Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Сооснователь сервиса для самостоятельных путешественников TripMyDream Андрей Буренок поделился с читателями vc.ru своим опытом, как почти в одиночку, не имея опыта в SMM, собрать для страницы своего стартапа более 100 тысяч подписчиков за 2,5 года.... →

Деньги пойдут на начало мелкосерийного производства... →

As Spotify continues its reign as the world’s biggest consumer music streaming business, a startup from its backyard in Stockholm (and even backed by Spotify itself) has raised a large growth round to take a leading place in providing music streaming services to businesses. Soundtrack Your Brand, started by an ex-Spotify executive and one of the co-founders of Beats (now part of… Read More... →

Компания направит средства на запуск новых проектов, расширение штата научных сотрудников, а также внедрение разработанных технологий и ДНК-исследований в инструментарий врачей:... →

Российский производитель лекарств «Фармстандарт» инвестировал $1 млн в компанию генетических исследований Genotek, сообщили «Ведомости». В результате сделки, основной владелец «Фармстандарта» Виктор Харитонин вошел в совет директоров Genotek. «Фармстандарт» получил небольшую миноритарную долю с целью совмещения развития компании и партнерских отношений для обеих сторон, знает человек, знакомый с условиями сделки. Средства пойдут на развитие фармакогенетического центра Genotek и запуск новых проектов. Комп... →

Yet more developments for Beepi, the used car marketplace that had raised $150 million but then went bust: the company has completely shut down and has been sold off in parts to repay creditors. The development comes after a deal to sell itself to Fair.com, a stealth startup from car industry vets, was cancelled; and then a second deal to sell itself to Bay Area-based used car dealer… Read More... →

Mike Rothenberg has been in a heap of trouble over a series of purportedly fraudulent transactions within his investment firm Rothenberg Ventures and his virtual reality startup River Studios. Now Transcend VR, as first reported in the Wall Street Journal, is suing the venture capitalist on allegations of fraud, breach of contract and deceptive diversion of funds. Transcend, which filed… Read More... →

One percent of the world population, approximately 70 million people, are blind. That is not a huge number when you think of it in terms of a potential use base for a consumer product, but it is massive when you consider that there are currently few assistive technologies available as an aide to make the lives of the visually impaired easier. A new startup that spun out of Oxford last year… Read More... →

Have you ever wondered why the snack bowls on the second floor of your fancy startup office never runs out of snacks? Your office manager is most likely in charge of all of this, and sometimes it can be hard for them to keep track of all requests and make sure everything is running smoothly. Hivy plans to be the only service office managers ever need. The company is participating in Y… Read More... →

YotaScale, a graduate of Alchemist’s enterprise accelerator, is announcing a $3.5 million venture round today from Engineering Capital, Pelion Ventures and angels Jocelyn Goldfein, Timothy Chou and Robert Dykes. The startup employs machine learning to help balance performance, availability and cost for enterprise cloud computing. Competitors CloudHealth Technologies and Cloudability… Read More... →

Canadian satellite startup Kepler Communications has contracted its first launch, with launch operations be provided by Netherlands-based Innovative Space Logistics (ISL), and the launch itself taking place aboard an Indian polar satellite launch vehicle (PSVL) current scheduled to take off from Satish Dhawan Space Center in November of this year. The launch is more tech demo than anything… Read More... →

The fashion industry isn’t necessarily racing into the future, but some startups and even some big brands are taking steps toward technology that not only help end-users but also help the brands and retailers themselves. One such startup is PS Dept, founded here in New York. PS Dept turns the idea of personal shopping into something as simple as a text conversation. When it comes to… Read More... →

You may have seen the startup Brightwheel scoring an investment from Mark Cuban and Chris Sacca on Sharktank last year. Or you may know Brightwheel if you have kids in preschool, daycare, or other early education programs these days. Brightwheel’s mobile app helps pre-K teachers and care providers to manage their business, while sending parents updates about their kids throughout… Read More... →

Dating app Tinder is looking to get into video. The company announced today it’s acquiring an L.A.-based startup called Wheel, which had developed a social network for sharing “video stories” that were said to closely resemble Snapchat’s Stories. Deal terms were not revealed, but Tinder says that it will integrate video features into its app in the future. Wheel was… Read More... →

3Doodler’s getting out ahead of Toy Fair with the release of a whole bunch of new products, including a handful of kits and a pair of pens that mark some big licensing deals for the New York-based startup. The new devices don’t represent new entirely products, so much as spinoffs of its existing lines, the flagship Create and the Start, a larger and safer version targeted at… Read More... →

What if our photographs and social media updates could be turned into memories we – or our children – could later access just by asking a virtual assistant, like Amazon’s Alexa? That’s the premise behind a new startup called Mylestone, which is experimenting with turning our digital footprints into narratives that help us recall highlights from our lives, as well… Read More... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис по организации «секретных» путешествий выходного дня WooTrip, который организовывает поездку за 17 тысяч рублей с «приключением» в одном из городов мира. Передаем микрофон.... →

Присоединяемая клавиатура Octodon прошла отбор в конкурс модулей для телефона Moto Z... →

Фонд Venture Development Partners, управляемый бизнес-ангелами Юлием Зегельманом и Владимиром Вахромовым, инвестировал в компанию Elafris, которая разработала виртуального страхового агента на основе AI и machine learning. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании. Сделка состоялась летом 2016 года. Сумма вложений не раскрывается. Компания планирует привлечь следующий раунд в конце второго квартала 2017 года. Также Elafris подписала контракт с первым платным клиентом – страховой компанией Hippo, предоставляющей... →

Baidu is furthering its push into artificial intelligence after it announced the acquisition of Raven Tech, a Chinese startup that developed an AI voice assistant platform. Baidu confirmed it has bought the startup’s tech, product and staff of 60. The deal comes a month after Baidu hired noted AI expert Qi Lu, formerly with Microsoft, as its COO and Group President.… Read More... →