Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

“The system is rigged!” says a video at Larry Lessig’s webpage announcing his run for the presidency. Lessig is using a Kickstarter campaign to raise the money for a “credible” run Democratic presidential primary. If the campaign hits its $1 million goal by labor day, he says, he will make running for president his full-time job. Right now he has […]... →

Корпорации «РусГидро», «Роснано» и Фонд развития Дальнего Востока создадут фонд для инвестиций в экономику Дальневосточного Федерального округа. Об этом Firrma сообщили в «Роснано». Соглашение о намерениях подписано в рамках Восточного экономического форума. Фонд будет создан в форме инвестиционного товарищества. Он будет инвестировать в проекты электроэнергетики и сопряженных отраслей. Приоритетные партнеры фонда — российские компании, ведущие бизнес или открывающие новое производство в ДФО, в том числе на... →

Государство в лице Минфин и Минэкономразвития окажут поддержку корпорации «Роснано». Как сообщают «Ведомости», ведомства предварительно договорились об условиях и форме господдержки на 2016–2018 годы. Сообщается, что корпорация получит госгарантии на общую сумму до 70 млрд рублей. На эту сумму «Роснано» сможет брать кредиты в банках начиная с 2016 года. Эти меры связаны с тем, что созданная в 2007 году госкорпорация за восемь лет исчерпала 182 млрд рублей. Изначально предполагалось, что корпорация по истече... →

Can a mobile classified app topple the behemoth that is Craigslist? An company called letgo aims to find out. Its app, which lets users buy and sell items locally, has quietly grown to over 2 million downloads since its launch earlier this year. And today, the company is announcing having raised $100 million in Series A funding from South African media company and tech investor Naspers… Read More... →

Businesses of all sizes now have access to reams of data about their performance, but it can be difficult to read the story behind the numbers. Boston-based startup Databox’s goal is to make data relatable. Its mobile app draws in data from different analytic platforms, analyzes it, and then presents the results in customized reports. Read More... →

Spontaneous mobile experiences should be as effortless as possible, and the process of navigating the app store to download a company’s native app can often miss a user’s attention span. So goes the thinking with Wrap, which focuses on helping companies create highly interactive bite-sized mobile web experiences for its users to engage with. The company announced Thursday that… 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. Tanium raises another $120M and hits $3.5B post-money valuation Enterprise software company Tanium announced today that it took in $120 million more for its latest round from TPG, Institutional Venture Partners (IVP), T. Rowe Price, […]... →

Aquicore helps commercial building owners monitor and analyze their energy usage and bill their tenants based on usage. The company today announced that it has raised a $3.1 million seed round led by 1776 Seed Fund, a newly launched global incubator and seed fund based in Washington, D.C. 1776 focuses on education, energy, health and transportation startups. The firm previously invested in… Read More... →

Capillary Technologies, the Singapore-based social CRM company, has raised a $45 million Series C to fuel its evolution into an omnichannel retail platform. The round was led by Warburg Pincus with participation from returning investors Sequoia Capital and Norwest Venture Partners and brings Capillary’s total funding so far to $79.1 million. Read More... →

In 2014 the Roost Smart Battery accumulated nearly $100,000 in Kickstarter pledges. But that was just the start for Roost. Today the company is announcing a $5.5 million Series A lead by RPM Ventures as the company expands its operations and gears up for launch. The Roost Smart Battery turns ordinary smoke detectors into a smart smoke detector. Roost CEO Roel Peeters tells TechCrunch that a lot… Read More... →

NewsCred is announcing that it has raised $42 million in additional equity funding. The round was led by FTV Capital. Existing investors FirstMark Capital, InterWest Partners, and Mayfield Fund also participated.. FTV partner Liron Gitig is joining NewsCred’s board of directors. Updating Read More... →

Украинский проект Luciding, который разрабатывает устройство для управления снами, привлек $20 тысяч от экс-сотрудника Google Джека Левина.  Средства полученыпо схеме convertible loan. Джек  Левин также консультирует команду, помогает со связями в Кремниевой Долине. О Luciding  Luciding разрабатывает устройство для управления снами. Девайсы уже работают и тестируются первыми клиентами и журналистами в Германии.  Недавно команда открыла предзаказы на свои устройства. В 2014 году стартап стал резидентом бизне... →

Reddit + Extra Life 2015 For the fourth year in a row, reddit is officially partnering with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in their annual Extra Life gaming marathon , and we'd like you to join us. On November 7th, many of us will be spending the day gaming furiously to raise money for kids, and we hope you will, too. Previous years have proven to be a blast at reddit HQ. What is Extra Life?... →

Mobcrush, which live-streams mobile games like Twitch does for PC games, said today that it has raised $11 million in a new financing round led by Kleiner Perkins. TechCrunch previously reported that the company had raised around $10 million. As we noted before, the company’s bet — along with investors — is that mobile game live-streaming will be bigger than just PC games.… Read More... →

Mobile game livestreaming service Mobcrush has raised $11 million in funding from investors led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The Santa Monica, Calif.-based startup is trying to steal a march on PC-based rivals such as Twitch by focusing on a “mobile first” strategy for streaming games. Mobcrush wants to enable fans to play games and share the gameplay […]... →

The mobile revolution may be booming, but not everyone has the same level of access. That’s why major tech companies like Facebook and Google are building out systems involving drones or high-flying balloons to make sure those in developing regions still have the opportunity to get connected. Hoping to capitalize on that trend is LotusFlare, a startup founded by former Facebookers which… Read More... →

With the new money WellAware looks to double down on its expansion in the oil and gas industry in the U.S. and abroad. Read More... →

Yummly, the online recipe recommendation and food delivery service has raised $15 million in a new round of funding led by Bauer Venture Partners that values the company at $100 million. Read More... →

VentureClub объявил набор на инвесторскую стажировку в Азии, которая позволит познакомиться с инновационной инфраструктурой и венчурной экосистемой Сингапура и Гонконга. Цель программы – показать, какие проекты интересны азиатским компаниям и фондам, в том числе, пообщаться с представителями российских организаций в Азии и обменяться опытом по глобальному масштабированию своей деятельности. C 12 по 19 сентября участники стажировки встретятся с представителями Frontier Ventures, IncuVest Asia, JFDI.Asia, Inf... →

With $50 million in new funding, the online used car marketplace Shift is hoping to drive off the stereotypes and outrace the stigma associated with buying used cars. Read More... →