Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Doppler Labs got a strange sense of déjà vu when Bose announced the limited release of its hearing-assisting Hearphones late last year. The technology, the look, even the name hit a little too close for home for the headphone startup, so it filed suit earlier this month in Massachusetts, Bose’s home state. In a 16 page filing, Doppler accuses the audio giant of “unfair and… Read More... →

Scavenger hunts just got significantly more tactical with Descartes Labs’ new GeoVisual Search. Finding shipping containers, runways and even parking lots on a global scale is no problem with the free tool made available today. Descartes Labs is a geospatial analytics startup based in Los Alamos, New Mexico. The company specializes in analyzing satellite imagery and other global data… Read More... →

Streaming music service Spotify announced this morning it has acquired a company called Sonalytic, makers of an audio detection technology that can identify songs, mixed content and audio clips, as well as track copyright-protected material, and aid in music discovery. These features line up with services that Spotify offers, making Sonalytic a natural fit for the company, it seems. Spotify… Read More... →

Last week, GIF-finding platform Giphy revealed a new line of business offering artist-created stickers in Apple’s iMessage app. But what it didn’t announce was that it also made an acquisition to bolster this new sticker strategy. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that Giphy quietly acquired imoji, a startup that had developed a popular platform for creators to build and… Read More... →

Are you sitting on campus but dreaming of the Big Apple? We’ve got the opportunity for you. TechCrunch is thrilled to announce that we will once again be giving college students the opportunity to purchase deeply discounted tickets to Disrupt NY 2017, so all you undergrad and graduate students can attend the best startup show in New York, even on a ramen budget. Student Disrupt tickets… Read More... →

A subscription commerce startup that sells its own brand of daily disposable contact lenses, Hubble, has raised $16.5 million in a new round of venture funding just five months after having launched its service publicly. One might say the deal happened in the blink of an eye for the startup, which is incorporated as Vision Path Inc. Co-founded by Ben Cogan and Jesse Horwitz, Hubble sells… Read More... →

Facebook в Италии приостановила работу своего геолокационного сервиса, позволявшего искать интересные места неподалёку от пользователя, пишет Fortune. Основанием для этого стал иск местного стартапа Business Competence, который обвинил соцсеть в копировании функций.... →

Fintech startup Qapital has raised $12 million in Series A funding from investors that include Industrifonden, Northzone, Rocketship VC and Anthemis Exponential Ventures to expand its capabilities. Read More... →

GeoPost, the international subsidiary of the French Groupe La Poste, has acquired “last-mile” delivery startup Stuart. Read More... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис «ЗвониOnline», который предлагает пользователю возвращать себе часть суммы за непотраченные в месяц минуты разговора. На накопленные средства клиент может приобрести подарок с каталога сайта. Передаём микрофон.... →

Венчурный фонд Сбербанка SBVC вышел из компании iiko, разрабатывающей софт для автоматизации ресторанного бизнеса, сообщает РБК. Соснователь компании Максим Нальский купил у банка 27%, увеличив свою долю до 40,3%. Сделка состоялась в августе 2016 года. Точная сумму не раскрывается, она составила «несколько сотен млн руб.». Венчурный фонд Сбербанка владел 37% доли iiko. Эту долю в конце 2007 года за $3,7 млн купил первый инвестор стартапа — венчурный фонд Республики Татарстан, под управлением компании «Тройк... →

Венчурный фонд АФК «Системы» Sistema Asia Fund вложил в бангалорскую платформу по доставке мяса Licious. Об этом говорится в сообщении компании. В инвестиционном раунде В на общую сумму $10 млн участвовали и другие инвесторы. Ранее в этом же раунде участвовали фонд Mayfield India II и другие инвесторы. Инвестиции были направлены на расширение команды, ассортимента продукции, усовершенствование технологий и логистику. Licious – сервис по доставке мяса, бренд компании Delightful Gourmet Pvt. Ltd., (DGPL). Се... →

Еще один стартап представил систему искусственного интеллекта, способную писать качественную музыку... →

Kenya’s leading mobile provider, Safaricom, is teaming up with data collection startup, mSurvey, to launch Consumer Wallet―an online platform using mobile and SMS to map Africa’s cash-based economy. A beta version of the product goes live in Kenya this month. Safaricom and mSurvey are testing the app with potential clients and corporate partners, including McKinsey Consulting… Read More... →

Serial entrepreneur Justin Kan, best known for co-founding Twitch, Justin.tv and Socialcam, has left his position as a partner at Y Combinator to start his own startup incubator program. The venture is called Zero-F — think ‘zero to funding’ — and the idea, Kan told TechCrunch, is to take a very hands-on approach to building new startups in Silicon Valley.… Read More... →

In spite of the fact that you can create a startup entirely virtually these days, with everyone working remotely, the fact remains that you can’t beat real-world interaction. But the commercial property world — especially the thorny world of leases — remains stuck in the 19th Century. Real estate developers are still sleepily optimizing for profits with long-term contracts,… Read More... →

Getting your car repaired is not only costly, it’s frustrating. This is especially true when you have to leave your car in the shop for days at a time. Fiix want to fix this. Part of Y Combinator’s Winter 2017 class, the startup has built a platform to send a mechanic to your home to fix your car within hours of being requested. Customers request service by calling or chatting… Read More... →

Стартап-акселератор Y Combinator открыл регистрацию на бесплатные образовательные онлайн-курсы Startup School. Об этом говорится в блоге организации. ... →

Comcast NBCUniversal is getting into the startup accelerator game with a program called LIFT Labs for Entrepreneurs. The plan is to launch the first LIFT (“Leveraging Innovation For Tomorrow”) Labs location in early 2018, in Philadelphia’s Comcast Technology Center, with an Atlanta location also opening next year. In addition to the accelerator (which will be run in… Read More... →

Putting your startup on display in the Startup Alley at Disrupt is one of the best ways to get your company in front of thousands of tech enthusiasts and industry leaders. The only thing better is getting to do it for free. We’re giving several startups out there a chance to display in one of our featured pavilions at Disrupt NY 2017 for free, but the deadline to enter is fast approaching. Read More... →