BlackRock Emerging Europe: ‘incredibly cheap shares … in Russia’

May 30, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News

Telegraph May 30, 2014 David Reid, manager of BlackRock’s Emerging Europe investment trust, says Russia is now as cheap as it was after the financial crisis. The BlackRock Emerging Europe investment trust, managed by David Reid and Sam Vecht, has grown well over...

Flipkart raises $210 million; will utilise funds for acquisitions

May 30, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News

Economic Times May 26, 2014 NEW DELHI: Days after closing the biggest acquisition deal in the Indian e-commerce space, online marketplace giant Flipkart today said it has raised $210 million in a fresh round of funding, bringing the private equity firm DST Global on...

MyNextRun Raises €500K To Help Runners Find Events

May 30, 2014 | News

TechCrunch May 30, 2014 What is it about Finnish startups and fitness? We’ve recently covered Sportsetter, an app that lets you discover different fitness experiences, and HeiaHeia, the corporate wellness platform — both companies that hail from Finland. Today another...

Russian funded French startup Capptain acquired by Microsoft

May 29, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, France, News

East-West Digital News Yesterday, French mobile analytics startup Capptain, which so far had been funded by Moscow-based venture fund Runa Capital, announced it was being acquired by Microsoft. The amount of transaction has not been disclosed, but Runa’s PR...

GrabTaxi Raises $15M Series B Led By GGV Capital

May 29, 2014 | News

TechCrunch May 29, 2014 GrabTaxi, the taxi-calling app that claims to be the largest in Southeast Asia, said today that it has raised a $15 million Series B led by GGV Capital with participation from Qunar and returning investor Vertex Venture Holdings. The latter led...

Spark Capital Raises $375M For Later-Stage Investment Fund Spark Growth

May 29, 2014 | News

Spark Capital, the venture capital fund known for its savvy early-stage investments in web hits such as Twitter, Tumblr, and Foursquare, announced today that it has raised $375 million for a new fund focused on later-stage investing called Spark Growth. Jeremy...