December 10th, 2012

Quantum Wave To Put $100M Into Quantum Tech Behind The Next Computing Wave

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Amid the startups, panels and speeches at TechCrunch Moscow today has been some emerging news about the Russian scene. For one, there is the move from Russia’s top echelons to address patent law and a robotics investment. But also today has come news of a new fund which takes a very ‘Russian’ – shall we say – approach to the future of computing. Quantum Wave Fund (Qwave) is a new $100 million fund… → Read More

December 10th, 2012

RobotAppStore Raises $250K From Grishin Robotics To Take The App Distribution Model To The World Of Robots

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The smartphone market, some argue, really took off after Apple introduced the first app store to make its iPhones more useful. Now a new startup hopes that the same might be the case for the fledgling world of robots: RobotAppStore, an online marketplace for apps for robots, has raised $250,000 from Grishin Robotics, the Robot-focused investment vehicle of Mail.ru CEO Dmitry Grishin, which earlier→ Read More

December 10th, 2012

Russia Gears Up To Enter The Patent Race With New IP Reforms. Will It Kickstart Startups?

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Russia’s government is looking to reform intellectual property law in the country, a move that could have an effect on how many patents get registered, and on the number of startups in a country known for its star engineers, but less so for business people who can execute on those ideas. → Read More

December 9th, 2012

Live From TechCrunch Moscow — Day 2 @DigitalOctober #TCMoscow

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Tune in for the second day of the live stream from TechCrunch Moscow, our third annual event in the Russian capital. Yesterday was Demo Day, where we will see 44 companies pitched in one afternoon. Today features a conference featuring speakers both from the Russian and international markets. → Read More

December 9th, 2012

Live From TechCrunch Moscow — 44 Companies Pitch At #TCMoscow Demo Day

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Tune in today for the live stream from TechCrunch Moscow, our third annual event in the Russian capital. Today is Demo Day, where we will see 44 companies pitch in one afternoon. Tomorrow will feature a plethora of speakers both from the Russian and from international markets. → Read More