Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Московский Технологический Институт (МТИ) инвестировал в пермский стартап Promobot 25 млн рублей по итогам 2015 года, получив 30% компании при оценке в 85 млн рублей. Об этом Firrma сообщили в МТИ. Инвестиции в проект поступали в течение 2015 года под опционный контракт, который был реализован 25 декабря 2015 года при оценке компании в 85 млн рублей. Полученные средства пойдут на разработку и выпуск версии Promobot 2.0 и 2.0+. Также ведутся переговоры с несколькими фондами, которые рассматривают участие в с... →

The business of sport revolves around stats — from those who use them to improve performance, through to those who look at them for fun, or for more financial ends. Now a startup that helps make it easier for regular people to dig into and visualise sports stats has picked up some funding to grow. StatMuse, a startup out of San Francisco that currently lets you search for basketball… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: Wise.io, a startup that brings machine learning smarts to cloud software, is announcing today the launch of a new feature called Auto Response. The idea is to make customer support teams more efficient — by generating and sending automated replies to customers’ inquiries. Auto Response integrates with service desk applications like Zendesk and Salesforce’s Service […]... →

Евангелист Apple, венчурный капиталист и автор книг о лидерстве дает советы стартаперам... →

Deliverd, founded by Paul Rawlings and James Grant, is another U.K. startup entering the on-demand food delivery space. However, the burgeoning company, which sees its formal launch today, offers a slight twist that potentially combines the advantages of take-out delivery services like Deliveroo with so-called online restaurants such as EatFirst. Read More... →

Team communication app Slack has hired Foursquare executive Noah Weiss to head up a new Search, Learning, & Intelligence Group for Slack, which will be part of the well funded startup’s new New York office. “The focus is on building features that make Slack better the bigger a company is and the more it uses […]... →

Through Pinterest’s partnership with diversity consulting startup Paradigm, the company is gearing up to test an intervention process aimed at addressing “belonging uncertainty,” which can potentially inhibit the performance of those who experience it. Paradigm is currently designing an intervention process that Pinterest, as well as other tech companies, can implement… Read More... →

We’re just a little under two weeks away from the 9th Annual Crunchies, which takes place February 8, 2016 at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. As we look ahead to the show, we also wanted to take time to look back at past Crunchies shows to see how the show has progressed over the years. After Facebook won the Best Overall Startup or Product award at the first three… Read More... →

In case there was any doubt that Snapchat wants to be the mobile generation’s mass media, it’s just added Cosmopolitan Editor-In-Chief Joanna Coles to its board of directors. She joins Snapchat investor Benchmark Capital’s Mitchell Lasky, Sony’s Michael Lynton, and founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy. Cosmo and the startup were already connected as the… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: Memeni, a social tool for brands to create their own communities, announced today that it closed a $2.5 million investment from angel investors. The Los Angeles-based startup said it wants to help brands to “create meaningful interactions” with their customers; so it raised the seed round to launch its product and invest in marketing. “Brands […]... →

A startup called VINA is launching a mobile app today that operates a lot like a Tinder, but is aimed at women seeking new friends. And no, not friends-with-benefits or boy-space-friends, but other females who share their same interests, and who have compatible personalities. To make this work, Hey! VINA, as the app is called, doesn’t just show its users pictures and profiles, but also… Read More... →

Медицинский проект Theranos не может отбиться от обвинений журналистов и критики инвесторов... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис Glabex, позволяющий создать интернет-магазин и общаться с потенциальными покупателями. Передаем микрофон.... →

On-demand parking apps may not be the most glamorous of startups, they’re mainly all about access. In addition to announcing their largest raise to date, ParkWhiz announced an acquisition today that will bring its customers, particularly those in the New York market, even greater access. The Chicago-based parking startup announced Tuesday that it had raised $24 million in Series C… Read More... →

New York-based startup Fireglass, a network security service for enterprises, announced today that it closed a $20 million funding round led by Norwest Venture Partners and Lightspeed Venture Partners. The startup said that it will use the series A investment to expand research and further develop its product. Mickey Boodaei, cofounder of Imperva and Trusteer, and Rakesh Loonkar, cofounder of […]... →

As more and more companies fall victim to security breaches and substantial (and embarrassing) data leaks, cybersecurity startups seem to be profiting at their expense. Cybersecurity companies helping companies not to get caught with their pants down raised over $3.3 billion in 2015. The latest firm to join the cash grab is Fireglass, a stealth company that is looking to announce their first… Read More... →

Seebo, the Tel Aviv, Israel-founded startup that offers an Internet of Things (IoT) end-to-end platform to help companies launch smart products faster, has closed $8.5 million in Series A funding. The round, which was led by Carmel Ventures with participation from existing investors, including TPY Capital, brings the total raised by the company to $14 million. Read More... →

Vidyard, a startup that says it can improve companies’ video marketing and sales, has raised $35 million in Series C funding. The round was led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Bessemer Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, OMERS Ventures, iNovia Capital and SoftTech VC. The Y Combinator-incubated startup has now raised more than $60 million total. Vidyard offers a number… Read More... →

Инвестиционная компания KamaFlow вложился в детский проект Marabaka в обмен на 50% компании, сообщил Firrma партнер KamaFlow Евгений Борисов. По словам Борисова, KamaFlow подписал соглашение о капиталовложении на сумму от $150 тысяч до $200 тысяч летом 2015 года. Доля KamaFlow в стартапе может уменьшиться, если инвесткомпании не удастя выполнить KPI по развитию бизнеса. Речь идет об увеличении количества детских оффлайн-центров Marabaka. Marabaka предлагает виртуальный мир для детей в виде комиксов с героям... →

HopSkipDrive, The LA-based “Uber for Kids”, has closed a $10.2M Series A round led by FirstMark Capital, with participation from new investors Greycroft Partners and Pritzker Group Venture Capital. The company also announced that it has hired Eyal Gutentag as COO, who previously was general manager of Uber’s  Los Angeles operations. As a refresher, HopSkipDrive lets… Read More... →