Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

Why count inventory when the robots can do it? Retailers are using machines from a startup called Bossa Nova Robotics to analyze what’s selling on the shelves. The robots drive autonomously through store aisles figuring out what has sold and then sends back data. The company is now raising $17.5 million Series B led by Paxion to scale its business. Intel Capital, Cota Capital and others… Read More... →

When admitting you are struggling with anxiety or depression is hard enough, asking for help can seem insurmountable. Pacifica’s self-help app was created to make cognitive behavioral therapy exercises accessible to more people. Now the startup is launching a Therapist Directory for users who want to take the next step. The service allows them to find a provider, attend consultations… Read More... →

Lofelt, a Berlin-based startup that is developing ‘next-generation’ haptic technology for use in a range of products — including gaming, AR, VR, automobile, consumer electronics, toys, medical, and entertainment — has raised $5.4 million in Series A funding. Leading the round is Wolfman.One, with participation from Q Venture Partners, Coparion, and previous backer… Read More... →

A new study out from health startup Cardiogram and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) suggests wearables like the Apple Watch, Fitbit and others are able to accurately detect common but serious conditions like hypertension and sleep apnea. Cardiogram and USCF previously demonstrated the ability for the Apple Watch to detect abnormal heart rhythm with a 97 percent accuracy. This… Read More... →

A proposed tax that charges people as their startup equity vests instead of when they cash it out and actually have money to pay the taxes could wreck how tech companies recruit talent. And the industry doesn’t have much time to mobilize to get this tax changed. The U.S. Senate released its proposed tax reform bill late last week under the aggrandized “Tax Cuts and Jobs… Read More... →

Noted futurists like Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan got a lot of things right when they predicted things like genetic splicing, transatlantic communications, the Internet. But what these eggheads didn’t predict was the burgeoning market for metallic posters. That’s where the wizards at Displate got it right. Displate is a Polish company with almost $10 million in worldwide sales.… Read More... →

Heyday has raised $3 million in seed funding led by New York’s Lerer Hippeau Ventures. The company’s stated goal is to take facials “out of the spa” and make them more accessible to a wider range of customers. Founder and CEO Adam Ross’ background in finance might not make him the most obvious candidate to led a skincare startup, but he said he first got to… Read More... →

Looking for a roommate on Craigslist can be cumbersome. And it can be difficult to determine what the person will be like in real life. A startup called Roomi thinks it has a better solution for finding people to live with. Its app and website help you search for apartment listings with background-checked profiles from the tenants. It also pulls data from social media, like photos and… Read More... →

Встречи, лекции, соревнования и многое другое.... →

Spotify, the $16 billion digital music “startup” that is hotly tipped for an IPO, continues to lay the groundwork to diversify its platform beyond basic streaming. In the latest developments, the company is going to start selling beauty products. Yes, you read that right, you can now buy makeup on Spotify. The new service is the latest expansion of Spotify’s partnership… Read More... →

Обещает «не мешать» проектам после получения инвестиций... →

Flux, the London fintech startup founded by former early employees at Revolut, has announced a partnership with Barclays in the U.K. that will see it trial its itemised receipt technology with 10,000 of the bank’s customers. Read More... →

Предприниматель обещает «не мешать» стартапу, в который вложит средства... →

Сервис персонализированного такси AltoCar собрал в ходе ICO более $2 млн, но из-за недостижения установленного soft cap (порога) в $3,6 млн компания вернет вложенные средства 2906 участникам ICO. Об этом Firrma рассказали в стартапе.  Представители компании считают, что раунд не удался из-за лихорадки ICO, которой сейчас «больны» десятки проектов. К тому же, как отмечают в AltoCar, проект воспользовался не широко популярной платформой Waves, когда большинство инвесторов и участников баунти-кампании предпоч... →

Boku, the startup that partners with Apple in its rollout of carrier billing for the App Store, expects to raise £45 million ($60 million) on a post-money valuation of £125 million ($164 million) when it goes public on November 20, a week from today. The company — which also works with Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Spotify and some 173 carriers to allow users to pay for digital goods… Read More... →

Интернет-холдинг SDVentures и фонд Mangrove V, созданный венчурной компанией Mangrove Capital Partners, подписали соглашении об инвестициях в размере $3 млн. Холдинг поддержит стратегию Mangrove V, ориентированную на инвестиции в высокотехнологичные европейские и израильские стартапы на ранних стадиях. Об этом Firrma рассказали в SDVentures. Холдинг SDVentures занимается инвестициями и развитием IT проектов. Среди партнеров SDVentures - венчурные фонды в области IT, в числе которых Target Global, iTech, D... →

Стартап разработал ингалятор с подключенным сервисом контроля лечения.... →

While some of the largest chip manufacturers are looking to shift their focus onto the GPU for their biggest machine learnings, there’s a blooming ecosystem of new chip startups looking to rethink the way processing for AI works That includes a European-based startup called Graphcore, which said today that it has raised $50 million in new financing led by Sequoia Capital. Graphcore,… Read More... →

Фонд развития интернет-инициатив (ФРИИ) инвестирует 195 млн рублей в новосибирскую компанию Personal Medication & Health Management (PM&HM). Стартап занимается изготовлением ингаляторов, снижающих побочное действие лекарств, и развивает телемедицинскую платформу для врачей. Доля фонда в компании составит около 35%. Об этом сообщает «Коммерсант». Привлеченные инвестиции будут направлены на клинические исследования, организацию производства и доработку софта. PM&HM разработала сервис управления состоянием... →

I’ve tried both Blue Apron and HelloFresh before, but I don’t like being locked into some subscription, so I decided to go with Chef’d this time around. Chef’d, which raised $35.2 million in August from strategic investors like pork producer Smithfield Foods and online grocer Fresh Direct, is different in that you don’t need to subscribe to anything, ever. There… Read More... →