Almaz Capital and Runa Capital, two international VCs with roots in Eastern Europe, exited from Acumatica. This US-based provider of cloud-based ERP software systems has been fully acquired by a leading PE firm EQT. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Almaz was the first investor in the company as early as 2009; Runa joined …
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Earlier this month the Russian Venture Forum took place in Kazan, bringing together leading venture capitalists, business angels, development agencies and tech entrepreneurs from Russia and abroad. This year, the main theme of the forum was “Venture Market of Russia – A look into the future.” Among participants in the plenary session were Vasily Belov, …
Top Russian and foreign players “looked into the future” in industry forum in Kazan Read More
International investors active in Southeast Europe (SEE) will have an opportunity to meet top tech companies from the region through the South East Europe Tech Tour 2019 (SEETT), which will take place this year in Bucharest (May 28) and Sofia (May 29). The main goal of SEETT 2019 – organized by Tech Tour with support from international VC fund Almaz …
Next week Kazan, the tech-friendly capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, 800 km east of Moscow, will host an array of startup and ICO entrepreneurs as well as top VCs, cryptocurrency investors, corporations and representatives of government agencies. They will meet at the Russian Venture Forum (RVF), a high-profile annual event which has become over …
On April 11 Kazan, the tech-friendly capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, 800 km east of Moscow, will host an array of startup and ICO entrepreneurs as well as top VCs, cryptocurrency investors, corporations and representatives of government agencies. They will meet at the Russian Venture Forum (RVF), a high-profile annual event which has become …
In early 2018 Leta Capital launched its second fund to invest in promising software technologies. As much as $50 million were contributed by Alexander Chachava, the founder and CEO of IT security solution provider Leta Group, and a few family offices, told us fund partner Sergey Toporov. Among the investors are also the founders of …
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June 11, 2018 – June 13, 2018 @ All Day – Location: Warsaw, Poland and Sofia, Bulgaria 30 Series A tech startups from Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Macedonia (FYROM), Moldova and Montenegro will pitch to 80 international and local investors and key industry players at the Eastern Europe Tech Tour 2018 on June 11-13. Startups are requested to apply […]
Pavel Terentiev is Managing Partner at AddVenture, a fund launched in 2008, at the very early days of the Russian venture industry. In this exchange, he recalls the spectacular development of the Russian venture scene over the past ten years, and explains how savvy entrepreneurs and investors can seize the opportunities of the undergoing digital …
April 19, 2018 @ All Day – Location: Kazan On April 19, Kazan, a city 800 km east of Moscow in Tatarstan, will host Russian Venture Forum. The event will bring together leading international venture funds, local and international investors, entrepreneurs, business angels and startups from all over the world. The attendees will discuss problems and prospects of venture investment, economy digitization […]
International startups are invited to participate in HardTech Round, the first open competition for industrial tech projects, to raise investment from Russian private equity fund Rusnano Sistema Sicar and partner with Russia’s major telecom operator MTS. The winners may receive up to $10 million from the fund. The contest targets projects from Russia, neighboring countries, …
Alexander “Sasha” Galitsky, Ph. D., is co-founder and managing partner at Almaz Capital Partners, one of the most prominent international funds with roots in Eastern Europe. This interview is an excerpt from “Startup Investment & Innovation in Emerging Europe,” a research study just released by East-West Digital News. Which technologies are CEE startups strongest …
Russian-speaking engineers seem to have some special skills, or secret sauce, to develop face recognition and related AR technologies, if judging by the number of startups with roots in Eastern Europe that have made the news over the past few years. Emerging from Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in particular, they have topped international contests, received …
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