Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Location intelligence startup Geoblink announced today that it closed a $1.1 million round led by Spanish VC Naut Capital. Based in Madrid, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup helps businesses with physical stores understand their locations in order to create effective marketing and advertising strategies. “Geoblink is contributing decisively to solving an existing problem in the retail industry, stimulating […]... →

Handshake, a maker of wholesale order apps for mobile, will target new overseas markets after raising a $14 million Series B. The round was led by Sozo Ventures and includes returning investors Emergence Capital, SoftTech VC, BOLDstart Ventures, MHS Capital, Point Nine, and Primary Venture Partners. Read More... →

Эксперты ирландского акселератора NDRC приедут на «Казанскую венчурную ярмарку» и для отбора стартапов для участия в шестимесячной программе в Дублине. Как Firrma сообщили в фонде Pulsar Venture Capital, все 15 отобранных на Венчурной ярмарке команд также получат возможность пройти совместную но более короткую акселерационную программу Pulsar и NDRC в Дублине. В рамках проведения акселератора NDRC стартапы смогут получить инвестиции для запуска в Ирландии. Инициатива создания акселератора принадлежит ирланд... →

Scottish startup eeGeo has raised $5 million from a range of investors, including NetSol Technologies, as it looks to continue growing its 3D mapping platform globally. Founded in 2010, eeGeo is setting out to revolutionize the digital mapping realm with a 3D representation of the world that’s geospatially accurate and includes detail down to the […]... →

Smart doorbell startup Ring has raised a further $61.2 million in a series C round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, with participation from existing investor Sir Richard Branson. VentureBeat first discovered Ring back in 2013 when the startup was known as Doorbot — which was basically a doorbell equipped with a Wi-Fi-connected camera. […]... →

Streaming analytics startup Striim secured an extra $10 million investment from Atlantic Bridge Capital for its series B round. Striim raised $30 million in total for its latest round and said the funds will help its expansion into Europe. The company said that its “streaming integration and intelligence” technology makes it “easy to deliver custom streaming analytics […]... →

Prenetics, a Hong Kong-based medical technology company, has raised a $10 million Series A round for its DNA testing technology that helps doctors provide more accurate diagnoses and better understand their patients. Read More... →

CrowdStreet, a management tool for real estate investors, announced today that it closed a $3.5 million investment led by Rally Ventures. The series A funds will be used to further develop CrowStreet’s technology and build new partnerships, the startup said. The Portland company says on its website that it “provides accredited investors with online access […]... →

InstaRem, an international remittance payments startup headquartered in Singapore, has raised $5 million in a round led by Vertex Ventures. Read More... →

SpoonRocket has just informed its investors it’s shutting down its on-demand pre-made meal delivery service, after failing to raise the necessary capital to go on, according to a source familiar with the letter to investors. The company had actually reached positive unit economics, but due to the frosty fundraising climate, wasn’t able to get the money it needed to continue operating. Read More... →

Skyport Systems helps enterprises keep their data and applications secure by allowing them to host their services in a hardened appliance with embedded security features. The company today announced that it has raised a $30 million Series C round led by GV (the firm previously known as Google Ventures). Cisco Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, Northgate Capital and InstantScale also participated… Read More... →

Венчурный фонд Almaz Capital назначен стратегическим партнером международной акселерационной программы для поддержки российских инновационных компаний, организованной фондом Pulsar Venture Capital. Об этом Firrma сообщили в Pulsar VC. В рамках акселератора эксперты Almaz Capital станут наставниками для некоторых команд и  войдут в отборочную комиссию проекта.  Как Firrma писала ранее, программа акселерации стартовала в феврале 2016 года. Заявки на участие в программе будут приниматься до 3 апреля. В акселер... →

LendInvest, a peer-to-peer online mortgage platform, has closed a £17m (about $24 million) Series B funding round from Atomico, the tech VC firm founded by Niklas Zennström, Skype’s co-founder. The raise, which brings the company’s total institutional funding to over £200m (about $285 million), comes after the company announced a £22m (about $31 million) Series A […]... →

Crate, the winner of our TechCrunch Disrupt Europe startup Battlefield in 2014, today announced that it has raised a $4 million seed round for its open-source SQL database technology. The round was led by London-based Dawn Capital, which was joined by existing investors Sunstone Capital, DFJ Esprit and Speedinvest. In addition to these, Docker creator and CTO Solomon Hykes also participated… Read More... →

Fukuoka-based Sefuri, the Japanese startup that provides the Yamap app for mountain climbers and hikers, announced today that it has fundraised 170 million yen (about $1.5 million) in series A funding round. This round was led by Japanese mobile gaming publisher Colopl, with participation from Daiwa Corporate Investment and Fukuoka-based VC firm Dogan. Sefuri claims […]... →

Twitch and YouTube rule livestreaming and gameplay video. But one company sees a market for people who want to share smaller clips, and it’s raised a good-sized seed round to take advantage of the opportunity it sees. Forge, Inc., has drummed up $4.5 million, it announced today. The sharing of gameplay has become huge on social […]... →

Future Finance — a startup based out of Dublin that provides loans to students using big data algorithms to asses their credit-worthiness — is today announcing a large round of funding of its own to build its business out in Europe. The company has raised £119 million ($171 million) — £19 million in equity and £100 million towards future loans made through the… Read More... →

Online lending platform EZBob Ltd has raised £20m (about $28.3 million) in Series C funding in a round led by Leumi Partners and Oaktree Capital Management. According to statement, the company will use the new funds to increase its lending capacity and continue to develop its technology platform. Tomer Guriel, CEO and co-founder of EZBob, said: “Raising investment […]... →

Microsoft is fending off criticisms of its plan to unify its products and to raise the profile of its Windows Store, and the company is now planning to take that debate into its annual gathering of developers later this month. Xbox boss Phil Spencer responded to the ongoing criticism of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) […]... →

After years of raising hundreds of millions of dollars to tap into the burgeoning e-commerce market in India, one of the country’s biggest tech companies is facing a markdown in its valuation as it aims to pick up yet more investment. TechCrunch has learned from sources that Flipkart is looking to raise up to $1 billion in funding to grow its business and shore up against competition… Read More... →