RVC and Skolkovo inject $1.2 million in micro-sized antenna maker

Jul 1, 2014 | News

East-West Digital News July 1, 2014 S-Group Capital Management, an affiliate of the fund of funds RVC, has teamed up with Skolkovo’s nuclear technology cluster to inject 40 million rubles (approximately $1.2 million) in Bisant, a Moscow-based high tech antenna...

Imperious Group invests $530,000 in Russian-American edutech startup Coursmos

Jun 30, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia

East-West Digital News Russo-American startup Coursmos, a developer of short online courses, has raised $530,000 from Russian venture fund Imperious Group and business angel Evgeniy Medvednikov. The funds will be used to develop the platform and to add more staff....

France and China team up with $628mln private equity midcap fund

Jun 30, 2014 | China, East Asia, France, News, Western Europe

LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) (Reuters) – France and China have launched a midcap private equity fund to boost investment and exposure between the two following a visit by the Chinese president to France earlier this year. The Sino French midcap fund has reached a...

Japanese E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Launches $100M Global Investment Fund

Jun 30, 2014 | East Asia, News

TechCrunch June 30, 2014 June is barely over, but Rakuten has already had a busy year. In addition to purchasing messaging app Viber for $900 million, the Japanese consumer Internet conglomerate also made investments in several companies based in Southeast Asia or...

BlockScore Lands $2M In Funding For Making I.D. Verification Easier

Jun 26, 2014 | News

TechCrunch June 26, 2014 In 2012, about 7 percent of all people aged 16 or older in the U.S. experienced identity theft, with their financial losses totaling $24.7 billion. Christopher Morton is familiar with the crime because in 2007, he had his identity stolen....

Naspers acquired stake in Russian kids goods online store Esky.ru

Jun 25, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia

East-West Digital News This past February the South-African media group Naspers acquired a 30.7% stake in eSky.ru, a Russian online retailer of children’s goods. The transaction, which amounted to 200 million South African rands (approximately $20 million), has just...