2011: Twitter confirms 'significant' ($800 million) round of funding led by Russian investment comp.

[Madam45for2923]

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edit: Article from 2011

Twitter confirms 'significant' round of funding led by Russian investment company
Twitter has confirmed it has received “significant funding” from Yuri Milner’s DST Global.

While the micro-blogging site did not outline the size of investment led by the Russian investment company in a blog post, reports put the deal at $400m plus another $400m in secondary funding.

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DST Global, owned by Internet tycoon Yury Milner, has also made investments in Facebook, online deals site Groupon and Zynga, creator of the popular online games "Mafia Wars" and "FarmVille."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/digital-media/8676064/Twitter-confirms-significant-round-of-funding-led-by-Russian-investment-company.html

Link to tweet

[dalton99a]

1. Kick.

[Hortensis]

2. Oh. My. Money ALWAYS is power.

[Madam45for2923]

9. Article is from 2011-

[More_Cowbell]

3. No wonder Twitter's not doing anything...

about Trump's "bot army," as noted, and about the suspension of accounts of anti-Trump people.

[Madam45for2923]

10. article from 2011- I edited to specify.

[alittlelark]

4. O....M....G......

Just.....WOW......

[Thomas Hurt]

5. Russia does not have to attack us, they will just acquire us...

[freemay20]

6. The article is from 2011

Not that necessarily changes anything; it actually could explain a lot in hindsight.

[Madam45for2923]

8. Oooh I edited Title & OP- Thanks!

[blueinredohio]

7. Then everyone needs to stop using Twitter (boycott)

[Madam45for2923]

11. I just edited to add that article is from 2011