Fast Lane Ventures, the leading developer of Internet companies in the fast growing Russian Internet market, is pleased to announce the sale of Sapato.ru, Russia’s principal online shoe and accessories retailer, to Russian online store OZON Group.
The 100% sale of Sapato.ru to OZON is a mutually beneficial transaction for both parties validating Fast Lane Ventures’ strategic focus on developing web projects based on internationally proven models to capitalize on the significant opportunities within the Russian Internet sector.

Fast Lane Ventures CEO, Marina Treshchova, said the acquisition of Sapato.ru represents the first sale from Fast Lane Ventures’ portfolio of web companies.
“Sapato.ru was the first online business founded by Fast Lane Ventures. The company has demonstrated dynamic growth over the last two years and captured significant market share to develop into a leading online retailer in Russia,” said Ms Treshchova.

Since its launch just 18 months ago, Sapato.ru has recorded 2.5 million visitors per month and is the third most recognised online retailer in Russia. The online shoe retailer’s success clearly reflects upward trend of Russians buying online, with more than seven million Russians making online purchases in 2011.

Andreas Haug, the Managing Partner of eVenture Capital Partners, who invested in Sapato.ru said the online retail website was a remarkable example of efficient execution and the entrepreneurial spirit of its founders who adopted a global e-commerce business model very successfully to the emerging Russian internet market.
“It is impressive to see that Fast Lane Ventures has launched 15 fast growing internet companies in less than two years. What is more impressive is that quite a few of the companies are already market leaders or on their way to a market leading position in their segments,” Mr Haug said.

Sapato.ru CEO, Matthieu Lannegrand, said that Sapato.ru’s established, loyal and active customer base and strong brand recognition were key deciding factors behind OZON’s acquisition.
“We have worked hard to master the art of online fashion retail, and our expansive and loyal customer base speaks for itself. This is a result of efforts made by our team and its firm commitment to quality and success,” Mr Lannegrand said.

The terms of the Sapato.ru sale were undisclosed and the transaction completed on February 15.

Fast Lane Ventures is the leading developer of internet companies in the high growth Russian internet market acting as both an investor and operational partner assisting with management and promotion of its portfolio companies after their launch. http://fastlaneventures.ru/en/

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Fight My Monster was founded by engineer and entrepreneur Dominic Williams (CEO), who masterminded the game based on the experience of his four sons online. Shortly after, he was joined by Dylan Collins as Executive Chairman, who previously founded DemonWare (acquired by Activision-Blizzard) and Jolt Online (acquired by GameStop).

“We’re incredibly impressed by the stellar team behind Fight My Monster. Not only have they built a game which has taken the UK by storm on the sheer strength of product design and execution but they’ve also done it on a shoestring budget,” said Paul Bricault, Venture Partner at Greycroft Partners.  “We’re excited about growing the brand both domestically and internationally now that the Company has closed its first round of funding.”

“We have incredibly ambitious plans for Fight My Monster,” said Fight My Monster CEO Dominic Williams. “Finding investors with the kind of experience that Greycroft, eVentures and our angels bring to the table is a huge boost.”

“The under-12 demographic is going to bring a whole new wave of disruption to the Internet and Fight My Monster is at the very forefront of this,” said Dylan Collins, Executive Chairman of the Company. “I think the quality of our investors validates just how powerful this market and our brand is becoming.”

Other investors participating in the round include eVenture Capital Partners (other investments include Groupon, Angie’s List and Sonos) as well as a selection of well-known U.S. angels including: Jarl Mohn, Jeff Lapin, Josh Resnick, Mark Schwartz, Dale Okuno, Alan Stern and Kevin Donahue.

About Fight My Monster™

Fight My Monster™ is a rapidly growing online trading card game for boys aged 7-12. With almost a million players across the UK and North America, the company is quickly becoming the online destination for schoolboys everywhere. Fight My Monster is a small team but moves fast and hires quality over quantity. The CEO, Dominic Williams (@Dominic_W), is a self-confessed product geek, and well known open source contributor in the scalability arena.  The Executive Chairman is a serial online gaming entrepreneur (@MrDylanCollins). To play, go to www.FightMyMonster.com in any Internet browser. All parents should be accompanied by a child.

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About Greycroft Partners
Greycroft Partners LLC (greycroftpartners.com) is a venture capital partnership formed to invest in promising Internet, mobile, and digital media companies. With offices in New York and Los Angeles, the firm leverages its extensive network of media and technology connections to help entrepreneurs gain visibility, build strategic relationships, and successfully bring products to market.

