Свежие новости и отзывы о Инвестиции

Sarah Guo isn’t late to the AI party, but she did just raise a $101 million fund to bet on the appetizers. Hello and welcome back to Equity, a podcast about the business of startups, where we unpack the numbers and nuance behind the headlines. This is our Wednesday show, where we niche down to a […] Sarah Guo isn’t late to the AI party by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch... →

Telda, an Egyptian consumer money app founded by ex-Swvl executive Ahmed Sabbah last April, has raised $20 million in seed funding. The fintech, in a statement, said it wants to “revolutionize finance for the MENAP region.”  Its first market, Egypt, is one of the highest consumer spending markets in Africa. The North African market’s private consumption accounts for nearly […] Egyptian consumer money app Telda raises $20M from GFC, Sequoia Capital and Block  by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechC... →

Ntropy, a company offering an API that enriches transaction data for financial services businesses, today announced that it raised $11 million in a Series A round led by Lakestar with participation from QED Investors and January Investors. CEO Nare Vardanyan says that the funding will be put toward growing the company’s team, specifically in the […] Ntropy raises cash to normalize and classify transaction data by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Africa’s $45 billion pharmaceuticals market is expected to grow 10% CAGR to $100 billion by 2030. Yet, the sector struggles with highly fragmented and undercapitalized supply chains rife with fake medications, which cause the death of thousands of patients yearly; in Nigeria, 20-40% of drugs are counterfeit.  A handful of healthtech companies bring efficiency to […] Lifestores Healthcare raises $3M to expand its pharmaceutical marketplace across Nigeria by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Net Purpose, a platform for sustainable investors, has raised £10 million in a Series A round led by ETF Partners, funding which will be used to expand its product and team, says the company. The company is benefitting from a shit to investing in sustainable products. According to the UN Principles for Responsible  Investment, $120 […] Investing platform raises $10M to offer climate investing from a different angle to ESG ratings by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

French startup Homa has raised a $100 million Series B funding round. Quadrille Capital and Headline are leading the round. Homa partners with indie mobile game studios so that their games are perfectly optimized to become a hit game on the App Store and Google Play. In other words, Homa builds tools that help third-party […] Homa raises another $100 million for its data-driven mobile gaming tools by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch... →

Foxglove, a startup building an infrastructure stack for robotics, today announced that it raised $16 million in a Series A funding round led by Eclipse with participation from Amplify Partners and angel investors including Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt. The proceeds bring Foxglove’s total raised to $18.7 million, which CEO Adrian Macneil says is being put […] Foxglove raises $16M to build dev infrastructure for robots by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Insite AI, a platform for consumer packaged goods companies that uses AI to provide recommendations on how to price, distribute and promote their products in physical stores, today launched out of stealth with $19 million in Series A capital from NewRoad Capital and M12, Microsoft’s corporate venture arm. Co-founder Shaveer Mirpuri says that the funding […] Insite AI raises $19M to help consumer brands figure out their in-store strategies by Kyle Wiggers originally published on TechCrunch... →

Back in 2020 I covered how the UK startup Yardlink – which allows construction companies to obtain critical equipment faster than normal equipment rental companies – had raised it’s Seed round. It was basically bringing a digital-first, marketplace approach to an industry normal hide-bound by a slow, centralized hire market. Two years later, and Yardlink […] Construction equipment marketplace raises a $17.5M Series A led by Beringea by Mike Butcher originally published on TechCrunch... →

While studying at the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, a group of graduates noticed how difficult it was to get data and information on Africa’s largest economy and their home country, Nigeria. Each had different yet complementary skills — Michael Famoroti, an economist; Bode Ogunlana, a software engineer; Abdul Abdulrahim, a […] Nigerian data and intelligence company Stears raises $3.3M, backed by Mac VC and Serena Ventures by Tage Kene-Okafor originally published on TechCrunch... →

Founded 10 years ago, Konvy is now Thailand’s top beauty e-commerce platform. It plans to accelerate its omnichannel and international distribution with a new Series A of $10 million from Insignia Ventures Partners. Konvy was launched in 2012 by Chinese entrepreneur QingGui Huang, who previously managed fashion e-commerce platforms in China. It now works with […] Thai beauty platform Konvy raises Series A for international expansion by Catherine Shu originally published on TechCrunch... →

The economy may be showing many signs of contraction right now, but many companies still need to do business internationally. Now a startup providing the tools to make and manage those transactions is announcing some funding. Airwallex, the Hong Kong/Australia startup that provides cross-border banking and other financial services for businesses, has raised $100 million, […] Airwallex raises $100M to power cross-border business banking, valuation stays flat at $5.5B by Ingrid Lunden originally published on ... →

Today, October 10, Hulu raised its subscription prices. Announced in August, the Disney-owned streaming service, as well as ESPN+ and Disney+, are all getting price hikes. Hulu is increasing its ad-supported plan from $6.99 to $7.99 per month. Its ad-free plan now costs $14.99 per month instead of $12.99 per month. Subscribers with the Disney […] Hulu raises its subscription prices today by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch... →

Clerkenwell Health, a psychedelic-specialist clinical research organisation, has raised £2.1m in seed funding, bringing the total to date up to £2.5m, which will be used to get the London startup-based fully operational. Investors include Lionheart Ventures, Convergence Partners, and Exceptional Ventures, which was co-founded by Paolo Pio (former MD Europe at Joyance Partners) and Matt […] Clerkenwell Health raises £2.1m to test the new wave of psychedelics treatments by Mike Butcher originally published on... →

«РБК Инвестиции» составили рейтинги лидеров и «аутсайдеров», торгующихся на Мосбирже с конца 2021 года по 30 сентября 2022-го. Для обеих групп есть два списка: с данными за третий квартал и результатами за все три.... →

Fintor, a fintech startup making it easier for non-accredited investors to invest in real estate properties, has just launched its mobile app for both iOS and Android. It also just raised a $6.2 million extension funding round from its existing investors, including Public.com, Hustle Fund, 500 Global, VU Ventures, Graphene Ventures and angel investors such […] Real estate investing app Fintor raises $6.2M at $80M valuation by Anita Ramaswamy originally published on TechCrunch... →

A Kenya-based venture studio with a focus on tourism, Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), has raised $1 million pre-seed funding to build the next generation of startups that use technology to modernize the tourism sector. Investors participating in this round include Klister Credit Corp., a Canadian investment firm, The Untours Foundation, and a number of angel […] Purple Elephant Ventures, Kenya’s tourism-focused startup studio, raises $1M pre-seed funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch... →

In recent years, assets under management at the investment firm Tiger Global have exploded. Now the firm is taking stock and winnowing down its operations, per a new investor letter first seen by Axios and obtained subsequently by TechCrunch. Most significantly, whether for lack of other options or — just as likely — in reaction […] As the market cools, aggressive Tiger Global looks to raise a fund that’s half the size as its last by Connie Loizos originally published on TechCrunch... →

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Vori, a SaaS solution for independent grocers and small grocery chains, shared the pitch deck it used to raise a $10 million Series A. Pitch Deck Teardown: Vori’s $10M Series A deck by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch... →