Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Space attracts a lot of attention as an area of frontier tech investment and entrepreneurship, but there’s another vast expanse that could actually be more addressable by the innovation economy — Earth’s oceans. Seafaring startups aren’t attracting quite as much attention as their spacefaring cousins, but 2019 still saw a flurry of activity in this […]... →

Pitch the wrong reporter or publication, and your story won’t see the light of day. Before you start seeking press, you’ll need to look for reporters who have reach, respect and expertise when you choose who to talk to. You’ll also need to be prepared to accept the truth about your business, even if it […]... →

Trussle, the online mortgage broker backed by the likes of Goldman Sachs, LocalGlobe, Finch Capital, and Seedcamp, has lost its founding CEO. Ishaan Malhi, who co-founded the fintech startup five years ago, has resigned with “immediate effect, according to a rather brief press release issued by Trussle this morning. The company is now searching for […]... →

After acquiring Ukraine startup Looksery in 2015 to supercharge animated selfie lenses in Snapchat — arguably changing the filters game for all social video and photo apps — Snap has made another acquisition with roots in the country, co-founded by one of Looksery’s founders, to give a big boost to its video capabilities. The company […]... →

According to newly released third-party data, TikTok has reason to dance. The famous, short-video application saw its in-app purchase revenue rise 310% on a year-over-year basis according to Apptopia, a startup that tracks mobile app revenue and usage. (The Boston-based startup has raised $8.2 million to date and competes with AppAnnie.) TikTok’s revenue gains are […]... →

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today we’re taking a quick glance at the venture-backed insurance space. On the heels of ARR milestones set by the well-capitalized Lemonade, another startup in the space, Clearcover, announced a new funding round this week. […]... →

Tech reporters’ inboxes are filled with garbage pitches from misguided founders who assume that the smallest milestone warrants a write-up. Founders dream of seeing their company’s name in headlines without knowing how that might help or hurt them. But with the proper intentions, strategy and timing, they can score press that makes their imagined future […]... →

Mobility mavericks get ready to strut your stuff at TC Sessions: Mobility 2020 on May 14. Don’t miss our second annual day-long conference devoted to technologies that move people and parcels around the world in new, exciting ways. More than 1,000 of the industry’s mightiest minds, makers, innovators and investors will converge in San Jose […]... →

CES is a magical place full of gizmos, gadgets and communicable diseases. TechCrunch is hosting another pitch-off event this year. Called Pitch Night, selected early stage companies will take the stage and have 60 seconds to present their wares to TechCrunch editorial and industry experts. This event is free. Obtain a ticket here. Want to […]... →

Just over two years ago, PerceptIn announced an $8 million Series A. The funding followed a $2 million seed round, and found the startup essentially coming out of stealth to showcase the sensors it was building for a wide range of form factors, from cars to robot vacuums. The company’s been quite busy in the […]... →

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The business of selling consumer goods and services online is a relatively young endeavor across Africa, but ecommerce is set to boom. Over the last eight years, the sector has seen its first phase of big VC fundings, startup duels and attrition. To date, scaling e-commerce in Africa has straddled the line of challenge and […]... →

Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between. Today, the last day of 2019, we’re taking a second look at Boston. Regular readers of this column will recall that we recently took a peek at Boston’s startup ecosystem, and that we compiled a […]... →

InsightFinder, a startup from North Carolina based on 15 years of academic research, wants to bring machine learning to system monitoring to automatically identify and fix common issues. Today, the company announced a $2 million seed round. ​IDEA Fund Partners, a VC out of Durham, North Carolina,​ led the round with participation from ​Eight Roads […]... →

Shipfix, a relatively new startup aiming to drag the dry cargo shipping industry into the digital age, has raised $4.5 million in seed funding. Leading the round is Idinvest Partners, with participation from Kima Ventures, The Family, Bpifrance and strategic business angels. The company was founded in December 2018 by Serge Alleyne (CEO) and Antoine […]... →

По традиции редакция Rusbase выбрала перспективные российские (или имеющие российские корни) стартапы, которые определили наш 2019 год и точно о себе напомнят в ближайшие 12 месяцев.... →

We love parties almost as much as we love startups, but we go absolutely bonkers for a hot startup-party mashup. That’s why we’re returning to host our 3rd Annual TechCrunch Winter Party in San Francisco on Friday, February 7. Even better news, party-goers — the second batch of coveted tickets to this wild winter romp […]... →

Работа — это еще не все. Для успешного развития проекта основателю и его команде просто необходимо уметь перезагружаться и создавать комфортную среду в офисе. Ирина Яшина, управляющий портфелем фонда the Untitled ventures, в шестом выпуске серии о построении стартапа объяснила, как это правильно делать.... →

Российский стартап Briskly, который разрабатывает платформу для самообслуживания в магазинах, провел в 2019 год два раунда инвестиций на общую сумму $370 млн и нарастил оценку вдвое — до $20 млн. Об этом Rusbase рассказал основатель проекта Глеб Харитонов.... →

TechCrunch составил список наиболее интересных стартапов, которые по тем или иным причинам закрылись в 2019 году.  Anki (2010 – 2019)  Собрано $182 млн  Стартап Anki специализировался на роботах-игрушках, которыми можно управлять с помощью мобильного телефона. Компания выпустила несколько моделей роботов для детей и взрослых, в частности для этого она нанимала художников и дизайнеров из таких компаний, как Pixar и Dreamworks. Весной 2019 года Anki объявила о закрытии, успев выпустить полтора миллиона игруше... →