Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Plume Labs has been working on air pollution for a while. In addition to its mobile app and air quality device, the startup is launching a paid API called Plume.io so that anybody can add air quality to their own service. Think about it as Dark Sky’s API, but for air quality. Plume Labs has designed its own algorithm to predict air pollution around the world. The company relies on… Read More... →

LogMeIn, the company that provides authentication and other connectivity solutions for those who connect remotely to networks and services, has made another acquisition to expand the portfolio of services it offers to customers, specifically in its new Bold360 CRM platform, launched in June. The company has picked up Nanorep, a startup out of Israel that develops chatbots and other AI-based… Read More... →

Китайская Didi Chuxing, которой принадлежит крупнейший такси-сервис в стране и китайский бизнес Uber, инвестировала в эстонский стартап по заказу автомобилей Taxify, работающий на рынках Европы и Африки. Об этом сообщает TechCrunch.... →

Компания с российскими корнями Natural Synthetics LTD объявила о запуске собственной криптовалюты XRONOS. Единица валюты XRONOS называется XPO, она привязана к индексу среднестатистической зарплаты в мире — Global Average Wage (GAW). Об этом Firrma рассказали в компании. Natural Synthetics занимается разработкой программного обеспечения в сфере блокчейн индустрии и геолокационных систем. Основал компанию Михаил Палеха. Стартап разрабатывает следующие продукты: криптовалюту XRONOS, свой блокчейн (который по... →

Carspring, the London and Berlin used car buying platform founded by Rocket Internet, has picked up £5 million in Series B funding. Backing the round are Rocket Internet itself, along with Channel 4’s Commercial Growth Fund, which offers media in the form of TV advertising in return for equity. Read More... →

Facebook купил стартап в области искусственного интеллекта Ozlo. Приобретение призвано расширить возможности приложения Messenger и улучшить работу виртуального помощника M. Финансовые детали сделки не раскрываются. По данным Crunchbase, Ozlo – это платформа интегрированных знаний, которая помогает ассистентам и другим интеллектуальным системам понимать реальный мир. Благодаря Ozlo системы искусственного интеллекта способны более эффективно взаимодействовать с пользователями. […]... →

Fintech startup Klarna grew thanks to its e-commerce payment service, but now the startup is diversifying a bit. The Swedish company is launching Wavy, a free peer-to-peer payment app and service. After Cookies imploded, Klarna approached the team behind the German app so that they could join another fintech company. It turns out that this team has been working on another peer-to-peer payment app. Read More... →

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Facebook has gone ahead and purchased Charles Jolley’s conversational AI startup Ozlo. Jolley, formerly Head of Platform for Android at Facebook, will not be returning to the company. The Ozlo team is expected to join Facebook to work on natural language processing challenges. Ozlo launched with a consumer facing app back in October 2016. Jolley told me at the time that the… Read More... →

Noted venture firm Kleiner Perkins is getting a little leaner. General partner Mike Abbott announced Monday that he’s leaving the team for an undetermined startup role. Separately, its early stage “Edge” team is folding. The instances are unrelated, I am told. Abbott, who joined KPCB in 2011 from Twitter, wrote in a post, “my desire to discover and invest in the next… Read More... →

Large hotel chains are feeling the heat from Airbnb and other startups building digital marketplaces for travellers with a more flexible range of places to stay, and more flexible prices to match. And that is leading some of them to make acquisitions. RCI, a division of the Wyndham Hotel Group, has acquired Love Home Swap, a startup out of London that lets people book time to stay in other… Read More... →

Lost My Name, the London-based startup that uses tech to create and publish personalised story books for children, has raised $8.5 million in Series B funding. It is also revealing an upcoming tie-in with the Roald Dahl Estate, owners of IP such as Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory. Read More... →

A Japanese startup commercial rocket launch attempted to launch a 10-meter tall ‘Momo’ rocket to orbit on Sunday, but while the rocket achieved liftoff, it only made it about one-fifth of its total target altitude. The failure to reach orbit isn’t dissuading Interstellar Technologies, however – the company will try again, and should be able to improve its process… Read More... →

Ding, a London-based hardware startup, has raised more than £263,000 (~$345k) via the Seedrs equity crowdfunding platform as it works to get its first product — a wi-fi connected doorbell — to market this year. Read More... →

Венчурный фонд Maxfield Capital инвестировал в британский food-стартап SimplyCook. Общий раунд финансирования составил ... →

SAIF Partners, one of India’s most active tech investment firms, has returned with a new fund of $350 million, its sixth to date. Unlike other firms, SAIF opted to keep its newest fund at the same size as its previous one because it allows it to be selective on deals, a number of partners told TechCrunch in an interview. SAIF has more than $4 billion in assets under management. Its… Read More... →

Банк ВТБ24 предоставил финтех-сервису PimPay кредит в размере 70 млн рублей. Об этом Firrma сообщили в стартапе. Полученные средства направят на развитие сервиса «Ускоренные Перечисления наложенных  платежей». Эта платформа позволяет интернет-магазинам сразу получать деньги за товары, отправленные наложенным платежом, избегая кассовых разрывов. Напомним, что в феврале этого года ВТБ 24 выдал PimPay кредит на год в размере 50 млн рублей на развитие банковских сервисов и кредитных продуктов для стартапов.   К... →

Fintech startup N26 is trying to build the bank of the future. It is slowly but surely adding features to provide everything you’d expect from a bank. N26 already offers consumer credit loans in Germany if you’re a creditworthy employee. And starting today, N26 users who are self-employed, freelancers, students and more can also request a loan thanks to Auxmoney. If you’re… Read More... →

Fintech startup Revolut just raised a ton of money. But grabbing $66 million from respected VC firms wasn’t enough (£50 million). For the second time, Revolut asked its user base to invest in the startup. Revolut was looking for $5.3 million on Seedrs (£4 million), but 40,000 customers said that they were interested in the investment opportunity. If Revolut took all the money, it… Read More... →

Carwow, a platform to that helps you buy a new car, has closed $39 million in Series C funding. The round was led by new investor Vitruvian Partners, with existing investors Accel Partners and Balderton Capital also participating. At today’s exchange rate it brings total funding to approximately $62.6 million. Read More... →