Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Сумма сделки составила около 500 млн рублей, говорит один из собеседников издания... →

Pact Coffee, the U.K. subscription service that delivers freshly roasted “specialty coffee” to your door, has seen a change of leadership as the company plans to focus more on the B2B side of its business. After 5 years running Pact, TechCrunch understands that founder Stephen Rapoport has stepped down from his role as CEO and instead will act as Chairman going forward.… Read More... →

В 2016 году мы запустили стартап mapala.net - блог-платформу для путешественников, в котором была успешно реализована монетизация туристского авторского контента. За 10 месяцев более полутора тысяч людей написали свыше 7000 статей о городах, путешествиях и активном отдыхе и получили за это вознаграждение, эквивалентное примерно 2 млн. рублей.... →

Zego, the London-based startup that appears to have spotted a gaping insurance hole in the so-called gig economy, has raised £6 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Balderton Capital, with participation from existing backers, including LocalGlobe and unnamed angel investors in the insurance sector. The company plans to use the new capital to increase engineering and other… Read More... →

There are very few black and Latinx investors, with only 2 percent of investment team members at VC firms identifying as black and just 1 percent identifying as Latinx, according to the National Venture Capital Association. This is where HBCU.vc comes in. HBCU.vc, a pivot from HBCU to Startup, aims to diversify the white, male-dominated world of venture capital. HBCU.vc’s program works… Read More... →

GoCater is a marketplace with hundreds of catering companies accessible from a single platform. It makes it much easier to organize events in your company. As for caterers, it’s a great way to find clients and optimize your workflows. The startup first started as a spinoff from La Belle Assiette. I’ve covered La Belle Assiette multiple times over the years. and the company is… Read More... →

Почему увлечённость «героями» стартапов утихает — материал издания Wired.... →

Преимущества блокчейн-стартапа в швейцарской «Криптодолине»... →

Danish startup Artland is building a social marketplace for the art world and its key players: Galleries and professional collectors, while also hoping an app-based approach helps onboard a new generation of art buyers. Read More... →

There’s a glimpse of hope in new media as Axios just raised $20 million less than a year after its launch, the Wall Street Journal reported. The company already had a pretty big list of investors, and most of the startup’s existing investors are putting more money into Axios. Existing investors Greycroft Partners and Lerer Hippeau Ventures are co-leading today’s… Read More... →

The food-delivery on demand space continues to heat up in Europe. Today, Deliveroo, the London-based startup that just weeks ago announced a Series F of $385 million at a valuation of over $2 billion, today announced another $98 million into the round, led by T. Rowe Price Associates and Fidelity Management & Research Company. The news underscores how the food delivery business continues… Read More... →

Spotify has acquired the online music studio startup, Stockholm-based Soundtrap, the company announced via a blog post this morning. The three year-old company is the maker of a cloud-based, collaborative music and podcast recording studio which includes its own collection of loops, as well as the ability to connect your instruments. The move signals Spotify’s intentions to not just be… Read More... →

(Hint: Free stuff) TechCrunch Disrupt is coming to Arena Berlin on 4-5 December, and and we’re looking for a few more rockstar startups to be a part of our massive menagerie of innovation, Startup Alley. If you’ve never been to a Disrupt before, Startup Alley is where hundreds of early-stage companies (who have raised less than $2.5m and are less than 2 years old) showcase… Read More... →

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Венчурный фонд Target Global снова инвестировал в немецкий сервис уборки по дому со штатными сотрудниками Book A Tiger. Компания привлекла €8 млн. В сделке также участововали фонды DN Capital, Atami Capital и Davidson Technology Growth. Средства пойдут на развитие платформы. По данным открытых источников, впервые Target Global вложился в Book A Tiger в декабре 2014 года. Объем раунда составил $5 млн, в сделке также участвовал DN Capital. Затем Target Global инвестировал в компанию в феврале 2017 года. Все... →

Furniture and kitchenware giant Williams-Sonoma, Inc. (WSI) is acquiring augmented reality startup Outward in an all-cash deal for $112 million. The furniture mega-brand parent company which operates stores including Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, West Elm and others will be using the startup’s 3D imaging tech to “enhance and extend its high-touch customer service platform, and… Read More... →

On November 16, TechCrunch and Elevacao hosted Startup Battlefield Australia in Sydney. The pitch-off competition featured startups from all over Australia and New Zealand. Top-notch investors and founders served as judges. We also had a great line-up of speakers who discussed everything from entrepreneurship to inclusion to the blockchain. Here are all the videos from the event. Read More... →

Personal finance startup NerdWallet seems to be on the struggle bus, having just laid off 53 people today (about 11 percent of its workforce) due to the fact that the company is not hitting its profitability goals, TechCrunch has learned. As part of the restructuring, NerdWallet’s sales and partnerships teams will be folded into various product teams, a NerdWallet spokesperson told TC.… Read More... →

It looks like accessibility isn’t the only thing that Airbnb wants to upgrade on its platform. On the same day that Airbnb announced that it acquired Accomable, an “Airbnb for disabled travellers”, it has emerged that it’s also made another small acquisition. Airbnb has acquired adtech startup AdBasis, which had built a platform and dashboard for ad testing and… Read More... →

Airbnb, the accommodation and travel startup that is now valued at $31 billion, is today announcing an acquisition that points to how it wants to address the travel needs of more kinds of customers. It has bought Accomable, a startup based out of London that focuses on travel listings that are disabled-friendly. Along with the announcement Airbnb is refreshing its own accessibility features as… Read More... →