Japan has expanded sanctions against Russia, Tinkov is closing a charitable foundation due to a foreign agency, Skillbox is again planning an initial public offering and other news on March 1.
World
- Japan has expanded sanctions against Russia. The restrictions included the Kalashnikov and Almaz-Antey consortiums, as well as the Tinkoff bank.
- Efko will build the largest sweet protein production group in the UAE using its own technology. Investments in the project are estimated at 500 million dollars.
Business
- The founder of Sber Pharmacy, Anton Buzdalin, invested in the Kampus corporate training service. He bought 23% of the startup from other project participants. The businessman joined the team not only as an investor, but also as an ambassador for corporate training. Previously, VimpelCom acquired 12% of Kampus.
- Retry, a platform for training 3D artists in the RPG game format, closed a round of 9.1 million rubles. Participants received a 10% stake in exchange for the investment. The lead investor was the crowdfunding platform Brainbox.VC.
- Bosch has put its headquarters in Khimki, Moscow Region, up for sale, and the company is negotiating with several potential buyers. The total area of the facility is 59 thousand square meters. m., the manufacturer invested more than 100 million euros in the project.
- VK again plans to take its educational project Skillbox to the stock market. The company could become the first public company in Russia’s EdTech segment if it overtakes Skyeng, which plans an initial public offering (IPO) this year.
- “Aquarius” has filed applications to register the trademark “Chelobrek” and more than a dozen new trademarks. Under them, the developer plans to sell its devices and solutions on online marketplaces and stores.
- Almost 80% of companies will raise the prices of their goods and services in 2024. On average, they will increase by between 10% and 25%.
- Oleg Tinkov announced the closure of the charitable organization “Tinkov Family Foundation” due to a foreign agency. It lasted almost three years.
- VK has returned to its plans to take its educational project Skillbox public. It could become the first publicly traded educational technology company in Russia, RBC has learned.
Services and technologies
- Yandex has started deferred payment tests. In the first stage, the functionality is available to a small number of Delivery and Yandex Food users. This is a new “Split” option, in which the order amount is credited to the account and in two weeks you can pay with any card. In this case, the user will not be charged any additional commission or interest.
- OpenAI has agreed to collaborate with startup Figure AI to develop next-generation AI models for humanoid robots. The goal of the collaboration is to open up new possibilities for how robots can help in everyday life.
- Wildberries launched express flower delivery in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Sochi, Adler, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Stavropol, Rostov-on-Don and Veliky Novgorod. Delivery from the time of order should not take more than 4 hours.
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