Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

CrowdStreet, a management tool for real estate investors, announced today that it closed a $3.5 million investment led by Rally Ventures. The series A funds will be used to further develop CrowStreet’s technology and build new partnerships, the startup said. The Portland company says on its website that it “provides accredited investors with online access […]... →

InstaRem, an international remittance payments startup headquartered in Singapore, has raised $5 million in a round led by Vertex Ventures. Read More... →

SpoonRocket has just informed its investors it’s shutting down its on-demand pre-made meal delivery service, after failing to raise the necessary capital to go on, according to a source familiar with the letter to investors. The company had actually reached positive unit economics, but due to the frosty fundraising climate, wasn’t able to get the money it needed to continue operating. Read More... →

Skyport Systems helps enterprises keep their data and applications secure by allowing them to host their services in a hardened appliance with embedded security features. The company today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series C round led by GV (the firm previously known as Google Ventures). Cisco Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Northgate Capital and InstantScale also participated… Read More... →

Венчурный фонд Almaz Capital назначен стратегическим партнером международной акселерационной программы для поддержки российских инновационных компаний, организованной фондом Pulsar Venture Capital. Об этом Firrma сообщили в Pulsar VC. В рамках акселератора эксперты Almaz Capital станут наставниками для некоторых команд и  войдут в отборочную комиссию проекта.  Как Firrma писала ранее, программа акселерации стартовала в феврале 2016 года. Заявки на участие в программе будут приниматься до 3 апреля. В акселер... →

LendInvest, a peer-to-peer online mortgage platform, has closed a £17m (about $24 million) Series B funding round from Atomico, the tech VC firm founded by Niklas Zennström, Skype’s co-founder. The raise, which brings the company’s total institutional funding to over £200m (about $285 million), comes after the company announced a £22m (about $31 million) Series A […]... →

Crate, the winner of our TechCrunch Disrupt Europe startup Battlefield in 2014, today announced that it has raised a $4 million seed round for its open-source SQL database technology. The round was led by London-based Dawn Capital, which was joined by existing investors Sunstone Capital, DFJ Esprit and Speedinvest. In addition to these, Docker creator and CTO Solomon Hykes also participated… Read More... →

Fukuoka-based Sefuri, the Japanese startup that provides the Yamap app for mountain climbers and hikers, announced today that it has fundraised 170 million yen (about $1.5 million) in series A funding round. This round was led by Japanese mobile gaming publisher Colopl, with participation from Daiwa Corporate Investment and Fukuoka-based VC firm Dogan. Sefuri claims […]... →

Twitch and YouTube rule livestreaming and gameplay video. But one company sees a market for people who want to share smaller clips, and it’s raised a good-sized seed round to take advantage of the opportunity it sees. Forge, Inc., has drummed up $4.5 million, it announced today. The sharing of gameplay has become huge on social […]... →

Future Finance — a startup based out of Dublin that provides loans to students using big data algorithms to asses their credit-worthiness — is today announcing a large round of funding of its own to build its business out in Europe. The company has raised £119 million ($171 million) — £19 million in equity and £100 million towards future loans made through the… Read More... →

Online lending platform EZBob Ltd has raised £20m (about $28.3 million) in Series C funding in a round led by Leumi Partners and Oaktree Capital Management. According to statement, the company will use the new funds to increase its lending capacity and continue to develop its technology platform. Tomer Guriel, CEO and co-founder of EZBob, said: “Raising investment […]... →

Microsoft is fending off criticisms of its plan to unify its products and to raise the profile of its Windows Store, and the company is now planning to take that debate into its annual gathering of developers later this month. Xbox boss Phil Spencer responded to the ongoing criticism of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) […]... →

After years of raising hundreds of millions of dollars to tap into the burgeoning e-commerce market in India, one of the country’s biggest tech companies is facing a markdown in its valuation as it aims to pick up yet more investment. TechCrunch has learned from sources that Flipkart is looking to raise up to $1 billion in funding to grow its business and shore up against competition… Read More... →

Product management tool Propel announced today that it closed a $4.2 million series A investment led by Cloud Apps Capital Partners. Propel’s product, built on Salesforce, promises a service that “helps everyone involved in launching new products coordinate all the product, customer and service information needed for a product to be successful.” The funds of the round, […]... →

Выручка стартапа «Партия еды» за 2015 год составила 51 099 384 рублей, что на 300% больше, по сравнению с 2014 годом. Об этом в своем блоге сообщил основатель сервиса Михаил Перегудов.  По его словам, компания выполнила план на 93% в 2015 году, изначально рассчитывая выйти на 400% роста. С марта 2015 года компания не привлекала инвестиции, не использовала кредиты и другие внешние средства. В блоге также утверждается, что в течение года компания выпустила новые продукты, снизила стоимость продукции на 10%, п... →

The massage industry is getting a rubdown. Soothe has raised $35 million to bring on-demand massages to the masses. It’s one more example of how an on-demand app service can outmaneuver brick-and-mortar businesses, as Soothe says its costs can beat rivals in the traditional $14 billion U.S. massage market (according to the International SPA Association poll conducted […]... →

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... →

Группа компаний «Мортон» купила 10% компании AT Energy, которая занимается производством водородных топливных элементов для беспилотных летательных аппаратов (БПЛА). Сумма сделки не раскрывается. По данным журнала Forbes, она была закрыта в конце 2015 года. «Мортон» планирует развивать и применять технологии в строительстве и транспорте. Инвестиции в AT Energy – это часть программы инвестирования корпорации в новые передовые технологии.  В октябре 2014 года AT Energy получила первый транш инвестиций от венч... →

Украинский стартап Ecoisme попал в программу лондонского акселератора Virgin Media Accelerator и привлек инвестиции частных инвесторов Николая Белогорского и Сергея Повзнера. Об этом сообщает издание Ain.ua. Основатели Ecoisme переедут в Лондон на три месяца, где начиная с мая, они будут проходить акселерацию. После прохождения программы стартап может получить до $120 тысяч инвестиций, которые предоставит компания Liberty Global Ventures. Liberty Global и инкубатор TechStars (запускал акселератор вместе с Б... →

Virtuix, maker of the Omni virtual reality treadmill, said today it will move ahead with a “mini-IPO” under new regulations that allow companies to raise money in a new way. The move comes after potential investors pledged a non-binding $29 million in funds toward the investment. Austin, Texas-based Virtuix has begun shipping the Omni, a new […]... →