Aug 1, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News Life.SREDA, a Moscow-based venture capital firm focusing on mobile and online fintech startups, is to invest $1.5 million in Settle, a mobile payment service developed by Kiev-based startup Advice Wallet. Combining mobile payments and a loyalty...
Jul 30, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News Coub.com, a Moscow-based startup launched in 2012, has just raised $2.5 million in a Series B round from Vaizra Capital, a fund which belongs to VKontakte co-founders Vyacheslav Mirilashvili and Lev Leviev. The startup did not disclose its...
Jul 21, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News Last week TMT Investments, a UK-headquartered venture fund backed by Russian businessmen, announced the completion of a $400,000 investment in US startup Quote Roller Inc. Headquartered in South San Franciso, Quote Roller Inc. was founded by two...
Jul 19, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News On Thursday Russia’s hot online travel market saw its third major venture funding operation in one month as OnlineTours, a reseller of package tours, closed a $7 million Series B round. The funds were brought in by a VC consortium that includes...
Jul 9, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News July 9, 2014 Russian tech portal CNews.ru reported last week that Livetex, a St. Petersburg developer of online communication tools, has secured $4 million from Russian fund Vaizra Capital at an undisclosed valuation. The company will use the...
