Dec 23, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News A tech startup that is looking to make those hellish trips to the shoe store a thing of the past has won a grant of 15 million rubles (approximately $275,000 at the current exchange rate) from Skolkovo Foundation. Fitanny’s virtual shoe...
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 10, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, North America, Russia
East-West Digital News Nginx (pronounced “engine-x”), a US-based open source web server publisher with Russian origins, has secured $20 million in a Series B1 round of financing from New Enterprise Associates (NEA). German-American fund e.ventures, Moscow-based Runa...
Dec 9, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia, Western Europe
East-West Digital News East-West Digital NewsPhenomen Ventures, a $300 million international venture fund launched last year by Russian businessman Dmitry Falkovich, has invested in Helpling, the online marketplace for household cleaners backed by Germany’s...
Dec 3, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, News, Russia
East-West Digital News Top Delivery, a provider of e-commerce shipment services on the domestic market, has raised an undisclosed amount from Impulse VC. The young company will use the funds to develop further its logistics, customer service and IT systems. It also...
Dec 2, 2014 | Central & Eastern Europe, MENA, Russia
Joint investments in the healthcare and infrastructure sectors, using public private partnership (PPP) models, transport and commercial real estate projects, the construction of new shopping centres in projects across Russia’s regions – big step toward a bilateral...
