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Foreign investors expect to see major exits in Russia's e-commerce

May 23, 2012 East-West Digital News
A pioneer among foreign investors on the Russian venture scene, David Waroquier of Mangrove Capital Partners,a recognized expert of the local Internet ecosystem, talked to East-West Digital News about Russia's online market and its challenges

Avito.ru secures $75 million from Accel Partners and Baring Vostok

May 3, 2012 East-West Digital News
Avito.ru, Russia’s leading classifieds site by brand awareness and number of users, announced that it received $75 million in new funding from Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund IV and Accel Partners as well as from Kinnevik and Northzone investors

Russian online outbound travel market can grow ten-fold by 2015

March 23, 2012 East-West Digital News
Katrin Buckenmaier, CEO of Travelmenu, shared her vision of the fast-growing Russian online travel market and her experience of the challenges faced by a foreigner managing a startup in Russia

US business angel Esther Dyson: “Online services can reduce the costs of being honest”

March 14, 2012 East-West Digital News
Among US business angels, Esther Dyson is probably the one who has invested the most to date in Russia

Airbnb puts its brand on Russia

February 15, 2012 East-West Digital News
After launches in a range of European, Latin American and Asian countries, U.S. alternative accommodation site Airbnb.com, is coming to Russia

The global battle for digital leadership

December 6, 2011 East-West Digital News
Former Mail.ru Group Executive Vice President François Esculier talking about management issues domestic players faced as well as about online strategies for international brands in Russia

Next gen funding: International mobile startups look to Russia for investors

November 25, 2011 East-West Digital News
As Russia emerges as a new hot spot on the global IT scene, international startup companies have begun seeking new clients and even investors here

The genius behind the rope game that turns heads

November 24, 2011 East-West Digital News
Efim Voinov, who created Cut the Rope with his twin brother, talks about the creative process in writing code

Ten top mobile apps and games from Russia

November 22, 2011 East-West Digital News
Playtime: the Apple App Store and Android Market make it easy for Russian firms to sell their games internationally

More than a Game: Russian mobile developers find international success

November 21, 2011 East-West Digital News, Adrien Henni
From Crime Story to Virtual City Playground to Pocket Blonde, Russian players steal the gaming scene

First international start-up accelerator opens in Moscow

November 9, 2011 East-West Digital News
The Russian startup scene took another step towards becoming an international platform last week with the launch of TexDrive, Moscow’s first international mentor-led startup accelerator program