| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.08.2023 | Turing Secures a Promising Future with AI-Driven Tech Services | PALO ALTO–(FORBES)–Once listed among the most innovative workplace companies alongside renowned names such as Slack, Zoom, and Asana, Turing is revolutionizing the tech hiring landscape. With an innovative approach that melds human potentia... |
| 17.07.2023 | Flow and Apex Group Collaborate to Revolutionize Private Market Infrastructure for Investment Managers | An Alliance Merging Cutting-Edge Tech with Deep Industry Know-How
GLOBAL–(FINANCEWIRE)–In a transformative partnership designed to elevate the venture capital investor experience, Flow, a front-runner in private market infrastructure, has j... |
| 30.05.2023 | Surviving and Thriving In The Age of AI: Useful Ideas for Founders | “Software is eating the world, but AI is going to eat software.”
– Jensen Huang, CEO and Founder of Nvidia
By Dmitry Alimov, Fabian Flatz, Frontier Ventures
Computing history is full of once-prominent companies that have disappeared because... |
| 27.02.2023 | Bitcoin Layer 2-Token Stacks Experiences Surge Amidst Rising Interest in DeFi | Unprecedented Growth of Stacks Coin as Demand for Bitcoin-Based NFTs Skyrockets An Inside Look at the Alluring World of Bitcoin Ordinals and DeFi
WORLDWIDE–(COINGECKO)–The Stacks Network is rapidly gaining traction among savvy crypto invest... |
| 21.10.2022 | Flow Raises $20M Series A to Solve the Complexity of Private Market Infrastructure | From BusinessWire
Funding round led by SVB Financial Group
SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Flow, a leading provider of private market software solutions, today announced the close of a $20 million Series A round led by SVB Financial Group, th... |
| 05.10.2022 | Why We Invested in Equi | Alternative investments such as private equity, venture capital, real estate, and hedge funds account for nearly half of all institutional investor portfolios today. This was not the case just 30 years ago, when stocks and bonds represented... |
| 28.12.2021 | Turing books $87M at a $1.1B valuation to help source, hire and manage engineers remotely | From TechChrunch.com
When it comes to engineering talent in the world of tech, demand continues to outpace supply, a predicament so acute that by 2030, that disparity will balloon to 85 million positions being unfilled, according to researc... |
| 25.10.2021 | Why We Invested in Bild | DevOps tools like GitHub, GitLab, and Jira have made it very easy for software engineers to collaborate while writing code, sharing documents, providing feedback, and managing multiple versions of the same project. Unfortunately, hardware e... |
| 08.10.2021 | Julia Lemberskiy, former Uber exec, serial entrepreneur & angel, joins Frontier Ventures | October 8th 2021
Cupertino, CA, United States
Frontier Ventures, a 10-year-old Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm that focuses on US-based, early-stage startups with strong network effects, announced today that Julia Lemberskiy has j... |
| 17.09.2021 | Why We Invested in Gravity AI | Machine Learning. Artificial Intelligence. Simply mentioning these fields conjures up images inspired by science fiction. Robots that compose music and write novels. Computers mimic human emotion and predict the future. Yet despite the futu... |
| 30.08.2021 | Why We Invested in TRADE X | 1.5 trillion dollars in used cars are sold every year and an estimated $75–100B of those sales happen between countries. On the one hand, the cross-border auto market is attractive because it offers a wider variety of inventory and is reple... |
| 23.03.2021 | Why We Invested In Bizly | According to a study by Bain & Company, organizations spend about 15% of their time in meetings. However, that time is not distributed proportionally: middle managers spend 35% and senior managers spend up to 50% of their time in meetin... |
| 01.12.2020 | Turing Raises 14M to Help Source, Vet, Place, and Manage Remote Developers in Tech Jobs | The emergence, and now seemingly extended presence, of the novel coronavirus health pandemic has made remote working into a pretty standard part of office life for so-called knowledge workers. Today, a startup that has built a labor marketp... |
| 29.04.2020 | Blockstack’s Founder Discusses How Bitcoin Could Anchor Web 3.0 | Bitcoin introduced digital property, says Muneeb Ali, founder of Blockstack PBC, the entity, which spearheads development of Blockstack’s Stacks blockchain, an open-source project building software for a user owned internet.
“In human civil... |
| 29.04.2020 | Chope Co-Authors Groundbreaking White Paper on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Singaporean Restaurant Industry | The white paper aims to document the experiences and sentiment of F&B operators in Singapore on the impact of COVID-19 on their business. The paper will cover key risks and some recommendations for businesses on handling situations, as ... |
| 29.04.2020 | Y Combinator Grad ampUp Raises Funding From Automakers | ampUp, an electric vehicle (EV) software company that enables drivers, hosts, and fleets to charge easier, announced it has raised funding from leading automakers. The investors in this round include SAIC Motor and Hyundai Motor. And Forest... |
| 29.04.2020 | Albert Named by Forbes as One of the Top Budgeting Apps of 2020 | Dying for an app that takes the math out of budgeting? Albert would be the best choice for you. After connecting your financial accounts to the app, Albert analyzes your income, spending, budget and overall financial health. It uses proprie... |
| 29.04.2020 | Expert360 Pens $500m Deal with Recruitment Giant Hudson | Expert360 is on track to becoming the world’s biggest jobs platform for highly skilled, non-permanent professionals following a deal with recruitment giant Hudson.