About eVenture Capital Partners

eVenture Capital Partners (eVenture) is an early stage venture capital firm focused on innovative internet companies. eVenture holds diverse Funds with the German Otto Group as a main investor. Shares vary typically from 0,5 to 10 million Euros and run up to a 10 year period. eVenture claims to create new markets with revolutionary business models. Investors accompany professional founders to create successful and sustainable companies worldwide. Shares of companies like Groupon, Angie’s List, Shopping.com,del.icio.us, Sonos and kaufDa are held by eVenture. The international team of eVenture supports its portfolio companies in all important markets to develop international competitive companies. Locations in San Francisco, Hamburg and Rio de Janeiro and an associated fund in Asia guarantee the contact to the most pulsating internet hot spots.

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Eucalyptus Cloud Test Lab is a complete cloud-ready data center solution with fast and easy setup. The solution, which includes hosting, hardware and Eucalyptus open source cloud software, enables customers to configure virtual cloud resources, experience full elastic-compute resource management, and demo their applications on private cloud software. To reduce the business and technical risks often associated with cloud adoption, enterprises can purchase the exact cloud environment used during the testing phase. Eucalyptus’ Cloud Test Lab will operate on innovative Dell infrastructure provided by Dasher Technologies.

“CoreSite is pleased to provide the data center infrastructure to support Eucalyptus’ new Cloud Test Lab offering,” said Brian Warren, VP of Product Management at CoreSite. “This offering provides our enterprise data center customers with a secure, risk-managed testing environment for their cloud migration strategies. The Eucalyptus Cloud Test Lab demonstrates CoreSite’s commitment to developing Cloud computing ecosystems for our customers.”

“By validating the technical and business benefits of specific use cases prior to migration, enterprises can deploy hosted private and hybrid clouds with a new level of confidence,” said David Butler, SVP of Marketing at Eucalyptus. “As part of Cloud Test Lab, customers can leverage the Eucalyptus partner ecosystem to evaluate a complete cloud solution, and benefit from a customer-focused, best-of-breed systems management approach.”

Cloud Test Lab Demonstrations at Cloud Connect in Santa Clara, CA
Eucalyptus Cloud Test Lab demonstrations and pre-launch sign-ups will be available at the CoreSite/Interxion Cloud Connect booth (#314) from February 14-15, 2012.

Eucalyptus Cloud Test Lab Registration
Enterprises interested in accessing the Eucalyptus Cloud Test Lab may submit a trial request online at www.CoreSite.com/Cloud-Test-Lab.php.

About Eucalyptus Systems
Eucalyptus Systems provides IT organizations in enterprises, government agencies and Web and mobile businesses with the most widely deployed cloud software platform for on-premise Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS). To date, over 25,000 Eucalyptus clouds have been started all over the world, including more than 20 percent of Fortune 100 companies. Eucalyptus is specifically designed for enterprise cloud use, and the software platform is uniquely suited for private cloud or hybrid cloud computing. Built as an open source cloudproduct, Eucalyptus supports the industry-standard Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud APIs, as well as all major virtualization platforms including Xen, KVM and VMware vSphere, ESX and ESXi. The company has an active and growing ecosystem of customers, partners, developers and researchers that benefit from Eucalyptus’ open, fast and standards-compliant path to cloud computing. For more information about Eucalyptus, please visitwww.eucalyptus.com.

About CoreSite
CoreSite Realty Corporation (NYSE: COR) is a national provider of powerful, network-rich data centers, efficient interconnection services, and global peering opportunities. More than 700 customers such as Global 1000 enterprises, communications providers, cloud and content companies, financial firms, media and entertainment, healthcare, and Government agencies trust CoreSite to power, cool, connect, and secure their mission-critical IT assets. CoreSite data centers are catalysts for network growth, featuring established industry ecosystems with access to 200+ carriers and service providers resulting in more than 12,000 interconnections under management. The company tailors its data center product to unique customer requirements by way of a flexible offering that includes cage-to-cabinet colocation, private data centers and suites, and a responsive customer service and support infrastructure. CoreSite’s portfolio comprises more than two million square feet, including space held for redevelopment and development, across 12 data centers in seven key U.S. economic centers. For more information, visit www.CoreSite.com.

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The Santa Barbara, Calif., start-up was formed by a software entrepreneur, John MacFarlane, in 2002 with a plan to reinvent the home stereo for the digital age, not long after Apple came out with a steamroller of a product, the iPod, that did the same thing for portable music.

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