Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

At a San Francisco Halloween party this year, I ran into a man wearing nothing but bubble wrap, covered in glitter, waving a wand. “I’m a unicorn,” he explained. Anyone from the bankers on Sand Hill to the barista at Philz can tell you: A unicorn is a startup that reaches the rare and vaunted high-water mark of a $1 billion valuation. Except that it’s no longer that rare. Read More... →

Apple has acquired Emotient, a startup with technology for recognizing emotions in people’s faces in video content, according to a report today. This is Apple’s latest in a series of recent acquisitions of companies well versed in artificial intelligence. In reporting the deal, the Wall Street Journal did not say how much Apple paid for […]... →

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, Apple has acquired Emotient, an artificial intelligence startup. The company confirmed the move to the WSJ. The San Diego-based company was founded in 2012 and has raised $8M from investors like Intel Capital and Seth Neiman, and had been tinkering around with products like Google Glass and other wearables. Most recently the company was… Read More... →

Blinkist, a Germany-based startup that gives you the gist of well-known nonfiction books in 15 minutes or less, has raised €4 million ($4.3 million) to accelerate product development and expand in U.S. and across Europe. Founded out of Berlin in 2012, Blinkist uses human subject-experts to condense popular nonfiction titles into abridged versions, and includes […]... →

SPONSORED: Twenty years ago, South Korea pulled out of the Asian Financial Crisis in only three years—and its economy has been thriving ever since. With that same drive, South Korea has begun to position itself as the Asian startup hub, with the express intention of not only boosting the economy, but of sparking the interest of global venture capitalists.... →

В конце 2015 года мы расспросили самых активных бизнес-ангелов о том, в какие технологии верят. Сегодня своим видением поделится Виталий Полехин.  Какие направления для инвестирования вы считаете перспективными в интервале 3, 5 и 10 лет, соответственно?  5 лет – слишком большой срок для венчурной индустрии в наши дни. 10 лет – вообще фантастика и космос. А вот в течение 3 лет мы станем свидетелями того, как наша обычная жизнь очень сильно изменится под влиянием технологий. Поэтому наиболее перспективными, я... →

After closing a $3.5M seed round last month, Wiivv is officially launching today at TechCrunch’s CES Hardware Battlefield. The startup’s first product, BASE, is a custom, 3D-printed insole, that just launched for preorder on Kickstarter. BASE uses your smartphone’s camera to capture 5 photos of your feet, and turn those into a 3D printable model. And, before sending it off to… Read More... →

Pinterest has hired Candice Morgan, formerly of Catalyst, to work as the unicorn startup’s first-ever head of diversity. In her role, Morgan will “help build the programs and teams” Pinterest needs to reach its “creative potential as a company,” Pinterest co-founder Evan Sharp said in a statement. This announcement comes shortly after Twitter hired Jeffrey Siminoff,… Read More... →

GoButler, the messaging­-based digital personal assistant that combines AI with human assistants to let you request anything on-demand, has exited the German market, where the startup first launched after being founded by ex-Rocket Internet employees. Since then the company has relocated to New York and expanded to the U.S., so in a way the move makes a certain amount of sense, even if it… Read More... →

We’re frequently told Brits don’t care a fig-leaf for online privacy. But one London-based startup is about to test that theory — it’s just launched an anonymous search engine, called Oscobo, initially serving up search results specifically for the U.K. market. Read More... →

VHX, a startup that helps customers sell videos online, is taking a big leap into mobile, with new capabilities for publishers to launch their own custom apps. While the startup is officially announcing those capabilities today, as part of its presence at the Consumer Electronics Show, it actually released its first apps back in November. By creating Apple TV apps for Black&SexyTV and… Read More... →

Tracxn, a company that tracks and analyzes data about startups, has added entrepreneur Ratan Tata as an angel investor. Though the amount of new funding was undisclosed, Tata’s contribution is noteworthy because he is one of India’s most renowned businessmen. The former chairman of conglomerate Tata Group, Tata began investing in tech startups last year. His portfolio now… Read More... →

Cloudability, a cloud service that helps companies manage and optimize their cloud spending, announced today that it was buying DataHero, a cloud service that helps non-technical users generate data visualization. It’s the fourth small startup Cloudability has bought since last March as the company uses its wallet to add engineering talent and build its customer base. It did not… Read More... →

Cloudability, a startup with a tool that helps companies track their spending on public cloud infrastructure, is announcing today that it has acquired DataHero, a startup with an easy-to-use data-visualization service. The deal is interesting because both are cloud software startups that emerged at around the same time but have operated in different markets. Nearly […]... →

Александр Чачава, управляющий партнер венчурного фонда LETA Capital, рассказал об итогах уходящего года и дал свой прогноз на будущее. Важные итога года для вас лично? Великий шелковый путь вполне успешно действовал около 2000 лет вне зависимости от войн и политических передряг Центральной Азии, а было их там немало со времен Александра Македонского. Венчурный рынок продолжает работать даже у нас в стране, успешные, ориентированные на международные рынки стартапы неплохо развиваются, нивелируя недостатки ме... →

Xfers, a startup that wants to simplify bank transfers, announced today that it has raised a $2.5 million seed round. Based in Singapore, Xfers plans to use the funding to expand into Indonesia during the first quarter of this year before tackling other markets in Southeast Asia. The Y Combinator alum will also continue building its technology platform, which can be integrated with many… Read More... →

Avegant is showcasing its new product at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Originally backed by Kickstarter, the startup is releasing its Glyph media player that doubles as a headset. Equipped with 3D capabilities, the wearable device can connect to a computer or smartphone via an HDMI connector, displaying movies and the Internet on a private viewing screen. When turned to… Read More... →

For those of you who count your carbs and calories, DietSensor is looking to make your life easier. The French-based startup has created a tool that scans your food and determines its nutritional value. The idea is that you can go out to eat at a restaurant or at someone’s home and still keep tabs on your diet…if you don’t mind holding up this gadget. A CES Innovation… Read More... →

We’re only in the first week of January, but already Southeast Asia has seen its first merger of significance. Female-focused e-commerce players Moxy, which is present in Thailand and Indonesia, and Bilna, an Indonesian startup from ex-Groupon Indonesia founders, have joined forces. Read More... →

ThirdEye, a startup started by four Penn sophomores that helps the blind “see” what is around them, launched its mobile apps this morning. The company’s product, previously only available for Google Glass, allows users to point at an object and get an audio description of what their mobile device is being pointed at. While ThirdEye’s initial product was well-received,… Read More... →