Stake Purchase • Internet Software and Services

VK Company Invests In GeekBrains

On August 25, 2016, VK Company invested in internet software and services company GeekBrains

Investment Context
  • This is VK Company’s 5th transaction in the Internet Software and Services sector.
  • This is VK Company’s 4th transaction in Russia.

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Investment Summary

Date August 25, 2016
Target GeekBrains
Sector Internet Software and Services
Investor(s) VK Company
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target Company

GeekBrains

Moscow, Russia
GeekBrains is an online learning platform for developers. GeekBrains has a monthly audience of 500,000 users. Over the last 12 months, the number of registered GeekBrains users has increased from 200,000 to a million.
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Investor Overview 1

Investor

VK Company

Limassol, Cyprus

Category Company
Founded 1998
Sector Internet Software and Services
Revenue 147.6B RUB (2024)
DESCRIPTION

VK Company is an Internet company in the Russian-speaking world and the leading Internet company in Russia, based on global monthly unique users. VK Company was founded in 1998 and is based in Limassol, Cyprus.


Deal Context for Investor #
Overall 6 of 12
Sector: Internet Software and Services 5 of 8
Type: Stake Purchase 1 of 1
Country: Russia 4 of 9
Year: 2016 1 of 3
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