Mar 10, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 9 Mar 2012 Among US business angels, Esther Dyson is probably the one who has invested the most to date in Russia. Her portfolio includes no fewer than 15 Russian startups as well as Yandex, the search giant which she advises as a member of its...
Mar 7, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 7 Mar 2012 Last week, Rostelecom, the Russian national telecom operator, announced two acquisitions almost simultaneously, reflecting its ambitions to integrate a variety of networks and services across Russia and assert itself as a universal...
Mar 6, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 6 Mar 2012 Last week, Yandex announced it will provide seed funding to TimeBooker, an Israeli startup which intends to serve small and mid-sized service companies with an innovative booking solution. The seed funding, which industry blogger...
Mar 6, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 2 Mar 2012 Russian matchmaking service Teamo.ru completed a new round of investment earlier this week with Japanese venture fund United Managers Japan (UMJ). While no details have been disclosed as to the amount involved or Teamo’s valuation,...
Mar 5, 2012 | News
Moscow Times 5 Mar 2012, by Dieter Wermuth As Russians voted for a new president on Sunday, their country was back in fashion with foreign investors. The ruble has gained 12.2 percent against the dollar-euro basket since this fall and is not far from its post-2008...
Mar 5, 2012 | News
East-West Digital News 2 Mar 2012 TimePad, a startup offering a range of online tools for event organizers, announced on Wednesday that it had received an investment of undisclosed size from the Rambler-Afisha group. TimePad’s functions can be compared to those of...
