Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Posted by dohertyjf[Estimated read time: 7 minutes] As a startup founder myself, it feels weird to talk about startups through the lens of backlinks. After all, there are so many other things to worry about — how’s my cash flow? Are my employees getting paid? How does the deal flow look? Are we going to hit our targets for this month/quarter? Why is the website/app so slow? Did that vendor pay us that huge amount they owe? What if I told you that I’ve seen (and helped) companies land funding off the back of... →

Tovala is a new startup out of Y Combinator that came up with what they hope to be a less expensive alternative to professional combination ovens. The Tovala is a smart oven that can bake, boil and steam meals at up to 550 degrees Fahrenheit in 10 to 30 minutes. The meals come prepackaged from Tovala or can be made using a crowdsourced recipe platform. Tovala utilizes a combination of dry and… Read More... →

Spot, a startup that says it can help you find “the best places in the world,” is launching to the public. The company emerged from “startup studio” Expa. It’s also announcing today that it has raised $2 million in seed funding from Expa, SV Angel, Ram Shriram, Tim Ferriss, Fenwick & West and others. When I spoke to founder Luke Groesbeck last summer, he said… Read More... →

By all accounts, the London startup scene was abuzz with Entrepreneur First‘s latest Demo Day today, as 25 startups — up from 9! — took to the stage to pitch their wares. The so-called ‘talent first’ investor targets the best technical graduates in Europe and beyond to put them through a 6 month program where they form teams and in turn found startups. This… Read More... →

Selerity, a content recommendation solution, announced today a $4.2 million investment from Citi. The New York-based startup, which says that it offers personalized content recommendation functions for enterprise applications, also announced that finance consultant Jeff Penney of McKinsey & Company will join Selerity’s board. IA Ventures’ Roger Ehrenberg and investor Mark Faulkner also participated in the round. To date, […]... →

Spotinst, an infrastructure as a service platform for enterprises of all sizes, closed a $2 million series A round led by PICO Venture Partners, the startup announced today. The Tel Aviv-based Spotinst says it offers a cloud optimization service that “chooses the most effective cloud option for its customers, ensuring reliability and stability, while saving customers […]... →

Financing startup Wunder announced today that it snagged a $3.6 million investment to help fund solar-energy technology projects. Wunder, which graduated in 2014 from Techstars‘ accelerator, says it offers “two solar investment opportunities; the Wunder Income Fund and the Wunder Bridge Fund, where investors are able to earn up to 6 percent and 11 percent respectively.” […]... →

Google today announced that it is renaming Skybox Imaging, the satellite startup it acquired in 2014, to Terra Bella. More than just a name change, though, the company says this switch is also about showing that Skybox Imaging Terra Bella is not only about putting small imaging satellites into orbit, but now also about analyzing these images. “As proud as we are to have played a leading… Read More... →

Google today announced it is rebranding satellite startup Skybox Imaging as Terra Bella. The name comes with a new vision: “As Google revolutionized search for the online world, we have set our eyes on pioneering the search for patterns of change in the physical world.” Google acquired Skybox in June 2014 for $500 million. More […]... →

Vessel, the video subscription startup headed by former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar, announced this week that it’s moving in a new direction in terms of the advertising displayed on its service. In a move that recalls YouTube’s venture into ad-free viewing with the debut of YouTube Red, Vessel is also making its service ad-free for all its paying subscribers. Meanwhile, those who… Read More... →

No one else ever sees most of your camera roll. But if you’re brave enough, your close friends might enjoy seeing every photo, video, and screenshot, not just the best ones. So call it creepy or the next frontier in social media, but that’s what Shorts does. It’s the new iOS app from the makers of Highlight, the hyped location app startup of 2012 that fizzled out and is… Read More... →

London-based health startup Yomp, which raised $315,000 (£200,000) from five angel investors last year, set out to be a heath and wellness platform which ‘gamified’ company employees into healthy habits, thus increasing productivity, reducing absenteeism, you know the drill. It’s now been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Reward Gateway, the ’employee… Read More... →

Last year we reported that Truecaller — the popular, smart phonebook app and startup — was looking to raise $100 million at a $1 billion valuation. But while there has been no development on that front, the startup has been on a consolidation kick as it aims to become cash-flow positive. After confirming 30 layoffs in December, today the company announced that it is… Read More... →

Always be shipping: Hot on the heels of Zeeqo acquiring London-based delivery startup ParcelBright, another company helping online sellers ship their wares has picked up funding. Bristol, U.K.-based Zenstores, which offers cloud-based shipping software targeting the ‘long tail’ of e-commerce, is disclosing that it has raised £400,000 in seed funding led by Downing Ventures. The… Read More... →

Фонд Pulsar Venture Capital заявил, что предоставит приоритетные места на участие в международной акселерационной программе для стартапов, основатели которых — женщины. Как Firrma сообщили в фонде, в акселератор планируется взять до 15 стартапов, основанных женнщинами. Точно количество будет зависеть от проведенной питч-сессии на Казанской Венчурной Ярмарке. Фонд предполагает, что таким образом обратит внимание на  недостаточное количество женщин-технологических предпринимателей в отрасли. «Это часть нашего... →

Венчурный фонд Ильи Голубовича I2BF Global Ventures инвестировал в израильский стартап Utilight, который использует лазерную технологию бесконтактной 3D-печати для производства печатной электроники, в том числе солнечных батарей. Utilight привлек $2,9 млн в раунде А. В сделке также приняли участие SCI Advanced Technology Fund, группа бизнес-ангелов из Азии, а также существующие инвесторы — Robert Bosch Venture Capital (RBVC), Waarde Capital. Также компания получила $3 млн в виде гранта от офиса Руководителя... →

500 Startups is continuing its efforts to tap on Asia’s fast-growing startup scene after the U.S.-headquartered VC firm announced a $10 million fund in Vietnam. Read More... →

A day after Finnish oline bank Holvi got acquired by BBVA, here comes yet more consolidation in Europe’s fintech landscape. Today, Atom Bank — a still stealth, online-only startup, coincidentally also backed by BBVA — announced its first acquisition: Grasp, a design and development house based out of the north of England. Terms of the deal are not being disclosed, an Atom… Read More... →

Veeqo, the Wales-headquartered company that offers e-commerce inventory software, has acquired London-based parcel delivery startup ParcelBright to bolster its shipping features. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed, though I understand the acquisition includes ParcelBright’s tech and customer base. Meanwhile, founders Daniel Lipinski and Carlos Vilhena will stay involved in the form… Read More... →

Truecaller has announced plans to merge two of its flagship apps into one as part of the Swedish startup’s efforts to create the ultimate phone call management app. If you’re new to Truecaller, the Stockholm-based company has built a solid reputation over the past seven years with its crowdsourced approach to helping users flag rogue […]... →