Yandex

Internet

Active
Moscow, Russia Founded 2000
Total raised
Stage
Founded
2000
Headcount
116
HQ
Moscow, Russia
Sector

About

Yandex N.V. is an internet company operating Russia's most popular search engine. The companyprovides user-centric products and services based on the latest innovations in information retrieval, machine learning, and machine intelligence to a worldwide customer audience on all digital platforms and devices. Yandex hasdevelopment and sales offices in 17 locations across nine countries. Yandex Israel was foundedin 2014 following the acquisition of KitLocate, which developed an energy-efficient geolocation technology for mobile devices. Todany, Yandex's center in Israel is mainly operational and responsible for the sales operations of the Yango taxi service, the Deli food delivery service, the trial operations of the Yandex autonomous cars, and as from the end of last year, the operations of the Wind electric-scooter leasing service, which also serves the Deli food delivery service in Tel Aviv.

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When did Yandex become a public company and on what exchange?
Yandex went public on NASDAQ in May 2011.
What was the initial reason for Yandex establishing a presence in Israel?
Yandex Israel was founded in March 2014 following the acquisition of KitLocate, a company that developed energy-efficient geolocation technology for mobile devices.
What services does Yandex's Israeli center primarily operate today?
Today, Yandex's center in Israel is mainly operational, responsible for sales operations of the Yango taxi service, the Deli food delivery service, trial operations of Yandex autonomous cars, and the Wind electric-scooter leasing service, which also supports Deli food delivery in Tel Aviv.
What was Yandex's acquisition in October 2021 related to its Israeli operations?
In October 2021, Yandex acquired Wind's Tel Aviv operations, expanding its Israeli footprint with an electric-scooter leasing service.
When did Yandex launch its Yango taxi app service in Israel?
Yandex launched its Yango taxi app service in Israel in December 2018.
What significant partnership did Yandex establish in March 2019 concerning autonomous vehicles?
In March 2019, Yandex and Hyundai inked a deal to develop driverless car components.
What was the employee count for Yandex in Israel?
Yandex has between 51-200 employees in Israel, with an exact count of 116.
What is the current market capitalization of Yandex?
As of August 6, 2024, Yandex's market capitalization was $3,092,788,360.

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search-enginemobile-deviceslocation-basedsocial-mediasmart-mobilityautonomous-vehicles