Almaz Capital invests in US big data solution provider and launches new internet and software-focused $102m fund, anchored by Cisco and EBRD.
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Softline joins CloudBox partnership
Moscow Seed Fund and Softline invest in innovative IaaS platform project.
Venturocket.com promises an end to résumé spam
By Adrien Henni, East-West Digital News Investing in US startups has become a habit for certain Russian venture funds, as shown by a recent $700,000 capital injection into US-based Venturocket.com, an innovative online “talent discovery platform.” The round was led by Runa Capital, a venture fund with offices in Moscow and California, with the participation of Talent Equity Ventures (TEqV), the… Continue reading Venturocket.com promises an end to résumé spam
Russian funds inject $1m into RollApp
Russian funds continue investing abroad, as Leta Capital and TMT Investments invest in Californian startup RollApp.
Microsoft Russia Seed Fund backs Appercode and Xgencloud
Microsoft Russia Seed Fund disburses $160,000 to support IT and biomedical startups.
DST’s $315m Rocket investment emerges
The deal makes DST the second biggest investor in the incubator after Swedish Investment AB Kinnevik, whose $1.34bn was provided directly and through its Millicom subsidiary, East-West Digital News, our syndicate partners for Russia report.
Life.Sreda invests in Square-like startup Life-Pay
The deal comes after Russia-based financial group Life established its corporate venturing in September of this year with an initial capital of $10m.
Auctionata stake goes to Bright for $2.5m
Bright Capital Digital backs the German online auction site which has raised $20m from e.ventures, Holtzbrinck Ventures, and the Raffay Group. This article was written by our partners for Russia East-West Digital News.
Mail.ru sells Facebook, Groupon, Zynga stakes
The Russia-based internet group sells stakes in the US-based daily deals, gaming and social media companies.
Softline invests in Apps4all
A $20 million fund, Softline Venture Partners is the venture unit of Softline, a Russian software licensing market company. The fund typically invests in the range of $100,000-$1 million.
Altweb Group sets up seed fund
The fund set up by the Russia-based internet marketing company is seeking to invest, in particular, in software as a service solutions, as well as in internet marketing and advertising services.