Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

167 российских стартапов получили инвестиции за три квартала 2015 года. Об этом говорят предварительные данные анализа российского венчурного рынка, который проводился изданием Firrma. Всего за три квартала 2015 года было объявлено о более 266 венчурных сделок с участием российских инвесторов или стартапов. При этом, 51 проект привлек деньги от Фонда Развития Интернет Инициатив (ФРИИ), что составляет примерно 30,5% от всех российских проектов, получивших инвестиции. Данные исследования собирались из публичн... →

After years of working in mobile advertising, founder Niles Lichtenstein discovered a box of records from his late father. That compelled him to start putting together memories and online histories earlier, by documenting his mother’s life history and how he first met his wife. That developed into an interactive timeline where he collected songs from when he started dating his wife… Read More... →

BuildingConnected is a platform to help construction firms manage the details of a job, with the aim to help save time and money on building projects. Today, the startup announced it had raised $8.5 million in Series A financing from Crosslink Capital, Homebrew, Freestyle, Bee Partners and Brick and Mortar. BuildingConnected pulled in a seed round of $2.2 earlier this year, bringing the… 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. Weave raises a $15.5M Series B round for its small business communication platform Weave announced today that it has raised a $15.5 million Series B round of funding that’ll enable it to provide updated […]... →

France has developed something of a name for itself as a center for IoT startups, and today another mover and shaker in the space is making some waves. Netatmo, a Paris-based designer of stylish connected home devices like smart thermostats and security cameras — think France’s answer to Nest — is announcing that it has raised €30 million ($32 million). The funding… Read More... →

While major companies struggle with Federal Aviation Administration drone restrictions, a new startup is busy mapping the sky in preparation for the day that drones can fly free. “Think of it as Waze or Google Maps for drones,” said Hivemapper founder Ariel Seidman. He said the goal is to help drone pilots fly more safely (and legally). Today Hivemapper is […]... →

Trinity Ventures, a 29-year-old, Sand Hill Road Firm whose recent hits include the IPOs of Zulily, New Relic and TubeMogul — not to mention the still-private but highly valued startup Docker — has closed its 12th fund with $400 million in capital. We were in touch yesterday with Ajay Chopra, a general partner at the firm for nearly the last decade, to ask what the fundraising… Read More... →

Биомедицинский холдинг «Атлас» инвестировал в компанию «ЦСБ Геномика». Об этом Firrma сообщили в холдинге. Сделка состоялась в начале октября 2015 года. Сумма вложения не раскрывается. По условиям сделки «Атлас» получил мажоритарную долю «ЦСБ Геномика», которая вошла в линейку проектов холдинга, сменив свое название на «Атлас Онко Диагностика». Новое подразделение займется созданием комплексного диагностического сервиса для персонализированного лечения онкологии – «Solo». Он будет включать в себя ряд молеку... →

Weave announced today that it has raised a $15.5 million Series B round of funding that’ll enable it to provide updated communication technology to small- and medium-sized businesses. Led by Crosslink Capital, this Y Combinator alumni company will likely expand beyond its focus on dentistry and orthodontics to other industries. Providing software that merge your […]... →

Silicon Valley nonprofit Watsi announced today that it has raised a $3.5 million philanthropic growth round designed to fund its administrative functions. This is the second round of funds the organization has made and will likely help it to keep going for the next two to three years as it pursues a mission of assisting […]... →

LeafLink, an NY-based wholesale management platform for the cannabis industry, has closed a $750k seed round led by group of NY angel investors. The software platform is designed to support participants in a B2B supply chain, providing basic tools designed to save money for retailers and allow producers to get better pricing for their product. These tools will include a centralized location… Read More... →

RelayRides, the six-year-old, San Francisco-based peer-to-peer car rental service, has just rebranded itself as Turo. The company is also announcing $47 million in Series C funding led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The combined announcement is meant to grab attention. Turo doesn’t disclose the number of people using its platform or the number of cars currently available… Read More... →

Israeli chip design startup Sckipio — which is trying to deliver fast Internet bandwidth to the masses — has raised a new round of funding from Intel Capital, the investment arm of the world’s biggest chip maker. The investment shows that it’s still possible to raise money for the rarest thing in tech these days: chip startups. […]... →

Smart tone startup LISNR just raised a $10 million series B round led by Intel Capital to further advance the product as “a true protocol to connect devices across a number of different verticals,” LISNR co-founder and CEO Rodney Williams told TechCrunch. LISNR’s technology is an audio-based platform for communicating data across devices. Any brand or device that wants to use… Read More... →

Body Labs, the company that turns your picture into a true-to-life 3D body scan, is announcing the close of an $8 million round of Series A funding led by Intel Capital, with participation from FirstMark Capital, Max-Planck-Innovation GmbH, Osage University Partners, and Catalus Capital. Body Labs technology is able to garner a fully realistic 3D body scan, complete with wrinkles and back… Read More... →

Like WiFi before it, could wireless charging be the next value-add for coffee shops and other public venues? One startup banking on that being the case is London-headquartered Chargifi, which is building out a wireless charging network. Read More... →

Last year Uniplaces, startup founded back in 2012 which runs an online booking platform focused on student accommodation, pulled in £2.2 million ($3.5 million) in Series A funding led by Octopus Investments. Today it’s announced that it has raised a $24 million Series A funding led by Atomico. The startups, launched in 2012 by three ex-university classmates, aims to be a trusted,… Read More... →

Content marketing startup SnapApp has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The Boston-based company offers online tools for building calculators, quizzes, infographics, interactive videos and other types of interactive content. Marketers, particularly marketers trying to sell to other business, can then use that content to connect with potential customers. “Interactive content is… Read More... →

After ten years without any outside investment, cybersecurity firm iboss is finally raising its Series A. The company’s CEO said that even now, the company, which has been profitable since it launched, really “didn’t need the money.” The cloud-based security platform just raised a $35 million Series A from Goldman Sachs’ Private Capital Investing… Read More... →

Parents today can be overwhelmed when trying to keep up with their child’s online activity, and often fail to spot troubling behavior like bullying, threats, sexting, and even possible mental health issues. A new app called VISR, which launched publicly just in time for back-to-school, has now closed on a million in funding to help alert parents to safety issues involving their… Read More... →