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Posted by: Quintura @ 01:39 [19. 08. 09]
 When the growth of generic Russian social network sites Odnoklassniki.ru and Vkontakte is plateauing, the investors start paying more attention to niche social networks. One such social network for young parents, (МиниБанда) has $50,000 from AddVenture. As a result, a -inspired seed stage venture firm AddVenture obtained a blocking minority stake in MiniBanda. The site reminds me of , a Nickelodeon’s parenting social network site.
Launched in May 2008, offers parents an opportunity to write an electronic diary and place pictures of their kids. The diary can be customized and printed out. The parents can also join online communities to share opinions about their kids’ life. The site, whose name can be translated as “mini gang”, draws more than 2,500 daily visitors.
, which has more than 20,000 registered users, plans to launch online shop of “recommended” children goods including those under the MiniBanda label in September 2009.
We develop and operate a visual-based kids’-friendly search engine, (English version ) which can be utilized by the MiniBanda community.
invests $10,000-$50,000 per start-up and helps prepare company for the next round of venture funding. Its investment portfolio includes WiFi/GSM-based positioning social service , online do-it-yourself interior design service , iPhone music recommendation service , and social network for cinema professionals .
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