Jun 4, 2014 | India, News, North America, South & Central Asia
TechCrunch June 4, 2014 Sequoia Capital has invested $15 million in Series A funding in Indian mobile multiplayer gaming company Octro, which makes digital versions of popular local classics, such as card game Indian Rummy or the bingo-style Tambola. Octro’s...
Jun 3, 2014 | News, North America
Crowdfunding site Kickstarter, which has almost become the ‘Kleenex’ of the crowd-sourced funding world in terms of brand recognition, today unveiled two changes to its business model (via The Verge) that will have a huge impact on non-equity crowdfunding in general...
Jun 2, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
Decanter April 22, 2014 Sparkling wine producer Igristy Vina has joined a growing number of Russian drinks firms buying foreign wine labels, after closing a deal for Italy’s Contarini. Igristy Vina has agreed to pay €8m for Prosecco DOCG producer Contarini, and will...
May 30, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
Telegraph May 30, 2014 David Reid, manager of BlackRock’s Emerging Europe investment trust, says Russia is now as cheap as it was after the financial crisis. The BlackRock Emerging Europe investment trust, managed by David Reid and Sam Vecht, has grown well over...
May 30, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, India, News, Russia, South & Central Asia
Economic Times May 26, 2014 NEW DELHI: Days after closing the biggest acquisition deal in the Indian e-commerce space, online marketplace giant Flipkart today said it has raised $210 million in a fresh round of funding, bringing the private equity firm DST Global on...
May 30, 2014 | News, Western Europe
TechCrunch May 30, 2014 What is it about Finnish startups and fitness? We’ve recently covered Sportsetter, an app that lets you discover different fitness experiences, and HeiaHeia, the corporate wellness platform — both companies that hail from Finland. Today another...
