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This accelerator aims to introduce Russian tech startups to French and global markets

One of the rare international acceleration programs locally available to Russian startups, Winno Moscow is preparing its fourth season this year, selecting some 10 projects among 200 applicants. After a four-month acceleration process, the selected startups will benefit from a one-week business trip in Paris, including a visit to Vivatech, France’s largest tech event, in May …

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Abbyy and Softline invest in document software technologies

Abbyy, a Moscow-headquartered global provider of content intelligence solutions and services, has acquired ATAPY Software, as reported by online publication Rusbase. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Based in Novosibirsk, Siberia, ATAPY Software provides a variety of custom software development services in the fields of document workflow, document imaging, data capture, optical character recognition (OCR), …

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3D modelling app maker GeoCV secures $1.8 million from Runa Capital and Emery Capital

GeoCV, a New York-headquartered startup with Russian roots, has secured $1.8 million from Runa Capital, a venture fund with Russian roots operating globally, its existing investor Moscow-based fund Emery Capital, and several US business angels. The funds will be used to develop the product and develop sales in the US market. “Our goal is to become …

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ChefMarket.ru raises $5 million, targets $1 billion valuation “in 5 to 7 years”

Moscow-based food delivery startup ChefMarket.ru has just raised $5 million at a $25 million valuation from its existing shareholders, including AddVenture and the startup’s founder and CEO Sergey Ashin. ChefMarket offers home delivery of food products based on recipes from renowned Russian and West-European chefs. The concept is close to that of Western startups Blue Apron …

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Russia’s venture summer in review: More than 25 deals reported, new fund of up to $300 million launched in Moscow

Venture funds with Russian capital or Russian origins were far from being inactive this summer, which saw more than two dozens of significant deals made public and several new funds and accelerators launched. The invest-abroad trend, which started a few years ago, has been accelerating recently, as witnessed by the number of deals which involved US, Israeli, Asian and Australian …

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Report: Venture investment in Russia grew in 2014 thanks to state support

Venture investment volumes in Russia remained at a rather high level in 2014, but state funds accounted for an important fraction of this activity while many foreign funds decreased or ceased operations in Russia. This is one of the key findings of the 2014 report by RMG, an independent Moscow-based investment company, whose English version has just …

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3D modelling app maker GeoCV secures $1.15 million for sales tests in Russian and US markets

Two Moscow-based funds, Emery Capital and Starta Capital, have invested $1.15 million in GeoCV, a startup which is developing a mobile app for creating 3D-models of interiors. According to Russian tech blog Firrma.ru, the funding will be used for sales tests in the Russian and US markets in the next few months. In a previous round …

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Moscow Seed Fund and Life.Sreda invest in microcredit scoring technology

Earlier this month Moscow Seed Fund, the venture arm of the Moscow city authorities, and Life.Sreda, a Russian fintech fund, announced they brought in 12 million rubles (approximately put $240,000 at the current exchange rate) in Scorista.ru. Launched in 2013, this Moscow-based startup provides microcredit companies with credit scoring and risk analysis “in a minute.” In addition …

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Moscow Seed Fund concludes first investment cycle

Moscow Seed Fund, the venture arm of the Moscow City authorities, is concluding its first three-year investment cycle. In partnership with Softline Venture Partners, the fund supports venture investors in financing small businesses in the science and technology sector. It backed startups Context Broker and AppStarter at the end of 2012 and early 2013 respectively. Both startups have …

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3D mobile app startup developer GeoCV closes seed funding round

GeoCV, a startup which is developing a mobile app for creating 3D-models of interiors using mobile sensors, has received $100k investment from Starta Capital and the Moscow Seed Fund. Starta Capital provided a third of the funding, with the rest coming from the Moscow Seed Fund. GeoCV will also receive a further $50k from Starta Capital in the …

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Russian venture 2014 – The highlights

As a busy year draws to a close, RusBase has asked 10 Russian venture capitalists what they think were the most important events of 2014. Andrey Romanenko, Run Capital: “Considering that Run Capital was only founded in April, we think this year was a successful one. The most important event for us was our $6 million investment in …

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Moscow Seed Fund looking for new investors

Moscow Seed Fund, the venture arm of the Moscow city authorities, has announced its latest competition to recruit investors for joint seed and pre-seed stage investment in their projects. The fund is looking for individual investors and companies, both Russian and foreign. As part of its programme, the fund offers concessional loans to innovative projects at …

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