Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

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ContainerShip, a service that aims to make it easier for developers to use Docker containers to develop and deploy their applications, today announced that it has raised a $2.41 million seed round led by Pittsburgh-based Draper Triangle Ventures and Birchmere Ventures. ContainerShip launched at Disrupt NY 2015.  As the company’s co-founder and CEO Phil Dougherty tells me, the team… Read More... →

Мультиканальный сервис персонализации розничной онлайн и офлайн торговли SoftСube получил $400 тысяч от инвесткомпании Digital Future, бизнес-ангела Алексея Кузнецова и частного инвестора, имя которого пока не разглашается. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании. Лид-инвестором выступила  Digital Future, которая вложила $200 тысяч. Размер инвестиций других инвесторов и их доли в компаниях пока не разглашаются. Сделка находится на стадии закрытия. Инвестиции будут направлены на увеличение продаж на западном рынк... →

EdCast, the online and mobile platform for distributing educational content from a network of industry experts, has raised $16 million in its latest round of funding. Led by G.E. Asset Management, an investment arm of one of EdCast’s existing customers, the new round will be used to expand the company’s sales and marketing efforts and continue product development. The company,… Read More... →

Российско-сингапурский фонд Life.Sreda объявил о запуске нового фонда Banking on Blockchain Fund, деятельность которого будет направлена на инвестиции в финтех-стартапы, связанные с технологией blockchain. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде. На текущий момент у фонда 5 партнеров: Крис Скиннер (финансовый эксперт,  финтех-специалист и исполнительный директор нового фонда), Дэвид Брир (эксперт в области финтех), Томас Лабенбахер (генеральный директор фонда, прежде занимавший руководящую должность в немецкой порт... →

VB INSIGHT: DigitalGenius is announcing a Human+AI customer service platform today with a $4.1 million seed investment. The platform integrates with existing customer service software suites — like Salesforce, ZenDesk, and Oracle — to automate the most repetitive parts of customer service through AI and machine learning-powered chat bots. The work to augmentative the process, while still keeping the […]... →

The rise of on-demand startups and other fast-growing businesses like online marketplaces has created a need for reliable ways to verify new hires and customers to make sure they are cut out for the task. Onfido, one of the group of startups building software-based solutions to do just that, is today announcing that it has raised $25 million. The Series B round was led by Idinvest… Read More... →

Identity verification startup Onfido has raised $25 million from Idinvest Partners, Wellington Partners, and CrunchFund. The cash influx will be used to “meet rising demand from the U.S. and international markets,” the company said in an announcement. Onfido had previously raised a little more than $5 million, including a $4.5 million series A round last […]... →

EdCast, the online and mobile platform for distributing educational content from a network of industry experts, has raised $16 million in its latest round of funding. Led by G.E. Asset Management, an investment arm of one of EdCast’s existing customers, the new round will be used to expand the company’s sales and marketing efforts and continue product development. The company,… Read More... →

Соцсеть Facebook объявила о создании hardware-подразделения — Building 8. Инвестиции в его запуск составят сотни миллионов долларов, пишет The Verge со ссылкой на сообщение компании.... →

Poshmark, the site for buying and selling women’s fashion, has announced that it has raised $25 million in a round led by GGV Capital. Hans Tung, managing partner at GGV Capital is joining the company’s board of directors. Attracting 1.5 million sellers since its launch, Poshmark has found a niche in the clothing resale business, with an app that makes cleaning out your closet… Read More... →

Even before the blockbuster acquisition of Cruise Automation by General Motors for more than $1 billion, venture firms were looking for big ideas in autonomous vehicles. The latest company to attract a round of funding for driverless car technology is Palo Alto-based NAUTO, co-founded in 2015 by CEO Stefan Heck and CTO Frederick Soo. Andy Rubin’s hardware focused venture fund,… Read More... →

Lucid VR has raised $2.1 million and it has partnered with Taiwanese manufacturer Wistron to make its LucidCam 180-degree virtual reality camera. The pocket-sized LucidCam captures 3D VR video, pretty much as your eyes see the world. The company hopes to make its mark as virtual reality becomes a $30 billion industry by 2020, according […]... →

Runa Capital повторно вложился во французскую платформу для потребителей  Critizr. Компания привлекла €1 млн. В сделке также участвовали CapHorn Invest и текущий инвестор Point Nine Capital. Средства пойдут на расширение деятельности в Европе. Всего Critizr привлек €3,5 млн. Впервые Runa Capital инвестировал в Critizr в декабре  2015 года. Объём раунда составил €2,5 млн. В сделке также участвовал Point Nine Capital. Critizr платформа для потребителей. Компания основана в 2012 году. Платформа позволяет потре... →

Shark Tank — это американское ТB-шоу, на котором начинающие предприниматели питчат свои идеи инвесторам. Если инвестору нравится идея — такое бывает редко — участник получает инвестиции для запуска продукта в обмен на долю в своей компании или выплату роялти. Обозреватель vc.ru собрал самые громкие истории успеха участников Shark Tank.... →

Mobile testing startup Testlio today announced it raised a $6.25 million round of funding led by Altos Ventures and Vertex Ventures. The company is aiming to make it easy to do QA for mobile app developers, making it easier to test their apps on a variety of devices in a variety of circumstances. The company also plans to move beyond purely mobile testing. Read More... →

Affirm has raised $100 million in equity funding that the financial technology company will use to develop what it calls “direct-to-consumer” products. The round was led by Founders Fund and includes participation from Lightspeed Venture Partners, Spark Capital, Khosla Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, Jefferies, and others. The company declined to provide its valuation. It’s worth noting […]... →

Российско-сингапурский акселератор HaxAsia Вячеслава Солоницина запустил венчурный фонд Enchant VC и новую акселерационную программу для стартапов в области hardware и IoT. Об этом сообщает Techinasia. Enchant был создан для поиска компаний, которые будут создавать продукты с привлекательным пользовательским интерфейсом. По данным сайта компании, фонд инвестирует примерно $37 тысяч в каждый стартап, максимальная сумма вложений может достигать $500 тысяч в обмен на 5-20% доли в стартапе.  Программа акселерац... →

YapJobs, an app which seeks to match jobseekers and employers in the hospitality sector in real-time, has raised £1 million (about $1.4 million) in funding. Investors in the round included Ziad Tassabehji, who invested in an angel capacity, and various other private investors. Shahzad Ali, CEO of YapJobs, spoke about the raise: “I grew up in […]... →

Altitude Digital says it has poured $20 million into its just-launched Arena platform for publishers. That sounds like a lot of money for one product, but Altitude is also announcing that it has raised $17.5 million in new funding. Arena is Altitude’s customizable, self-serve SSP — that’s the industry acronym for supply-side platform, which is what online publishers use… Read More... →