Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Lyft has authorized a Series F round in which it could raise as much as $1 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg, citing a Delaware state filing. We hear that Credit Suisse is running the fundraise — the big banks are getting involved with some of these large rounds, sorting everything out amongst the many investors. Goldman has been handling Uber’s mega-rounds,… Read More... →

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. Gusto, formerly ZenPayroll, raises $50M ‘opportunistic round,’ boasts 25,000 customers Gusto, the payroll and benefits service provider formerly known as ZenPayroll, has raised over $50 million in what its CEO calls an “opportunistic insider […]... →

Gusto (formerly ZenPayroll) is looking to raise $50 million, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange commission. That’s only natural for the startup, which is increasingly competing with the well-funded — and cash burning — Zenefits. So far, the company has raised about $22.2 million of its funding round, according to that filing. It looks like General… Read More... →

Московский технологический институт (МТИ) проинвестирует в три проекта-участника трека Robotics: сверхпроходимое шасси AnyWalker, нейрошлем виртуальной реальности NVR и лаборатория прототипирования в области бионейросигналов BiTronicsLab. О своих планах МТИ объявил на финале федерального акселератора технологических стартапов GenerationS.  Общий объем вложений составил более 20 млн рублей. К 2017 году институт планирует вложить еще 70 млн рублей. AnyWalker — сверхпроходимое шасси, может передвигаться в любо... →

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) и АО «Группа Т1», которая входит в ГК «Ренова», подписали партнерское соглашение по поиску и развитию новых проектов и команд в области «интернета вещей» (IoT). Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде. T1 Group предоставит стартапам из акселератора ФРИИ доступ к своим технологиям и решениям. Эксперты компании будут принимать участие в развитии проектов, отслеживать их прогресс на различных этапах и делиться своей экспертизой. Решения T1 Group находятся на стыке телекоммуникац... →

One of Google X Lab’s former moonshots is raising cash as it looks to disrupt the architecture design space with its specialized collaborative service. Flux Factory, Inc. announced $29 million in Series B funding co-led by Temasek and Surbana Jurong Private Limited.  Far East Ventures, DFJ, South Park Ventures, Borealis Ventures, and Obvious Ventures also participated in the round.… Read More... →

CellSavers CEO Itai Hirsch was not a fan of driving to a local repair shop after he’d broken many of his phones and tablets. So he decided to take a run at building CellSavers, an on-demand repair service that’s like an Uber for smartphone repairs. To do that, CellSavers has raised $3 million in seed funding from Sequoia Israel. CellSavers connects users with technicians that will… Read More... →

(The Bridge) – Tokyo-based Whomor, the Japanese company offering a crowdsourcing platform focused on illustrations and 3D computer graphics, unveiled today that it has fundraised 200 million yen (about $1.6 million) from DG Incubation and DK Gate. DG Incubation is the investment arm of Japanese internet giant Digital Garage while DK Gate is a joint venture […]... →

Included within the FAST Act is a section, the Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (“RAISE”) Act, which codifies a previously unwritten means through which startup employees, ex-employees, early investors, and other shareholders have been legally allowed to sell their shares. Read More... →

Gusto, the payroll and benefits service provider formerly known as ZenPayroll, has raised over $30 million for in what its chief executive calls an “opportunistic insider round” and the amount could go up to $50 million. The company also disclosed that it now counts more than 25,000 businesses in the United States as customers, which makes up […]... →

Fresvii has raised $4 million from Japan’s Nissay Capital to expand its mobile gaming social networking service AppSteroid. The funding shows there is demand for bring social to mobile games, which have become a $30 billion industry worldwide. Fresvii’s cloud-based AppSteroid platform is integrated in the Q Universe game, which has been a big success in Japan […]... →

Rivigo, an Indian startup that wants to build a more reliable and safer logistics network, has raised a $30 million Series B led by SAIF Partners. The funding, which includes equity and debt financing, will go toward improving Rivigo’s proprietary hardware platform, which it uses to reduce driver fatigue, find the best traffic routes, and monitor the performance of its trucks. Read More... →

Компания Ru-Net Technology Partners Леонида Богуславского приняла участие в раунде финансирования индийского маркетплейса в сфере домашнего хозяйства Housejoy. Об этом сообщает TechCrunch. Общий объем раунда – около $23 млн. Вранду также приняли участие Amazon, Qualcomm, Vertex Ventures и Matrix Partners. Стартап оказывает услуги в сфере уборки, сантехнических работ, электрики и броьбы с вредителями. Как сообщает «Коммерсант», проект берет с партнеров комиссию за привлечение клиентов, в среднем она составля... →

Счетная палата России провела проверку использования средств федерального бюджета, выделенных на создание Иннополиса в 2012–2013 годах, сообщает «Коммерсант». В создание Иннополиса было вложено 4,7 млрд рублей из федерального бюджета. В результате проверки, СП РФ выявила, что Иннополис финансировался в ущерб других госпроектов, что при наличии госсредств с основным подрядчиком строительства расчеты до сих пор не завершены и что контроль использования бюджетных ресурсов «на должном уровне» не ведется. Надзор... →

Funnely, a startup that helps e-commerce companies automate and improve their ad campaigns on Facebook and Instagram, has raised $988,000 in a seed round led by Verizon Ventures. The product uses businesses’ customer data to create and target ads. The goal is to effectively reach consumers throughout the sales funnel, whether it’s first getting their attention through lead… Read More... →

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. Songkick raises $10 million Songkick, the company behind the eponymous cross-platform app that lets you track when and where all your favorite bands are playing live, has raised an additional $10 million in […]... →

VB INSIGHT: Full Circle Insights, a sales and marketing analytics company, is announcing today a $4.7 million series B round led by Aligned Ventures and Salesforce Ventures. Along with the company’s previous round, this brings the total raised to $9.5 million — with the plan to significantly expand sales and marketing and develop new products. I caught up with […]... →

Tastemade, the maker of food and lifestyle videos, has raised a $40 million financing round led by Goldman Sachs. Participating investors in the Series D round include, Redpoint Ventures, Comcast Ventures, Liberty Media and Scripps Networks. Founded in 2012, Los Angeles-based Tastemade says it has 100 million monthly active viewers on its Tastemadenow programming and over 1 billion views of… Read More... →

Songkick, the company behind the eponymous cross-platform app that lets you track when and where all your favorite bands are playing live, has raised an additional $10 million in funding from Access Industries. Founded in 2007, Songkick had raised $32.6 million before today’s round from a range of notable investors, including Y Combinator, Sequoia Capital, […]... →

Songkick, the concert discovery app and ticketing company (after it merged with white-label artist-to-fan ticket seller CrowdSurge), has raised a further $10 million in funding from previous backer Access Industries, owner of WMG. It follows a $16 million Series C from Access, Sequoia, and Index, announced in June. Read More... →