Naspers
DST completes purchase of Odnoklassniki.ru, exits Nasza-Klasa.pl
Internet investment group Digital Sky Technologies (DST) today formally announced the acquisition of Russian social network Odnoklassniki.ru, which we reported on last week. DST has bought out out the minority…
DST Tightens Its Grip On Russian Social Networking Scene Amidst IPO Plans
Internet investment group Digital Sky Technologies (DST) today formally announced the acquisition of Russian social network Odnoklassniki.ru, which we reported on last week. DST has bought out out the minority…
Naspers Makes Strategic Investment In Craigslist Competitor OLX
We’ve been hearing recently that South African media conglomerate and recent DST investor Naspers was sniffing around Crasiglist competitor OLX. Today, we confirmed with OLX co-founders Alec Oxenford and Fabrice…
Naspers Buys 28.7% Of Facebook, Zynga Investor And ICQ Owner DST
A unit of international media group Naspers, namely its subsidiary Myriad International Holdings, is to buy a 28.7% stake in Digital Sky Technologies (DST), the Russian firm behind investments in…
MXit: The South African Mobile Company You Should Know
I’ve been to Africa three times in the last year, twice to Rwanda and last week to Cape Town. But people tell me I still haven’t seen “The Real Africa.”…
Central European asset roll-up as Naspers looks to buy Forticom
It looks like some major consolidation is about to go down in the Central European Internet market, and in particular Poland. According to local newspaper reports, the largest Internet group…
Naspers Could Be The Next Owner Of ICQ (And Why That Would Make Sense)
Last week, it was reported that AOL – amid restructuring efforts in the lead-up to the imminent Time Warner spin-off and IPO – was putting its instant messaging service unit…
European Mobile VoIP Startup Nimbuzz Raises $15 Million
Mike Butcher at TechCrunch UK reports: Word has reached me that Netherlands-based Nimbuzz, the mobile VoIP and IM startup that extends into social networks, has raised $15 million in a…