Forticom is an IT company based in Latvia. It the owner of online social networks One.lv (Latvian) and One.lt (Lithuanian). Forticom is owned by Digital Sky Technologies and Tiger Global (part of Tiger Management).

One websites debuted in 1999 and offered the ability send free SMS text messages to mobile phones. The service became very successful as at the time texting was expensive. Later the portal grew to include other mobile services (games, ring tones, icons, etc.). The social network grew out of experimental “friends” feature of the website. The company also developed video sharing websites Videogaga.lt and Videogaga.lv.

In 2007, Forticom bought 25% of Russian Odnoklassniki. In June 2008, the company acquired 70% interest in Polish Nasza-klasa.pl for $92 million. Both websites are designed for former classmates.

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Forticom added Nazar Yasin as CEO. (5/18/09)

Posted 12/8/09 at 12:01pm
Forticom — Fortcom Takes 70 Percent Stake In Polish Social Net Nasza-Klasa (6/11/08)

Posted 12/8/09 at 12:04pm
Forticom invested in Odnoklassniki. (9/25/07)

Posted 6/11/08 at 9:32am
Forticom received in Unattributed funding. (1960)

Posted 5/26/09 at 5:10pm