The marketplace and management platform for independent consultants and cont... |
| 29.04.2020 | Corporate Relocation Startup Shyft Raises $15M | Shyft is announcing it has raised $15 million in Series A funding to make the moving process less painful — specifically in the situations where your employer is paying for the move.
Other startups are looking to offer concierge-type servic... |
| 29.04.2020 | Netflix’s Russian Rival Hires Goldman to Study Possible Deals | Ivi.ru, Russia’s largest streaming platform, hired Goldman Sachs Group Inc. to study options to fund the firm’s growth, according to the firm’s chief executive officer.
“These could be private placement, strategic alliances or an IPO,” Oleg... |
| 02.01.2020 | OLX Group invests up to $400M in used car marketplace Frontier Car Group at a $700M valuation | Frontier Car Group, the Berlin-based startup building used car marketplaces targeting high-growth, emerging markets, has picked up another significant round of funding from a strategic backer also focusing on the same geographical opportuni... |
| 31.05.2018 | Frontier Ventures Launches New US$50m Investment Fund | Fund to invest in fast growing, early stage network effect companies predominantly in the US tech market
The Fund targets a return 3-5x invested capital over Fund lifetime
31 May 2018 – Moscow. Frontier Ventures, a Silicon Valley-based, spe... |
| 27.05.2018 | OLX Group injects $89m into auto marketplace Frontier Car Group | Global online classified platform OLX Group has announced an investment of $89 million, through its early-stage investment arm OLX Ventures, in the C series funding round of online car marketplace Frontier Car Group (FCG), which has presenc... |
| 05.03.2018 | Blockstack announces another token sale – this time open to all investors | Decentralised infrastructure builder Blockstack is doing another token sale, this time open to all investors, not just accredited ones with a high net worth.
A statement said that by developing a legal and financial framework to enable anyo... |
| 23.11.2017 | Albert raises $2.5 million for its finance app that helps you save money | Everyone knows the basics of how to improve their financial health: put money into savings, track your spending, reduce your debt, look for ways to save on your monthly bills, and make smart investments. Where people struggle is translating... |
| 23.05.2017 | Berlin’s Frontier Car Group lands $22M to disrupt emerging markets car sales | European founders, adept at launching startups which cross many international borders are fast ganging a reputation for launching in emerging markets. In countries where markets are often still very chaotic, there remains a host of opportun... |
| 19.04.2017 | Pan-Asian VCs such as Frontier Ventures, Qualgro, Follow the Seed fight local trend | Venture capital funds based offshore have been crowded out by ascendant domestic players over the past three years, but an emerging crop of pan-Asian players are trying to convince promising local founders why they should take their money.
... |
| 28.03.2017 | Frontier Ventures invests in a US$1.3m Seed Round raised by Storyhunter.com | Frontier Ventures is proud to announce its most recent investment – Storyhunter (www.storyhunter.com), which today announced the closing of a US$1.3 million investment round (US$4.2 million total raised). Draper Associates led the round whi... |
| 21.11.2016 | Frontier Ventures Launches New Advisory Program for Early Stage Tech Start-ups | Frontier Ventures is looking to engage with interesting early stage tech companies and is planning to take on strategic advisory roles with 1-2 tech companies in the next 6 months. Over time, Frontier Ventures will seek to invest in the mos... |
| 05.04.2016 | Chope acquires restaurant booking app MakanLuar to enter Indonesia | As reported in Tech in Asia, 5 April 2016 by Michael Tegos. More details can be found here.
