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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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According to the BBC, China has launched the world’s first 6G test satellite into space. It should demonstrate how well the experimental technology of the sixth generation network works. The satellite successfully entered orbit along with 12 other spacecraft after launching a rocket from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome in Shanxi Province. It is known that the […]
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Inflation in Ukraine in 2017 has an upward trend. Experts predict the order of 8%. With regard to the dollar – the assumption is not very comforting. All these things and more were discussed at the general meeting of the EBA Ukraine’s Business Climate-Global Outlook, which took place on January 26, 2017. In 2017 on […]
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Oil becomes cheaper due to a sharp increase of reserves in the US and an increase in the number of coronavirus cases, which has raised fears of oversupply and weakening demand. This is evidenced by the data of stock trading on the site Investing.com published on Wednesday, October 28. In particular, the price of December […]
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The price of oil in September will remain low, perhaps even a slight decrease from current levels below $ 40 per barrel. In October, the downward trend is likely to be interrupted and a gradual growth will begin, which will accelerate in November and December, according to TASS experts. “There will be no serious drop […]
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