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Government-sponsored startup tour to bring innovation expertise to 26 Russian cities

January 15, 2014

Next week a group of select innovation experts, venture capitalists and representatives of large corporations will start a three-month-long road show through 26 Russian cities – from St. Petersburg, to Astrakhan on the shores of the Caspian Sea, to Tomsk and Yakutsk in Siberia, to Vladivostok in the Far East – aiming to meet thousands …

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Autopiloting systems, e-commerce solutions and content filtering startups honored at major national contest

December 20, 2013

The Startup of the Year 2013 awards ceremony was held in Moscow’s Central House of Entrepreneurs on December 16. The ceremony brought together 300 guests, 50 journalists and government representatives, as well as industry experts, startup teams, and young entrepreneurs. The organizers believe that “Startup of the year” is some kind of “Oscar” for young …

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TechCrunch Moscow conference highlighted startups that address “fundamental human needs”

December 18, 2013

Earlier this month, the 4th annual TechCrunch Moscow conference showcased many of Russia’s hottest tech startups. The conference aimed to show how innovation can “address the fundamental human needs more efficiently to increase the quality of life.” No fewer than 39 Russian tech start up stars competed to win the Startup Battle, and an additional …

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Operators’ strategies, app trends and innovative mobile payments discussed in St. Petersburg by industry players from 19 countries

December 13, 2013

The 10th edition of the yearly Mobile VAS & Apps Conference – probably the largest event on these topics in Eastern Europe – was held in St. Petersburg in late November in partnership with East-West Digital News. The conference was attended by over 500 participants from 19 countries, most of them CEOs, senior managers, and employees of …

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Web Ready 2013 awards music broadcasting, contextual ad and customer service solutions

December 3, 2013

Last week, the finale of the 5th annual Web Ready contest was held in Skolkovo, based on an initial  selection of 715 applications from 100 cities in 21 countries. BUBUKA, a service to control music broadcasting from Tomsk, received the first prize. Second place went to Alytics, a startup from Zelenograd developing contextual ad solutions …

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TechCrunch Moscow’s 4th edition will “detox innovation”

November 26, 2013

The fourth edition of TechCrunch Moscow will take place on Dec. 8-9, 2013, with the participation of leading Russian and international technology entrepreneurs and investors. This year, TechCrunch Moscow’s key theme is “Innovation Detox.” We will take a step back from exploring new frontiers and focus instead on how technology is affecting our lives, from …

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Russian team wins PayPal Battle Hack and a $100,000 prize

November 21, 2013

Last week, a team of four Russian programmers won the 2013 international PayPal Battle Hack, reported RIA Novosti. PayPal’s Battle Hack 2013 offered teams from Moscow, Berlin, Washington, London, New York, Tel Aviv, Seattle, Barcelona, Miami and Austin 24 hours to develop a completely new service that would be introduced by PayPal. The competition was held …

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Mobile app generator, 3D printer and holographic navigator honored at Russia’s largest startup contest

November 19, 2014

Last week a panel of Russian and international experts announced the winners of BIT, Russia’s largest competition of technology teams and business plans. Following a series of investment pitches, Appercode of Novosibirsk was named Russia’s Best Startup. The Siberian team has created a flexible platform for the rapid and inexpensive development of mobile apps simultaneously …

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Russian VCs and entrepreneurs discuss high tech globalization in Israel

October 25, 2013

Special attention was paid to the booming Russian innovation and venture scene and its globalization last week at Journey 2013, an event organized by Ernst & Young in Tel Aviv. A “Journey Into Russia” roundtable presented Russia’s high tech scene to several key representatives of the Israeli and global venture capital community in attendance. Professor …

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Online education, e-commerce and entrepreneurship discussed in Kiev by investors and startups from all over the world

October 23, 2013

As in the previous years, the 2013 IDCEE conference attracted to Kiev, Ukraine earlier this month an impressive number of investors, startup entrepreneurs and IT professionals from over 45 countries (see videos). The core topics of this year’s conference were online education, e-commerce, and entrepreneurship in Brazil. The event – which took place in a huge …

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London conference calls Russian online retailers to discuss “new services, new techniques, new thinking”

October 21, 2013

Russian participants are welcome to the first annual Online Retail Conference, which will look over the horizon to predict what online retailers should be thinking about and aiming to achieve next. This major industry event is all about new thinking, new techniques, new design, new ideas and new services. The conference will be held on …

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Russian localization solution developer wins Smart House EvAAL-2013

October 16, 2013

RTL-Service, a Moscow-headquartered developer of wireless networking and location systems, came out on top last month at the Smart House EvAAL-2013 technology competition in Europe with its RealTrac data transmission and object localization solution. In an exchange with CNews.ru, the company explained that the winning technology enables the pinpointing of mobile objects both outdoors and …

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