Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

The advent of email tracking has caused quite a bit of ruckus, and is generally, rather creepy. A NY-based startup called One More Company made an attempt to tackle this head-on with a service called Trackbuster, but now they’re interested in something else: “enhancing emails” by adding relevant and contextual info. Yes, that does sort of strike me as doing the… Read More... →

Numerous startups now sell class passes for children’s activities, including KidPass, which announced $325,000 in seed funding in January, and Pearachute (it raised $1.2 million last month). Now, a Brooklyn-based startup named Sawyer is trying to separate itself from the little kid pack. Its very grown-up ambition: to become an OpenTable-like platform that makes it easier for… Read More... →

Американский сервис с российскими корнями по продвижению видеорекламы в мобильных приложениях и на веб площадках Virool привлёк $12 млн от фондов Menlo Ventures, Flint Capital, 500 Startups, Thomvest Ventures и Yahoo Japan. Об этом сообщает VentureBeat.... →

Платформа для продвижения видеороликов Virool, основанная россиянами, закрыла раунд А объемом $12 млн. Об этом Firrma сообщили в фонде Flint Capital, который является инвестором проекта.   В сделке участвовали Menlo Ventures, Yahoo! Japan, Flint Capital и 500 Startups. Flint Capital в рамках раунда вложил $5 млн. В 2013 году компания закрыла seed- раунд объемом $6,62 от FundersClub, Troy Carter и Farzad (Zod) Nazem, TMT Investment, DST Global Юрия Мильнера и других инвесторов. Всего компания привлекла $18,6... →

Портфельная компания DST Global Юрия Мильнера Flipkart приобрела индийскую платежную платформу PhonePe. Об этом сообщает Times of India. Сумма сделки не раскрывается. PhonePe будет развиваться как независимое бизнес-подразделение компании Flipkart. Управлять им будут бывшие сотрудники Flipkart Самир Нигам (главный заместитель  вице-президента в области инжиниринга) и Рауль Шари (вице-президент в области инжиниринга). PhonePe  разрабатывает решение, основанное на новом едином платежном интерфейсе (UPI) Нацио... →

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Video ad startup Virool has raised $12 million in Series A funding. The company works with publishers including Mashable, Adweek and The Onion. It offers what it calls an Inline video ad unit, which has already been served across more than 2,000 online properties and which creates new ad inventory by launching video ads in the middle of articles and other editorial content. Does that sound… Read More... →

Native video advertising startup Virool announced today that it sealed a $12 million investment led by Menlo Ventures, Thomvest Ventures, and Yahoo Japan. The new funding, Virool said, will be used to “further accelerate its presence in the global advertising market.” Virool’s marketing tool allows users to manage, design, and monitor their video advertising campaigns. Flint […]... →

After months of rumours that the startup was raising, Jinn, the same-hour ‘shop on your behalf’ delivery app, is disclosing $7.5 million in Series A funding, money that it plans to use to expand to more UK cities — the service is currently in central London and most recently Manchester — and to reach Southern Europe. Read More... →

AccorHotels, the Paris-based group that owns and operates thousands of hotels around the world, has acquired the U.K.’s OneFineStay, a so-called “sharing economy” startup that lets homeowners monetize their houses while out-of-town. The initial deal is worth €148M ($170 million), with AccorHotels committing a further €64m ($73 million) to grow the startup’s presence globally. Founded […]... →

Unicorn eCommerce startup Klarna and digital payments startup Modo announced a new strategic partnership this morning at Money20/20 Europe. Under the terms of this new partnership Modo will provide Klarna with its Digital Payments Hub product to speed up implementation of Klarna’s checkout solution for their worldwide e-retail partners. Read More... →

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Ericsson today announced it has acquired NodePrime, a San Francisco-based startup that helps enterprises manage their data centers. NodePrime came out of stealth last September after the company raised $7 million in seed funding from Menlo Ventures, NEA, Formation 8, Initialized Capital, Crosslink Capital and TEEC Angel Fund. Ericsson also participated in this round and was already using… Read More... →

AccorHotels is acquiring Onefinestay for around $170 million (£117 million). The company is also committing to a $70 million investment in Onefinestay (£50 million) over the next few years. Onefinestay is a London-based startup that provides an Airbnb for high-end homes combined with a hotel-like service for hosts and travelers. Read More... →

SAN FRANCISCO — Y Combinator cofounder Jessica Livingston has announced that she’s taking a temporary leave of absence, stepping aside after 11 years of being a major part of the Silicon Valley startup program. During her one-year sabbatical, she plans on spending time with her family and thinking about projects and other things she wants to […]... →

Tips are everywhere. There’s an abundance of generic advice available for how to build teams and culture, how to fundraise, how to be productive, how to stay above the noise… But what about specific advice? Specific tips for what differentiates the leaders from the followers. And even more specifically, a guide to differentiate and succeed as a hardware startup. Read More... →

Norwegian startup Auka is setting its sight on hitting two birds with one stone: Helping banks lagging behind compliance with EU regulation, and rolling out high-tech banking to customers across Europe. The company is a white-label service aimed at retail banks, and is the first fully licensed and regulated payments infrastructure running on Google Cloud Platform. Read More... →

MetaMind, a Palo Alto-based AI startup founded in July 2014, is being acquired for undisclosed terms by Salesforce. According to new post published at the company’s website by CEO Richard Socher — a Stanford PhD who studied machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing and computer vision –Salesforce plans to use its technology to “further automate… Read More... →

Salesforce has acquired MetaMind, a deep learning startup backed by Salesforce cofounder and chief executive Marc Benioff. The startup’s services will stop working on May 4. MetaMind announced the news in a blog post. “Salesforce plans to integrate MetaMind’s technology into Salesforce services,” MetaMind cofounder and chief executive Richard Socher wrote. “For unpaid web users, […]... →

Management and boards at late stage, or pre-IPO, companies are on notice that the SEC is paying attention to the late stage financing arena, and should look internally to ensure that corporate governance and financial controls are befitting their scale, and should also ensure the accuracy of the disclosures they make when raising funds. Read More... →