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Rambler triggers criminal case against Nginx over IP rights, then steps back

December 18, 2019

Last week in Moscow an unexpected criminal case tarnished one of Russia’s best tech success stories – that of Nginx, the world’s most popular web server, which was sold to a US industry giant 15 years after being created by an obscure Russian system administrator.  On Thursday, December 12, law enforcement raided the company’s Moscow office. Armed …

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Russian-founded web server leader acquired by US company for $670 million

December 17, 2019

Nginx (pronounced “engine-x”), a US-based open source web server publisher with Russian origins, has been acquired by F5, a global leader in multi-cloud application services. The transaction amounted to “approximately $670 million,” the companies announced, for the full acquisition of Nginx. By this acquisition F5 aims to “bridge the divide between NetOps and DevOps with consistent …

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2018 Eastern Europe and Central Asia Tech Investment Overview

January 22, 2019

Tech investment volumes in Eastern Europe and Central Asia were modest last year, if compared with the Chinese, US or Western European markets. However, 2018 was marked by giant corporate deals involving international players while a series of smaller venture transactions illustrated the diversity of the regional startup scene. In this review, which encompasses Russia, …

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American-Russian web server publisher Nginx secures $43 million from Goldman Sachs

March 12, 2019

Yesterday Nginx (pronounced “engine-x”), a US-based open source web server publisher with Russian origins, announced a  $43 million Series C round led by Goldman Sachs Growth Equity. Ngnix’s founder, Igor Sysoev, is a former system administrator at Rambler, a pioneer Russian web company. He initially released his server software in 2004 and has been developing his web server solution since …

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TechRepublic hightlights 5 top Russian startups

October 28, 2016

TechRepublic, an international publication aiming to identify technologies and strategies for IT companies, has highlighted five top Russian startups. “Although Russia’s economy has been tumultuous and the tech landscape is largely associated by Westerners as hacker-centric, a strong technological and entrepreneurial culture has developed in the country over the past half decade and produced a number of …

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Runa Capital raises $135-million second fund

July 5, 2016

Yesterday Runa Capital, a venture investment firm operating globally from its offices in Moscow, London and San Francisco, announced that it has closed its second fund, Runa Capital Fund II, having raised $135 million. As a result, Runa has $270 million under management, taking into account its first fund, which also amounted to $135 million. The firm declined to …

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American-Russian web server publisher Ngnix secures $8 million from Telstra

January 9, 2019

Last week Ngnix (pronounced “engine-x”), a US-based open source web server publisher with Russian origins, announced a new $8 million strategic investment led by Telstra, a leading telecommunications provider. “The move will bring further expertise to the company and help it continue to expand and capture a significant share of the global application delivery market,” Ngnix stated. The …

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Web server publisher Nginx raises $20 million from US fund NEA

March 1, 2016

Nginx (pronounced “engine-x”), a US-based open source web server publisher with Russian origins, has secured $20 million in a Series B1 round of financing from New Enterprise Associates (NEA). German-American fund e.ventures, Moscow-based Runa Capital, Index Ventures and Nginx CEO Gus Robertson also took part in the round, the company announced. Funding will be used for …

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Russian-American web server publisher Nginx raises $10 million from US fund NEA

October 17, 2013

Nginx, an open source web server publisher (pronounced “engine-x”), secured $10 million in a Series B Round of financing from New Enterprise Associates (NEA). The round also included full participation of existing Series A investors, Moscow-based early stage venture fund Runa Capital, US fund MDS Capital and US-German fund e.ventures, as well as participation from Aaron Levie, CEO …

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