Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Small businesses that sell physical goods online are struggling to delight customers and fulfill orders in an era where Amazon Prime sets an expectation for affordable, same- or next-day delivery. While the largest e-commerce players can leverage economies of scale to give their customers affordable rapid delivery options, small businesses are stuck with standard rates at USPS, FedEx and UPS.… Read More... →

Президент фонда «Сколково» Виктор Вексельберг намерен вернуть вложенные в издательский дом Gawker Media инвестиции после банкротства компании. Об этом он рассказал RNS.... →

Фонд «Сколково» и компания «Газпром нефть» подписали соглашение о создании НИОКР-центра компании в центре «Сколково». Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде. Инвестиции в проект в течение трех лет составят более 180 млн рублей. «Газпром нефть» разместит в «Сколково» НИОКР-центр ООО «ИТСК» — своего дочернего предприятия, которое является ИТ-интегратороми поставщиком информационно-технологических услуг для предприятий ТЭК и промышленности. Центр станет подразделением ООО «ИТСК», которое будет заниматься разработкой ... →

Свердловский венчурный фонд (СВФ) одобрил финансирование в производственное предприятие «Региональный центр лазерных технологий» (Екатеринбург) и IT-компанию «Мерката» (Екатеринбург).  Данные проекты вместе с тематическим парком «Парк сказок» получат инвестиции на общую сумму более 70 миллионов рублей. «Региональный центр лазерных технологий» выпускает продукцию для оборонно-промышленного комплекса. Инвестиции компании необходимы, чтобы приобрести оборудование для обработки крупногабаритных изделий с целью ... →

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) и фонд «Сколково» объявляют совместный набор проектов в партнерский финтех-акселератор при поддержке ведущих банков. Об этом Firrma сообщили в «Сколково». По условиям партнерства, ФРИИ обеспечит единое окно для подачи заявок на акселерацию. Программа начинается 22 сентября 2016 на площадке акселератора ФРИИ. Партнерами акселератора выступает Сбербанк, «Банк Открытие»и «РайффайзенБанк». Стартапы, прошедшие отбор получат начальное финансирование 2,1 млн рублей от ФРИИ, ... →

Payoff, a 7.5-year-old Costa Mesa, Ca., startup that makes loans to help people pay off credit card debt, has just raised a bunch of money, and it’s looking to raise even more. According to a new SEC filing, the company has raised $46.7 million as part of a round expected to close at $67.4 million. The company had previously raised $38.4 million from investors, including FirstMark… Read More... →

Performance Horizon, a company aiming to help advertisers manage their relationships with marketing partners, is announcing that it has raised $15.4 million in Series C funding. The company’ says that with its software, brands and agencies can bypass the affiliate networks that online publishers usually rely on to get paid by marketers for driving purchases or other consumer actions. Read More... →

FirstMark Capital, the investment firm behind companies like Pinterest, Shopify, Riot Games, InVision, Tapad, Schoology, has today announced $480 million in new funds. This money will be split between two separate funds, with $275 million going into FirstMark IV (an early stage fund), and $205 million headed to the Opportunity Fund (for later stage companies and follow-on deals for existing… Read More... →

FirstMark Capital, the investment firm behind companies like Pinterest, Shopify, Riot Games, InVision, Tapad, Schoology, has today announced $480 million in new funds. This money will be split between two separate funds, with $275 million going into FirstMark IV (an early stage fund), and $205 million headed to the Opportunity Fund (for later stage companies and follow-on deals for existing… Read More... →

We are in the middle of a major wave of startups building software to improve workplace productivity; now a company focused on making legacy enterprise apps more useful (and used) is picking up traction and announcing funding. Sapho — which builds what it refers to as “micro apps” for older software that does not already offer notifications whenever data is updated or… Read More... →

Основатель центра Digital October Георгий Тушинскиц и создатель BBDO Moscow, а также партнер The Untitled Venture Company Игорь Лутц созвали венчурный фонд VRTech для поддержки стартапов в области виртуальной реальности. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде.  Фонд VRTech будет инвестировать в проекты на ранней стадии, основанные на технологиях виртуальной реальности. Направления деятельности фонда – оптимизация бизнес-процессов компаний-клиентов путем внедрения новых разработок на базе технологий виртуальной реа... →

Faced with droughts and an increasing environmental effort in America to conserve water, utility companies have struggled to keep their financial houses in order in light of reduced usage. One former Startup Battlefield competitor — Valor Water — hopes to help these companies get back on track. Read More... →

PromisePay, an Australia-headquartered fintech startup that specializes in payments for online marketplaces, has raised $10 million in fresh capital for growth. Read More... →

Talkspace, the startup that offers therapy via an app, has today announced the close of a $15 million Series B funding round ed by Norwest Venture Partners. Other participants in the round include existing investors such as Spark Capital, Soft Bank, Metamorphic Ventures and TheTime. As part of the deal, Norwest Venture Partners managing partner Jeff Crowe will be joining Talkspace’s Board… Read More... →

Posted by MiriamEllis[Estimated read time: 7 minutes] Coworking office spaces have existed for more than a decade around the globe, and I consider it a testament to their growing popularity for start-ups and agencies that I’ve been seeing an increasing number of questions about them in recent times at places like the Moz Q&A forum and elsewhere. The burning question on everybody’s mind is: do coworking locations meet or fall afoul of the official Guidelines for Representing Your Business On Google? This art... →

Liking or sharing a charity online might help raise awareness, but what a lot of campaigns that go comprehensively viral really need is cold, hard cash. Launched this week, Spotfund has created a site and an iOS app that makes raising $1-$3 donations far easier than before. “Making an impact isn’t about the size of your wallet,” Spotfund’s CEO says. Read More... →

Raise your hand if you have a folder on your iPhone or iPad filled with all the built-in apps from Apple that you never use but can’t delete. Oh, all of you? Then you’ll be interested to learn that iOS 10 will finally allow you to remove those pesky apps and reclaim the space they’ve occupied for years. Read More... →

Apple redesigned the lock screen with iOS 10. With “Raise to Wake” you can see your lock screen without touching your phone. Your phone wakes up. This move was needed as Touch ID had become so fast with the iPhone 6s that you wouldn’t see your notifications on your lock screen. Now, you can also preview notifications with 3D touch. You deep press on a notification and it loads… Read More... →

The market for augmented and virtual reality technology continues to heat up, and now one of the more promising startups making both AR hardware and software has raised a $50 million round to keep up the pace. Meta, which makes a headset/glasses that are part-AR viewer, and part-VR simulator, has raised $50 million in a Series B round of funding — money that the company plans to use… Read More... →

TechCrunch understands from a source close to the transaction that FinLeap’s latest round gives the company a post-money valuation of €121 million (based on a €100 million pre-money valuation). Read More... →