Mar 4, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News Cubic Robotics, a Russian startup developing robots that can communicate with their owners, has raised $500,000 in its second round of funding from a private investor, the Russian news agency RIA Novosti reported last week. The financial...
Mar 4, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch March 4, 2014 Facebook, one of the primary backers of the Internet.org initiative, which aims to bring affordable Internet access to the 5 billion people in the world who still lack connectivity, is in talks with a company that could help further that...
Mar 3, 2014 | News, North America
TechCrunch March 3, 2014 Stock image and video service Shutterstock today announced that it has acquired WebDAM, a provider of web-based digital asset management software. The financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. WebDAM was founded in 2005 and...
Feb 28, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
East-West Digital News Almaz Capital Partners, a major Russian venture fund, has participated in a $6.5 million round to fund If You Can, a California-based startup that uses gameplay to teach children social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. The Series A round was...
Feb 28, 2014 | India, News, South & Central Asia
TechCrunch Little Eye Labs was not the only acquisition Facebook was chasing in India last year. Salorix, a social media analytics startup that had raised $3.5 million in Series A from Inventus Capital Partners and Nexus Venture Partners in November 2011, was...
Feb 28, 2014 | India, News, South & Central Asia
Livemint Mumbai: Private equity (PE) firm Kedaara Capital is in advanced talks with Mahindra Logistics Ltd , a subsidiary of Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd (M&M), to invest $60 million to $70 million for a significant minority stake, according to two people, one of...
