups and others into Piper. The company focuses on products powered by Raspberry Pi 3 to facilitate lessons in electronics, programming and engineering, teaching pupils to assemble their… Read More... →

Компания-партнёр «Яндекса» привлекла инвестиции от «владельцев технологических и медиакомпаний».... →

Collaborative prototyping and design tool InVision has raised a $55M Series D round led by Iconiq Capital, the venture firm known for investing funds for Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey, among others. Existing investors Accel Partners and FirstMark Capital also participated in the round. The cash infusion comes a little less than a year after a $45M Series C. While the startup… Read More... →

Drones have numerous applications in security, inspection, and other major roles at industrial facilities, but in many cases manual control is still the standard. Tel Aviv-based Airobotics aims to automate the process as an alternative to costly and involved human pilots, and has raised $28.5 million to do so. Read More... →

Депутаты хотят переложить на правительство решение о хранении трафика операторов связи по антитеррористическим поправкам, предложенным депутатом Госдумы Ириной Яровой и членом Совета Федерации Виктором Озеровым. Об этом сообщают «Ведомости». В первом чтении законопроекта операторы были обязаны три года хранить звонки и сообщения, «а также изображения, звуки и иные сообщения пользователей». Операторы «большой тройки» («Вымпелком», «Мегафон» и «МТС») оценивали необходимые инвестиции на исполнение данного зако... →

Rocketrip believes you can motivate employees to spend less on business travel by rewarding them with gift cards. For each trip, the startup establishes a “budget to beat” and helps employees split the savings with the company. The concept gained early traction and now New York-based Rocketrip is raising an additional $9 million in funding led by Bessemer Venture Partners with… Read More... →

«Сколково» откроет представительство в Китае. Об этом сообщает издание «Интерфакс» со ссылкой на заявление премьер-министра Дмитрия Медведева на заседании попечительского совета фонда. «География проекта не ограничивается только Россией, принято решение открыть представительство фонда в Китайской Народной Республике, что, конечно, для нас очень важно, потому что Китай для нас и партнер, и огромный рынок, что, надеюсь, будет полезно», - заявил Медведев. Как отметил премьер-министр, к «Сколково» проявляют и... →

Industry Ventures, one of the largest buyers of secondary shares, has raised about $700 million to purchase more equity from VCs, hedge funds, startup employees and others. About $500 million is for the secondary fund and $200 million is separated into a special opportunities fund, in case Industry Ventures sees more opportunity beyond the initial $500 million. Industry Ventures, which is also… Read More... →