Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Facebook приобрел шведскую компанию Mapillary, которая разработала технологию создания трехмерных панорам с использованием фотографий, присылаемых пользователями. Google и Apple используют для создания трехмерных панорам специальные автомобили с камерами, которые ездят по улицам городов. Недостатком данного подхода является то, что изображения улиц часто оказываются устаревшими, так как компании не могут постоянно обновлять базу изображений. Mapillary использует для этой цели добровольцев, которые снимают п... →

Milk Mantra, a startup that procures, packages, sells and delivers milk and other dairy products, has raised $10 million in a new debt financing round as it looks to grow its business in India, where nearly a dozen startups have attempted and failed to serve this category in recent years. U.S. International Development Finance Corporation […]... →

Subscription-based access to mobile gaming content is fueling new services like Apple Arcade and Google Play Pass. Last fall, a startup called GameClub entered the mix, as well, to test the idea that subscriptions could also produce new revenue streams for some of mobile gaming’s greatest hits. At launch, GameClub’s $5 per month subscription service […]... →

Plume, the Denver-based startup that provides hormone replacement therapies and medical consultations tailored to the trans community, could not be launching at a time when the company’s services are more needed. It’s no hyperbole to say that transgender citizens in the United States are under attack. Whether from government policies that are intended to defund […]... →

Mapillary, the Swedish startup that wants to take on Google and others in mapping the world via a crowdsourced database of street-level imagery, has been acquired by Facebook, according to the company’s blog. Terms of deal aren’t being disclosed. The Mapillary team and project will become part of Facebook’s broader open mapping efforts. Mapillary also […]... →

There’s a new company that wants to get into the commercial space tourism business – with a unique spin that involves non-traditional launch vehicles. Space Perspective, a new startup founded by Jane Poynter and Taber McCallum, intends to fly a pressurized capsule to the upper edge of Earth’s atmosphere using a high-altitude balloon, which can […]... →

Kaia Health, a digital therapeutics startup which uses computer vision technology for real-time posture tracking via the smartphone camera to deliver human-hands-free physiotherapy, has closed a $26 million Series B funding round. The funding was led by Optum Ventures, Idinvest and capital300 with participation from existing investors Balderton Capital and Heartcore Capital, in addition to […]... →

As an increasing number of daily and essential services move to digital platforms — a trend that’s had a massive fillip in the last few months — having efficient but effective ways to verify that people are who they say they are online is becoming ever more important. Now, a startup called Payfone, which has […]... →

Венчурный фонд Grishin Robotics сооснователя Mail.ru Group Дмитрия Гришина привлёк $100 млн в свой новый фонд Grishin Robotics Fund II, рассказали vc.ru в компании. Помимо Гришина в фонд вложились несколько институциональных и частных инвесторов из США и Европы, соотношение в компании не раскрывают. Grishin Robotics Fund II продолжит инвестировать в проекты в посевном раунде и раунде А в стартапы из Северной Америки. Объём инвестиций составит $3-5 млн.... →

TechCrunch is focusing a bit more on the Boston-area startup and venture capital ecosystem lately, which has gone pretty well so far. In fact, we had originally intended on releasing this regional investor survey as a single piece, but since so many VCs took part, we’re breaking it into two. The first part deals with […]... →

Мы уже привыкли к тому, что старшеклассники и студенты запускают стартапы и добиваются успехов в бизнесе. Ребята помладше тоже не отстают. Например, у производителя продуктов питания Yummy United работает совет директоров, который полностью состоит из детей 8-12 лет. Они регулярно проводят заседания, разрабатывают вкусы, дизайн, предлагают идеи и в игровой форме включаются в задачи бизнеса. Сооснователь Yummy United Олег Бериев рассказал Rusbase, как попасть в Детский совет директоров международной компани... →

Венчурный фонд Grishin Robotics, инвестирующий в технологические стартапы на ранней стадии, объявил о запуске нового фонда - Grishin Robotics Fund II. В новый фонд было привлечено $100 млн. Об этом Rusbase рассказали в пресс-службе Grishin Robotics.... →

French startup Bellman has raised a $4.5 million (€4 million) seed extension round led by Lakestar with existing investors Connect Ventures and Financière Saint-James also participating. Bellman is focused on improving residential building management. But the startup doesn’t think you can replace this job with software altogether. Instead, Bellman thinks it can greatly improve the […]... →

Geek+, a Beijing-based startup that makes warehouse fulfillment robots similar to those of Amazon’s Kiva, said Thursday that it has closed over $200 million in a Series C funding round. That bumps total capital raised by the 5-year-old company to date to nearly $390 million. The new round, completed in two parts, was separately led […]... →

The alchemy for a successful startup can be hard to parse. Sometimes, it’s who you know. Sometimes it’s where you go to school. And sometimes it’s what you do. In the case of La Haus, a startup that wants to bring US tech-enabled real estate services to the Latin American real estate market, it’s all […]... →

Bird is rolling out a new standalone app called Bird Maps in Paris and Tel Aviv that will provide turn-by-turn navigation for riders who want to use bike or micromobility lanes for their entire trip. The app, which will be available on iOS and Android, was created using navigation software from Trailze, a Israeli startup […]... →

Week five of a16z’s Crypto Startup School gets into the inner workings of crypto projects, with a focus on security and project development from the front lines.... →

Sidewalk congestion is a major pain point for cities, and fully-charged scooters for riders are no guarantee. Those are the two main selling points of micromobility docking startup Swiftmile and remote-controlled scooter repositioning startup Tortoise, respectively. Today, Swiftmile and Tortoise announced a partnership to solve those problems. “These are incredibly complementary services,” Tortoise co-founder and […]... →

Disrupt 2020 offers an unprecedented opportunity to introduce your pre-series A, early-stage startup to thousands of potential investors, customers, journalists, technologists and other influential movers and shakers around the world. How? Read on. Grab yourself a Disrupt Digital Startup Alley Package and get ready to virtually showcase your innovative products, platforms or services in front […]... →

Британский стартап Arrival экс-главы Yota Дениса Свердлова, показал фотографии своих новых полностью электрических автобусов. Они оснащены множеством экранов и сенсорными панелями. Об этом сообщает The Verge.... →