Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Twitter has acquired Peer, an employee and manager feedback tool launched by former Salesforce COO George Hu, the startup quietly announced yesterday. Peer sought to reinvent performance reviews and create an environment where employees could monitor their performance continuously — similar to how Uber drivers can keep tabs on their rating from ride to ride. Hu’s original launch announcement, published in 2015, sums […]... →

Phil Libin has made his first investment since joining General Catalyst in a bot company called Begin that’s co-founded by GDGT co-founder Ryan Block, who left AOL Alpha in September last year to pursue the new venture. This is Libin’s first investment in bots, but it certainly wont be his last, as he will be primarily focusing on bots for the next few years. Begin will be… Read More... →

Phil Libin announced today that he has made his first investment as a partner at the investment firm General Catalyst. The former Evernote chief executive said that he has funded a bot startup called Begin created by Ryan Block, the cofounder of product/gadget database and discussion forum gdgt, and Brian LeRoux. Both Block and Libin declined to […]... →

Phil Libin announced today that he has made his first investment as a partner at the investment firm General Catalyst. The former Evernote chief executive said that he has funded a bot startup called Begin created by Ryan Block, the cofounder of product/gadget database and discussion forum gdgt, and Brian LeRoux. Both Block and Libin declined to […]... →

Российско-британский стартап Lobster, через который пользователи социальных сетей могут продавать фотографии и видео медиакомпаниям, подключил свой маркетплейс к «ВКонтакте». До этого Lobster сотрудничал с Facebook, Instagram, Flickr и YouTube, рассказала vc.ru основатель и генеральный директор сервиса Ольга Егоршева.... →

Компания также дополнила свой мессенджер с искусственным интеллектом чат-ботами для поиска информации и различных услуг... →

Wavefront, a startup developing cloud-based data analytics software, is announcing today that it has hired Pete Cittadini, formerly the president and chief executive of analytics and reporting software company Actuate, as its new chief executive. Cittadini replaces Jeff Cordova, who left the company for Sutter Hill Ventures a few months back. Cittadini’s departure from Actuate comes […]... →

Wavefront, a startup developing cloud-based data analytics software, is announcing today that it has hired Pete Cittadini, formerly the president and chief executive of analytics and reporting software company Actuate, as its new chief executive. Cittadini replaces Jeff Cordova, who left the company for Sutter Hill Ventures a few months back. Cittadini’s arrival at Actuate […]... →

Стартап бывшего обозревателя «Афиша» Евгении Куйды Luka привлек $4,42 млн. Возглавил сделку фонд Sherpa Capital, также принял участие Y Combinator, Ludlow Ventures, и Джатин Валдрон (Justin Waldron). Luka — рекомендательное приложение для поиска ресторанов. Оно запоминает вкусы владельца смартфона и на их основе, а также на основе запросов пользователя, который он отправляет приложению в виде SMS, выбирает для него подходящее кафе или ресторан. Поект Luka запустили ресторанный критик и бывший главный редакт... →

Between January 1, 2014 and end of March 2016, 51 fintech investments were made in companies in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Iceland, totaling $390.17 million. Read More... →

«Мы еще молодая компания, нам всего 10 лет»... →

Портфельная компания Frontier Ventures сингапурский стартап бронирования ресторанов Chope приобрел свой индонезийский аналог MakanLuar. Об этом сообщает издание e27.co. Финансовые подробности сделки не раскрываются. Сооснователи стартапа Наранг и Хиро Мохинани останутся управлять компанией. Название MakanLuar также сохранится. По итогам сделки, Chope начнет работу в Джакарте, Бали и Бандунге. Его база будет насчитывать 1300 клиентов и 20 млн выполненных заказов. Chope интегрирует свои инструменты, такие как... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — приложение REST.RUN, в котором клиенты ресторана могут забронировать столик, сделать заказ и оплатить его, разделив счёт. Заведение получает статистику по использованию приложения в своём районе и возможность сообщать об акциях. Передаём микрофон.... →

Российская компания Easy Ten – разработчик одноименного мобильного приложения – запустила приложение для изучения иностранных языков  Upmind. Об этом Firrma рассказали в компании.  Приложение позиционируется как сервис для тех «кто не хочет ничего учить». Формат уроков в нем заменен на новостную ленту, напоминающую соцсети. Перевод новых слов сопровождается гифками и примерами из Twitter для лучшего запоминания. Приложение будет зарабатывать по freemium-модели.  Стартап оценивает потенциальную аудиторию сер... →

И зачем стартапу нужны $2,5 млн инвестиций... →

Edge Retreats, a London-based tech startup specialising in luxury villas, has closed a $1m seed funding round led by VC fund Lean Investments. The round, which also drew support from the startup’s current investor Forward Partners, brings Edge Retreats’ total amount of funding raised to $1.4m. Speaking about the round’s closure, McCormick said: “After getting […]... →

Two high-end virtual reality devices have launched, and now we live in a world where we need to figure out how these headsets fit into our lives. And, at least when it comes to the top-of-the-line models, that probably won’t include a lot of in-game advertising. Oculus VR told developers at the Game Developers Conference […]... →

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... →