Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Сервис-провайдер ComfortWay получит грант 5 млн рублей от фонда «Сколково» на развитие функционала и возможностей технологической платформы RSP Platform. Об этом Firrma сообщили в «Сколково». Платформа RSP Platform объединяет операторов мобильной связи, пользователей и партнерские интернет сервисы и дает возможность в один клик сменить оператора. В платформе реализован открытый стандарт загрузки профиля оператора в разработанную компанией SIM карту «по воздуху» (Remote SIM provisioning). В августе 2016 года... →

Hooch, a subscription-based drink startup we’ve covered before has raised $1.5M in new funding, bringing total funds raised to $2.7M. All of the investors in this round were considered strategic by the startup, and include celebrities like Russell Simmons, Shaun White and Chris Burch. As a refresher, the app charges $9.99 per month for the ability to claim one “free”… Read More... →

Applications are now open for student groups to attend Disrupt London at The Copper Box Arena on Tuesday, December 6th. The program is part of Include, TechCrunch’s diversity program aimed at facilitating opportunities for underrepresented groups in tech to gain better access to the startup scene. Starting at Disrupt SF last month, TC has formalized our student program by creating… Read More... →

According to a new study published today from the American Civil Liberties Union, major social networks including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram have recently provided user data access to Geofeedia, the location-based, social media surveillance system used by government offices, private security firms, marketers and others. As TechCrunch previously reported, Geofeedia is one of a bevy of… Read More... →

Self-driving car startup and Oxford spinoff Oxbotica put a modified Renault car with autonomous driving tech on UK roads for the first time, in a  trial in England’s Milton Keynes at a very slow 5 miles per hour. It’s a tentative start, but it’s a start nonetheless, as the car handled cornering and breaking for pedestrians all on its own. The test is the result of British… Read More... →

With sights set on developing fully autonomous driving technology, MIT spinoff startup Optimus Ride has raised $5.25 million in seed funding, led by NextView Ventures and FirstMark Capital. With the funding, Boston-based Optimus Ride hopes to provide something unique to the self-driving technology market, powered by a team with over 30 years of collective experience in robotics, on-demand… Read More... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис Extreme Catalog, который помогает пользователям выбрать дату, страну и вид экстремального путешествия. Передаем микрофон.... →

A venture fund that backs very early-stage advanced tech and science startups, Breakout Labs, has invested in 4 new deals, according to founder and Managing Partner Lindy Fishburne. The fund, which is part of the Thiel Foundation, typically invests $350,000 in each startup, with no strings attached. If a startup’s research and development does not lead to commercialization as hoped… Read More... →

When it comes to self-driving cars, the public tends to focus on developments for private vehicles for individuals, but there are also some significant advances underway in other categories such as shuttle busses. In the latest piece of news, Navya, a startup out of France that makes driverless shuttles, has raised $34 million (€30 million) in funding to build out its team, technology… Read More... →

Стартап-ментор и инвестор Эрнест Свит опубликовал в своём блоге на Medium материал о том, почему фонды и бизнес-ангелы предпочитают не вкладывать средства в стартапы, которыми руководят основатели-одиночки. Свит привёл три основных причины. Редакция vc.ru публикует адаптированный перевод заметки.... →

Despite massive structural changes in the American healthcare system, proper care for the nation’s aging baby boomers remains out of reach for many people. Assisted living centers for our parents and grandparents suffering from dementia and Alzheimers can cost upwards of $5,000 per month and personal caregivers signed through agencies can easily cost considerably more. A new startup… Read More... →

Хедж-фонд Partner Fund Management обвинил стартап и его основательницу во лжи... →

В сентябре в Москву с двухдневной программой по корпоративному венчурному инвестированию Global Corporate Venturing Academy приезжал один из знаменитых теоретиков корпоративного венчуризма – англичанин Эндрю Гол*. Руководитель департамента коммуникаций РВК Егор Гоголев и издатель Firrma Дмитрий Фалалеев поговорили с Эндрю о том, как и зачем глобальные корпорации в поисках инноваций делают собственные фонды и какие вызовы им приходится преодолевать, чтобы этот механизм действительно работал.  Егор (Е): Скажи... →

TechCrunch Disrupt in London is on December 5-6. Think 3,000 crazy startup founders and investors talking for two solid days. And not to mention the hackathon on the weekend before! We’ve already announced many great speakers and we’re glad to say Steve Hilton is joining. He’s not just the co-founder and CEO of Silicon Valley political crowdfunding and data start-up… Read More... →

Everwise, a startup focused on how to make professional development scalable, has raised $16 million in Series B funding led by earlier backer Sequoia Capital, with participation from two other earlier backers, Canvas Ventures and Webb Investment Network. The now three-year-old, 80-person, San Francisco and New York-based company is also taking the wraps off a social learning software… Read More... →

Yes, you read that right. Applications for the Startup Battlefield at Disrupt London close this Thursday! Time to get going. You can do it. We loved being in London so much that we’re bringing Disrupt back to welcome an all-new slate of outstanding startups, influential speakers, guests and more to the stage. Most of all, we want the hottest companies to launch — for the first… Read More... →

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Are you an undergrad or graduate student looking to take part in the best startup conference in Europe? Student tickets to Disrupt London 2016 are still available at the deeply discounted rate of just £100 plus VAT. These tickets were previously only available to students currently enrolled in school, but we’re now expanding their availability to all of the recent graduates out there.… Read More... →

French startup Payfit wants to modernize the good old paychecks in France. After just a few months, the company just raised $5.6 million (€5 million) from Otium Venture and Xavier Niel. Payfit officially started in April 2016. And it looks like many companies were waiting for a product like this one given today’s funding round. Geoffroy Roux de Bézieux, Jean-Daniel Guyot, Oleg… Read More... →

Zymergen, a Bay Area startup creating all sorts of materials from genetically altered microbes, just raised $130 million in Series B funding from Softbank. For those unfamiliar, the company makes crazy new materials out of genetically alter microbes. It was busy buying up a bunch of robots to make these microbes for mass production of various materials during its last round of funding. CEO… Read More... →