Статьи по тегу «Digital»

Фонд I2BF Ильи Голубовича частично вышел из компании ServiceTitan, которая разработала облачную программную платформу для домашних сервисных предприятий. Об этом Firrma сообщил Илья Голубович. ICONIQ Capital Марка Цукерберга вложил в ServiceTitan $80 млн. I2BF сохранил большую часть своей изначальной доли в компании, а Илья Голубович остался в совете директоров ServiceTitan. На сегодняшний день, доходность по данной позиции для I2BF составляет более 150х. Привлечённые средства ServiceTitan направит на расши... →

German media giant Hubert Burda is diving into Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem after its investment arm opened an office in Singapore. Burda, founded in 1898, is anchored in print media. Despite publishing more than 250 titles across the world, it has forayed into digital with some success through acquisitions and new business units. Unlike other print giants, its digital… Read More... →

Alphabet is committing to training another 1 million students under its Digital Skills for Africa program in the next 12 months. Read More... →

Evrythng, the Internet of Things (IoT) smart products platform that gives any physical object a so-called ‘digital identity,’ has closed $24.8 million Series B funding. Read More... →

Создатель и гендиректор рекламного агентства RedKeds Виталий Быков станет ключевым ментором рубрики «Маркетинг» на vc.ru, которая сейчас известна читателям под названием Digital, но будет переименована в ближайшие дни.... →

Каждый месяц vc.ru совместно с YouTube публикует YouTube Ads Leaderboard и подводит итоги по самым популярным рекламным роликам, размещенным на видеохостинге. Комментируют работы креативный директор «Google Россия» Марко Кремона и представители российских рекламных агентств. Также в каждом выпуске высказывается один представитель бренда, который раскрывает идею своего видео. Редакция рубрики Digital публикует список за февраль 2017 года.... →

Сегодня в рубрике «Стартапы» — проект TradeMyCar, который предлагает услуги покупки, продажи и технического обслуживания автомобилей с пробегом. По словам основателей, сервис отличается низкими ценами, высоким качеством обслуживания, наличием страховых гарантий и внедрением digital-технологий. Передаём микрофон.... →

Four former reporters and entrepreneurs are attempting to fix India’s “broken” business media landscape and simultaneously prove that there’s an audience — and business — for paying for quality journalism in the country. Subscription-based media is thriving in the West. The New York Times has seen its digital subscription base swell following the election… Read More... →

The SEC just issued their ruling on the Winkelevoss bitcoin ETF, and it wasn’t good news for enthusiasts of the digital currency. Regulators rejected the proposed application, mainly because of the lack of regulation currently surrounding bitcoin. An approval would have meant that the public could invest in bitcoin simply by purchasing shares in the ETF, which would trade on a… Read More... →

Verizon Ventures and R/GA are announcing a new program called the Verizon Media Tech Venture Studio. Stephen Plumlee, R/GA’s global COO and managing partner of R/GA Ventures, explained that the interactive agency’s “venture studios” started out similar to other startup accelerator programs, but they’ve expanded to provide access to “financial capital… Read More... →

Каждую пятницу vc.ru совместно с performance-агентством Adventum собирает главные новости digital-сферы.... →

Ever wonder how design has helped drive success for businesses like Airbnb, Facebook, Slack and IBM? How about how their teams are structured? How they operate? What their processes look like? High Resolution is bringing clarity to these questions, and we’re doing it 25 times. We’re sitting down with 25 masters of the digital design industry to learn how they approach,… Read More... →

Meet Hugging Face, a new chatbot app for bored teenagers. The New York-based startup is creating a fun and emotional bot. Hugging Face will generate a digital friend so that you can text back and forth and trade selfies. Playing with Hugging Face was a lot more engaging than talking with a customer support bot. Like other companies, Hugging Face doesn’t want to be useful. It wants to… Read More... →

Anyone who has watched “The Big Bang Theory”, or known John Biggs, knows that some people care a lot about collectibles. But does that passion translate over to digital? Quidd, a Brooklyn-based startup that has just closed a $6.75 million seed round, would argue that it does. Quidd lets users collect virtual stickers, cards, and toys from their favorite shows, such as… Read More... →

Hedge fund Dymon Asia is getting into the venture capital game after it announced its maiden fund. Dymon Asia Ventures is focused on fintech deals and it is targeting a $50 million raise. Today, its founding partners disclosed a first close of $20 million from a range of LPs that include Thai bank Siam Commercial (SCB), which ha invested an undisclosed sum via its Digital Ventures arm.… Read More... →

Комиссия по законопроектной деятельности одобрила проект закона об ответственности  агрегатора товаров и услуг перед потребителями. Под этим понятием «агрегатор товаров (услуг)» авторы законопроекта понимают информационного посредника, вступающего с потребителями в возмездные отношения, но не совершающего сделки по купле-продаже товаров. Также предлагается ввести ответственность агрегатора за причиненный ущерб в пределах суммы предварительной оплаты товара или услуги за предоставление потребителю недостовер... →

Today at the inaugural Udacity Intersect conference, the online education startup announced new robotics and digital marketing variants of its popular Nanodegrees — an effort to expand its corpus of  21st century skills-based courses. In addition to the new degrees, Udacity is adding 21 new hiring partners spanning the automotive, defense, tech, hardware and telecommunications industries. Read More... →

New York-based smart lock maker Latch, which targets the enterprise market, selling its locks plus a subscription digital entry management service to building owners wanting to offer value-add services to their tenants, is announcing its second product. Read More... →

Norwegian startup Gobi raised $500,000 at a $15 million valuation to take on Snapchat with its “Stories” communication tool. The platform enables users to create public and private groups where users can share photos and videos that stay around for three days before vanishing into digital pixel-dust. Read More... →

The Tivoli Audio Model One Digital packs modern features in a retro design. Inside the gorgeous wood box are most of the features now standard in tabletop radios: Bluetooth connectivity, access to streaming services, color display. But the $299 Model One Digital is lacking. Sure, it looks great, but suffers from a painful and dated user experience. I tried to talk to the radio, and it just… Read More... →