Singapore-headquartered restaurant reservation startup Chope has acquired Indonesian counterpart MakanLuar, the company announced today. The value o... |
| 19.07.2015 | Frontier Ventures Leads the AUD4.1m Series A Round Raised by Australian Online Consulting Marketplace Expert360 | 20 July 2015, Singapore
Frontier Ventures has led the oversubscribed AUD4.1m round raised by Australian consulting marketplace, Expert360 (https://expert360.com). The company will use the round proceeds to accelerate its disruption of the s... |
| 30.06.2015 | Frontier Ventures invests in a US$8m Series C Round raised by Chope | 30 June 2015, Singapore
Frontier Ventures is proud to announce its most recent investment – The Chope Group (www.Chope.co), which today announced the closing of a US$8M (SGD11M) investment round from a consortium that also included F&H ... |
| 09.12.2013 | Jason Downes, former General Director of ru-Net Holdings and Board Member at Yandex and Ozon, joins the Advisory Board of Frontier Ventures | 9 December 2013
Moscow, Russia – Frontier Ventures, a venture/growth capital fund focused on investments in Internet services in Russian-speaking markets, today announced that Jason Downes has joined the Fund’s Advisory Board. Mr. Downes ha... |
| 20.09.2013 | Holger Laubenthal, President and CEO of GE Money Bank Russia, Joins the Advisory Board of Frontier Ventures | 20 September 2013
Moscow, Russia – Frontier Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on Internet investments in the Russian-speaking markets, today announced that Holger Laubenthal, President and CEO of GE Money Bank Russia, has joined the ... |
| 27.08.2013 | Personal service aggregator Eruditor raises $12 million from Intel Capital, Frontier Ventures, and Runa Capital | By East-West Digital News / Aug 30, 2013
Eruditor, a startup that helps users find hairdressers, fitness instructors, plumbers, or doctors via specialized service marketplaces, has just raised $12 million at an undisclosed valuation from In... |
| 26.03.2013 | Ostrovok, leading hotel booking service in Russia, raises $25 million Series B funding round | MOSCOW, Russia, March 27 – Ostrovok.ru, the leading Russian hotel booking service, has attracted a new round of investment totaling $25 million, making it the best-capitalized online travel company in Russia. Prominent international venture... |
| 28.02.2013 | Najam Kidwai Joins Advisory Board of Frontier Ventures | Moscow, Russia, 28 February 2013 – Frontier Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on investments in consumer Internet services in the Russian-speaking markets, today announced that Najam Kidwai has joined the Fund’s Advisory Board. Mr. K... |
| 20.01.2013 | Guest comment: A Time of Opportunity in ‘unfashionable’ Russia | Having been involved in Russian private equity since 1999, it is difficult to remember a time when the sector has been anything other than ‘unfashionable’ compared to other emerging markets, irrespective of the underlying evidence.
Many inv... |
| 04.06.2012 | Skolkovo Foundation Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Frontier Ventures | Moscow, June 4, 2012 – The Skolkovo Foundation and Frontier Ventures today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in which Frontier Ventures committed to investing $20 million into Skolkovo resident companies. The $50 million venture... |
| 12.04.2012 | Gregory Finger Joins Advisory Board of Frontier Ventures to Work with New Leaders in Consumer Internet Services Industry | Moscow, April 12, 2012. Frontier Ventures, a new venture capital fund focused on supporting entrepreneurs in the Russian-speaking consumer Internet industry today announced that Gregory Finger has agreed to accept a key role on the Fund’s A... |
| 27.03.2012 | Frontier Ventures готов вложить 50 млн долларов в российский Интернет | Венчурный фонд Frontier Ventures заинтересовался российским рынком Интернет-услуг. Фонд планирует инвестировать в лидеров, работающих в своих сегментах рынка. Создатель фонда Дмитрий Алимов ранее инвестировал в создание российского онлайн-в... |
| 26.03.2012 | Alimov launches $50 mln Russian venture fund | (Reuters) – A $50 million venture capital fund is being launched to invest in early-stage Russian internet consumer businesses, seeking to take advantage of an increase in online usage and discretionary spending in the country.
Frontier Ven... |
| 26.03.2012 | Frontier Ventures Launches $50 million Fund to Support Growth in Russian Consumer Internet Services Industry | Principals with track record in developing leading Russian Internet businesses
“The Russian consumer Internet industry is entering a period of rapid growth and we are focused on helping build tomorrow’s industry leaders” Dmitry Alimov, Foun... |
| 01.03.2012 | Купонный приход | Научившись лучше всех в Рунете торговать виртуальными купонами, Biglion.ru стал продавать реальные товары.
“Успех в нашем бизнесе складывается из двух составляющих: маркетинга и интересных акций”,— говорит директор по развитию Biglion.ru Ол... |
| 27.02.2012 | 30 российских интернет-компаний: новый рейтинг Forbes | Biglion
Год основания 2010
Сотрудники 1200
Оборот $140 млн
Весной 2010 года после оглушительного взлета американского скидочного проекта Groupon в России появилось сразу несколько купонных сервисов. Один из них — Darberry — через несколько ... |
| 21.02.2012 | Миллионы за видео | Компания Digital Access, создавшая видеосервис ivi.ru, привлекла до $30 млн от Tiger Global Management и фонда ru-Net Леонида Богуславского, рассказал источник, близкий к участникам этой сделки. Сервис был основан в 2009 г. Олегом Тумановым... |
| 27.01.2012 | Интернет-кинотеатр ivi.ru подписал огромный каталог видео с большинством крупнейших голливудских студий-мэйджоров... | Москва, 27 января 2012 года. Крупнейший российский интернет-кинотеатр ivi.ru запускает новый интерфейс сайта и нарастит свой бесплатный каталог до 65 000 единиц видео от таких гигантов кинопроизводства как 20th Century Fox, ООО “Уолт Дисней... |
| 21.12.2011 | Конкурент Groupon нашел фонд | О том, что Biglion получил инвестиции фонда Tiger Global Management, «Ведомостям» рассказали два источника, близкие к участникам этой сделки. Это подтвердил директор по развитию и один из основателей Biglion Олег Савцов. Ни размер проданног... |
| 26.08.2010 | Мания скидок | В чем смысл сотрудничества с сайтами коллективных покупок
Развлечения активного интернет-пользователя скоро будет расписаны на неделю вперед. В понедельник — полет в аэротрубе со скидкой 75%, в среду — поход в спа-салон с 50%-ным дисконтом,... |
