Tagged: russia

October 4, 2013 @ 4:00 pm By JD Alois  |  

Eхpocenter, October 19th, 2013 from 11AM to 6PM Moscow, Russia 19/10/2013, 11.00 a.m -18.00 p.m Timetable: 11.00-13.00: Crowdfunding. Key takeaways of the year and possibilities of crowdfunding in Russia. 13.30-15.30: Crowdinvesting as a new form of venture investment. 16.00-18.00: Synergy. New forms and possibilities  of… Read More

June 2, 2013 @ 4:36 pm By JD Alois  |  

FirebirdSpeed will target startups in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) – former Republics.  Will offer crowdfunding or “Speed Funding” via hosted online events. B2B Speed-funding Program, Firebird Speed, will give qualified US investors the opportunity to interact, via on-line scheduled events, with… Read More

April 15, 2013 @ 3:34 pm By MoscowTimes  |  

If you wonder why Russians don’t smile in the metro, what they really think about corruption, how many of them fought bears and how many of these brave souls were drinking vodka at the time, now you can satisfy your curiosity. A Moscow-based team of market researchers has recently launched a project on the… Read More

December 3, 2012 @ 4:44 am By The Moscow News  |  

Crowdfunding – collecting money online for artistic, business, social or charitable projects – is becoming more popular in Russia. The examples of the anti-corruption website RosPil and the Internet publication Colta.ru are inspiring budding businessmen and civil activists to search for supporters on the Net…. Read More

November 24, 2012 @ 8:58 am By Russia Beyond the Headlines  |  

In an attempt to boost his support among Internet audiences, Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for the creation of a state-run foundation to finance the most promising online startups of high social value. “Online resources instantly attract hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of… Read More

November 21, 2012 @ 2:58 am By The Moscow Times  |  

Independent American film director Gary Huswit spoke to a packed audience at the Polytechnic Institute on Monday about “crowdfunding,” the Internet phenomenon that is revolutionizing the media industry. Huswit used crowdfunding to finance his documentary films (“Helvetica,” “Objectified” and “Urbanized”) on design that were shown Monday and Tuesday in Moscow. Crowdfunding is the collective effort of individuals… Read More