Press releases & Industry announcements

Acceleration program advances US-Russia innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization

March 18, 2015 February 25, 2016

Washington, D.C. – Three education technology startups from Russia traveled to the Washington, D.C. and Baltimore regions on March 2-12 as part of the U.S.-Russia Innovation Corridor (USRIC) program. Administered by American Councils for International Education and funded by the US-Russia Foundation, USRIC connects Russian startups to universities, scientists, business development experts, industry associations, and …

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The future of Europe’s single digital market discussed at Sofia’s CEEDS – with free passes for Russian startups!

March 10, 2015 April 14, 2015

For its 7th edition in Sofia on April 21-22, the CEE Digital Summit (CEEDS) will welcome Mr. Andrus Ansip, Vice President for the Digital Single Market at the European Commission among 100 top speakers and more than 3,000 attendees from 40 countries. Russian startups are cordially invited to demonstrate their technology and talent at the …

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Yandex predicts user ‘churn’ for one of the world’s most popular online games

March 2, 2015 February 26, 2016

Customer loyalty and satisfaction is crucial in community-based gaming, where every single player matters, and devoted, experienced gamers are especially valuable for the game. The Yandex big data unit, Yandex Data Factory, took game churn prediction – knowing how many gamers are likely to leave the game – to another level. Wargaming, an international MMOG developer, …

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Midemlab contest 2015: A call to Russian startups

February 27, 2015 February 26, 2016

In partnership with East-West Digital News, Midem, the leading international b2b event dedicated to the new music and entertainment ecosystems, cordially invites Russian startups to the Midemlab competition. This event will take place in Cannes, France, from June 5 to June 8. The deadline for submissions is March 10, 2015. If you have a built the next solution that will …

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Mail.Ru Group limited preliminary trading statement for FY 2014

February 26, 2015 February 26, 2016

Mail.Ru Group Limited (LSE: MAIL, hereinafter referred as “the Company” or “the Group”), one of the largest companies in the Russian-speaking Internet market, today provides the following preliminary unaudited segment financial information and key operating highlights for the full year ended 31 December 2014.

Yandex announces fourth quarter and full-year 2014 financial results

February 18, 2015 February 26, 2016

Moscow and Amsterdam – Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX), one of Europe’s largest internet companies and the leading search provider in Russia, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year ended December 31, 2014. “The company performed well in the fourth quarter and demonstrated another full year of excellent results, despite the difficult …

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IXcellerate appoints Roman Linin as CFO

February 9, 2015 February 29, 2016

Moscow – IXcellerate, Russia’s premier carrier-neutral data centre operator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Roman Linin as Chief Financial Officer, joining COO Dmitry Fokin and CEO Guy Willner. Roman brings about invaluable business experience in management, finance and accounting. Before joining IXcellerate Roman held a position of Investment Director in the Elbrus Capital, a private equity fund, responsible …

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Yandex launches parking app in Moscow

February 5, 2015 February 5, 2015

Moscow and Amsterdam – Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) has released a new app that helps drivers in Moscow find a parking space and pay for the service without leaving their car. With the Yandex.Parking app, there is no need to drive the streets to find a parking spot or even leave your car to pay for it. The …

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Zvooq launches full function free mobile music streaming

January 27, 2015 March 1, 2016

Moscow – Russian music service Zvooq, part of the holding Dream Industries, changes the game for music streaming by introducing a new model of music listening, becoming Russia’s only fully free legal music service. From January 20 Zvooq allows all listeners to select any song, album or compilation, and then listen free of charge without time …

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Hot social media topics to be highlighted at Moscow conference and exhibition

January 24, 2015 April 14, 2015

Social media business will be highlighted in Moscow on March 12-14 at the Social Networking Congress & Expo (SNCE), a two-day conference and exhibition that gathers each year the representatives of the Russian social media community. The main topics of this year’s edition will be social media marketing, social business app development; social media monitoring …

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Yandex to provide big data solutions to businesses

December 9, 2014 March 1, 2016

Moscow and Amsterdam – Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX), one of the largest European internet companies and the leading search provider in Russia, today announced it is embarking on a new B2B venture developing custom-made big data solutions for businesses – Yandex Data Factory. Yandex Data Factory, an international project with offices in Moscow and Amsterdam, will provide services …

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Key Russian players to take part in 2015 GSMA Mobile World Congress

December 8, 2014 April 15, 2015

From wearable devices to connected cars and homes, mobile technology is at the heart of worldwide innovation. Mobile devices connect billions of people via the transformative power of the Internet. The 2015 GSMA Mobile World Congress will convene industry leaders, visionaries and innovators to explore the trends that will shape mobile in the years ahead. …

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