Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив инвестирует 15 млн рублей в консьерж-сервис юридических услуг «Юрбюро». Об этом Firrma сообщили во ФРИИ. Привлеченные инвестиции компания потратит на доработку технологической платформы, маркетинг и построение партнерской сети. В планах компании – в ближайшее время выйти на рынок юридических услуг Казахстана и Беларуси.  «Юрбюро» – платформа на базе самообучающегося искусственного интеллекта, позволяющая автоматизировать процесс получения юридических услуг через интернет. «... →

Российско-китайский инвестиционный фонд (РКИФ) и китайская компания Tus-Holdings создадут совместный Российско-китайский венчурный фонд (РКВФ). Соответствующее соглашение было подписано сегодня в ходе заседания Российско-китайского консультационного комитета предпринимателей. Целевой размер РКВФ составит до $100 млн. Он может быть увеличен по мере необходимости, РКИФ и Tus-Holdings выступят его якорными инвесторами. В капитале фонда также примут участие другие институциональные инвесторы из России и Китая.... →

Российская интернет-компания «Яндекс» запустила мобильное приложение для записи к врачу «Яндекс.Здоровье», сообщает «Коммерсант». Приложение доступно для устройств на iOS и Android. В нем имеется карта клиниками, данные о них (цены первичного приема, часы работы, общая информация), список врачей, история визитов, напоминания о записи, а также тест-опросник, помогающий определить, к какому специалисту стоит обратиться.  Пока «Яндекс.Здоровье» работает только в Москве. Затем планируется выйти в другие город... →

Every company has a board of directors — but few founders and entrepreneurs give the matter of board composition much thought. We’d like to offer some advice to founders and CEOs seeking to learn more about their boards, as well as to people who have been invited to sit on a board. Read More... →

The Happy Home Company is the latest home services startup to call it quits. The company was founded by Doug Ludlow, who sold his previous startup, Hipster, to AOL (which also owns TechCrunch). Its goal was to take some of the confusion out of the home maintenance process — when something broke in your home, Happy Home’s “home managers” would help you find the right… Read More... →

TrendKite announced today that it has raised $16.3 million in Series D funding. The company says it helps businesses understand the impact of their news coverage and public relations strategy — like which articles are driving the most awareness of their brand, the total audience that’s being reached by the coverage and the sentiment of that coverage. TrendKite also shows you… Read More... →

Don’t say we don’t ever give you anything, European startup fans! While early-bird ticket sales were originally scheduled to end today, we’ve decided to give you an extra month to save £250 on tickets to Disrupt London 2016. You now have until Sunday, December 4 to get your Disrupt London tickets for just £950, a full £250 off the final retail price of £1,200. Your… Read More... →

The Country Music Awards were broadcast live on Tuesday night, but the stars of the country music world weren’t the only things shining during the show. A small Nashville-based startup, HURDL Enterprises, used the awards to unveil their wearable device that’s hoping to solve a huge problem for the music industry in a time of declining revenues — how to make more money for… Read More... →

This is it, friends. Today is the last day for Crunchies nominations. You have until the end of the day to submit who and what you think deserves a Crunchie. We’re looking for the input of the tech community. Who was the hottest new startup? Who launched the best new technology? Which company had the best launch video? There are 11 categories in all. This is the 10th anniversary of… Read More... →

Only a couple of months after the official launch, German startup Cookies announced on its blog that it is filing for bankruptcy. According to the blog post and discussions I had with multiple sources, it’s filing for bankruptcy due to an argument between the co-founders and a lack of funding. Based on what I’ve heard, there are clearly two sides to the story here. Read More... →

Alright, startup fans, you’ve procrastinated long enough. If you somehow haven’t yet gotten your tickets to the hottest startup show in Europe, today is the day to do it. Today is the final day to get Disrupt London 2016 tickets at our early-bird price of £950 apiece, a full £250 cheaper than those same tickets will be tomorrow. You can get those tickets here. What… Read More... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — приложение для iOS и Android, которое с помощью нейронных сетей раскрашивает черно-белые фотографии. Передаем микрофон.... →

Arex, a startup that is taking a marketplace approach to invoice financing for SMBs, thus helping creating another asset class for investors, has picked up €3 million in backing. Leading the round is Finland’s Lifeline Ventures, alongside London-based LocalGlobe, and various unnamed angel investors. Read More... →

Indus, the startup developing a localized version of Android for India, is now going after international OEMs after it clinched a deal that will local giant Intex sell smartphones powered by its operating system. Intex has around 10 percent of sales in India, according to data from Counterpoint Research, so landing the firm as a partner will boost Indus’ coverage of India’s… Read More... →

Out of the pill? Nurx is a web platform delivering birth control in under a couple hours and it just raised $3.5 million in Series A financing from Union Square Ventures. The startup launched in xx to bridge the gap between running out of birth control and waiting to get a new prescription. It launched delivery of PrEP, an anti-HIV medication, to its services earlier this year and partnered… Read More... →

There’s no shortage of competition in the housing space, but Apartment List is making a dent in rentals. With over 5% of America’s listings already on the site, the startup is raising $30 million in a round led by Canaan partners to take the business to the next level. “Our goal was to bring as much inventory to consumers as possible,” CEO John Kobs told TechCrunch.… Read More... →

Zarget announced yesterday that it has raised $6 million in Series A funding. Co-founder and CEO Arvind Parthiban said Zarget’s goal is to build a full suite of products for small businesses to track and optimize websites — one that could be used by “a tech-savvy marketer like me, without any coding skills.” The product’s capabilities include A/B testing,… Read More... →

Fish oil. Protein shakes. Vitamin D pills. The packages look alike. Does it matter which you buy? It certainly does, according to Labdoor, a four-year-old, South San Francisco-based startup that tests about 50 supplements and energy drinks each month that it buys off retail shelves, then ranks them for consumers. What it finds might intrigue you. Vitamin C degrades in water, for example,… Read More... →

Интернет-площадка AliExpress, входящая в китайскую Alibaba Group, начнет торговлю цифровыми продуктами в России, включая финансовые услуги. Как сообщает «Интерфакс», одним из первых партнеров китайской площадки стал банк «Ак Барс».  Глава по развитию бизнеса AliExpress в России и СНГ Марк Завадский заявил:  «Мы запускаем совместный проект с банком «Ак Барс» на получение купона на финансовые услуги, которые представляет банк. Этот проект – часть нашего большого проекта по торговле виртуальными товарами, в ча... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — iOS-приложение «Парадел», с помощью которого семейные пары могут создавать и выполнять задачи, переписываться и вести статистику завершенных дел. Передаем микрофон.... →