Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

The Working Assembly began as a side hustle. Jolene Delisle and Lawrence O’Toole juggled full-time jobs while collaborating on projects for startup clients, and they eventually realized there was an opportunity to help companies with branding, marketing, and advertising. In the past four years, TWA has grown from a team of two to a team […]... →

Millennials are opting out of marriage and kids and instead opting for pet ownership, opening the door for pet-centric businesses to grow. Small Door is one such company. The startup has raised $3.5 million in seed funding to rethink veterinary services from the ground up. The funding was led by Lerer Hippeau Ventures and Primary […]... →

Asia Pacific grocery delivery startup Honestbee has confirmed it is suspending business in half of the eight markets it operates in and laying off 10 percent of its 1,000 staff. The cost-cutting appears to be part of belt-tightening ahead of a planned new injection of funding, TechCrunch has come to learn. According to a statement […]... →

Принято считать, что в России сложно начинать бизнес, и государство далеко от этих процессов, предпринимательские инициативы никак не поощряет. Некоторые бизнесмены даже высказываются о существующих мерах господдержки как о токсичных. Так ли это на самом деле и стоит ли стартапу обращаться за государственной поддержкой, рассказала Светлана Перминова, директор компании MySmartFlat.... →

Companies are on the hunt for ways to reduce the time and money it costs their employees to perform repetitive tasks, so today a startup that has built a business to capitalize on this is announcing a huge round of funding to double down on the opportunity. UiPath — a robotic process automation startup originally […]... →

Nigeria based startup Tizeti, an internet service provider, today launched WifiCall.ng—an internet voice-calling platform for individuals and businesses. WifiCall is a VoIP—or Voice over Internet Protocol—subscription service that allows unlimited calls to any phone number, even if that number isn’t registered on WifiCall’s network. Tizeti will offer the product in Nigeria for now, with plans […]... →

Венчурные фонды Bessemer Venture Capital и Flint Capital вложили $18 млн в стартап выходцев из России ManyChat, который предлагает бизнесу инструменты для общения с клиентами в мессенджерах. Об этом пишет TechCrunch.... →

Vault Platform, a London-based startup that has built software to “re-imagine” workplace misconduct reporting, has raised $4.2 million in seed funding. Leading the round is Kindred Capital, with participation from Angular Ventures, System.One, Jane VC, and ex-Mosaic Ventures Partner Mike Chalfen. Founded in 2018 by Neta Meidav and Rotem Hayoun-Meidav, Vault is attempting to create […]... →

Perkbox, the London-based startup now calling itself an “employee experience platform,” has raised a further £13.5 million in funding. The round is led by existing investor Draper Esprit, alongside a number of previous Perkbox angels. Prior to this, the company, which launched in 2015, had raised £11 million. Targeting companies of all sizes, from SMEs […]... →

Предлагает разместить объявления сразу на всех площадках, а не только на Airbnb, синхронизирует календари, а «умные» алгоритмы меняют цену квартиры в зависимости от спроса и сезона.... →

Пока работа ManyChat сосредоточена в Facebook Messenger.... →

В рубрике «Стартап дня» — компания Particle и её основательница Татьяна Любимова. Particle — российский ИИ-стартап, созданный для американского рынка, который с помощью технологий обработки естественного языка позволяет анализировать новости и твиты и на основе полученной информации предсказывать движение цен на сырье. Татьяна рассказала Rusbase, почему команда решила поменять бизнес-модель и переориентироваться с рекрутинга на сырьевые рынки, как цены на сырьё зависят от твитов, почему даже российским игро... →

Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem is set to get a massive injection of funds after Jungle Ventures reached a first close of $175 million for its newest fund, TechCrunch has come to learn. Executives at the Singapore-based firm anticipate that the new fund, which is Jungle’s third to date, will reach a final close of $220 […]... →

With news that the We Company (formerly known as WeWork) has officially filed to go public confidentially with the SEC today, there’s a big question on everyone’s mind: is this the next massive startup win or a house of cards waiting to be toppled by the glare of the public markets? No company I follow has […]... →

Mobile marketing company ManyChat has raised $18 million in Series A funding. The startup, co-founded by CEO Mikael Yang, is currently focused on Facebook Messenger. It offers tools for creating a bot on Messenger while also supporting live human chatting (ManyChat says its approach is a “smart blend of automation and personal outreach”), and additional […]... →

Российский инвестор и глава венжурного фонда Begin Capital Алексей Менн назвал причины, по которым его фонд не рассматривает российские стартапы в качестве приоритета для инвестиций. Свою точку зрения он объяснил у себя на странице в Facebook.... →

As spring takes its sweet time rolling across the northern hemisphere, October may not be the first thing on the minds of early-stage startup founders. But it should be. The experience that is Disrupt San Francisco 2019 takes place October 2-4, and now is precisely the time to make a move that could change the trajectory […]... →

Your last 10 emails with a recruiter before an onsite interview probably shouldn’t be about rebooking your canceled flight. Pana is a Denver startup setting its sights on the corporate travel market, with a specific eye towards killing the back-and-forth email or spreadsheet coordination. The startup founded in 2015 has already tried to gain an […]... →

Tray.io, the startup that wants to put automated workflows within reach of line of business users, announced a $37 million Series B investment today. Spark Capital led the round with help from Meritech Capital, along with existing investors GGV Capital, True Ventures and Mosaic Ventures. Under the terms of the deal Spark’s Alex Clayton will […]... →

Сделка с инвестором для IT-стартапа – это в большинстве случаев желаемое событие. У компании появляется экспертиза, деньги, а также профессиональная поддержка. Но есть и минусы. При недостаточном понимании юридической стороны вопроса участники стартапа – разработчики – могут остаться у разбитого корыта: недобросовестный инвестор присвоит все права на их продукты. Анна Шувалова, консультант практики интеллектуальной собственности и информационных технологий юридической компании «Каменская & партнеры», расска... →