Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

It’s easier than ever to start making a game, and one of the companies responsible for this democratization of development is getting an influx of cash. Marmalade Technologies has secured $5 million in funding. Investment firm Bloc Ventures led the round. Marmalade will use this money to bolster its game-development engine, which is also known as […]... →

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Norwest Venture Partners raises $1.2 billion for its 13th fund Norwest Venture Partners announced that it has raised $1.2 billion for its 13th fund, which it’ll use to support its sector and stage independent investment […]... →

So about this time of year my inbox gets flooded with junk from Sundance. Reps, PR, invites to parties; Raise a chalice with Matt Damon and Stella Artois at Sundance! [sure, why not]; Raise a glass with Canon [sense a trend?]; See the Extraordinary Difference Vaseline is Making [what?]. You get the picture. But for the last couple of years, the big inbox trend for Sundance has been VR. In… Read More... →

Jopwell, the Y-Combinator-backed diversity and hiring recruiting platform dedicated to helping blacks, hispanics and Native Americans get jobs in tech, has raised a $3.25 million seed round from Magic Johnson Enterprises, Andreessen Horowitz, Kapor Capital, Omidyar Network, Valar Ventures and others to scale its operations and product capabilities. This round brings its total funding to more… Read More... →

FreedomPop, a wireless Internet provider whose SIM cards include free basic mobile service plans, has raised a fresh $50 million in capital, taking its total funding to almost $110 million. Founded out of Los Angeles in 2011, FreedomPop has built its mobile offering around giving away free mobile data, text messages, and talk time, in the […]... →

Glassbreakers, the mentorship platform for women and enterprise software solution for scaling inclusion efforts, has raised $1.98 million from Social Leverage, bringing its total funding to ~$3 million. The new funding will enable Glassbreakers to further invest in the development of its platform. The Glassbreakers enterprise software is geared toward companies with at least 10,000 employees. Read More... →

FreedomPop, the startup disrupting the businesses of traditional mobile carriers by giving people ways to use mobile devices free of any charges — is today adding another sizeable round to its coffers: the company has raised $50 million, money that it will be using to continue its global rollout beyond its home market of the U.S. and to help launch new international products, specifically… Read More... →

Компания Access Industries Леонарда Блаватника возглавила инвестиционный раунд французского музыкального сервиса Deezer.  Объём раунда составил €100 млн. В сделке также приняла участие французский телекоммуникационный оператор Orange и другие инвесторы. Средства пойдут на маркетинг, увеличение пользователей в 180 странах, где работает Deezer. Также инвестиции могут пойти на выплаты правообладателям - компания расширила свой каталог до 40 млн песен.  В прошлом году Deezer планировала выйти на IPO бирже Euron... →

Another big bet on “FinTech,” Palo-Alto based BlueVine has raised $40 million to provide credit lines for small businesses. The round is led by Menlo Ventures, with participation from Rakuten, Lightspeed and 83North. While there are countless startups involved in small business lending, BlueVine does something a little different. Instead of offering loans, BlueVine does… Read More... →

Greatist, a website promising “real facts and doable steps for your happiest life,” has raised $4.5 million in Series A funding. I wrote about the startup way back in 2012, when I said it was focused on “non-sucky health content” — in other words, it offered health and wellness advice targeted at millennial readers, presented with a distinctive editorial voice… Read More... →

Application delivery platform Instart Logic today announced that it has raised a $45 million Series D round. The round was led by a new investor, the late-stage fund Geodesic Capital. Other participants in this round include existing investors Hermes Growth Partners, Andreessen Horowitz, Four Rivers Group, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Tenaya Capital. Telstra Ventures, the venture… Read More... →

Norwest Venture Partners has announced that it has raised $1.2 billion for its 13th fund, which it’ll continue to support its sector and stage independent investment strategy. With this fund, the firm now has a total capital and commitment size of more than $6 billion. Started more than 55 years ago, Norwest Ventures Partners functions […]... →

Three months after Deezer’s scrapped IPO raised questions about its future, the Paris-based music streaming company announced it had raised $110 million in a critical vote of confidence from its partners. “We can see that we are still at the beginning of a very fast-growing market,” said Deezer CEO Hans-Holger Albrecht. “We want to capture […]... →

Deezer, the Paris-based music and other audio streaming service with 6.3 million users that planned but ultimately cancelled an IPO last year, has now tapped existing investors for more funding: today the company is announcing that it has raised another €100 million ($109 million), led by Warner Music Group owner Access Industries and with participation also from French carrier Orange.… Read More... →

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UK-based Adestra has raised $7.2 million for its marketing technology, TechCrunch has learned. The new round of capital comes from the British Growth Fund (BGF) and will be used to help Adestra expand in the U.S. Founded in 2005, Adestra bootstrapped and was able to develop a profitable business without outside capital. The team created solutions for brands, including MessageFocus, a… Read More... →

SoftTech VC, a San Francisco-based seed-stage fund founded 11 years ago by investor Jeff Clavier, has promoted two of its senior investors to full partners, a move seemingly geared to bolster the firm as it seeks to raise a $130 million in fresh capital. According to new SEC filings, the firm is targeting $100 million for its fifth fund, as well as an additional $30 million Breakout Fund… Read More... →

Gather announced that it has raised $2.5 million in new funding to help restaurants and venues manage their events. Led by Storm Ventures, the investment will be used to not only improve the product, but also accelerate development of certain “top-secret projects.” Founded in 2013 by Nicholas Miller, Alex Lassiter, and Tom Merrihew, Gather is targeting […]... →

ALICE, which is actually an acronym that stands for “A Life-Improving Customer Experience,” allows hotels to manage and complete guest requests across various service departments with ease thanks to its intuitive host of mobile suite products. The company announced today that it had closed a $9.5 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Expedia with participation… Read More... →

Techstars London alumni eRated is another startup taking aim at the online reputation problem, specifically relating to online sellers. Targeting online marketplaces, it lets sellers of a product or service create one online profile to rule them all that consolidates and makes portable their seller history and reputation imported from all of the disperate marketplaces and social sites… Read More... →