Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

U.K.-based fintech startup WorldRemit has raised $45 million from TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. and Silicon Valley Bank. This takes WorldRemit’s total funding to $192.7 million, after the company raised a whopping $100 million almost exactly a year ago. Founded out of London in 2010, WorldRemit is a money-transfer service aimed at helping migrants send […]... →

Slack is growing up and to the right and as such a rapid climber won a Crunchie last night for Fastest Rising Startup at TechCrunch’s 9th annual awards show. Slack also claims to have a more diverse workforce than any other startup and smartly chose to send four of its engineers – all of them black and female – to accept the award on stage. One of the women Slack sent to… Read More... →

GUEST: Nowait CEO Ware Sykes joins VB analyst Jon Cifuentes, TaskEasy CEO Ken Davis, and Upstart CMO Mike Osborn in a not-to-be-missed webinar on making data work. Whether you’re a startup or legacy brand, it’s not the size of your data stockpile that matters — it’s how you use it. Register here for free. “In God we trust; all others […]... →

Microsoft today confirmed that it did in fact acquire Groove music app that was available on iOS from the startup Zikera. The news comes several months after Microsoft somewhat mysteriously changed the name of the Xbox Music app to Groove. “Microsoft acquired Zikera’s Groove music app. We have nothing more to share,” a Microsoft spokesperson […]... →

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Проект антикризисного плана на 2016 год, внесённый Минэкономразвития в правительство, содержит предложение разрешить негосударственным пенсионным фондам (НПФ) вкладывать средства в фонды прямых и венчурных инвестиций, а также в инвестиционные товарищества и акции технологичных компаний малой и средней капитализации. Об этом пишет РБК, в распоряжении которого оказался документ.... →

When we last covered Lully, the YC-Backed startup had just announced the close of a $2.1 million seed round to begin building their flagship product called The Sleep Guardian. That product launched in June of 2015. Today they are launching an updated version—The Sleep Guardian Plus. Read More... →

ThinkingPhones, a communications startup for enterprises, announced today that it closed a $112 million financing round. The startup also announced that it has rebranded itself as Fuze, the name of a company that ThinkingPhones acquired back in November. Fuze says it offers enterprises “seamless business productivity” through its voice, video, text and collaboration apps. Summit Partners led the round, […]... →

Директор по продукту в стартапе ezhome и сооснователь бизнес-инкубатора МГУ Кирилл Клоков на прошлой неделе написал для Firrma колонку о том, как привлечь инвестиции в Кремниевой долине. Мы решили расспросить его о важных аспектах, которые он не отразил в своем тексте. Почему нельзя просить денег у инвестора из Кремниевой долины сразу? Инвесторы из Долины меньше всего хотят инвестировать в компании, которые просят деньги. Как это ни парадоксально, они хотят инвестировать в компании, которым все предлагают д... →

Российская компания генетических исследований Genotek привлекла инвестиции на сумму $2 млн. Основными инвесторами раунда выступили экс-глава администрации президента Александр Волошин и генеральный директор и совладелец агрохолдинга «Русагро» Максим Басов. Об этом сообщает РБК Подробности сделки и сумма инвестиций Волошина и Басова не разглашаются. Ранее Genotek привлекла $500 тысяч в посевном раунде. Инвесторами тогда выступили фонд RuStarsVentures и несколько бизнес-ангелов. Genotek оказывает услуги анали... →

DNA sequencing startup Sure Genomics wants to help you learn about your entire genome at the click of a button. Today, the startup opened up an at-home service to the public, enabling consumers to get their full DNA sequence with a single saliva test. Some of the bigger companies in the personal genome space like Knome and Illumina’s Every Genome offer an all-encompassing service for… Read More... →

Lulu, the once controversial mobile app that lets women anonymously review and rate men (something the startup calls ‘dating intelligence’), has been acquired by London-based dating platform Badoo. Read More... →

SPONSORED: China in Focus includes onstage presentations from startups, a panel discussion comprised of experts on the Chinese market, and the opportunity to talk with 20 Chinese startups who will be exhibiting there.... →

Trifacta, a startup with software for cleaning up raw, messy data and getting it ready for analysis, is announcing today a $35 million round of funding that should help the company grow. Not that Trifacta hasn’t been growing. Joe Hellerstein, a cofounder and the chief strategy officer, told VentureBeat that in 2015 the company’s revenue […]... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис Flatorial, в котором алгоритм определяет стоимость квартиры в Москве и погрешность оценки. Передаем микрофон.... →

Венчурный фонд Pulsar Venture Capital и Инвестиционно-венчурный фонд Республики Татарстан начали отбор российских стартапов на акселерационную программу. Об этом Firrma сообщили в Pulsar Venture Capital. Проекты, прошедшие отбор получат инвестиции в размере до 8 млн рублей от орагинизторов. Кроме того, они смогут претендовать еще 1 млн евро от международных партнеров акселератора. Заявки на участие в программе будут приниматься до 3 апреля. В акселерации могут принять участие компании в следующих сферах: IT... →

Фонд Pulsar Venture Capital и Инвестиционно-венчурный фонд Татарстана начали отбор стартапов в 8-месячную акселерационную программу... →

UK cyber security startup Digital Shadows, which sells a SaaS service to businesses wanting to monitor and manage potential risks by keeping tabs on activity related to their digital footprint — has closed a $14 million Series B funding round, led by Trinity Ventures. As part of the investment, Trinity’s Fred Wang has joined the Digital Shadows board. Read More... →

The tech industry came under fire at the 9th Annual Crunchies Awards on Monday night – an event which aims to celebrate the best and brightest companies, founders and investors from the startup world. The event’s host, Brooklyn Nine Nine co-star, actress, writer and comedian Chelsea Peretti, opened the evening with sharp barbs aimed at the industry’s lack of diversity, and… Read More... →

It’s a big week for San Francisco. Yesterday, the city played host to the Super Bowl and tonight, we are celebrating the startup ecosystem with our 9th Annual Crunchies award show in the swanky WSF War Memorial Opera House. You can guess which one of those I’m more excited about. Tonight’s show will be hosted by comedian Chelsea Peretti, and the awards will be presented by… Read More... →