Dec 22, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News Several changes in the Russian e-Commerce Fashion market have transpired over the past year. This 90-slide industry report prepared by Yandex analysts covers these changes in detail. User interest in online shopping with the intent to purchase...
Dec 19, 2014 | News, North America
Would-be media moguls take heart: with nothing more than a Twitter handle and a dream, you can raise capital to become the next Vice or Vox Media Group, or Buzzfeed. All it takes is a knack for viral content, 2.15 million followers on your marquee Twitter account, and...
Dec 17, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch A mobile messaging application called Inbox Messenger, which combines user privacy features with a minimalist design, has raised $3.9 million in seed funding, the company announced today. The investment, though higher than the average seed round, comes from...
Dec 16, 2014 | News, Southeast Asia
TechCrunch Bangkok-based gaming startup Infinity Levels has landed $500,000 in funding to help it follow the model of success popularized by Supercell’s business and its blockbuster smash title Clash Of Clans. Infinity Levels actually pivoted from an original focus on...
Dec 16, 2014 | East Asia, India, News, South & Central Asia
TechCrunch SoftBank’s investment spree in Asia is continuing today after the company announced a $90 million round for Locon Solutions, the company behind India’s Housing.com property portal. The Japanese telecom giant led the round in the property search company,...
Dec 15, 2014 | East Asia, News
TechCrunch iFit, an online fitness and weight loss community based in Taiwan, has raised a $3 million Series A led by Cherubic Ventures, with investors including Yuan-jin Capital, Sino Strategy Group, Alan Chien, and Ming-zhe Ou, the former general manager of Lenovo...