Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Rise, a service that connects users with diet coaches, has acquired healthy restaurant food recommendation startup HealthyOut. HealthyOut combs the menus of nearby restaurants to find healthy foods and then gives recommendations on what is the best option for different kinds of diets and eating habits. It uses machine learning to process restaurants, and is processing 140,000 restaurants… Read More... →

Debt is a harsh mistress, especially for a startup tech company. Read More... →

Компания Norma Investments Limited, которая связана с российским бизнесменом Романом Абрамовичем, инвестировала в израильский стартап StoreDot, который разрабатывает быструю зарядку для электроавтомобилей.  Объем раунда составил $18 млн. В нем также приняли участие текущие инвесторы Singulariteam и Samsung Ventures. Всего компания привлекла около $66 млн. В 2014 году компания Millhouse, связанная с Романом Абрамовичем, вложила $10 млн в StoreDot. Привлеченные средства пойдут на найм новых сотрудников и расш... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — сервис Clumus, который позволяет найти, сравнить и забронировать тематические туры и активный отдых напрямую от туроператоров и организаторов со всего мира. Передаём микрофон.... →

Disrupt SF 2015 is right around the corner, so we thought we’d catch up on one of last year’s Battlefield contestants — Cinder. Cinder didn’t win the competition, but they’ve been doing some pretty good things since the show. Here’s a bit more about the company and what they’ve been up to since Disrupt SF 2014. Read More... →

«Лаборатория Касперского» объявила победителей международной программы Security Startup Challenge, направленной на поиск и поддержку инновационных проектов в области информационной безопасности. Первое место заняла команда Excalibur из Словакии, разрабатывающая систему аутентификации с помощью мобильного телефона. Команда получила приз $50 тысяч и возможность получить финансовую и консультационную поддержку во время реального запуска проекта. Второе место заняла немецкая команда Pipe, разрабатывающая безопа... →

Kindara, a startup that helps women track ovulation cycles and fertility, has raised $5.3 million in seed funding to bring big data to women’s health. Boston Seed Capital led the seed round, with participation from SOS Ventures, Good Works Ventures, PV Ventures, MENA Venture Investments, and 62 Mile Ventures. Husband-and-wife team Will Sacks and Kati Bicknell launched Kindara in 2012 as… Read More... →

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Augmented reality gaming glasses startup CastAR has raised $15 million in funding from Android creator Andy Rubin. The money from Rubin’s Playground Global investment firm brings a variety of benefits, including office space and technical know-how, said David Henkel-Wallace, the chief executive of Mountain View, Calif.-based CastAR, in an interview with GamesBeat. CastAR has a […]... →

You know you’re onto something when big-name entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson come knockin’ on your door with their check book. And that’s exactly what’s happened to Ring, a startup that’s invented smart doorbell technology for your house. The Santa Monica-based company has announced a $28 million Series B round led by Branson, Shea Ventures, […]... →

«Альфа-Банк» заключил соглашение о сотрудничестве с Российской венчурной компанией (РВК) и стал технологическим партнером федерального акселератора GenerationS. «Альфа-Банк»  учредил для финалистов акселератора собственную номинацию Fintech Award. Победителем в номинации Fintech Award станет проект в области финансовых технологий, который получит от представителя «Альфа-Банка». Победителя выберет  экспертное жюри банка. Сертификат на совместное развитие проекта даст возможность интегрировать данный сервис и... →

StoreDot, an Israeli startup that makes ultra-fast charging batteries using bio-organic technology, has raised $18 million to help fund a new electric vehicle business unit. The company first demoed its prototype technology last April and had raised $48 million before today’s announcement, including a hefty $42 million less than a year ago. While much of […]... →

Api.ai, a developer of AI and natural language tech that enables developers to add Siri-like conversational interfaces to their apps, has raised $3 million in additional funding. The startup has also decided to make usage of its API free to developers with no limits. Read More... →

Mumbai-based IntelligenceNODE, a big data analytics startup that serves retailers, has raised $4 million in Series A funding led by New Enterprise Associates and Orios Venture Partners. The company plans to expand in the United States and hire more engineers and data scientists to build its platform, which helps brands figure out the best merchandising strategies for their products. Read More... →

Каждый день редакция ЦП выбирает один свежий зарубежный стартап, вызвавший резонанс в профессиональном сообществе, и рассказывает о нём читателям. Сегодня в «Идеях для бизнеса» — сервис для быстрого обмена файлами с помощью облачного хранилища Dropbox — Balloon.... →

Hardware took the spotlight at today’s Y Combinator Demo Day, reflecting a major shift of the accelerator beyond the cliche mobile app startup. Out of the 50 companies from the Summer 2015 batch that demoed on the record today, 20 featured hardware. What was formally the Demo Day lunchroom has become an expo hall for all manners of robots and gadgets. Tomorrow, another 50 or so startups… Read More... →

GUEST: Last December, my cofounder Todd and I sold our startup, Wallaby Financial, to Bankrate. We immediately went from being a team of nine, on the verge of going big or going broke, to being part of a 600-person company valued at more than $1 billion on the New York Stock Exchange. Startups are acquired every […]... →

Adam Lisagor, an L.A.-based video producer, has more demand for his corporate videos than he can handle, thanks to the breakout success of product launch videos for Square, Airbnb, and Warby Parker among hundreds of others. Demand doesn’t look to be tapering off any time soon, either. We talked with Lisagor about his own six-year-old, startup, Sandwich Video, earlier today. TC: A… Read More... →

Okay, this one’s a little surprising: Anova, maker of an automated sous vide cooker, has acquired startup Get Fresh, and Get Fresh CEO Stephen Svajian has been named CEO of Anova. I wrote about Get Fresh back in 2013, when it was trying to help hardware makers promote their products by connecting them with consumer reviewers. Looking back, Svajian told me that Get Fresh’s… Read More... →

Evidence suggests that enterprise software vendor BMC has acquired Boundary, a startup that has built tools that engineers can use to monitor the IT infrastructure they’re using to run their applications. The deal hasn’t been announced yet. But the BMC name is currently plastered at the bottom of several pages of the Boundary website. “Hi! […]... →