Ozon is one of the first online shop

Online shop

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s in Russia

Russia

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, established in 1998 by the Russian software house Reksoft

Reksoft

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. Its main goods are books, electronics, music, and movies. As of 2005, it is the largest online retailer in Russia. and the most visited online shop of Runet

Runet

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In 2000 Baring Vostok purchased the majority of shares of Ozon, investing over 3,000,000 USD in the company.

In 2005 the sales of Ozon were about $19.3 mln.

In April 2007, Ozon.ru receives a USD 18 million investment from Holtzbrinck Ventures, Index Ventures

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a venture capital investment firm based in Geneva, Switzerland, with offices in London, Jersey, and starting in 2011, Silcon Valley. The firm was founded in 1996 by Neil Rimer and Giuseppe Zocco. Since its inception, the firm has raised four main venture funds and a growth...

and Baring Vostok. .