Nov 19, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
The Moscow Times The only route to success for Russian technology firms is to launch an operation and find investors in U.S., an investment forum heard. The venture capital market in the U.S. is mature, and investors have experience that Russia, whose investment...
Nov 18, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
The Moscow Times The New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, was to host its annual Russia Day on Nov. 18, to gather business executives and investors to discuss opportunities in Russia, a statement from the exchange said, while the American gay community said it would...
Nov 18, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, MENA, News, Russia
The Moscow Times Israeli flavorings and specialty ingredients company Frutarom Industries will acquire 75 percent of Russia’s Protein Technologies Ingredients for $50.3 million in cash. The agreement includes an option for Frutarom to purchase the remaining 25...
Nov 18, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News Last week, Walkbase, a marketing optimization platform for brick & mortar retailers, announced a €3 million Series A round investment led by SBT Venture Capital, the venture arm of the Russian national savings bank Sberbank. Olli-Pekka...
Nov 18, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News Altair, the venture fund of serial business angel Igor Ryabenkiy, has invested an undisclosed amount in Alytics, a startup developing contextual ad solutions to optimize conversion rates. The investment comes a mere eight months after Ryabenkiy...
Nov 15, 2013 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News Earlier this month, the Moscow-based management company Flint Management launched a venture fund dedicating to developing e-commerce in Ukraine. This move comes just weeks after the company announced the creation of Flint Capital, a $35 million...
