Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Кластер космических технологий и телекоммуникаций фонда «Сколково» одобрил выделение гранта в размере 5 млн рублей компании «Лин Индастриал». Такую же сумму в компанию вложил сооснователь компании Wargaming Сергей Буркатовский. Об этом Firrma сообщили в «Сколково». «Лин Индастриал» создает семейство сверхлегких ракет «Таймыр», которые способны выводить на околоземную орбиту спутники массой до 180 кг. Согласно расчетам представителей компании, даже при доле в 1% рынка (четыре пуска в год), «Лин Индастриал» с... →

By Allison Martell and Alastair Sharp TORONTO (Reuters) – The owner of adultery website Ashley Madison had already been struggling to sell itself or raise funds for at least three years before the publication of details about its members, according to internal documents and emails also released by hackers as part of their assault on the […]... →

EXCLUSIVE: Qbox, a startup that operates a cloud-based version of the Elasticsearch open-source search database for use in other companies’ applications, in announcing today that it has raised $2.4 million. Currently the startup makes it easier for companies to deploy and maintain services once they’ve chosen to use Elasticsearch. Developers no longer need to take time […]... →

European mobile payments processor iZettle has announced a fresh €60 million ($67 million) raise. The round was led by Intel Capital and Zouk Capital, both existing investors, and takes the company’s funding to almost €150 million ($168 million). While Jack Dorsey’s Square has been setting out to disrupt the epayments market for small to medium-sized […]... →

Activision Blizzard, the publisher of video games from World of Warcraft to Call of Duty, announced today that will soon join the S&P 500 stock market index. The addition of the video game company to the S&P 500 is a milestone that will likely raise awareness of the company among investors, as the index of […]... →

Главный юрисконсульт Google Кент Уокер (Kent Walker) отрицает злоупотребление компании своей позицией на рынке товарного поиска. Специалист утверждает, что действия компании и изменения пользовательского интерфейса призваны улучшить качество сервиса и пользовательский опыт. В сообщении блога Google Europe Blog под названием «Повышение качества не является анти-конкурентным действием» Уокер назвал выдвинутое Европейской комиссией «Заявление о возражениях» бездоказательным и необоснованным: «Google всегда р... →

Narvar, a startup that enables companies to better engage with customers after online purchases, said it has raised $10 million. Narvar provides companies with software that improves the post-purchase experience. That can include a better interface when it comes to shipping, more detailed text updates, and then of course options to return products and buy new ones. Those updates can even also… Read More... →

В редакцию ЦП поступило письмо от основателя проекта NoobStars Сергея Сафронова, полгода прожившего в Калифорнии в целях поиска инвестиций. Специально для наших читателей Сергей записал видеоролик, в котором поделился своими размышлениями о правильных питчах и рассказал, чем закончилась его поездка.... →

While Uber, Lyft, and similar ride-sharing services can help you get from one place to the next, they aren’t practical for hauling your large purchases – like those from an IKEA shopping spree, or a sofa you found on Craigslist, for example. That’s where a service called Lugg comes in. If Lyft is like your friend with a car, then Lugg is like your friend with a truck. The… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: As discussed in our recent research report on email marketing tool providers, the email marketing space has rapidly transitioned from a few small-business or enterprise-focused ‘batch and blast’ vendors to a layered, confusing mess of hundreds of tools. Klaviyo, an intelligent platform for email, is settings its sights to change that — which requires rethinking […]... →

Intercom, a startup that says it offers businesses a “fundamentally new” approach to communicating with their customers, has raised $35 million in Series C funding. Co-founder and CEO Eoghan McCabe (pictured above) said the way that most online companies currently talk to their customers is “totally fucking broken,” with products and teams acting in isolation from… Read More... →

Docady, an iOS app that lets you store and manage all your important documents, has been doing well in the App Store since its official launch in mid-July, including being featured by Apple as a ‘best new app’ for the last few weeks. And to help continue with that momentum, the Tel Aviv-based startup has just closed a $1.5 million funding round. Read More... →

A virtual reality fishing app has helped Resolution Games get funding. The VR game studio started by Tommy Palm of Candy Crush Saga fame has raised $6 million in funding. Google Ventures led the investment round in Stockholm, Sweden-based Resolution Games. It’s one more sign that virtual reality has hot prospects as the next big platform […]... →

With messaging apps like WhatsApp, Line, and Viber fighting for growth around the world, is there room for smaller, newer players? Charge Messenger thinks so and to prove that point, it just announced $1.7 million in seed funding and a new web client that lets users sync chats on their iOS and Android devices to desktop. Read More... →

Analytics platform ChartMogul has just completed raising a new seed round of funding, adding $900,000 to its coffers. Point Nine Capital led the round that the company will use to accelerate its product development including providing analytics for PayPal. ChartMogul declined to discuss its valuation. Launched in December, Berlin-based ChartMogul helps Software as a Service […]... →

Образовательная платформа Coursera, в которую вложился российский инвестор Юрий Мильнер, привлекла $49,5 млн в раунде С.  Возглавила раунд венчурная компания New Enterprise Associates, также приняли участие International Finance Corporation, Kleiner Perkins, Caufield & Byers, Times Internet.  Средства пойдут на международный рост компании и расширение контента. Компания собирается запустить ряд новых специализаций и ищет новые пути для работы с промышленными партнерами, чтобы создать эти курсы. Coursera пла... →

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. Coursera raises $49.5M to help it expand to Latin America, China, and India Coursera wants to accelerate its global expansion, so it went out and raised some more cash. The online education service has […]... →

Фонды Impulse VC и The Untitled вложили деньги в онлайн-сервис по поиску персонала JungleJobs. Об этом сообщает РБК со ссылкой на партнера Impulse VC Кирилла Белова. Привлеченные инвестиции пойдут на запуск двух новых продуктов. Остальные подробности не раскрываются.   До этого компания не привлекала инвестиций, она развивалась на деньги основателей и партеров, чьи имена не раскрываются. О ImpulseVC ImpulseVC — фонд, основанный владельцами и топ-менеджерами Sape.ru, инвестирует в компании в сфере eCommerce,... →

Spare5 lets businesses outsource menial tasks like tagging and describing images, cleaning up data and classifying content to smartphone users who want to earn a few cents while standing at the bus station. It’s basically a mobile-centric version of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk and it now has another $10 million in the bank thanks to a Series A funding round led by Foundry Group,… Read More... →

The fast-growing online education service Coursera today announced that it has raised a $49.5 million Series C funding round led by New Enterprise Associates. Other investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and International Finance Corporation. Times Internet Limited (TIL), which owns the Times of India and other media properties, also participated in this round. Read More... →