ASI Makes Its First Exit From Russia

Ambient Sound Investments, ASI, has made its first exit from Russia according to Quintura. ASI has sold its stake in SaaS-based inventory management software provider LogneX (Moy Sklad). Interestingly enough, LogneX was also ASI's first investment in Russia. ASI sold its stake to 1C, which is a Russian based ERP service provider.

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Why Being Sold To The US Is A Big Deal

Nexit Ventures is one of the most prominent mobile and wireless investors around. They naturally do a lot of research to analyse their business and opportunities. We've managed to get our hands on some of their research material and we want to share it with you. One of the key issues in venture businesses is how you build your business towards an exit (and how you prepare for it). For entrepreneurs looking at the US market, this post is good news.

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Teemu Selänne, the unknown VC

Teemu Selänne - flickr photo, David M*Teemu Selänne, the NHL hockey player, has cashed in on the MySQL deal, where Sun Microsystems acquired MySQL for a billion dollars.

Teemu had invested about 330 000 euros seven years ago into Holtron Capital Fund I, which is managed by Inventure Oy, according to the Finnish Venture Capital Association. The exit value for Teemu's initial investment was worth just over 1 million euros, according to Ilta-Sanomat.

Congrats to Teemu!

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