The video conferencing service Zoom has announced the creation of its venture fund Zoom Apps Fund, its volume will be $ 100 million, this is stated in a press release from the company.
Startups in the fund’s portfolio will receive from $ 250,000 to $ 2.5 million. In this way, the company wants to motivate developers using Zoom technology, start a business and thus build an ecosystem of services around its video calling platform. Dozens of Zoom applications are currently under development, according to the site. The investment will be given to partners with “viable” products and a small market share who will be able to give users a “valuable and engaging experience”. According to Zoom, new ideas should make Zoom-based communication more productive, efficient and fun.
Zoom intends to make investment decisions on a monthly basis. He writes that he will prefer investments in the very first round of A, but in general is not limited to them.
The company announced the Zoom Apps project for video service-based applications last year. At the same time, she launched an app store. In March 2021, Zoom released a software development kit (SDK) that made it easier for developers to embed Zoom features in their applications.
Zoom’s popularity skyrocketed in 2020, when many people had to switch to remote work and meetings with friends over video. As a result, the company’s revenues grew and its shares rose. Forbes estimates the fortune of the company’s founder Eric Yuan at $ 14.3 billion, according to the Forbes Real-Time rating, which is updated in real time.
SoftServe is expanding its presence and opening new office spaces in four cities — Vinnytsia, Khmelnytskyi, Uzhhorod, and Odesa. They are available for 250 people working in these regions as well as other employees. The coworking in Vinnytsia where SoftServe has around 50 employees is already fully operating. Odesa is the next — office space […]
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During trading on Monday, October 11, the price of a barrel of Brent oil rose by 2% to $ 84.01. She reached this mark for the first time since October 2018. US WTI oil rose by $ 1.62 to $ 81.3 – the highest price since 2014, according to Reuters. It is noted that Brent […]
The agreement on a single corporate tax rate of at least 15 percent was signed by 136 states, which account for more than 90 percent of world GDP. The agreement is aimed at combating tax evasion by international corporations. The initiative was also signed by countries that were initially opposed to tax reform, such as […]
The savings of Ukrainian citizens outside the banking system are estimated at $ 30-35 billion. This estimate was given by the chairman of the National Bank Kyrylo Shevchenko during the Kyiv Economic Forum. There are different estimates of the “gray” economy. We in the National Bank believe that this is up to 30% of GDP. […]
During the week, the National Bank of Ukraine bought $ 228 million on the interbank foreign exchange market. At the same time, the central bank did not sell currency on the interbank market. So the NBU continued to buy currency on the interbank market, the bank increased it compared to last week ($ 15 million) […]
The new Tesla factory in Berlin may release the first electric cars next month. CEO Elon Musk stated this. Speaking at the plant, Musk said he hoped to get the green light to begin production in the coming weeks. The last consultation on public concern about the plant ends on October 14, after which the […]
The famous Italian fashion house Prada has decided to make adjustments of the management of its business because of the fact that the company’s sales began to fall. General Director of Prada Patrizio Bertelli is going to re-equip production and hold a business restructuring. At the end of 2013 the company’s revenues declined, while management […]
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In the first quarter of 2021, PrivatBank’s profit amounted to UAH 2.4 billion, which is 4.3 times less than in the same period last year (UAH 10.4 billion). This was reported on the bank’s website. “Changes in the world economy and Ukraine’s economy, first of all, the growth of yields on long-term US government treasury […]
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Already in the first days of 2017 tariffs on gasoline and diesel fuel have risen slightly. Such data are provided by leading Ukrainian company Consulting Group A-95, which conducts professional study of the market of petroleum products. Prices for gasoline and diesel fuel rose within 1.6%, and liquefied petroleum gas, on the other hand, fell […]
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At a meeting on Wednesday, August 11, the government replaced the interim head of Ukrzaliznytsia, appointing Oleksandr Kamyshin to replace Ivan Yuryk. The people’s deputy Alexey Goncharenko reported about it. In 2012-2019, Kamyshin was Rinat Akhmetov’s SCM investment manager and a member of the supervisory board of the stevedoring company Portinvest. Since 2020 he has […]
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The state concern Ukroboronprom transferred 15 state-owned enterprises and corporate rights to two joint-stock companies to the State Property Fund. They have lost their significance for the country’s defense capabilities, according to the concern’s press service. “Ukroboronprom’s enterprises, which were included in the list for alienation, de facto lost contact with the defense-industrial complex for […]
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Gazprom is ready to supply 5.6 billion cubic meters of gas through the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline by the end of this year, the company said on Thursday, August 19. It is noted that in seven months Nord Stream supplied 33.7 billion cubic meters to Europe against 32.9 billion cubic meters a year earlier. Gazprom’s […]
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The State Administration of Market Control on Saturday, April 10, announced a fine of 18.22 billion yuan ($ 2.78 billion) from Alibaba for antitrust violations. This is stated in a statement published on the regulator’s website. “Impose a fine of 4% of the company’s domestic sales for 2019 of 455.712 billion yuan, which is a […]
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On March 19, the High Court of Justice in London upheld the claim of the pharmaceutical company Darnytsia and seized the accounts of the company, which is an intermediary in the procurement of raw materials from the German company Farmaplant Fabrikation Chemischer Produkte GmbH for Borschagiv Chemical and Pharmaceutical Plant. It is about the British […]
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In January-September 2016, the Ukrainian exchange has received a loss in the amount of 1,365 million hryvnias against a profit in comparison with the same period of 2015 (0,963 million hryvnias).The exchange provided such information in its financial statement. The exchange assets have reduced by 3,89 million hryvnias to 38,863 million hryvnias for 9 months due […]
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The net profit of one of the world’s largest investment banks JP Morgan Chase (USA) in January-September 2020 decreased by 39% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 16.995 billion dollars, according to the report of the investment bank. Adjusted earnings per share were $ 5.09 against $ 8.15 a year earlier. […]
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Facebook is considering the introduction of face recognition technology in smart glasses, which is currently working, writes CNBC, citing the words of the head of hardware Andrew Bosworth. According to him, this feature can be added if customers need it. He added that if people do not need this technology, then use it in the […]
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The Deposit Guarantee Fund approved the liquidation procedure, which lasted six years. Now the financial institution is officially considered liquidated. PJSC All-Ukrainian Development Bank (VBR), which belonged to the son of fugitive ex-president Oleksandr Yanukovych, was liquidated as a legal entity. The process has been going on since 2015, according to the press service of […]
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Before the fall of the economy in the second quarter of 11.4% led to strict quarantine restrictions and declining demand, as well as reduced investment. This is stated in the report of the National Bank. “The main factor in the deepening decline in GDP was expected to be a reduction in domestic demand. It is […]
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Shares of Netflix fell more than 11% after the close of trading on Tuesday, as the low number of new users of the streaming giant disappointed investors. Market analysts predicted a decline, but did not expect it to be so strong. In 2020, Netflix, on the one hand, received an incredible increase in users of […]
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By the information of Interfax-Ukraine, the state Oschadbank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development have signed the memorandum of the association about corporate management state bank support on the 25th of November 2016. The parties also have concluded the memorandum about supporting of 50 million euros due to a trade financing program. As […]
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The Homsters Company, which was founded by Ukrainian and Polish, and is better known in our country as Prof.Estate, raised $ 600,000 from private investors for the launch of the company in Vientam under the brand TimHome.vn. Homsters unites three projects: two marketplaces on real estate (Homsters.kz Timhome.vn in Kazakhstan and TimHome.vn. in Vietnam) and […]
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