Digital content & Related technologies

Roman Abramovich invests in Israeli startup Anyclip Media

July 15, 2015 February 16, 2016

Yesterday Israeli startup Anyclip Media, which has developed a content marketing platform for distributing premium branded video, announced it has completed a $21 million funding round. Leading participants included new investors Ervington Investments, a company owned by Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, and Limelight Networks (LLNW), a global digital content delivery company. Current shareholders Jerusalem Venture Partners and …

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Titanium and TMT invest in Israeli mobile “techy concierge”

July 13, 2015 February 17, 2016

In late June Tel Aviv-based Drippler, which provides personalized recommendations on apps, features, and accessories, announced that it raised $4.5 million in Series A funding which involved two Russia-connected funds – Titanium Investments, which led the round, and TMT Investments. Also contributing to the capital injection were iAngels, Reuven Agassi, Yanki Margalit, David Assia and Christian Gaiser. Selected by …

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No smoking, please: Russian mobile health technologies

June 23, 2015 June 21, 2015

In June 2015 Russia launched the comprehensive project BrosayemKurit.rf (translation: Let’s Quit Smoking). The country celebrated World No Tobacco Day on May 31 with the release of another mobile application, “Smoke Free Area.” With the app a user can take a photo of an establishment where the ban on smoking in public places is violated and send …

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Russian funds Altair and GVA LaunchGurus invest in US startup 1World Online

June 22, 2015 February 18, 2016

Earlier this month 1World Online, a US startup founded in 2011 by Russian entrepreneur Alexey Fedoseev, announced the completion of an equity financing A2 round of $2.5 million. 1World provides publishers, political candidates, and brands with web and mobile-based engagement applications, content, and analytics. The company claims to have become number 1 in its sector in 2014, winning the …

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US-Russia Peer-to-Peer Dialogue Program: Harvard researchers to discuss online media and politics this week in Moscow

June 22, 2015 June 22, 2015

This week the Center for New Media & Society will host their colleagues Rob Faris and Bruce Etling from the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University for a number of joint events in Moscow. These meetings will take place under the project “Crossing Boundaries with New Media” jointly implemented by the Center and the Berkman Center under the US-Russia …

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The White Nights Conference: 1,200 mobile and social game developers and marketers expected in St. Petersburg

June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015

An international mobile and social game development and marketing conference, The White Nights Conference will open its doors for the seventh time on 26-27 June in St. Petersburg. The event will gather industry leaders from all over the world. Wooga, Twitter, Unity, Game Insight, Epic Games, Unreal Engine and more companies will be attending the event. 1,200 attendees …

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Hearst Shkulev Media acquires regional online media network Rugion

June 17, 2015 June 17, 2015

Hearst Shkulev Media (HSM), a major Russian media group co-owned by Hearst Corporation, has acquired a controlling stake in Rugion, a network of city sites across Russian regions, in a bid to strengthen its existing regional activities. No details of the transaction have been disclosed, but Russian business daily Vedomosti learned from “a source close to one of …

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Geolocation startup Meanwhile raised $100,000 from individual investors

June 17, 2015 December 26, 2018

Meanwhile, a Russian startup that has created a mobile interface to “offer a simple and convenient access to all local information,” secured $100,000 from unnamed individual investors. The deal took place in late 2014, but was revealed only last week by Russian tech blog Firrma.ru. The startup initially received support from the IIDF (FRII in Russian, the …

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Yandex launches new media player service “Yandex.Radio”

June 9, 2015 February 18, 2016

Last week Yandex presented its new media player service christened “Yandex.Radio.” With more than 100 stations, Yandex.Radio allows users to tune in to a variety of music styles – energetic, sentimental or fun; music for travel, jogging or a romantic date; songs from the 1950s, or timeless hits from different decades. Yandex.Radio comes as Yandex’s second …

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Qiwi Venture invests $150,000 in mobile payment app AnyBalance

May 26, 2015 May 26, 2015

Qiwi Venture, the investment arm of Russian electronic payment giant QIWI Group, has committed itself to invest an estimated $150,000 in Krawlly, as reported by Russian tech blog Firrma. This Russian startup is developing an Android mobile app, christened “AnyBalance,” that displays in one interface the balances of a user’s bank, mobile or ISP accounts. The startups claims …

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The code war: Russia plans to free itself from iOS and Android

May 18, 2015 January 28, 2016

The cold war may have ended in the 90s but Russia is still fighting to free itself from American influence over its technology sector, with the country’s minister for communications announcing plans to create a new mobile operating system to challenge iOS and Android across all the Brics nations. Meanwhile, another Russian company is designing …

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Mobile operators’ revenues from content services fell by 20% in 2014 due to more restrictive legislation

May 5, 2015 May 5, 2015

Operators’ revenues from content services in Russia in 2014 decreased by 20% in comparison with the previous year, reaching $950.4 million, according to a report by AC&M-Consulting cited by ComNews. This decrease is a consequence of last year’s amendments to the legislation on communications, which have made access to content more difficult. According the new rules, subscribers’ explicit …

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