May 24, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, Russia
TechCrunch May 24, 2014 Betaworks-style ‘startup studio’ Dream Industries – based in Moscow – has raised a $3 million Series A round from retail giant Ulmart (in Russia) to develop its subscription-based social reading service Bookmate. They plan to take the startup...
May 23, 2014 | Africa, News
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, April 2014: FONDS CAURIS CROISSANCE II LIMITED, advised by Cauris Management, the West African fund manager agreed to invest in CIPHARM to fund a new production line for injectable pharmaceutical products. CIPHARM is a Cote d’Ivoire-based...
May 23, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, Russia
The medical startup Medal has received $4 million from Axioma Capital Partners according to the press service of the Ingria business incubator. Medal is a resident of a incubator. Medal is developing medical devices based on patented technology for the treatment of...
May 23, 2014 | News, Western Europe
Financial Times May 23, 2014 EasyHotel, the sister brand of the easyJet budget airline, has announced its intention to float on London’s junior market, despite rising questions over investor appetite for initial public offerings. A shift in sentiment towards London...
May 19, 2014 | News, North America
Wall Street Journal May 18, 2014 Google Inc. is in talks about a possible acquisition of Twitch, a fast-growing, live-video-streaming service, according to two people familiar with the matter. The talks are at an early stage, and a deal isn’t imminent, the...