Статьи по тегу «Стартап»

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If you’re paying attention to the virtual reality market, 2017 would appear to be a pretty awful time to start growing a VR hardware startup. OculusVR’s Kickstarter campaign took place more than five years ago and since then there’s been a burst of activity in the VR market that has driven a lot of hype though actual sales might not have reached stratospheric expectations.… Read More... →

Some changes are underway at Stack Overflow, the online community where some 50 million developers and others converge to talk programming and many other things. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that the startup has conducted a substantial number of layoffs across the company as it looks to steer the business more towards its core Q&A products and away from areas that were seeing… Read More... →

Consolidation continues to dog the world of on-demand startups — literally and figuratively. In the latest development, Vetted, a startup focused on veterinary services is acquiring VetPronto, an almost identical peer. A few months ago we covered the launch of Vetted, an on-demand veterinary startup that raised $3.3M from investors like Amplify LA, Sterling.VC and Foundation Capital. At… Read More... →

We’ve seen streaming services emerge around art movies, horror movies and comedy (R.I.P. Seeso) — so why not romance? That’s the thinking behind Passionflix, and a startup that’s announcing $4.75 million in seed funding. It’s not like romantic comedies are missing from theaters, or from Netflix, but Passionflix co-founder Tosca Musk (she’s a film director… Read More... →

WeWork has money to blow, so the $20 billion startup is putting some of it toward a second headquarters — this time in San Francisco instead of New York, Recode reports. The plan is to locate the HQ in the new 61-floor Salesforce Tower, which is slated to open next year. WeWork will reportedly lease out three floors in the “Bay” area of the tower, which Salesforce Tower… Read More... →

Elemental Path has come a long way since it first debuted at Disrupt in 2016. The smart toy maker debuted on Kickstarter with an IBM Watson-powered toy dinosaur kids could talk to. It’s now launching a whole new dino robot, the STEMosaur. The new dino looks similar to Elemental’s original smart toy but is now a translucent green and lets kids put it together and program it, too.… Read More... →

Известный IT-предприниматель – о «пилюли» для успешного стартапа и нелюбви к «семейному бизнесу».... →

How can companies stop the best employees from leaving? Money is one solution. A good corporate culture is another. But some people are dissatisfied with the skills they’re gaining in their roles. Rallyteam has found that talented millennials are often leaving companies because the jobs aren’t challenging enough or leading them to their desired career path. The startup is working… Read More... →

Почему стартапы Кремниевой долины боятся растущих амбиций Facebook — мнение издания Wired.... →

VMware announced today that it was acquiring VeloCloud, a startup that focuses on cloud-based wide area networks (WAN), those networks that span a broad area across data centers or regions. The companies did not reveal the purchase price. The news confirms a report that The Information first reported this story yesterday. The company appears to be an excellent fit as one of the primary use… Read More... →

Представитель российского сообщества инвесторов о канадских бизнес-ангелах, стартапах и том, почему соседство США и Канады так похоже на соседство России и Белоруссии.... →

Pusher, the London startup that provides tools and cloud infrastructure for developers to add real-time functionality to their apps, such as push notifications and messages, has launched a new product dedicated to making it easier to roll various chat features. Read More... →

As carmakers and tech companies continue to improve the mechanics and reliability of self-driving cars, Arbe Robotics, a Tel Aviv startup developing a high-resolution radar system to help those vehicles detect and identify objects, has raised $9 million to help see itself to its first in-car trials in the next year or two. There are five of these trials in the works right now, founder and CEO… Read More... →

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Who needs two g’s when you can get by with one? Luxury handbag marketplace Rebagg is now Rebag because the startup “really wanted to elevate our game,” said Charles Gorra, founder and CEO. “Dropping the ‘g’ is a big symbol.” He believes that the shorter Rebag is more representative of the “simplicity” of the brand. “We also like the… Read More... →

Glint, a startup that helps companies improve their employee retention rates, announced today that it has raised $20 million in Series D funding. The round, which includes participation from returning investors Bessemer Venture Partners, Meritech Capital Partners, Norwest Venture Partners and Shasta Ventures, brings Glint’s total funding so far to $80 million. Read More... →

Облачная игровая платформа Playkey привлекла за сутки ICO $4,4 млн от 715 инвесторов. Как рассказал Firrma основатель проекта Егор Гурьев, продажа токенов продлится до 30 ноября. Компания не раскрывает, сколько структурных токенов PKT было продано в первый день. Известно, что Playkey принимала средства в криптовалютах ETH, BTC и фиатных деньгах. Всего на ICO будет выпущено 100 млн структурных токенов PKT, из которых для покупки будут доступны 60 млн PKT. Цена за токен на всех этапах продажи составит 0,004 ... →

Open source database startup MariaDB has announced a new $27 million round of funding led by Alibaba, confirming the news that TechCrunch reported in September. As we wrote then, Alibaba contributed the majority of the round, supplying €20 million of the total €22.9 million raised. A range of existing investors added that extra bit and they were confirmed to include Intel Capital… Read More... →

Trip.com, a travel discovery app formerly known as Gogobot, is getting acquired amid a flurry of activity surrounding trip discovery tools and companies — and the emerging presence of Airbnb’s foray into finding experiences. The acquisition comes amid the specter of Airbnb, which has been explicit about looking to become an “experience” engine. If you go to Airbnb… Read More... →