Severgroup, a group of companies controlled by steel magnate Alexey Mordashov, has acquired GetLean, a Moscow-based startup providing courses for healthier food and lifestyle. The terms of the deal have not been disclosed. Founded by Yulia Gurbanova in 2016, the young company has a team of 10 people, including three full-time employees. Its “science-based” 12-week …
VEB.RF (the new name for VEB, or Vnesheconombank, a major Russian state-owned financial institution) has stopped financing a digital transformation and blockchain competency center which it had co-founded in late 2017 with Russia’s National University of Science and Technology (MISIS). The 5,000 sq. m. center involved some 20 companies including Ethereum, Bitfury, Waves, E&Y and PwC. It was engaged in …
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Mail.Ru Group, the LSE-listed Russian Internet giant, is investing is Skillbox, an e-learning platform for digital and IT specialties. The transaction was revealed yesterday by business daily Vedomosti, based on exchanges with representatives of both companies. The group has acquired a 3.6% stake for an undisclosed amount as part of a plan to ultimately acquire …
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In 2013 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – one of the world’s most prestigious, and wealthiest, universities – entered a $300 million collaboration to found the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, or Skoltech, outside the Russian capital. MIT elected Vekselberg to its board of trustees in 2013, a move that appeared to cement a …
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Last week Group-IB, a Moscow-based global company that prevents and investigates high-tech crime and fraud, and the Interior Ministry’s Management Academy announced they will work together to train highly qualified specialists for the police. Under the partnership agreement, the two sides will carry out joint research into the prevention, detection and investigation of cybercrime, and exchange information including …
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Next month, young programmers from more than a dozen countries will converge to Moscow for a coding bootcamp. They will get intensive training to prepare them to take part in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC), one of the world’s most prestigious tech competitions. The bootcamp is organized by Moscow Workshops ICPC, an educational startup …
Last week the Russian Association of Cryptoindustry and Blockchain (RACIB) unveiled the details of its upcoming voluntary certification program for crypto traders. The program will be launched in October, RACIB Vice President Andrei Grachev told the Russian media. It is equally intended for traders and funds. The assessment is based on such criteria as reporting, workflow, customer …
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Russian programmers excel not only in “hacking” US elections. They also top international competitions, as exemplified by the results of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) over the past years. While winning this contest is the dream of all IT students the world, Russians did it this year for the eighth time – ahead of teams …
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A state university in Russia has announced that it will store diploma records using blockchain technology, the institution announced in an official statement June 26. According to the statement and a tweet from the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, the institution has recorded “all diplomas issued over the past ten years” using …
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Alexander “Sasha” Galitsky, Ph. D., is co-founder and managing partner at Almaz Capital Partners, one of the most prominent international funds with roots in Eastern Europe. This interview is an excerpt from “Startup Investment & Innovation in Emerging Europe,” a research study just released by East-West Digital News. Which technologies are CEE startups strongest …
Vnesheconombank (VEB), a major Russian state-backed bank and a key participant in the country’s official digital economy program, intends to teach government officials the science of Blockchain. The 18-hour “Introduction to the Blockchain Technology” will include both theory and practice. The launch date has not been specified. Just weeks before, the bank signed with Roseltorg, …
Professor Alexander Kuleshov, president of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), has been made an officer of France’s Ordre national du Mérite (National Order of Merit). Kuleshov was presented with the order of merit at Skoltech on Wednesday evening by Marie-Hélène Bérard, president of a French investment bank and a former advisor to …
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