In this second coronavirus spring, Russian-founded food delivery services are making their way in western countries. One of them is Getfaster.io, a German fresh product retail and delivery company launched in 2020 by former X5 executive Dmitry Bergelson alongside with Georgy Skalsky, Kirill Solonitsyn and Anton Zakharov. After starting operations in Düsseldorf in January 2021, the company … Russian-founded food delivery services make their way in western countries Read More Read more ›
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A team of French and US researchers has just published a paper about the geopolitical significance of data routing, through the analysis of Eastern Ukraine. Their paper proposes “new methodologies to understand and represent the new forms of power rivalries and imbalances that occur within the lower layers of cyberspace.” “We [selected] Eastern Ukraine as … Mapping the routes of the Internet for geopolitics: The case of Eastern Ukraine Read... Read more ›
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Starting from this summer, VK (Vkontakte) users will be gather up to 2,048 people in group calls — “an unprecedented number for a social network,” according to Mail.ru Group, the owner of VK. The new feature was announced on May 17 by VK Technical Director Alexander Tobol at the Highload++ conference. This service will be available for … VK announces group calls for more than 2,000 simultaneous participants Read More Read more ›
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A “unified end-to-end system for intercepting and tracing vehicles” is being deployed on the roads of a huge region of Russia: the Central Federal District (CFD), which spans across 650,200 square kilometers. Called ‘WEB’, this software platform is connected with road traffic operational services — allowing the authorities to trace and analyze the movement of … Russia’s central district adopts smart vehicle tracing system to “improve road safety and retrieve... Read more ›
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Emerge, a major conference held last week to highlight the startup and venture scene of the ‘New East,’ has published a selection of 100 promising startups from the region. Touted as having a unicorn potential, these startups were selected according to a variety of criteria — in particular, company maturity (up to three years of age), … Startup report highlights 100 “unicorns-to-be” from Eastern Europe Read More Read more ›
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Several new funds were announced over the past few weeks — witnessing the vigorousness of the tiny Russian venture scene. These funds are diverse, targeting a variety of sectors and geographies, sometimes with very specific approaches. 10 billion rubles for Russian tech startups One of these new funds was announced by TealTech Capital, a PE/VC firm owned by … A new wave of funds: Russian investors assert themselves on the... Read more ›
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Earlier this month Russian delivery service Broniboy raised 100 million rubles ($1.35 million at the current exchange rate) at a 3 billion ruble valuation ($40 million), reports Rusbase. This fast-growing company, which already operates in six Russian cities including Moscow, raised 130 million in a previous round, and plans to attract an additional 800 millions rubles next year. … This fast-growing delivery startup from Southern Russia raises millions to challenge... Read more ›
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Moscow Exchange has taken control of Inguru, a major marketplace for insurance and banking products. As a result of the transaction, Moscow Exchange has got a 70% stake in the company, and could increase it to 100% over a period of five years.The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed, but Moscow Exchange … Moscow Exchange acquires banking and insurance marketplace Read More Read more ›
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Apple has filed a lawsuit against Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS), challenging a $12 million fine. The Moscow Arbitration Court has accepted the claim and scheduled a preliminary hearing for June 21. On April 27, the FAS fined Apple 906 million rubles (around $12 million) for abusing its dominant position in the apps market. According to a previous … Apple challenges $12 million fine in Russian court Read More Read more ›
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BBC has launched a radio series on “The Real Internet Giants” covering leading tech scenes across the world. Following China, the second instalment of the series looks at Russia. This episode uncovers who the movers and shakers of Russia’s internet landscape really are, finds out where the country is leading on cyber innovation and consider … BBC program decodes the tech world of Russia Read More Read more ›
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YouTube has started deleting hyperlinks to Alexey Navalny’s ‘SmartVote‘ project — a strategic voting initiative designed to identify candidates with the best statistical odds of defeating politicians from Russia’s ruling political party, United Russia. On Thursday, the media outlet Sota Vision reported that YouTube removed its SmartVote hyperlink from a video streamed in August 2019 during opposition protests … YouTube deletes hyperlinks to Navalny voting initiative Read More Read more ›
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The Moscow Department of Transport has launched a car-sharing platform, which it says in inspired by the US service Turo. Currently in test mode with 100 participants, the app is available on the App Store and Google Play. Dubbed Ruli (‘Drive’), this new service allows individuals to rent out their car. Through the app, car owners specify … Car-sharing service “for the people” launches in Moscow and St. Petersburg Read... Read more ›
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Sber and Mail.ru Group are not on the brink of divorce, said Sber’s chairman Herman Gref in a media interview last week, dismissing repeated rumors and reports. Gref conceded that “complex problems” do occur with Mail.Ru, since their respective ecosystems partly intersect, but “we have very good relations and do find solutions.” There is less … Sber chairman concedes “complex problems” with Mail.Ru, but dismisses divorce rumors Read More Read more ›
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Two acquisitions were announced yesterday in the Russian fintech space. Yandex, the NASDAQ-listed digital major, agreed to fully purchase Acropol Bank. The deal, which is still subject to regulatory approval, amounts to 1.1 billion rubles (approximately $14.7 million). “The strategic rationale for the transaction is to obtain a banking license required to develop the Yandex fintech vertical and launch comprehensive … Yandex and Tinkoff announce fintech acquisitions Read More Read more ›
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Russia’s CS Group and Philax have just unveiled their first B450 motherboard, ready to take AMD Ryzen CPUs, making “at least” 40,000 motherboards and 50,000 monitors. Russia wants to lessen its reliance on securing products internationally, so making them in-house is the first step with the introduction of the new B450-based motherboards and 50,000 monitors … Russia now makes its own AMD B450 motherboards Read More Read more ›
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GrainRus, a Russian importer and producer of raw materials for the brewing and dairy industry, is investing in a Hong Kong and US-based venture fund Lever VC. Lever VC was launched in 2018 to invest in the alternative protein space. Its team includes early investors in Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods, Memphis Meats and other category leaders. … Russian agroindustrial major GrainRus invests in international foodtech fund Lever VC Read More Read more ›
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Researchers from the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech) have developed a new methodology that leverages Big Data to “analyze the growth dynamics of technology-based new ventures.” The key findings of the research are summarized as follows: Google Trends is a credible source of high-quality data for analyzing new ventures; It can be used … Russian researchers propose Big Data approach to analyze startup growth dynamics Read More Read more ›
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Sber, the state-controlled financial and tech giant, could issue its own digital financial asset, ‘Sbercoin,’ as early as this year. The registration of an in-house blockchain platform, developed for this purpose, is pending final approvals from the regulator. Sber’s blockchain platform will be made available not only to the bank, but also to other companies … Sber could issue blockchain-based digital currency as early as this year Read More Read more ›
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The Moscow city authorities have made available a catalog of smart city projects conducted in the Russian capital. Intended for the international community, this catalog is published in English for the first time. Six categories are offered: human and social capital, digital government, urban environment, urban economy, end-to-end technologies, and digital technologies and communications. Each featured project … Moscow city introduces catalog of 68 smart city projects Read More Read more ›
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Crunchbase and East-West Digital News are teaming up to cover key tech and venture trends from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. The last column by EWDN Chief Editor Adrien Henni highlights the most notable industry facts and trends in the first quarter of 2021. Almost no major local deals took place in this period, but Eastern … Eastern Europe quarterly review: Major deals secured abroad; local startups escape political turmoil Read... Read more ›
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