March 11th, 2013

Russia’s Avito Becomes World’s 3rd Biggest Classifieds Site After $570M Deal With Naspers

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South Africa’s Naspers has agreed to merge its two Russian online classified Web site with Avito in a $570 million deal that will make Avito the world’s third biggest classified site after Craigslist and China’s 58.com. → Read More

May 2nd, 2012

Russian Classified Giant’s $75M From Accel Shows It’s 1999 In Emerging Economies

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Avito.ru, the biggest online classified ads site in Russia, has secured a fresh $75 million round of funding from Accel Partners’ London office. Founded in 2008, Avito has so far landed $101 million from Accel, Baring Vostok Private Equity, Kinnevik, and Northzone. The capital will be used for expansion and hiring.

Russia’s classifieds ads business has plenty of room for growth because – guess… → Read More