Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Российская компания Easy Ten – разработчик одноименного мобильного приложения – запустила приложение для изучения иностранных языков  Upmind. Об этом Firrma рассказали в компании.  Приложение позиционируется как сервис для тех «кто не хочет ничего учить». Формат уроков в нем заменен на новостную ленту, напоминающую соцсети. Перевод новых слов сопровождается гифками и примерами из Twitter для лучшего запоминания. Приложение будет зарабатывать по freemium-модели.  Стартап оценивает потенциальную аудиторию сер... →

Berlin-based deepstreamHub, a platform for building real time apps, has closed a $1 million seed round from Blue Yard Capital to further develop its cloud platform for app developers. This marks the first investment for Berlin’s Blue Yard Capital, a new VC fund launched in January that raised $120 million to invest in early stage […]... →

Global capitalism is in a bit of pickle right now. Goldman Sachs (either a vampire squid or the second-best investment bank in the world, depending on your point of view) came out with a report earlier this year questioning the efficacy of capitalism, while The Wall Street Journal, recently published an article pointing to signs that international trade is sputtering.  The… Read More... →

Украинский разработчик устройства для осознанных сновидений Luciding привлек $20 тысяч от нового одесского акселератора iQSpace. Инвестиции поступят двумя траншами. Об этом сообщает издание Ain.ua. Известно, что Luciding получил первый транш в размере $10 тысяч. По условиям сделки, инвесторы вложат остальные $10 тысяч после того как команда получит европейскую сертификацию устройств и первые 100 клиентов. Также проект должен начать промышленное производство устройства в течение трех месяцев и запустить крау... →

While voice-recognition-powered virtual assistants like Siri, Cortana and Amazon’s Echo continue to get more useful and reliable on the march to platform-dom, there is a parallel wave of development underway that has captured the public eye, where machine learning, artificial intelligence and natural language processing are getting corralled for more narrowly-purposed means — by… Read More... →

AirMap, a startup that provides drone operators with airspace information to let them know when and where they can fly, today announced that it has raised a $15 million Series A funding round. The round was led by General Catalyst Partners, with Lux Capital (which led the company’s $2.6 million seed round), Social Capital, TenOneTen Ventures, Bullpen Capital and the Pritzker Group… Read More... →

Artificial intelligence company X.ai has raised $23 million in new funding that’ll be used to support development of its personal assistant technology. The round was led by Two Sigma Ventures and will be allocated to hiring more data scientists, improving customer acquisition, and marketing to enterprise customers. Other investors in the company’s latest round include […]... →

Twiggle isn’t a name you’ll be familiar with, but the Israeli stealth startup has today announced a $12.5 million funding round that should go some way toward putting it on the map. The company was founded in 2013 by a team including Dr. Amir Konigsberg, who previously worked at Google and was formerly managing director at MySupermarket.com, […]... →

GPS navigation. Entertainment systems that offer streaming music. Bluetooth door locks. As vehicles are increasingly connected to the internet, they also become vulnerable to hacker attacks. Now, a Tel Aviv-based startup called Karamba Security has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to bring cybersecurity solutions to the automotive industry. According to Karamba co-founder David Barzilai,… Read More... →

Российский инвестор Юрий Мильнер вложился в китайский стартап Horizon Robotics, разрабатывающий платформы искусственного интеллекта. Сумма сделки не раскрывается. Средства пойдут на исследования и разработки, а также расширение команды. Компания основана в 2015 году. Horizon Robotics привлекла инвестиции на seed-стадии от  Morningside Ventures, Hillhouse Capital, Sequoia Capital, GSR Ventures и других инвесторов. Horizon Robotics фокусируется на соединительных процессорах, аппаратных средствах, программном ... →

Онлайн-сервис по заказу уборки квартир Qlean вышел на рынок Петербурга. Инвестиции в аренду офиса и набор персонала составили 10 млн рублей, сообщает «Деловой Петербург».... →

Intercom, a startup helping businesses talk to their customers, has raised an additional $50 million in funding. Intercom’s products cover everything from website chat to marketing to customer support. When the company raised funding last year, co-founder and CEO Eoghan McCabe (pictured above) said integration is one of the big elements of the company’s strategy —… Read More... →

Intercom has announced today that it has raised an additional $50 million, bringing its total funding to $116 million. The raise comes at a time when all eyes are focused on the messaging industry, which is enjoying fast growth in all areas, from mobile-first chat solutions through to in-app engagement. And Intercom has enjoyed a significant slice […]... →

Kamarq Holdings is a startup to offer the high quality and connected furniture brand Kamarq. The company recently announced on Thursday that it has secured a total of about 350 million yen (about $3.2 million) from Energy & Environment Investment, Saison Ventures, iSGS Investment Works as well as angel investors. Saison Ventures is the investment arm […]... →

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the tech industry. Yet the way IoT is evolving raises serious concerns: There are too many complexities, moving parts, diversities and competing trends and technologies that must be managed when developing IoT solutions. One practical approach that could help deal with the complexities of IoT would be the use of the concept… Read More... →

Posted by Royh[Estimated read time: 4 minutes] SEO is not just about Google! Yes, that’s right, I genuinely mean this and I’m going to stick to my word. It’s common practice for SEOs to invest all their time and energies into just one search engine, but this is a limited approach. The truth is that SEOs need to investigate other strategies for generating traffic which don’t rely purely on Google. And to underline this point, I’m going to take a quick look at the current landscape and prove why this is an es... →

Posted by Royh[Estimated read time: 4 minutes] SEO is not just about Google! Yes, that’s right, I genuinely mean this and I’m going to stick to my word. It’s common practice for SEOs to invest all their time and energies into just one search engine, but this is a limited approach. The truth is that SEOs need to investigate other strategies for generating traffic which don’t rely purely on Google. And to underline this point, I’m going to take a quick look at the current landscape and prove why this is an es... →

On-demand delivery is something consumers have come to expect. With that in mind, startup Dispatch is building a fleet of autonomous delivery vehicles designed for sidewalks and bike paths. Today, the company announced a $2 million seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz’s Chris Dixon with participation from Charles Hudson of Precursor Ventures and others. “The need for… Read More... →

Voxeet, an audio conference service, announced today that it took in a $1.5 million round, led by LDV Partners. The startup also announced the international launch of Voxeet 4.0, a service that builds on the startup’s “3D TrueVoice surround sound” technology to offer what the company is calling “the richest audio available with powerful collaboration features.” […]... →

Healthcare identity startup CrossChx announced this morning that they raised a $15 million Series C financing round from Khosla Ventures, Drive Capital, Silicon Valley Bank, NCT Ventures and Moonshots Capital. This brings their total funding to $35 million since being founded in 2012 Read More... →