Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Корпорация Net Element, владеющая российскими платежными системы TOT Money и PayOnline, намерена привлечь инвестиции на общую сумму $34,5 миллионов от фондов Candlewood Investment Group и Tenor Opportunity Associates.  Сделка состоит из нескольких частей и предполагает продажу акций и векселей корпорации. На первом этапе Net Element получит $10,5 миллионов, из которых $5,5 миллионов были сразу же переведены на счет компании. Остальные средства корпорация может привлечь при условии, что инвесторы выкупят все... →

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. WeWork raises a hefty $433M funding round Coworking space startup WeWork today disclosed a $433.9 million funding round in a new document on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The valuation of […]... →

Language-learning startup Babbel has raised $22 million to help expedite product development and expansion across the Americas. Today’s announcement takes the company’s total known funding past the $30 million mark, including $10 million raised in 2013, though it did raise a “significant” undisclosed amount way back in 2008. The latest round was led by new investor […]... →

DigitalOcean, the fast-growing cloud infrastructure service for developers, today announced that it has raised a $83 million Series B round led by Access Industries, with participation from previous investor Andreessen Horowitz, which led the company’s $37 million Series A round last year. Access Industries previously invested in the likes of Rubikloud, ironSource, Beats and Cyanogen.… Read More... →

Apester is announcing that it has raised $8 million in Series A funding. We wrote about the company back when it was a social game startup called Qmerce. Now it offers tools for online publishers to create polls, surveys, personality tests and video quizzes, then embed them in their articles. Read More... →

The Berlin- and New York-based language learning service Babbel today announced that it has raised a $22 million funding round led by Scottish Equity Partners. Other participants in this round include previous investors Reed Elsevier Ventures, Nokia Growth Partners, and VC Fonds Technology Berlin. The company, which was founded in 2007, says it plans to use this new round to drive further… Read More... →

Confluent, the startup providing commercial support for and building tools on top of the Apache Kafka open-source software, announced today a $24 million funding round. The news comes just eight months after Confluent spun out of LinkedIn with $6.9 million in tow. Apache Kafka, officially described as a distributed high-throughput publish-subscribe messaging system, has become […]... →

London-based anti-fraud and fintech startup Salviol has raised €6.5 million in a Series A round led by Orange Growth Capital — money it plans to use to expand its European and international operations, and to drive sales. Read More... →

Coworking space startup WeWork today disclosed a $433.9 million funding round in a new document on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. That’s higher than the $400 million figure the Wall Street Journal reported last month. Hat tip to Dan Primack at Fortune for tweeting a link to the filing, which does not […]... →

Сервис Mambo24, объединяющий в себе доставку еды, заказ товаров, покупку купонов и авиабилетов, запустился в России. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании.  Mambo24 планирует вложить $1,6 млн в развитие на российском рынке до конца 2016 года. На момент выхода в Россию инвестиции в проект составили $1,2 млн.  Это средства основателей компании Эмина Гараева и двух частных инвесторов, которые являются совладельцами нескольких проектов в России и странах СНГ, в том числе сети по реализации бытовой техники, сервиса... →

Фонд Altera Capital Group и бизнес-ангел Евгений Медведников вложат $850 тысяч в платформу микро-курсов Coursmos. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании.  В новом раунде Coursmos планирует привлечь $3 млн, пока соглашение о вложениях подписали действующие инвесторы Altera Capital Group и Евгений Медведников. Фонд Imperious Group не планирует принимать участие в сделке. По словам управляющего партнера фонда Павла Алешина, такое решение связано с тем, что Imperious Group нвестирует только на посевной стадии  Cour... →

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. India’s music-streaming leader Saavn raises $100M, adding 1M users each month In the latest sign that the shift to music streaming is accelerating, India’s Saavn announced today it had raised $100 million and […]... →

Whipclip, the makers of a mobile application that lets you quickly – and legally – share clips from favorite TV shows and music videos, has closed on $40 million-plus in Series C financing, the company is announcing today. The oversubscribed round was led by asset management firm, Eminence Capital, and included participation from existing investors, Institutional Venture Partners… Read More... →

Whipclip, the makers of a mobile application that lets you quickly – and legally – share clips from favorite TV shows and music videos, has closed on $40 million-plus in Series C financing, the company is announcing today. The oversubscribed round was led by asset management firm, Eminence Capital, and included participation from existing investors, Institutional Venture Partners… Read More... →

Music streaming is the topic of the moment after Apple finally unleashed Apple Music. Good timing, then, for Saavn — one of a handful of popular streaming services in India — to announced a $100 million Series C round led by Tiger Global. The company plans to invest the money scaling its service and moving into video. Read More... →

In the latest sign that the shift to music streaming is accelerating, India’s Saavn announced today it had raised $100 million and now has 14 million users. The rise of Saavn is also a reminder that the new Apple Music streaming service faces a complex landscape of international challengers that extends well behind leaders such […]... →

Harry’s, the direct-to-consumer mens’ razor company, has just announced the close of a $75.6 million Series C funding round led by Wellington Management. A source confirmed with TechCrunch that the company is valued at $750 million after money. The Harry’s business might seem simple on the surface. The company sells razors over the internet, both on a one-off basis and as… Read More... →

Amid the craziness of Greece right now, at least some startups are still ‘keeping on keeping on’. To that end, localisation software startup Transifex has secured $4 million in Series A funding, led by Toba Capital with participation from seed VC investors NEA, Arafura Ventures and angels including Parse founder and CEO, Ilya Sukhar. The amount raised to date is $6.5 million.… Read More... →

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