OZON.ru Closes $100M Financing Round
Russian online retailer OZON.ru – often called the Amazon.com of Russia – has raised $100 million in financing. The funding, which represents the largest private investment to date in Russia’s e-commerce sector, comes from a consortium of investors including ru-Net Ltd., Japanese online retailer Rakuten, Swiss equity fund manager Alpha Associates and Index Ventures. Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund, an investor in the company since 2000, remains the controlling shareholder.
8 September 2011•3 mins read
