Comments on: UK’s Badoo pulls $30m for Russian launch, ahead of a home push

By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Badoo breaks 13m users, relaunch soon

TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Badoo breaks 13m users, relaunch soon — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:59:20 +0000

[...] a UI makeover, and the blogs don’t have RSS which feels like a basic omission. However, given they won $30m from Russian investor Finam last month, valuing the company at $300m, I’m sure we’ll be [...]

By: TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » Ecademy - the ten year old business social network

Fri, 08 Feb 2008 18:27:32 +0000

[...] a funny sort of way Ecademy is actually a bit like Badoo, the consumer social network where members pay $1 a time via mobile to vote themselves higher in the community. This is not a million miles away from the whole [...]

By: Bangalore Eats, Drinks » Blog Archive » Russians Invest $30 Million in Social Networking Site Badoo

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:28:19 +0000

[...] site Badoo, just got a $300 million valuation from new Russian investors. TechCrunch UK has the details: Russian investor Finam has put $30m into UK-based social network Badoo for a 10% stake. The money [...]

By: Build the Echo » Blog Archive » links for 2008-01-22

Build the Echo » Blog Archive » links for 2008-01-22 — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:24:51 +0000

[...] TechCrunch UK » Blog Archive » UK’s Badoo pulls $30m for Russian launch, ahead of a home push Is it just me, or is there something Cold War-cartoonish about Russian VCs choosing to invest in a social networking site called “Badoo”? And what’s this paying to be popular B.S.?? (tags: buildtheecho web) [...]

By: Badoo recibe 30 millones

Badoo recibe 30 millones — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 00:16:22 +0000

[...] un inversor ruso, ha puesto 30 millones de dólares en la red social Badoo, consiguiendo una participación del 10% e la compañía inglesa. La inversión está [...]

By: Mike Butcher

Mike Butcher — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:29:43 +0000

Heh - Nice one Ivan! Who knows? Russians may find it harder to say Badoo?

By: TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » ロシアの金融グループFinamが英国のSNS「Badoo」に$30M出資

TechCrunch Japanese アーカイブ » ロシアの金融グループFinamが英国のSNS「Badoo」に$30M出資 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 22:30:33 +0000

[...] UKが伝えた詳報からの抜粋。: [...]

By: Ivan Pope

Ivan Pope — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:56:24 +0000

I guess at least Badoo is a bit snappier than Odnoklassniki, Vkontakte or Moikrug!
“Been on Vkontakte today?”
“Nah, that’s so last year. I’m on Odnoklassniki these days”

By: Russians Invest $30 Million in Social Networking Site Badoo

Russians Invest $30 Million in Social Networking Site Badoo — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 15:13:24 +0000

By: Yakov

Yakov — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:17:39 +0000

Social networks are getting mainstream in Russia and attracting users away from the current market leaders Yandex, Mail.ru, and Rambler.
We reviewed top web apps and sites in Russia on our blog at http://blog.quintura.com/2007/12/27/top-russian-web-apps-and-sites-of-2007/