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Back in October, we reported that Checkr — a San Francisco startup that runs employee background checks and vets potential hires by way of an API — was raising north of $30 million as it expanded its business beyond the 300,000 checks per month it already does for some 3,000 tech companies including Uber and Instacart. Today, Checkr is formally announcing that round: it has raised… Read More... →

Research marketplace Science Exchange is now $25 million richer. The startup hooking researchers up with service providers just pulled in that amount in Series B funding, putting the total raised at $40 million. Maverick Capital led the round, with participation from Union Square Ventures, Index Ventures, OATV, Collaborative Fund, YC Continuity Fund, TEDMED CEO Jose Suarez, Sam Altman, Steve… Read More... →

You don’t need to quit your job to start making money from playing games. Esports Hero is a fresh startup in the competitive-gaming space, and it has raised $1 million in financing to expand its real-money cash tournaments. Esports Mogul, an Australian investment group, led the round. With this influx of cash, Esports Hero is hoping […]... →

Американский сервис вызова такси Uber обвинил индийского конкурента Ola в создании 90 тысяч фейковых аккаунтов и заказе с их помощью 400 тысяч отмененных впоследствии поездок. По мнению истца, это было сделано, чтобы подорвать доверие к Uber со стороны таксистов. Иск подан в Высший суд округа Дели, слушания по нему начнутся 14 сентября. Кроме создания поддельных аккаунтов и ложных вызовов такси, Uber обвиняет Ola в рассылке сообщений с не соответствующими действительности новостями о компании. Ola отрицает ... →

European news startup Blendle has already attracted funding from two of the biggest names in the media business — The New York Times and German publisher Axel Springer. Today it’s launching in the United States. Blendle is betting that people are still willing to pay for journalism, but instead of charging them on a subscription basis, it’s charging per article. On… Read More... →

Blendle is looking to help online publishers monetize through charging for individual articles, and today the Dutch startup is opening for business in the U.S. Founded out of Utrecht in 2014, Blendle has generated a fair bit of buzz over the past couple of years with the promise of new mechanism to charge readers for […]... →

Скульптор Дженнифер Деволт — девушка, которая поставила перед собой задачу написать 180 сайтов за 180 дней. Сейчас она вместе со своим сервисом по управлению проектами Zube проходит акселерацию в Y Combinator.В блоге компании Деволт поделилась своим опытом разработки 180 сайтов и создания собственной компании. Редакция vc.ru публикует адаптированный перевод материала.... →

Ringier Africa Deals Group, a joint venture between Swiss Ringier Africa AG and South African Silvertree Internet Holdings Ltd., acquired Nigerian online shopping startup DealDey for an undisclosed amount. Read More... →

GoCardless, a U.K.-based startup that helps businesses accept direct debit payments online, has announced a fresh $13 million of funding in a round led by Notion Capital. Existing investors including Balderton Capital, Accel Partners, and Passion Capital also participated in the round. Founded out of London in 2011, GoCardless touts itself as the most effective […]... →

GoCardless has become somewhat of a poster child for the London fintech scene. Offering an alternative to card payments, the startup provide’s a simple way for businesses to set up and accept bank-to-bank payments online (also known as Direct Debit), and is now processing £1 billion worth of payments annually. That’s up from £500 million in July — a figure that co-founder… Read More... →

Eye-tracking virtual reality headset maker FOVE has closed an $11 million Series A led by Colopl VR Fund, with participation from the venture fund of Hon Hai (Foxconn), 2020, and Samsung Venture Investment. Read More... →

CharlieHR, a HR platform for small businesses, has raised a £1 million (about $1.4 million) seed investment from Connect Ventures and Seedcamp. A number of angel investors also participated in the funding round: Nutmeg founder Nick Hungerford, Balderton Capital partner James Wise, Huddle founder Alistair Mitchell, and Songkick founder Ian Hogarth. The London-based startup was […]... →

Финансово-промышленная группа АФК «Система» Владимира Евтушенкова создает российско-китайский венчурный фонд вместе с китайской компанией  TUS Holding. Большую часть инвестиций (70%) вложит китайская компания, остальные 30% - АФК «Система». Об этом сообщают «Ведомости». Информация об объеме фонда не раскрывается. По данным Ведомостей, он не превысит $100 млн. АФК «Система» выбрала партнером компанию TUS Holding из-за ее научного кластера TusPark, где расположены исследовательские центры китайских и междунар... →

Posted by ronell-smith[Estimated read time: 17 minutes] A couple of years back, I received a call from the CMO of a small but popular and growing startup about taking on the brand as a content strategist. While I was initially lukewarm to the idea, they were adamant about working together, feeling that I “could help them reach their goals.” Before hanging up the phone, I asked him to email me the main priority for the onsite content: "Engaging content (e.g., shares, likes, tweets, etc.)," she wrote. I thoug... →

Posted by ronell-smith[Estimated read time: 17 minutes] A couple of years back, I received a call from the CMO of a small but popular and growing startup about taking on the brand as a content strategist. While I was initially lukewarm to the idea, they were adamant about working together, feeling that I “could help them reach their goals.” Before hanging up the phone, I asked him to email me the main priority for the onsite content: "Engaging content (e.g., shares, likes, tweets, etc.)," she wrote. I thoug... →

Truebill, a startup that helps people track and cancel their subscriptions, is announcing that it has raised a small round of seed funding. The round includes $120,000 from Y Combinator (yes, the Y Combinator that’s having its Demo Day today), with additional funding from angel investors like David Marcus (formerly a PayPal executive and now vice president of messaging products at… Read More... →

Российский стартап Navigine, разрабатывающий навигационные системы для точного ориентирования внутри помещений (например, таких как производственные и логистические объекты, торговые центры и аэропорты), привлек $400 тысяч от синдиката инвесторов. Об этом Firrma сообщили в компании. Синдикат возглавила финская финансово-технологическая компания Innovestor. Navigine является первой инвестицией финской компании на российском рынке. В сделке также участвовали инвесторы из Скандинавии, России и США. Одним инвес... →

Music startup 8tracks has always had a strong sense of community. But the startup is taking this one step further by raising $30 million from its own community. Instead of asking money from venture capitalists, the company has started an equity crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest and it’s been working well. Around 30,000 community members have committed to invest $1,000 each to get a… Read More... →