Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Основатель платёжного мексиканского проекта Elepago Феде Торре опубликовал в своём блоге на Medium заметку о том, как он принял решение закрыть свой стартап. По словам автора, он не знал, как вывести продукт в прибыль — и решил отказаться от своей идеи.... →

Online education startup Udacity, whose students have gone on to join the likes of Google and Facebook, is now a $1 billion company. Today the education company shared that it talked its way into a $105 million investment from Google Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, media company Bartelsmann, and others in order to expand internationally. Udacity’s international plans aren’t exactly new […]... →

Компания занимается сервисом по подбору автомобилей... →

In little more than three months, the NFL’s historic 50th Super Bowl is coming to Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Just when we were in the depths of planning our dip-to-chip ratio for our viewing party, the NFL came to us with an idea: A sports-themed pitch-off competition just before the big game named 1st and Forward. The concept is simple. The NFL wants to see… Read More... →

Heaps, an app that helps friend groups connect with other groups and find parties, is expanding beyond its home country of Denmark by launching in Los Angeles. The startup is also announcing that it has raised an undisclosed amount of seed funding from investors including billionaire Ron Burkle, musician and producer Steve Aoki, Vine star Logan Paul, Gary Vaynerchuk’s Vayner/RSE and… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: Getting a first customer is always a big deal for a startup. So game engine maker MaxPlay, which is pushing its software as a modern and cloud-based take on the game engine, is happily announcing that it has scored Canadian studio Finger Food Studios as its first customer. MaxPlay, which came out of stealth at our […]... →

Paintzen, having spent the last two years bringing paint into the on-demand economy, is today announcing a new partnership with Benhamin Moore. Benjamin Moore will now be the official paint supplier for the startup, which matches painting professionals with clients to offer a paint job — in a home or an office — on demand. “We saw that a lot of people have started to buy… Read More... →

Сервис по подбору автомобилей AutoSpot привлек $500 тысяч от своих акционеров, в число которых входят фонды SOL Ventures, Fastlane Ventures, интернет-предприниматель Сергей Габестро и частный инвестор Дмитрий Разоренов. Об этом Firrma сообщил управляющий партнер SOL Ventures Сергей Опарин. Сделка произошла летом 2015 года, деньги были проведены в два транша. Оценка компании и доля инвесторв не раскрывается. Средства были направлены на маркетинг, разработку продукта, а также на интеграцию дилеров и их баз ст... →

French startup CodinGame just raised $1.6 million from Isai for its innovative code learning platform. As the name suggests, CodinGame is all about games — not game development, not gamification, just plain games. The logic behind each exercise is tied to an actual game so that you get visual feedback and an actual reward when you solve an exercise. Read More... →

British tech startup Improbable is unveiling its SpatialOS software today that will enable even small companies to create massive, cloud-based simulations for online games, mobile devices, and virtual reality projects. SpatialOS creates a distributed computing environment that allows games to access the back-end infrastructure needed to create impossibly complex systems, like the simulation of an […]... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис HandyKPI, который позволяет контролировать показатели бизнеса. Передаём микрофон.... →

We gave you one extra week to get in on early bird tickets to Disrupt London, but if you still haven’t purchased your tickets to the hottest startup show in Europe, your time is quickly running out. You now have just two days left to save £400 off the full ticket price, so be sure to visit our ticketing page to secure your spot in the show. Read More... →

The Finnish economy, which has contracted for three years in a row, is still reeling, but the country’s rising startup scene is a careful indication that Finland – the land of a thousand lakes and talented engineers – is on its way up. Read More... →

GrabTaxi’s cofounder and chief executive Anthony Tan — who today announced the launch of its new peer-to-peer carpooling service in Singapore, and says the startup is now Southeast Asia’s “largest on-demand transport app” ahead of rival Uber — told VentureBeat at a press event that, “I don’t think about Travis.” Travis Kalanick is Uber’s outspoken and somewhat […]... →

Over the last 18 months, those of us following the venture and startup space have gone on a rollercoaster ride of mega rounds, unicorns, sky-high valuations and bubble fears. Look beyond the hyperbolic headlines and you’ll see that there is more than meets the eye to that shiny new unicorn valuation. Square’s recent IPO registration statement provides an opportunity to peel the… Read More... →

PeerSpace, a short-term meeting space reservations marketplace, has announced a $5 million Series A round of financing led by Foundation Capital to propel growth. Existing investor Structure Capital also participated in the round. The startup is a bit like Airbnb but for empty meeting spaces. The idea is to utilize creative spaces in the cities the platform operates instead of the same old… Read More... →

VB WEBINAR: Join us for this live webinar — Why no one will fund your startup: A look behind the scenes of Q3 VC Funding 2015 — TOMORROW, November 11 at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern. Register here for free. VCs are making it rain on marketing tech. With nearly another $4 billion quarter in the books for […]... →

HotelTonight CEO Sam Shank (pictured above) said he laid off 37 employees today, 20 percent of the hotel booking startup’s total workforce. Shank described the cuts as “a strategic movement that will enable us to reach our growth and revenue targets” and will result in “a more streamlined and focused company.” At the same time, he was quick to add, “This… Read More... →

Transfix is the latest beneficiary of the logistics boom, as VC firms hunt for the next “Uber for trucking.” The New York company revealed today that it raised a $12 million series A, bringing its total funds to at least $14.5 million. As tired as investors are of hearing that a startup will become the Uber or Airbnb of […]... →

Частный инвестор и ex-рукоодитель free-lance.ru Василий Воропаев вложился в стартап LegalSpace, который призван стать платформой для коммуникации между юристами и заказчиками. Об этом он сообщил у себя в Facebook. Сумма сделки и доля Воропаева в проекте не раскрывается.... →