Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Attivio, a Newton, Massachusetts-based startup that promises to “accelerate data discovery,” announced today that it closed a $31 million financing round. The investment, the startup said, will help the company to meet investors’ expectation of turning profitable “later this year.” “Our increased investment underscores our belief that Attivio has game-changing capabilities for enterprises that have yet […]... →

Пермский стартап Promobot, который разработал робота для работы с клиентами, создаст в Китае совместное предприятие с компанией Keysi Microelectronics, а также с участием местного правительства. Как рассказал Firrma один из основателей Promobot  Алексей Южаков, сейчас партнеры выбирают место для реализации совместного соглашения и строительства производства.  В течение пяти лет в предприятие планируется вложить более $10 млн. Предприятие будет заниматься адаптацией Promobot для китайского рынка и производст... →

Lightspeed Venture Partners, the 16-year-old, Menlo Park, Ca.-based early-stage venture firm, has raised two new funds totaling $1.2 billion, according to two new SEC filings. One filing, for the firm’s 11th fund, shows a close of $715 million. Lightspeed has also raised $500 million for its second “Select” fund for later-stage companies. The capital come two years after… Read More... →

Soothe, the on-demand massage service, just closed a $35 million Series B round from its pre-existing investors. This brings its total funding to $47.7 million. This puts Soothe even further ahead of its main competitor, Zeel, which has raised $3.2 million to date. In September, Soothe snatched up its other competitor, Unwind Me, for an undisclosed amount. Soothe says the funding is for… Read More... →

NewCo, a nearly four-year-old, San Francisco-based company that produces city-like festivals that acquaint attendees with local businesses, has raised roughly $4.3 million in fresh funding, shows a new SEC filing that states the outfit has raised just north of $6 million to date. Cofounder and CEO John Battelle tells us larger number includes an earlier convertible note that’s been… Read More... →

Indochino is following up on the recent appointment of a new CEO with a big new round of funding. The company, which allows you to purchase made-to-measure menswear on its website and in physical showrooms, is announcing a $30 million strategic investment from China-based clothing manufacturer Dayang Group. After he became Indochino’s CEO at the end of last year, Drew Green said the… Read More... →

Financing startup Wunder announced today that it snagged a $3.6 million investment to help fund solar-energy technology projects. Wunder, which graduated in 2014 from Techstars‘ accelerator, says it offers “two solar investment opportunities; the Wunder Income Fund and the Wunder Bridge Fund, where investors are able to earn up to 6 percent and 11 percent respectively.” […]... →

Wunder Capital, a provider of solar financing for medium-sized businesses, has raised $3.6 million in a new round of financing. In all, the company has raised $4.7 million from Techstars Ventures, Fenway Summer Ventures, and FinTech Collective, alongside existing seed investors. Wunder, a financial services company for the solar industry, graduated from Techstars in 2014. The founders of… Read More... →

Last year we reported that Truecaller — the popular, smart phonebook app and startup — was looking to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. But while there has been no development on that front, the startup has been on a consolidation kick as it aims to become cash-flow positive. After confirming 30 layoffs in December, today the company announced that it is… Read More... →

While Spotify is acquiring startups expand its messaging and social features, Pandora is also raising its game in the artist-to-fan communications sphere for musicians to better target Pandora’s 80 million users. Today, the music streaming company is launching a service called AMPcast — a service to let musicians “speak to their fans” by way of audio messages… Read More... →

Spot instances on AWS can help you save quite a bit of money over paying for a regular virtual machine on EC2. In return, though, these machines may shut down at any time when demand for regular machines increases. Spotinst helps business manage both the cost and management of these spot instances, with support for Google Cloud Platform’s preemptible machines and Azure, which… Read More... →

Фонд Pulsar Venture Capital заявил, что предоставит приоритетные места на участие в международной акселерационной программе для стартапов, основатели которых — женщины. Как Firrma сообщили в фонде, в акселератор планируется взять до 15 стартапов, основанных женнщинами. Точно количество будет зависеть от проведенной питч-сессии на Казанской Венчурной Ярмарке. Фонд предполагает, что таким образом обратит внимание на  недостаточное количество женщин-технологических предпринимателей в отрасли. «Это часть нашего... →

Crimson Hexagon is announcing that it has raised $20 million in additional equity funding. Founded in 2007, the Boston-headquartered company helps brands and ad agencies track conversations across social media. It says its customer base has grown by more than 65 percent in the last 12 months and now has 10,000 active users. Customers include Starbucks, Walmart and NBC. Crimson Hexagon… Read More... →

Data insight and management startup Zaloni announced today that it has closed a $7.5 million series A round led by Sierra Ventures. Based in Durham, North Carolina, the startup said it will use the funds to further develop Zaloni’s software and its data lake management solution. Managing director of Sierra Ventures, Mark Fernandes, will join Zaloni’s […]... →

GetLinks, a Bangkok-based startup focused on helping tech companies find and hire top talent, has closed a $500,000 seed round. Read More... →

Фонд Fidelity инвестировал $175 млн в сервис обмена фото и видеосообщениями Snapchat, в который ранее вложился фонд Юрия Мильнера DST Global. Snapchat был оценён в $16 млрд как и год назад. Инвестиции являются продолжением раунда F, который компания начала собирать в прошлом году. По данным Reuters, в феврале 2016 года Fidelity купил акции компании по цене $ 30,72 за штуку (из оценки стоимости пакета) – по той же цене, по которой он приобрёл акции Snapchat в марте 2015 года. В третьем катале прошлого года F... →

Lucas Jackson/Reuters Pictures Snapchat has raised $175 million from Fidelity Investments at a $16 billion valuation, according to The Wall Street Journal. Snapchat’s last round of funding in May 2015 reportedly valued the company at $16 billion. The new funding is technically part of that same round, according to the WSJ, as Snapchat had set […]... →

ICX Media, a Washington, D.C. startup promising to help video creators find an audience and make money, announced today that it has raised $2.5 million in seed funding. The company was founded by Michael Avon, Tom MacIsaac, Steve McCord and Joey McCord (pictured above). Three of the four co-founders previously worked together at mobile ad company Millennial Media, where Avon was chief… Read More... →

A startup out of Malmo, Sweden called Mapillary is using crowdsourced photos to create an open source, B2B database to compete with Google’s Street View, and today the company announced a Series A round of funding from an impressive list of backers to help make that ambition a reality. The $8 million from Atomico, Sequoia, LDV Capital, and PlayFair will be used to expand… Read More... →

Wrap Media has raised $4 million it will use to grow its business in Japan. The new funding comes from returning investor Dream Incubator, a Tokyo-based consulting and private equity firm that has also signed a strategic partnership with Wrap Media. The San Francisco-based startup lets its users create interactive media for mobile browsing that are easier to navigate than responsive mobile… Read More... →