Startups

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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Maxfield Capital invests in “magic” Californian farming data platform

July 13, 2015 November 12, 2020

Maxfield Capital, a venture fund operating globally from its offices in Moscow, New York City and Tel Aviv, has invested “up to $500,000” in OnFarm. This Fresno, California-based startup defines itself as an “Internet-of-Things platform that enables a comprehensive array of leading farm hardware technologies into a single grower-friendly management and decision platform.” Thus the startup …

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RetailCRM raises $600,000 from Edison.VC, eyes international expansion

July 13, 2015 July 13, 2015

Last month RetailCRM secured $600,000 from Edison.VC, as reported by Russian tech blog Rusbase. This Series A round is intended to accelerate product development and commercial expansion, including in foreign market, the company announced. The RetailCRM platform allows online retailers to personalize, automate and monitor in real time the sales processes and client service. It also …

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Israeli social analytics startup Klear secures $1.5 million from Altair and TMT

July 7, 2015 February 17, 2016

Israeli startup Klear, formerly known as Twtrland, has raised $1.5 million in new funding from Altair and TMT Investments, two international venture funds with Russian backers. The company defines its product as “a social intelligence platform that helps you do smarter marketing.” It has rebranded to Klear, since the platform now looks at data from Facebook and Instagram in …

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Russian tech players develop new ties with Singapore

July 6, 2015 February 17, 2016

In late June, illustrating the growing interest of Russian tech players in Asian markets, Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, took an active part in the Echelon Asia Summit. This major innovation event in Singapore provided Skolkovo startups with a chance to expand into the Asian markets, while Skolkovo offered Asian …

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LinguaLeo raises $500,000 after cutting 30% of staff

June 26, 2015 February 17, 2016

Earlier this month LinguaLeo, a service used by millions of web and mobile users in Russia, Brazil and Turkey to learn English, finally received a $500,000 capital injection from Social Discovery Ventures (SD Ventures) and existing investor Runa Capital. In May, after failing to raise funds, he startup had cut 30% of its staff and …

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Skolkovo and IBM team up to “extend the healthy productive lives of patients with cancer and other age-related diseases”

June 25, 2015 June 29, 2015

Last week IBM signed a memorandum of understanding with Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, the First Oncology Research and Advisory Center (FORAC), a resident of Skolkovo’s biomedical cluster. The three partner will develop a personalized medical platform in Russia in a joint strategic, technology and commercial collaboration effort. …

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Fintech startup IQcard claims 1 billion ruble monthly turnover, receives new capital injection

June 24, 2015 February 17, 2016

Last week IQcard, a startup offering prepaid cards and monetization instruments for retailers’ loyalty programs, has raised an undisclosed amount from Finteca Holdings, a new fintech fund investing in Russia and Eastern Europe. Inspired by such international models as Greendot in the USA, IQcard was founded in 2012 by Fastlane Ventures, a Moscow-based startup investment firm and incubator. In 2013, the …

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Top Skolkovo startups to showcase their projects in Singapore tech show

June 22, 2015 February 17, 2016

Just weeks after it announced a partnership with China’s Alibaba and inaugurated Panasonic’s R&D center on its premises, Skolkovo is announcing another move towards the Asian market with ten of its startups taking part in Singapore’s Echelon Asia Summit. This Asian tech show, which will be held on June and 23 and 24, is a …

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Russian startup contest expands to Serbia, Turkey and UAE

June 22, 2015 December 7, 2016

This year Startup Sabantuy, a Kazan, Russia-based startup contest, went as far as Belgrade and Novi Sad (Serbia), Istanbul, and Dubai, in addition to a range of Russian cities, to find and support promising startup together with investors. As witnessed by East-West Digital News, Serbian startups showed huge interest in this event. The fact that more than …

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Market experts and tech innovators shared their visions of the future at international e-commerce conference

June 19, 2015 June 19, 2015

In its second edition on June 4 and 5, the eDays e-commerce attracted nearly 250 top executives and high-level professionals, some of them joining the event from as far as France, Estonia, Spain, Sweden, the UK and Ukraine. In addition to a thorough coverage of the current trends in Russian e-commerce, the event offered an …

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