Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Приложение для записи к мастерам красоты «МойПрофи» стало победителем премии Karpov Venture Awards, посвященной покойному управляющему партнеру фонда Addventure Сергею Карпову. Об этом Firrma сообщил управляющий партнер фонда Inventure Partners Сергей Азатян, который входил в состав участников жюри премии. Подведение итогов премии проходило вчера, в офисе корпорации QIWI. «МойПрофи» получил за победу $10 тысяч. В экспертное жюри, кроме Азатяна, вошли: создатель группы компаний QIWI и управляющий партнер фон... →

Eventboard, a company that provides software to make conference rooms more efficient, may be based in Salt Lake City, Utah, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t found its way into the guts of Silicon Valley. “We’re right downtown, we have a lot of presence in Silicon Valley and San Francisco specifically, but we’re building a company that is on par with a lot of the… Read More... →

NextVR, a startup that promises to give consumers rich VR experiences for live events has raised a $30.5 million Series A led by Formation 8 the WSJ reports. Notably the raise was also participated in by Comcast Ventures and Time Warner Investments, suggesting that NextVR’s proposition of allowing couch surfers a stadium experience for sporting events and concerts is garnering… Read More... →

Imgur is the most popular startup no one talks about. The image sharing and upvoting site has a stunning 150 million monthly users that view 60 billion memes, Cat GIFS, sob stories, and science explainers per month. But considering 82% of them spend over 3 hours per week on Imgur, and 17% spend over 10 hours, you could definitely consider Imgur addictive. People endlessly browse its home… Read More... →

A few weeks ago I wrote about Pypestream, a startup promising to an alternative the often frustrating customer service experience. At the time, founder and CEO Richard Smullen was being a little coy about what the company was actually doing, but now he’s ready to share more details. Basically, Pypestream is a messaging app where businesses create accounts to connect with consumers.… Read More... →

Fast food restaurant In-N-Out, known for its delicious burgers and secret sauce, is suing food delivery startup DoorDash, TMZ reported earlier today. In-N-Out, which filed the lawsuit on Nov. 6, 2015, claims trademark infringement and unfair competition. Basically, In-N-Out wants DoorDash to stop delivering their delicious food because of concerns around quality, food handling and… Read More... →

EXCLUSIVE: Mobile gaming was once the new frontier for developers. It was wild and untamed — it seemed like anything was possible. Today, it is realm controlled by a few companies that have had the same top hit games for the last three years. But that’s not stopping publishers from trying to make new successes. Publisher […]... →

ClassPass, the fitness startup that lets you pay $125 for unlimited fitness classes from dozens of gyms and boutiques, has just confirmed to TechCrunch that it raised $30 million in Series C funding led by Google Ventures. Existing investors, including General Catalyst and Thrive, also participated in the round. VentureBeat first reported the news yesterday, but ClassPass founder and CEO… Read More... →

The world’s most prestigious startup accelerator Y Combinator published a guide to founding companies called The Startup Playbook. Here are the top tips from YC’s president Sam Altman. Read More... →

GUEST: According to the U.S. Small Business Administration and the last census, there are over 2.4 million veteran-owned business in the United States, employing 5.7 million people and generating over $210 billion in payroll. And while veterans like me are seven percent of the population, we own nearly 10 percent of American businesses. Even more interesting […]... →

With California on a precipice of a ballot initiative next year that could legalize marijuana recreationally, scores of cannabis startups are vying to capture what is the nation’s largest market in advance of such a big regulatory change. Meadow, a Y Combinator-backed startup, was one of the earlier ones with an ordering and delivery service for medicinal users that started about a year ago. Read More... →

Here’s a list of today’s tech funding stories, updated as the day unfolds. Tip us here if you have a deal to share. Udacity raises $105M at $1B valuation to fuel international growth 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 […]... →

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... →