- Oculus and Samsung have 1M Gear VR users via VentureBeat
OculusとSamsungの月間利用ユーザー数が100万人を超えたそうです。ほとんどはGear VR（スマホでみるやつ）ということで、まあそれは当然かなと。これとGoogleのCardboardが初期のユーザー拡大に重要な役割を果たすとされているので、この数値は引き続き注目したいですね。昨日はニュースチェックできなかったので二日分です。
今日の資金調達
- ProofPilot launches with $1.85 million to help researchers run scientific studies via VentureBeat
- Dyn raises $50M to help companies optimize their Internet performance via VentureBeat
- Revlo raises $1.1 million to let livestreamers engage and monetize their fans via VentureBeat
- Medical billing startup Simplee collects $20 million from Social Capital, Amex Ventures, and others via VentureBeat
- FreshGrade’s $11.6M funding is all about making it easier to talk to your kid’s teacher via VentureBeat
- This Singaporean video streaming app just closed a six figure round from 500 Startups via e27
- This mobile fitness startup is US$6 million stronger now via e27
- Singapore’s Tagit raises US$8.75M to enhance international fintech development via e27
- Mobile banking app builder raises $9m to ride Asia’s fintech boom via Tech in Asia
- Uber competitor Go-Jek is about to team up with Indonesia’s largest taxi company via Tech in Asia
- India logistics startup Locus raises US$2.75M Series A to sharpen an opaque industry via e27
- Agrilyst raises $1M seed round for its indoor agriculture analytics service via TechCrunch
- Bolt Threads raises $50 million to brew spider silk, inks deal with Patagonia via TechCrunch
- Weaveworks grabs $15 million Series B from GV to bring order to containerization via TechCrunch
- Berlin-based VC Cherry Ventures closes new €150M early-stage fund via TechCrunch
- German iPad point of sale startup Orderbird closes $20M Series C via TechCrunch
- Drayson Technologies raises £8M for RF energy harvesting tech aimed at IoT devices and wearables via TechCrunch
- GoFundMe hits 25m donors and $2b raised on its giving platform via TechCrunch
- MegaBots raises $2.4 million to create league of human-piloted, giant fighting robots via TechCrunch
- Dyn raises $50M more to help your favorite websites stay fast and secure via TechCrunch
- Rancher Labs raises $20M Series B round for its container management platform via TechCrunch
- Nearpod raises $9.2 million to help teachers use tech for live instruction via TechCrunch
- Pivotal confirms Series C round is actually over $650 million via TechCrunch
- CoreOS raises $28M Series B round led by GV via TechCrunch
- Bango acquires U.S.-based carrier billing service BilltoMobile for $3.5M via TechCrunch
- Zenify raises US$900K to get you homes in India at a fixed rental price via e27
- Investors pour another $30 million into second-hand fashion site Tradesy via Recode — All
VR・AR関連
- Papo & Yo creator’s Time Machine VR adventure throws you back with the dinosaurs via VentureBeat
- Gear VR Saw One Million Users Last Month via UploadVR
- AndroidVR Accidentally Revealed By Epic Games? via UploadVR
- National Geographic is Bringing its World Class Photography and Filmmaking to VR via UploadVR
- Data Suggests HTC Vive Install Base Is Around 50,000 Headsets via UploadVR
- This Emulator Lets You Play Virtual Boy Games in VR on Your Google Cardboard via UploadVR
- HTC Revenue Down 64% and Vive Could Suffer for It via UploadVR
- Virtual reality will revolutionize media content but VR headsets need to evolve via TechCrunch
その他の話題
- You can now use your Slack account to sign into other apps, starting with Quip via VentureBeat
- 5 disruptive marketplaces in Asia’s service industry you need to know via e27
- Europe’s food delivery wars may not be over, but funding for new players has certainly dried up via VentureBeat
- Uber Competitor Dies via CB Insights — Blog
- VC Final Four via CB Insights — Blog
- Wow: Sequoia Vs A16z via CB Insights — Blog
- Rise of the Downround via CB Insights — Blog
- Where is VC Growing? via CB Insights — Blog
- Has IoT Peaked? Corporations Are Now Backing Fewer Deals To IoT Startups via CB Insights — Blog
