Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

At a game on Tuesday night, the Sacramento Kings held the National Basketball League’s first ever pitch competition. Four local companies (which were already narrowed down from 32 semi-finalists, and about 100 applicants) pitched to the entire stadium, which voted on Twitter for the winner. QuickLegal, an on-demand legal advice service, won the competition and took home a $10,000… Read More... →

If you’re a book lover, Litsy might be the social app for you. The startup was founded by Todd Lawton and Jeff LeBlanc, who previously launched the book-themed clothing company Out of Print. Lawton told me the idea for Litsy came from connecting with Out of Print fans at events like book festivals and comic book conventions. “We realized that there’s a really passionate… Read More... →

Global capitalism is in a bit of pickle right now. Goldman Sachs (either a vampire squid or the second-best investment bank in the world, depending on your point of view) came out with a report earlier this year questioning the efficacy of capitalism, while The Wall Street Journal, recently published an article pointing to signs that international trade is sputtering.  The… Read More... →

Brave Software, the startup founded by Mozilla cofounder Brendan Eich that has developed an ad-blocking Internet browser, today responded to an attack by newspaper publishers on grounds that its technology unlawfully replaces publishers’ revenue-generating ads with ads that make money for Brave. Brave first launched its browser on Mac and Windows in January, and iOS […]... →

Brave Software, the startup founded by Mozilla cofounder Brendan Eich that has developed an ad-blocking Internet browser, today responded to an attack by newspaper publishers on grounds that its technology unlawfully replaces publishers’ revenue-generating ads with ads that make money for Brave. Brave first launched its browser on Mac and Windows in January, and iOS […]... →

Управляющий партнер соинвестиционной платформы AltaClub Игорь Рабинович рассказывает о наиболее крупных венчурных сделках Израиля за неделю и дает свои комментарии.  Стартап по борьбе с раком Metabomed привлек $18 млн Израильская компания Metabomed, занимающаяся борьбой с раковыми заболеваниями, анонсировала привлечние $18 млн в раунде финансирования серии А, который прошёл при участии таких инвесторов как MS Ventures, Pontifax LLC, Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund, Technion Research и Development Foundati... →

Украинский разработчик устройства для осознанных сновидений Luciding привлек $20 тысяч от нового одесского акселератора iQSpace. Инвестиции поступят двумя траншами. Об этом сообщает издание Ain.ua. Известно, что Luciding получил первый транш в размере $10 тысяч. По условиям сделки, инвесторы вложат остальные $10 тысяч после того как команда получит европейскую сертификацию устройств и первые 100 клиентов. Также проект должен начать промышленное производство устройства в течение трех месяцев и запустить крау... →

AirMap, a startup that provides drone operators with airspace information to let them know when and where they can fly, today announced that it has raised a $15 million Series A funding round. The round was led by General Catalyst Partners, with Lux Capital (which led the company’s $2.6 million seed round), Social Capital, TenOneTen Ventures, Bullpen Capital and the Pritzker Group… Read More... →

Sadako Technologies won the $100,000 prize at Nvidia’s Emerging Companies Summit with a robot that uses machine learning to sort recycled products. The Barcelona, Spain-based Sadako beat out 11 other contestants in the annual Nvidia Early Stage Challenge at the Emerging Companies Summit at Nvidia’s GPUTech conference in San Jose, California, yesterday. The event was […]... →

Sadako Technologies won the $100,000 prize at Nvidia’s Emerging Companies Summit with a robot that uses machine learning to sort recycled products. The Barcelona, Spain-based Sadako beat out 11 other contestants in the annual Nvidia Early Stage Challenge at the Emerging Companies Summit at Nvidia’s GPUTech conference in San Jose, California, yesterday. The event was […]... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — маркетплейс AOG.jobs для ИТ-специалистов. Заказчики могут просматривать профили и фильтровать их по нужным параметрам или запросить срочный поиск и за сутки получить не менее двух подходящих резюме. Исполнители могут получать комиссию, публикуя на сайте проекты, для которых у них не хватает ресурсов. Передаем микрофон.... →

Text analysis startup Aylien, which uses deep learning and NLP algorithms to parse text and extract intel from documents for its customers, has launched a new tool specifically focused on analyzing written news content. Read More... →

Apparel makers Mizzen and Main LLC have closed $3 million in a modest Series B round of venture funding to ramp up inventory and sales of their signature menswear, according to founder and Chief Executive Kevin LaVelle. The Dallas, Texas-based startup is best known for combining the durable and breathable fabrics one would expect in athletic apparel with tailored looks for men. Think Nike… Read More... →

Twiggle isn’t a name you’ll be familiar with, but the Israeli stealth startup has today announced a $12.5 million funding round that should go some way toward putting it on the map. The company was founded in 2013 by a team including Dr. Amir Konigsberg, who previously worked at Google and was formerly managing director at MySupermarket.com, […]... →

Search engines on large e-commerce sites often spit up a lot of results, which is great if you want to browse, but otherwise annoying. Twiggle thinks it has the solution. Internet conglomerate Naspers agrees, because it has led the Tel Aviv-based startup’s $12.5 million Series A. Yahoo Japan, State of Mind Ventures (a returning investor), and Sir Ronald Cohen also participated in the round. Read More... →

GPS navigation. Entertainment systems that offer streaming music. Bluetooth door locks. As vehicles are increasingly connected to the internet, they also become vulnerable to hacker attacks. Now, a Tel Aviv-based startup called Karamba Security has raised $2.5 million in seed funding to bring cybersecurity solutions to the automotive industry. According to Karamba co-founder David Barzilai,… Read More... →

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RiskRecon, a startup that helps companies make objective security assessments of third-party cloud vendors, emerged from stealth today with a $3 million seed round led by General Catalyst. Several unnamed private investors also participated in the round. I’m guessing one of those unnamed investors was TD Bank Group, based on the fact that Jeff Martin of TD Bank Group was also named… Read More... →

Российский инвестор Юрий Мильнер вложился в китайский стартап Horizon Robotics, разрабатывающий платформы искусственного интеллекта. Сумма сделки не раскрывается. Средства пойдут на исследования и разработки, а также расширение команды. Компания основана в 2015 году. Horizon Robotics привлекла инвестиции на seed-стадии от  Morningside Ventures, Hillhouse Capital, Sequoia Capital, GSR Ventures и других инвесторов. Horizon Robotics фокусируется на соединительных процессорах, аппаратных средствах, программном ... →

Редакция vc.ru продолжает публиковать резюме специалистов, желающих работать в стартапах и ИТ-компаниях (выходят по понедельникам), а также вакансии компаний, которые ищут сотрудников (выходят по четвергам).... →