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New York startup “opens the world of fragrance” – with a touch of Russian love

April 27, 2015

Perfume lovers now have an easy and affordable way to access a supply of over 350 top designer fragrances, including Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Hermes, Gucci and Marc Jacobs. By subscribing to Scentbird.com, they will receive a new fragrance each month “in a sleek and beautiful purse-sized spray,” the startup promises. Subscribers can choose their fragrance based on suggestions from Scentbird’s “TruScent Recommender,” which leverages a database …

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Igor Ryabenkiy’s Altair fund attracts new partners to invest more in international startups

March 1, 2016

Russian-Austrian startup investor Igor Ryabenkiy is attracting partners to his investment fund, Altair Capital Management, aiming to raise $20 million before the end of this year Two figures from the Russian venture scene, Igor Matsanyuk and Mikhail Vinchel, have already brought in a part of the funding via their own investment vehicles. Other LPs are expected …

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Russians still actively invest in Ukrainian startups; Western VCs eye the market, too

October 8, 2014

Amid political turmoil, Russian investors have been involved in four of the five largest investment deals on the Ukrainian startup scene since early 2014. This trend was revealed by an analysis provided by Yevgen Sysoyev of AVentures Capital, a Kiev based international fund. A $3 million deal involving Gillbus, a bus-ticket software developer, took place in June. Investors included Russian …

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AmazingHiring attracts $500,000 from Ukrainian fund SMRK and Russo-Austrian angel investor Igor Ryabenkiy

October 2, 2014

AmazingHiring, a Moscow-based service for finding IT professionals, has attracted $500,000 in a second seed round, with equal contributions brought in by SMRK, a Kiev-based venture fund, and Altair, the seed-stage fund backed by Russo-Austrian serial investor Igor Ryabenkiy. The startup is developing a search engine and browser plug-in for Chrome that recruiters can use to search …

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TC Disrupt winners – “pale imitations of Russian startups?”

September 16, 2014

Twelve months ago at TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco, Russia had its very own ‘pavilion’ on Startup Alley featuring some of Skolkovo’s best projects. How times have changed… This year Stanislav Sazhin, CEO of social network for health professionals, “Doctor at Work”, commented that “last year there was a whole crowd from Russia. This year it …

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Package tour reseller Travelata.ru secures $7 million investment from EBRD and Polish fund MCI

May 22, 2019

Polish private equity fund MCI Management has teamed up with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to inject $7 million into Travelata.ru, a Russian online reseller of package tours. The amount invested by each of the two investors has not been disclosed. The funds will be used “to enhance further Travelata’s online services …

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Russian startup raises $300,000 to match artists, music lovers and labels

April 29, 2014

Moscow Seed Fund, the venture arm of the Moscow city authorities, and Altair Capital, the seed-stage fund of serial angel investor Igor Ryabenkiy, have invested $200,000 and $100,000, respectively, in Mix Upload company. This Russian startup is developing a portal to help listeners, musicians and labels find each other and to monetize creative product. The …

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Moscow Seed Fund injects $210,000 into educational game publisher Mersibo

April 23, 2014

Moscow Seed Fund, the venture arm of the Moscow city authorities, has invested 6 million rubles (approximately $210,000) in Mersibo, a developer of online educational games for children. The funds will be used to strengthen staff, develop mobile versions and create new games. The startup is also considering international expansion. It plans to release a …

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St. Petersburg educational gaming app publisher FlexyMind secures Series A funding round

April 7, 2014

Last month St. Petersburg startup FlexyMind closed its second round of funding with an investment from RWM Capital, a Russian fund management firm, for further development of its educational gaming apps for mobile devices, reported Marchmont News. Neither the amount of the transaction nor the startup’s valuation were disclosed. Near-term plans for the young company …

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Flint Capital invests in online marketing platform SailPlay

April 3, 2014

Flint Capital, a $30 million high-tech investment fund based in Moscow, has invested in SailPlay, a solution provider for retailers building loyalty programs. Neither the amount of the deal nor the valuation of the startup have been disclosed. SailPlay’s solution has many similarities with that of US startup 500friends. Intended for online and offline shops, …

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Israeli mobile data roaming startup secures $1.3 million from Russian funds IMI.vc and AltaIR

February 12, 2014

Earlier this month Keepgo, a Tel Aviv-based mobile data roaming startup operating globally, announced its first venture funding round: $1.3 million at an undisclosed valuation. The capital was brought in by IMI.vc and AltaIR, two Russian funds backed by serial entrepreneurs Igor Matsanyuk and Igor Ryabenkiy. Keepgo presents itself as a mobile data operator with …

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Angel investment grew fourfold in 2013

November 19, 2014

Russia’s National Association of Business Angels (NABA), Atom Partners, a Moscow-based investment consultancy and high-tech investor, and RVC, the state-owned fund of funds dedicated to innovation, have presented the results of their 2013 business angel investing study. Tapping into a wide variety of open information sources, the partners found in their report that Russian business …

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