Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Две компании-резидента фонда «Сколково» опубликовали на сайте для объявлений Avito сообщения о поиске инвесторов, на это обратил внимание пользователь Facebook Роман Фролин. Представители одной из компаний сообщили, что ищут инвестиции для своей организации, другие предложили выкупить их бизнес.... →

Fraugster, a German and Israeli startup that has developed Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to help eliminate payment fraud, has raised $5 million in funding. Earlybird led the round, alongside existing investors Speedinvest, Seedcamp and an unnamed large Swiss family office. The new capital will be used to add to Fraugster’s headcount as it expands internationally. Read More... →

Фонд Развития Интернет Инициатив объявил о вливании 15 млн рублей в выпускника своего акселератора стартап Leadza, который разработал сервис Leadza Optimizer. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде.  Стартап позволяет оптимизировать бюджеты рекламных кампаний в Facebook и Instagram, максимизируя число целевых действий при заданном бюджете за счет технологий машинного обучения. Сервис анализирует результаты прошедших рекламных кампаний, строит прогноз ключевых метрик и на их основе автоматически перераспределяет ре... →

IPO-лихорадка, инвестиции в изучение генома, шифрование в массы... →

Фонд A&NN Investments Александра Мамута выкупил 50% интернет-холдинга Rambler&Co у владельца «Интерроса» Владимира Потанина. Таким образом, сейчас Александр Мамут владеет 100% акцими Rambler&Co. Остальные 50% ранее принадлежали структурам предпринимателя Владимира Потанина. Управляющим акционером и генеральным директором группы Rambler&Co был Александр Мамут. О сделке стало известно в декабре прошлого года. Владимир Потанин реализует опцион, который получил при слиянии Rambler и «Афиши» Мамута с его компани... →

My 1st Years, a U.K.-based e-commerce startup that offers personalised gifts for babies and children, has picked up £5 million in growth funding. Read More... →

Инвестиции в сервис для обработки фона фотографий с помощью нейросетей Fabby от сооснователя и бывшего руководителя Maps.me Юрия Мельничека выросли до $2 млн. О закрытии инвестиционного раунда пишет TechCrunch.... →

Moon Express, a company competing in the Google Lunar X-Prize, has raised $20 million in a Series B-1 round and announced that they’ve now fully financed their maiden mission to the moon. With the latest round of funding, Moon Express has raised over $45 million in private investment from individuals and venture funds including Founders Fund, Collaborative Fund, and Autodesk. In July… Read More... →

Редакция vc.ru пообщалась с бывшим сотрудником компании Blissbooker Вадимом Моисеевым, который рассказал подробнее о причинах, которые привели к банкротству компании, основанной соучредителем Groupon Борисом Хэгни. Из-за системных ошибок и неконтролируемой маркетинговой кампании, сервис за три месяца потерял более миллиона евро и не смог заново привлечь инвестиции. В результате Хэгни уехал в США и остался должен бывшим сотрудникам деньги, которые они собираются получить через суд.... →

Tech startups have tried to make language learning possible without human tutors since way back in the 90s when CD-ROMs and Rosetta Stone were state-of-the-art. The rise of social media and smartphones inspired a new wave of language learning apps like Duolingo, OKPanda, or Lingua.ly, to name a few. But the CEO of LingoLive, Tyler Muse, asserts it’s not possible to become fluent at a… Read More... →

The total U.S. housing market is worth $30 trillion, but the data to value individual properties is still imprecise, according to HouseCanary. The real estate startup thinks it has better analysis and counts believers like Eric Schmidt and Kobe Bryant, who are participating in its $33 million funding round. “We’re probably 25 years behind the stock market in terms of… Read More... →

A startup that refuels your car wherever it’s parked, Yoshi Inc., has raised $2.1 million in a new round of venture funding to expand its gas delivery service into new towns, and to add different auto-related services to its menu. According to CEO and co-founder Nick Alexander, “Anything you usually need to get done at a gas station or auto shop, we want to bring to you at a… Read More... →

When Stadium Goods opened shop in New York’s Soho district in 2015, it looked like an Apple-inspired spin on the consignment shop, appealing to men in search of authentic, collectible sneakers and streetwear. In the short time since it started, Stadium Goods has evolved into an online brand with distribution of its “authenticated” kicks, and a branded presence everywhere… Read More... →

One of Southeast Asia’s longest-serving seed-stage investors has reloaded its coffers for more deals after East Ventures closed its fifth fund, worth $27.5 million. Read More... →

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Lily, the autonomous camera drone that sold a whopping $34 million in preorders, has announced they are shutting down. In an email sent to customers about an hour ago, the startup says that they were unable to raise an additional round of funding which would have allowed them to start production of the drone. So they announced that they will be winding down the company, and offering an… Read More... →

FarmLogs raises $22 million, Instagram Stories hits 150 million daily users, Google closes its UAV project and JetBlue gives us free Wi-Fi. All this on Crunch Report. Read More... →

Make way for another large fintech investment out of Europe. Funding Circle, the London-based peer-to-peer lending platform that lets small businesses connect with investors willing to lend them money, has raised another $100 million in funding of its own, led by Accel with participation from other previous investors Baillie Gifford, DST Global, Index Ventures, Ribbit Capital, Rocket… Read More... →

Ann Arbor, Michigan-based FarmLogs has raised $22 million in a Series C round of funding for technology that helps farmers monitor and measure their crops, predict profits, manage risks from weather, pests and more. Naspers Ventures led the round joined by the company’s earlier backers Drive Capital, Huron River Ventures, Hyde Park Venture Partners, SV Angel and individual investors… Read More... →

Oakland-based food startup Kuli Kuli has raised $4.25 million in a Series A round of funding to bring moringa, a high-protein plant, to more kitchens in the US according to CEO and co-founder Lisa Curtis. During her time working in Niger for the Peace Corps, Curtis got a taste for the moringa plant, which grows pervasively in tropical climates, and is higher in iron, calcium and protein than… Read More... →