Russian online video major IVI (ivi.ru) announced today a $250 million funding round involving top state and private investors. This is one of the biggest deals of the past years on the Russian tech scene, and an all-time record in the online video segment. The consortium of investors includes several big names, combining two major …
Russian online video major ivi.ru has attracted debt financing for the first time. As reported by business daily Vedomosti, the company received a six-year venture loan from Alfa Bank, amounting to 3.7 billion rubles (some $54 million at the current exchange rate, a considerable sum by local standards). In addition to the share collateral, the bank has been granted an …
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After receiving a $40 million capital injection last year, Russian online video company ivi.ru has plans to go public this year, according to Kommersant. Unnamed industry sources told the business daily last week that the operation could take place on the NASDAQ by the end of this year with JP Morgan Chase underwriting the IPO. The ivi.ru …
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Last week Voximplant, a US-headquarter provider of innovative CRM solutions, announced it raised $10 million from Baring Vostok and RTP Ventures. Baring Vostok is the leading Russian PE and VC firm, which sadly made the headlines this year with the arrest of its US founder Michael Calvey in Moscow. The RTP Ventures fund is a …
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A group of top Russian and foreign investors have injected $40 million into ivi.ru, Russia’s largest online video platform in terms of revenue. The transaction, which was announced in June, has just been completed, RBC reported last week, citing exchanges with the company and one of the investors involved. “This investment will give an impetus to …
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A group of top Russian and foreign investors is committed to inject $40 million in ivi.ru, Russia’s largest online video platform in terms of revenue. The exact terms of the deal, which is set to be closed by late July, have not been disclosed. These investors include Russia’s sovereign fund RDIF, Mubadala Investment Company (UAE), Baring …
RTP Global, an international venture fund with Russian roots (previously known as Ru-Net), is investing once again in India. This time, it has taken part in the pre-Series A round of Agara Labs, a Bengaluru-based startup. This young Indian company uses deep learning in speech and text to automate customer support. It has raised $2.5 …
Leonid Boguslavsky’s RTP Global has invested $2 million in Dasha.ai, as reported by Russian business daily Vedomosti, based on exchanges with representatives from both sides. Founded just months ago, this Russian startup is building an AI-powered call-center automation solution that allows companies to “design, test and launch rich, human-level voice conversations.” This will help businesses “automate [their] entire …
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Last week Runa Capital, an international venture fund with Russian roots, announced its participation in two startup funding deals in Western Europe. As reported by Tech.eu, the fund led a €7 million funding round for Vehiculum, a German-founded startup which has developed a new car leasing marketplace. Almost simultaneously, French startup Admo announced the completion of its €6 million series …
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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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Last month FinSight Ventures, a Californian VC firm belonging to leading Russian financial group FINAM, announced an investment in Indian startup fund Emphasis Ventures (EMVC). The investment amounted to $25 million, reported Russky Venture, an influential Telegram channel. “The partnership enables FinSight to have access to leading startups in rapidly growing and evolving Indian market as …
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Larix VC, a fund launched by Moscow-based businessmen Oskar Hartmann and Igor Rybakov, has invested $1 million in Indian startup Ninjacart. Launched in 2015, this B2B “agri-marketing platform” claims to serve currently more than 3,000 vegetables and fruits farmers, connecting them to businesses. Ninjacart is the market leader in India, ahead of its competitors Crofarm, FarmTaaza and …
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