Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

xAd, the ad network that serves you ads in apps and mobile web pages based on your location, is today announcing another hefty round of funding, as well as its first acquisition in the world of consumer apps to grow its audience and dataset: the company has raised $42.5 million, and it’s buying WeatherBug, the popular weather app that competes with the likes of the Weather Channel App… Read More... →

Even before they began to graduate from college, millennials drove changes at work, from management and recruiting practices to the design of office interiors. But companies are still adapting and figuring out what matters most to this large demographic and employee base. Now, a tech startup called Zugata has raised $7 million in Series A venture funding to replace the crusty old… Read More... →

Фонд прямых инвестиций Prometheus Capital Partners, основанный бывшим топ-менеджером АФК «Система» Леваном Васадзе приобрел ЗАО «Проектные инвестиции», которому принадлежит 95% акций компании AT Consulting, сообщает «Коммерсант». Сумма сделки не разглашается. Бывший гендиректор и основатель AT Consulting Сергей Шилов останется партнером компании и продолжит управлять работой с ключевыми клиентами. По данным Cnews, за ним останется доля в 5%. Исполняющим обязанности гендиректора AT Consulting назначен один и... →

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Seed investors are, by definition, the first ones to back startups and technologies that go on to become world-changing forces. So when they collectively raise their bets about something — whether it’s social media in the early 2000s or autonomous vehicles in the last few years — it’s a reasonable indication that thing is poised for explosive growth. With that in mind,… Read More... →

Платформа для секьюритизации кредитов Blackmoon привлекла инвестиции в размере $2,5 млн от A&NN Group Александра Мамута, фонда Flint Capital, фонда Target Global и несколько частных инвесторов. Об этом сообщило агентство RNS. Подробности сделки, включая оценку стоимости компании и доли инвесторов не раскрываются. Дополнительное финансирование будет использовано на дальнейшее развитие платформы и интерфейсных решений, а также на расширение присутствия на рынке США – ключевым для компании в следующие полтор... →

Hired, the platform that lets applicants vie for top tech jobs, has announced a $30 million extension to its Series C funding, bringing the total of that particular round to $70 million. The funding came primarily from Glenmede Trust and Ontario Pension Board, with participation from existing investors. On Hired, folks seeking a job can simply answer a few questions and receive back… Read More... →

Zipline International Inc. has raised $25 million in a Series B funding round to expand its humanitarian delivery drone business in Rwanda, the U.S. and beyond. The startup builds drones and runs delivery services, dropping crucial medical supplies to clinics or hospitals in areas that aren’t accessible by land. Recently, TechCrunch visited Zipline’s headquarters in Half Moon… Read More... →

A “pottech” company called Wurk has raised $1 million in seed funding to help cannabis businesses such as dispensaries or growers to comply with all the different regulations coming into play around the burgeoning, legal cannabis industry. The seed deal closed before various ballots are voted on today in the U.S., that could make the sale and use of marijuana legal for… Read More... →

Победитель сможет получить инвестиции размером $100 000.... →

Венчурный фонд the Untitled ventures объявил конкурсный отбор проектов в сфере рекламных технологий и новых медиа – Go to AdTech с главным инвестиционным предложением в $100 тысяч от the Untitled ventures. Об этом Firrma сообщили в GoTech, который является оператором конкурса. Участвовать в конкурсе могут стартапы на стадии посевных инвестиций, создающие технологии для рекламы: • big data и аналитика; • идентификация пользователей; • geofencing; • персонализация контента и нативная реклама; • brand sa... →

So much for fighting the Uber fight. Today Karhoo — a company that wanted to take on Uber by pulling together various other competing car services under a single app — announced that it is shutting down its service and looking for “the next steps for its business” after running out of money and failing to raise more. The full statement is below. It’s a pretty… Read More... →

ClassPass is having something of a tough time in the U.S., but that hasn’t stopped others elsewhere in the world from trying to make its model work. Read More... →

Back in June, Tend.ai came out of stealth with its versatile system allowing a robot arm to tend to a dozen or more printers, laser cutters, and other modern workshop tools. Now the company has raised $2 million to continue its work, courtesy of True Ventures. Read More... →

Periscope Data, the company that helps data scientists quickly turn their findings into easily digestible visualizations, has confirmed the raise of $25 million in Series B funding. We originally reported on this funding news last week, and mistakenly named the wrong lead investor. Bessemer led the round, with participation from existing investors, including DFJ, Susa Ventures, Innovation… Read More... →

Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), a 25-year-old, growth-stage venture capital firm, has closed on £260 million ($322 million) in commitments for its fifth fund, in one of the largest capital raises for a European venture firm this year. The firm plans to invest the capital mainly in the U.K. and Ireland, but it says investments in companies in other European countries will also be considered.… Read More... →

For the most part, apps like Prisma depend on curated training sets to impersonate style and apply it to a new context. While this may signal that machine creativity is dead on arrival, we shouldn’t forget that even Picasso needed to attend a showing of African masks before he could push cubism into the popular lexicon. Yali Saar, CEO of Tailor Brands, believes much the same about… Read More... →

GoOpti might be described as an Uber (or UberPOOL) for independent shuttle bus providers. It connects travellers from smaller European cities who want to travel to or from larger city airport hubs, and in doing so ensures economies of scale so that laying on a shuttle bus is viable. Read More... →

Венчурный фонд Google Capital, входящий в состав холдинга Alphabet, сменил название на CapitalG и представил обновлённый сайт. В портфолио проекта журналисты Reuters обнаружили логотип сервиса исчезающих сообщений Snapchat. Официальных заявлений об инвестициях в Snapchat компания не делала. Дата и сумма вложений остались неизвестными. Пресс-служба Alphabet пока не ответила на запрос о комментарии. В настоящее время Snap Inc, […]... →

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив инвестирует 15 млн рублей в консьерж-сервис юридических услуг «Юрбюро». Об этом Firrma сообщили во ФРИИ. Привлеченные инвестиции компания потратит на доработку технологической платформы, маркетинг и построение партнерской сети. В планах компании – в ближайшее время выйти на рынок юридических услуг Казахстана и Беларуси.  «Юрбюро» – платформа на базе самообучающегося искусственного интеллекта, позволяющая автоматизировать процесс получения юридических услуг через интернет. «... →