Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Napster, the pioneering digital music brand from way back when, is changing hands once more. Today, a UK startup called MelodyVR, which creates immersive live music experiences that you watch either through VR headsets or phones, announced that it has acquired Rhapsody International — the company that owns Napster — for $70 million. MelodyVR is […]... →

Eduardo Saverin will forever be known for cofounding Facebook 16 years ago with four other Harvard classmates (one of whom is still running the company). But even before splitting in 2009 for Singapore with his shares of the company, Saverin’s attention was on startup investing, and since 2015, he has been laser focused on B […]... →

The path to deploying commercial aircraft that can handle all aspects of flight without a pilot is long, winding, expensive and riddled with regulatory and technical hurdles. Marc Piette, the founder of autonomous aviation startup Xwing, aims to make that path to pilotless flight shorter and more cost effective. Instead of building autonomous helicopters and […]... →

Startup incubator and investment group Y Combinator today held the first of two demo days for founders in its Summer 2020 batch. So far, this cohort contains the usual mix of bold, impressive, and, at times, slightly wacky ideas young companies so often show off. This was Y Combinator’s second online demo day, its first […]... →

Travel has undoubtedly been one of the industries hardest hit in the coronavirus pandemic, constrained by restrictions on how people can move between and within countries, many venues closing, new rules to minimise gatherings, shrinking economies, and a general reluctance among consumers to engage in getting out and about. One startup in the space has […]... →

СМИ редко интересуются новостями о новых проектах — около 100 млн бизнесов запускается ежегодно, и их основателям приходится предпринимать серьезные усилия, чтобы обратить на себя внимание аудитории. В то время как более крупные организации могут просто публиковать новости, стартапам, которым только предстоит заработать себе имя, не стоит полагаться на пресс-релизы.... →

It’s a classic “last but not least” moment for the all the savvy early-stage startup founders exhibiting in Digital Startup Alley at Disrupt 2020. The final webinar in our three-part interactive series takes place on August 26 at 1pm PT / 4pm ET]. Don’t forget to register right here. Pro tip: You must be a […]... →

Cloud photo storage app Ever is shutting down, citing increased competition with the default services offered by Apple and Google as the cause. The company, however, had other issues beyond the plight of a small startup trying to compete with tech giants. Last year, NBC News reported the company had been using its customers’ photos […]... →

If you’re currently building a startup, you know what product you want to build. But do you know if people are actually going to notice you? That’s the question I asked of Red Antler co-founder Emily Heyward during our virtual TechCrunch Early Stage event. In case you’re not familiar with Red Antler, Heyward’s branding company […]... →

Setting our dive into Palantir’s gross margins aside for another day, Sumo Logic filed to go public this morning. The Redwood City-based, former startup raised around $340 million while private, according to Crunchbase data. The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. You can read it every morning on Extra Crunch, or get The Exchange newsletter […]... →

Why should you attend Disrupt 2020? We live in unprecedented times and face unprecedented challenges. But unprecedented opportunities are also part of this equation, and now is the time for creative startup minds and makers to go full-tilt disruptive. We reengineered Disrupt, which takes place September 14 – 18, into a virtual global tech summit. […]... →

Luminar, the lidar startup that burst onto the autonomous vehicle scene in April 2017 after operating for years in secrecy, is merging with special-purpose acquisition company Gores Metropoulos Inc., with a post-deal market valuation of $3.4 billion. Gores Metropoulos, which is listed on the Nasdaq exchange, is a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC sponsored by […]... →

Российская телекоммуникационная компания МТС объявила о запуске первого трека в корпоративном акселераторе от MTS Startup Hub. Бизнес-заказчиком выступает сеть частных медклиник «Медси». Программа направлена на поиск перспективных услуг и технологий из сферы теле- и персонифицированной медицины. Об этом Rusbase сообщили в пресс-службе МТС.... →

More entrepreneurs and investors are willing to throw caution to the wind and go after core segments like search, email and video conferencing with gusto.... →

Yac, the digital voice messaging service that launched last year, has raised new money from the Slack Fund as it continues to gain ground among companies looking to give their employees new communication tools for remote working. The Florida-based startup initially spun out of a pitch at Product Hunt’s Maker Festival. Developed by the digital […]... →

Сегодня врачи, политики и пользователи соцсетей спорят о второй волне коронавируса, а Россия и мир постепенно открывают границы. Пока бизнес взвешивает возможные риски и выгоду от рабочих поездок, Егор Гурьев, CEO и основатель Playkey, рассказывает о том, как компания из Перми превратила деловые путешествия в один из способов мотивации сотрудников и почему стартапам нужен такой опыт.... →

Стартап в области автономных автомобилей Luminar Technologies выйдет на биржу путем слияния с блаковой компанией Gores Metropoulos (бланковая компания — это публично торгуемая "пустая" компания, которая используется  для сбора средств в качестве стартапа или, для объединения или приобретения других компаний или активов - Firrma). В ходе сделки Luminar оценили в $3,4 млрд.  $400 будет вложено через Gores Metropoulos и еще $170 млн инвестируют текущие акционеры компании, включая сооснователя  PayPal  Питера Т... →

SugarCRM announced this morning it has acquired customer intelligence startup, Node. The companies did not reveal the purchase price, but the deal has closed. While Sugar gains a ton of AI expertise, it also adds a customer prediction element to the platform such as figuring out the customers most likely to convert or most likely […]... →

27 августа #tceh проведет бесплатный вебинар, во время которого эксперты расскажут об экономике, венчурных фондах и мерах поддержки стартапов в Чили.... →

The public markets are staying receptive to tech IPOs, and tech unicorns are trying to recover from pandemic damage, polish up their financials, and head back towards the starting gates. This week, it’s Airbnb and Palantir, finally. Both have been startup icons of the past decade, and literally helped define the term “unicorn.” Now, both […]... →