Germany’s GameDuell raises round for skill-based games
German skill-games site GameDuell has raised $17 million in a second round of funding from Wellington Partners.
The Berlin-based company has more than 10 million registered members and claims to be the No. 1 game community in Germany. It plans to use the money for an international expansion, including a move into the U.S. which is already under way.
Kai Bolik, chief executive, said in a statement that results in France and Spain show that the company’s… Continue Reading
Free phone service Nimbuzz offers “everything”
If you’re like me and split most of your “online time” between your smartphone, your computer’s chat client and your Facebook/LinkedIn page, Nimbuzz may be for you.
It’ll make all those communications smoother.
My Facebook friends sometimes leave me wall messages that I take forever to respond to. Now they can call me or chat with me directly via a widget embedded on my Facebook profile page. The Nimbuzz widget detects presence and shows if I’m online…. Continue Reading
Cisco begins VC investing in Russia, announces deal: $18M in e-commerce site, Ozon
Cisco Systems has started a venture capital initiative in Russia, and the giant San Jose, Ca. networking company announced its first deal: Russian e-commerce site, Ozon.
Cisco hired a full-time investment manager, based in Moscow, the company said in a statement sent to VentureBeat yesterday.
It said it has made an investment in Russian e-commerce site, Ozon.ru, alongside Index Ventures, a venture firm which led the $18 million investment in the company. Index calls the site the… Continue Reading