Rusnano, the Russian Federation’s USD 10 bln fund, is leading the field in the D series fund-raising for Selecta Biotech. The biopharmaceutical company will use the USD 22 mln round of funding to develop its research and development facilities, and expand the reach of its synthetic vaccine particle. An additional funding of USD 25 mln [...]
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$15 Million Invested Into SiTime By RUSNANO
June 17, 2011
Rusnano, the Russian nanotechnology investment firm, has agreed to provide USD 15 million of the USD 22 million investment round in SiTime Corporation. Money from the investment round will be used to establish a new facility in Russia which will focus on designing a new generation of MEMS oscillators. SiTime is also funded by New [...]
RUSNANO Invests in American-Based BiOptix
April 14, 2011
American biotechnology company BiOptix has announced the successful close of a second round of financing led by a most unusual investor: the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies. RUSNANO, which provided USD 4.5 million of the USD 9 million series B round, was joined by Peierls Foundation, Boulder Ventures, and a handful of private investors. The deal [...]
RUSNANO and UniCredit to Invest in New $500m Fund
January 25, 2011
During a regularly scheduled session last month, the Supervisory Council of RUSNANO (the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies) approved funding for seven new projects, including investment in the newEuroTech Transfer Fund. RUSNANO will join with UniCredit Group in providing financing of up to USD 250 million to the fund whose target size is USD 500 million. UniCredit Group [...]
RUSNAO Acquires 25% of Plastic Logic for USD 150m
January 25, 2011
Plastic Logic, a U.S.-based electronics technology company, announced an investment deal in November 2010 which would give the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) a 25% stake in the company. The value of RUSNANO’s investment was recently revealed to be USD 150 million. Further details of the deal indicate that RUSNANO will also help Plastic Logic [...]
RMT Recieves Significant Investment from RUSNANO and S-Group Ventures
January 21, 2011
The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (Rusnano) has agreed to an investment in RMT, a Russian maker of thermoelectric cooling systems. Rusnano will invest RU 150 million in the project which was first proposed by RMT officials. A co-investment of unknown value will also be provided by Russian venture capital investor S-Group. Rusnano officials cite the [...]
RusNano Infuses DViN Project with RUB 155m
August 24, 2010
RusNano, the Russian nanotechnology investor established in 2007, has decided to infuse RUB 155 million into a new program aimed at developing tagged neutron detection systems. DViN, the applicant for approval of the project by the Supervisory Council of the Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies, will contribute undisclosed intellectual property. The scientific base will come from [...]
Plastic Logic Talking to Rusnano About Possible Investment
August 13, 2010
Britain’s Plastic Logic is raising eyebrows in the U.K. business community after it was revealed the company was engaged in advanced-stage talks with Russia’s sate-owned Rusnano. The talks are believed to be aimed at a cash infusion which would give Rusnano a controlling stake in Plastic Logic. Of concern in the U.K. is the fact [...]
VTB and RUSNANO Join DFJ to Launch New Russian Technology Fund
October 23, 2009
Russian banking giant VTB Group is teaming up with The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) and American private equity firm Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) to launch a new fund for Russian investment. The new fund, named DFJ-VTB Aurora, will start at USD 100 million with VTB and RUSNANO contributing USD 50 million each. DFJ and [...]



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