Russian startup yaM Labs attracted $500,000 from Foresight Ventures, a Russian venture fund. yaM is a SaaS application supporting meetings at all stages – from planning to results. The application can be used for any type of meeting, either face-to-face, telephone call, telephone conference or video conference and for any type of user, from individuals …
Yandex.Dengi, a leading Russian electronic currency system, has announced the launch of cooperation with Sberbank, Russia’s national savings bank. Starting February 21, Yandex.Dengi accounts can be refilled at any Sberbank ATM located in Moscow and the Moscow region. The service will be available throughout Russia by the end of the year. Yandex.Dengi account holders will …
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In an effort to combat child pornography and extremism on Russia’s Internet, several organizations in Russia have formed the non-commercial partnership Safe Internet League. The league aims to conduct educational campaigns and establish practical measures for preventing and detecting harmful content on the Web. It can be joined by any commercial or non-governmental organizations, as …
Witology, a company specializing in the development and practical application of crowdsourcing technologies (methods of collective problem solving), reached an agreement with ONEXIM Group and Sputnik Group for investment in further crowdsourcing research. ONEXIM Group is owned by Mikhail Prokhorov, a prominent Russian billionaire and owner of the New Jersey Nets, an American basketball team.
The Runa Capital seed fund, established by Parallels founder Sergey Belousov, has been increased by $20 million — from $30 to over $50 million — and plans to finance 8 or 9 start-ups this year. The anchor investors of Runa Capital are Sergey Belousov, BoD chairman of Parallels and Acronis, and Alexander Galitsky, head of …
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Rambler, a major Russian Internet portal, is holding talks with Yandex, Russia’s leading search engine, and Google regarding replacing its search engine with a partner tool. Yandex management says the company is interested in big sites with high-density traffic. Rambler is most likely to opt for Google’s search system. According to information already available, Rambler …
Ashmanov describes the project as a service dedicated to monitoring and analysis of positive and negative references to a company, brand or person, with follow up recommendations for corrective action. The service will affect search engine results and blog ratings to boost positive articles and restrain negative ones.
General Atlantic, a US-based private equity fund, has bought a large stake in Kaspersky Lab. Though no details of the deal have been disclosed by the parties, it is known that General Atlantic has become the second-largest shareholder in the Russian computer security company. Evgeny Kaspersky, who owns a controlling stake in the firm, will …
Skype announced yesterday it had signed a final agreement with Almaz Capital Partners investment fund to acquire Qik, a mobile video file sharing application. Analysts assess the deal to be worth $150 million, although neither party is commenting. The transaction will be finalized this month.
