Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Среди стартапов, чей бизнес неожиданно быстро растер на фоне пандемии оказались не только создатели ПО для телеконференций. Bloomberg сообщает, что акции американского стартапа Flir выросли на 16% после того, как Amazon заявил, что будет устанавливать термальные сканеры компании в своем дочернем предприятии Whole Foods. При этом Amazon не называл, кто будет поставщиком оборудования, инвесторы "додумали" это самостоятельно, так как  сегмент термальных сканеров сравнительно небольшой. Flir  - крупнейший произ... →

Сервис для автоматизации колл-центров Dasha AI запустил голосового помощника, который звонит сотрудникам по утрам и спрашивает об их самочувствии. Об этом в фейсбуке рассказал сооснователь компании Арам Харди.... →

Vestiaire Collective just closed another big round of funding in the middle of an economic crisis — the round closed in early April. The startup raised $64.2 million (€59 million) and the company has raised over $240 million over the year according to CrunchBase. Vestiaire Collective operates a marketplace of pre-owned fashion items. Users can […]... →

A lot of startups have answered the call for more personal protective equipment (PPE) and other essentials to support healthcare workers in their efforts to curb the spread and impact of COVID-19. One of those is direct-to-consumer 3D-printed eyewear brand Fitz, which is employing its custom-fit glasses technology to build protective, prescription specs to frontline […]... →

Building a startup is hard enough. But COVID-19, our generation’s worst plot twist, gives new meaning to uncertainty and stress. No one had “pandemic” on their early-stage startup’s radar, which begs the question: How do you move your business forward in unprecedented times? It’s a huge challenge, and we’ve worked hard to find a way […]... →

This week in space was pretty active, with some startup news – including timing for a historic first – as well as scientific discoveries and innovation in the time of lockdown. Who better than NASA to demonstrate how science can get done remotely, since the agency is used to conducting experiments from millions of miles […]... →

The best founders seek out great mentors and guidance from folks who know best, but during the coronavirus pandemic, asking for help when it’s needed is critical for all entrepreneurs. Ureeka, a startup founded by Melissa Bradley, David Jakubowski and Rob Gatto, is looking to provide that mentorship and guidance through their platform, which just […]... →

Twins have long played a role in the world of medical research, specifically in the area of clinical trials, where they can help measure the effectiveness of a therapy by applying a control to one of a genetically-similar pair. Today, a startup founded by a former principal scientist at Pfizer, which has developed a way […]... →

В процессе найма не стоит полагаться на интуитивное ощущение, что человек соответствует культуре стартапа, убежден основатель и CEO Mediafly Карсон Конант. Вместо этого он предлагает оценить следующие три качества кандидата.... →

«Сегодня предпринимателям из Афганистана, Уганды или Северной Кореи проще поднимать раунды, чем людям из России».... →

Казахстанская кулинарная онлайн-школа Кухня'S привлекла $100 тысяч от частного инвестора Талгата Исмаила и получила оценку в $1 млн. Об этом Rusbase рассказал сооснователь стартапа Геннадий Ким.... →

French startup Alan has raised a $54.4 million (€50 million) Series C funding round. Temasek is leading the round with existing investors (such as Index Ventures) also participating. Overall, Alan has raised $136 million (€125 million) over the past four years. Alan has built a health insurance product for the French market. The company first […]... →

After mounting pressure from the U.K. tech startup ecosystem, and much debate, the British government today unveiled plans for a new “Future Fund” designed to ensure high-growth companies — namely, startups — across the U.K. receive enough investment to remain viable during the coronavirus crisis. Initially, the U.K. government is pledging a total of £250 […]... →

Cities around the world have become home this decade to distributed tech teams and homegrown startup successes. Each of these additional layers of experience and specialization help to make each local community stronger, like what began happening in Silicon Valley many decades ago. Now layoffs are striking deep into these fragile, complex ecosystems. Yes, companies […]... →

А также судьба проектов из обзоров прошлых лет.... →

The diagnostics startup Curative has received an emergency use authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its novel test to determine COVID-19 infection. The company says that its tests have already been used by the City of Los Angeles since late March and have tested over 53,000 city residents. Curative’s tests use an oral-fluid […]... →

Crowdfunding platform for startups Republic has acquired crowdfunding platform for games Fig, joining forces to help creators get their ideas off the ground. Users of each service will be happy to know they’ll continue as-is for the foreseeable future. The model of publicly accessible micro-equity has proven an effective one, and both platforms have recent […]... →

Before the COVID-19 pandemic shook up the world and reshaped the economy, Boston was quietly setting records. According to new venture data compiled by TechCrunch, the region set what was at least a local maximum in venture capital raised in the space of a single quarter in Q1 2020. But while Boston’s startup market announced […]... →

Another startup has turned to downsizing and fund raising to help weather the uncertainty around the economy amid the global coronavirus health pandemic. People.ai, a predictive sales startup backed by Andreessen Horowitz, Iconic, Lightspeed and other investors and last year valued at around $500 million, has laid off around 30 people, working out to about […]... →

Stripe raises new funding, Uber acknowledges financial uncertainty and a controversial facial recognition startup accidentally exposes its source code. Here’s your Daily Crunch for April 17, 2020. 1. Stripe raises $600M at $36B valuation in Series G extension, says it has $2B on its balance sheet The economy may be contracting as a result of […]... →