Digital services & Apps

Russia battles to block access to Telegram; Durov pledges millions of dollars to “support Internet freedoms”

April 17, 2018 April 19, 2018

Russia’s telecom and Internet regulator Roskomnadzor stated on Monday that it requested telecom operators to block access to Telegram, following a court decision from last week. In an interview with Russian business daily Vedomosti on Monday, Roskomnadzor head Alexander Zharov said the regulator had first blocked 9,000 Telegram IP addresses. However, blocking access to the service did not …

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Target Global supports fast-growing European travel platform TravelPerk

April 16, 2018 April 16, 2018

Target Global, a Berlin-based international venture fund with Russian roots, led a $21 million series B round for Barcelona-based business travel platform TravelPerk. Another leading investor in the round was London-based Felix Capital. The news was announced last week by the startup . The round also involved existing investors, including Boston-based Spark Capital, European VC firms Sunstone …

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Moscow court rules to block access to Telegram from Russia “immediately”

April 13, 2018 December 3, 2018

Today the Tagansky District Court in Moscow ruled to block “immediately” access to instant messenger Telegram from Russia, following its refusal to provide remote access to their systems to the FSB. Adopted in 2016, a new Russian legislation (dubbed ‘Yarovaya law’ or ‘Big Brother law’) requires messenger apps and other “organizers of information distribution” to add additional …

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Mail.Ru Group launches dedicated vehicle to invest in foodtech

April 11, 2018 April 13, 2018

Mail.Ru Group, the LSE-listed Russian Internet giant, has launched a subsidiary to invest in foodtech, the business publication RBC reported last week, citing exchanges with group representatives. Dubbed Mail.Ru Foodtech Ventures, the subsidiary may invest in “any startup related to food and technology,” a Mail.Ru representative told RBC. This includes online restaurant booking, subscription-based food …

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Telegram completes the second stage of its giant ICO

April 2, 2018 August 17, 2019

Telegram, the popular encrypted messenger launched by Pavel Durov in 2013, has completed second private token sale for its new blockchain project. As much as $850 million have been raised from 94 investors, reported Bloomberg, citing a filing to the US Securities and Exchange Commission published this past Thursday. “Raising the planned amount is a success for Telegram, …

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Age, sex and online behavior in Russia

March 30, 2018 March 31, 2018

Over 71 million people over 18 years-old use the Internet in Russia, and the daily audience of Yandex’s Advertising Network serves about 60 million users. Every day visitors to sites in the Yandex Advertising Network see about 4.3 billion ads, 8 millions of which convert. Yandex, the number one search engine in Russia, has studied …

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Telegram is fighting for its life in Russia

March 21, 2018 March 22, 2018

The Russian authorities are formally moving ahead with the process by which they could block the use of Telegram on Russian soil. On March 20 Roskomnadzor, the Internet and telecom regulator, officially informed Telegram that it’s in noncompliance with the law, after Telegram refused to provide decrypted copies of all user correspondence to the Federal …

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Russian robot-lawyer secures $1 million from two major funds

March 19, 2018 March 19, 2018

AddVenture and Target Global Fintech Opportunities have injected 60 million rubles (roughly $1 million) to support Pravoved.ru, a legal consulting platform, the Russian media reported last week. The Pravoved legal consultants serve 7 million users per month — a record in Russia and even Europe, claims the company. The data accumulated over the years by this remote legal …

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Digital healthcare enthusiasts to discuss latest industry trends in Moscow (April 3)

March 16, 2018 March 19, 2018

On April 3, Moscow will host the fourth edition of the annual M‑Health Congress. This international event is dedicated to the development of mobile medicine and innovative technologies in healthcare. The conference will bring together entrepreneurs, representatives of health authorities, managers of IT companies, investors and developers of mobile devices in the medical field. Experts …

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Investors from EU and US sanction lists banned from Telegram’s ICO

March 16, 2018 March 16, 2018

Telegram, the popular encrypted messenger launched by Pavel Durov in 2013, is not allowing persons falling into international sanction lists to participate in its giant ICO. This restriction is specified in the standard Telegram ICO investor form, the Russian business publication RBC wrote yesterday after getting acquainted with the document. The ban applies to the …

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Russian startup launches scam-free dating service using facial recognition

March 5, 2018 March 5, 2018

Catfishing — the practice of fabricating online identities to lure people into deceptive romantic relationships — has been inherent to online dating and social networking since these even appeared. These romantic scams are not only the cause of numerous sentimental disappointments, they have also led many users to dreadful experiences. The issue is so widespread that it was depicted …

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Russia’s top travel sites include both foreign and domestic sites

February 22, 2018 October 4, 2018

The Russian online market is hotter than ever with over 50% of surveyed shoppers indicating they book more travel online than offline, according to recent studies. Historically, travel agents have been very popular for booking travel in Russia but the market has seen a major shift thanks to a number of new online options for booking travel in …

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