Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Can a mobile classified app topple the behemoth that is Craigslist? We’ve asked the question before (more than once, in fact), and it looks like it may be in order again: 5miles, an app developed in China but being rolled out in the U.S. as a quick way for people to list and buy items locally, has raised $30 million in funding, bringing the total raised by the company to over $50… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: Memeni, a social tool for brands to create their own communities, announced today that it closed a $2.5 million investment from angel investors. The Los Angeles-based startup said it wants to help brands to “create meaningful interactions” with their customers; so it raised the seed round to launch its product and invest in marketing. “Brands […]... →

YouTube just made it a lot easier for its users in the U.S. to use their videos to drive donations to nonprofit organizations. With the new donation cards, video creators can now choose any of the over 1.8 million IRS-validated 501(c)3 nonprofit and direct donations to them right from their videos. Nonprofits could already use these cards on their own videos. Often, though, it’s videos… Read More... →

On-demand parking apps may not be the most glamorous of startups, they’re mainly all about access. In addition to announcing their largest raise to date, ParkWhiz announced an acquisition today that will bring its customers, particularly those in the New York market, even greater access. The Chicago-based parking startup announced Tuesday that it had raised $24 million in Series C… Read More... →

Peakon, the self-described ‘people analytics platform’ for employee engagement and retention, is fully launching today and announcing it’s closed €4 million in Series A funding. Read More... →

New York-based startup Fireglass, a network security service for enterprises, announced today that it closed a $20 million funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The startup said that it will use the series A investment to expand research and further develop its product. Mickey Boodaei, cofounder of Imperva and Trusteer, and Rakesh Loonkar, cofounder of […]... →

Discord, the maker of a popular voice communications app for games, has raised $20 million in a round of funding headed by Greylock Partners. The funding is a big turnaround for a company that was written off in gaming. And it shows that by pivoting to something that was more popular, the original founders figured […]... →

Seebo, the Tel Aviv, Israel-founded startup that offers an Internet of Things (IoT) end-to-end platform to help companies launch smart products faster, has closed $8.5 million in Series A funding. The round, which was led by Carmel Ventures with participation from existing investors, including TPY Capital, brings the total raised by the company to $14 million. Read More... →

Vidyard, a startup that says it can improve companies’ video marketing and sales, has raised $35 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, OMERS Ventures, iNovia Capital and SoftTech VC. The Y Combinator-incubated startup has now raised more than $60 million total. Vidyard offers a number… Read More... →

Vidyard, the business video platform, today announced it has closed a $35 million Series C financing. And, in a move that can only be described as “eating its own dog food,” the company has announced the raise with a Star Wars-inspired video. The round is led by Battery Ventures with participation from existing investors Bessemer Venture […]... →

Инвестиционная компания KamaFlow вложился в детский проект Marabaka в обмен на 50% компании, сообщил Firrma партнер KamaFlow Евгений Борисов. По словам Борисова, KamaFlow подписал соглашение о капиталовложении на сумму от $150 тысяч до $200 тысяч летом 2015 года. Доля KamaFlow в стартапе может уменьшиться, если инвесткомпании не удастя выполнить KPI по развитию бизнеса. Речь идет об увеличении количества детских оффлайн-центров Marabaka. Marabaka предлагает виртуальный мир для детей в виде комиксов с героям... →

Grovo, a company offering “micro-learning” content to help businesses train their employees, has raised $40 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Accel (which has been involved since Grovo’s seed round and led the Series B) with additional funding from previous backers Costanoa Venture Capital, SoftTech VC and Greg Waldorf, plus new investor Vayner Capital. Read More... →

HopSkipDrive, the ridesharing service for kids of busy parents, has raised $10.2 million in funding for its Series A. The round was led by FirstMark Capital and will be used to not only work on enhancing its product but also bringing its service to new neighborhoods in the United States. The company has also brought […]... →

Cedexis helps large enterprises monitor and optimize how their traffic flows from their servers, CDNs and cloud providers to their customers. The company today announced that it has raised a $22 million Series B round led by Ginko Ventures with participation from Foxconn, Nokia Growth Partners, Citrix Systems Ventures and its Series A investors Madrona Ventures and Advanced Technology Ventures. Read More... →

Considering how vital a company’s Internet connection is, finding out that your network is down can be a crisis for engineers, who often are notified about outages from the end user. Not having access to servers and applications could cost a business in productivity, revenue, and likely all facets of its operations. NetBeez, a Y Combinator startup, […]... →

AngelList is the LinkedIn for startups; it’s a directory for finding and researching great startups. Many of the biggest seed venture capital firms and angel investors are on the list, and many use it to help them source and validate deals. But AngelList is also a crowdfunding platform, a way for startups and investors not only to connect with each other, but also to actually raise money. Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: GetSocial raised $2.5 million to expand its social networking platform for marketing and monetizing mobile games. The Amsterdam-based has built a backend platform for amplifying engagement of mobile gamers as well as data analytics tools that help mobile game developers cut the cost of user acquisition. It’s no secret that getting noticed is a huge problem […]... →

Engaging customers with rewards and special offers is smart business. Instead of spending a ton acquiring new users, small businesses can re-engage with customers through rewards and special offers. FiveStars does just that, which is why the company is announcing today that it has raised $50 million in a third round of funding. FiveStars drove more than […]... →

Венчурный фонд Pulsar Venture Capital инвестировал в российский стартап AGELON — онлайн-конструктор маркетинговых исследований. Как сообщил Firrma представитель фонда, в планах AGELON – выход на международный рынок. Условия и сумма сделки не раскрывается. Ранее стартап получил инвестиции на сумму более $200 тысяч от Moscow Seed Fund и частного инвестора «Инновационная лаборатория». В августе 2015 года на GenerationS AGELON стал обладателем сертификата на «облачный грант» от Microsoft в размере $120 тысяч. В... →

Canvs is a startup measuring emotion on social media — but CEO Jared Feldman insisted that we shouldn’t think of it as a social sentiment company. He said that’s because existing tools for measuring sentiment have earned something of a bad reputation. Where those tools are usually limited to classifying social media posts as good, bad or neutral, Canvs can classify a… Read More... →