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Moscow to host major conference on Blockchain and cryptocurrencies (Dec. 8-9)

November 15, 2017

On December 8-9, Moscow will play host to Cryptospace Conference presented as Eastern Europe’s largest conference dedicated to the Blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies. The event, organized by KICKICO, aims to overcome the localization of standard activities of the Russian crypto community, to bring them to a new level thanks to 40 top speakers from Asia, …

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NUMA Moscow launches its 3rd acceleration program (application deadline: Dec. 4)

November 15, 2017

NUMA Moscow, an internationally-oriented startup accelerator in Moscow, will launch its third acceleration program in early 2018. Startups are invited to apply until December 4, 2017. The four-month program targets globally-oriented early-stage startups with a strong team and a working prototype or MVP in the following fields: energy, transportation, food, health and education, among others. …

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Seedstars reveals 12 promising Russian seed-stage startups

October 13, 2017

Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is bringing its pre-selection rounds to an end. With the support of the local partners #tceh, HSE and the Swiss embassy, Seedstars World will be holding a pitch event on October 14 at IIDF (FRII), a leading Moscow-based startup investment fund. Thus …

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Russian technologies shine at SLUSH Singapore

September 27, 2017

Oz Forensics, a Russian startup developing a cutting-edge document management solution and a graduate of the GenerationS-2016 startup accelerator, has made it to the finale of the competition of this year’s edition of SLUSH Singapore. This top-tier international startup competition is being held as part of the Singapore Week of Innovation & Technology (SWITCH 2017). …

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Yandex’s new machine translation combines neural and statistical approaches for superior results

September 14, 2017

Today Yandex.Translate launched a hybrid machine translation system that combines neural and statistical approaches to machine translation to deliver our users an even higher quality translation that utilizes the complementary strengths of both translation models. The new system first translates users’ queries using both a statistical and a neural machine translation model.  Next, CatBoost, our gradient …

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High-level networking event for tech companies and investors from across Europe (Monaco, Oct. 5-6)

September 13, 2017

Small and big startups from Eastern Europe, including pre-IPO ones, have an opportunity to present themselves to a bevy of high-level international investors, tech journalists, and financial analysts in Monaco on October 5-6 in Monaco. Monaco Tech Invest is also open to Eastern European investors willing to network with their Western peers and get acquainted with …

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Experts from major players and innovative startups to discuss data storage technologies (Skolkovo, Oct. 26)

September 13, 2017

Prostor, a major data storage event in Eastern Europe offered by RAIDIX, will hold its third edition on October 26 in Skolkovo on the outskirts of Moscow. The event will bring together system integrators, storage vendors, IT suppliers, hardware manufacturers, representatives of CCTV integrators, media groups, TV channels, post-production studios, telecom companies, government agencies, major …

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High-level networking event for tech companies and investors from across Europe (Monaco, Oct. 5-6)

July 27, 2017

Small and big startups from Eastern Europe, including pre-IPO ones, have an opportunity to present themselves to a bevy of high-level international investors, tech journalists, and financial analysts in Monaco on October 5-6 in Monaco. Monaco Tech Invest will organize 30 pitches from select tech companies, and 300 one-to-one meetings to match some 150 attendees. …

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Startups from across the world invited to pitch “the next big idea” in Singapore

July 12, 2017

SLINGSHOT@SWITCH 2017 is offering promising startups from across the world, including Eastern Europe, an opportunity to showcase their technology and business ideas with exposure to investors, corporates, industry leaders, mentors, media, and tech-savvy early adopters. Startups should apply online no later than July 27. This initiative is supported by government agency SPRING Singapore and its …

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E-logistics trends, EU policies, flying cars and supply chain robots featured at major industry event (Berlin, June 27-28)

June 15, 2017

On June 27-28 DELIVER, an invite-only event dedicated to international e-commerce logistics and European policy making, will hold its second edition in Berlin’s Funkhaus. This even will gather prominent retailers from all continents with a focus on Europe’s largest e-commerce markets (UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Russia, Benelux, Nordics). The organizers expect some 800 delegates from 50 …

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150 startup inventions from Russia and elsewhere featured at Skolkovo’s Startup Village (June 6-7)

May 25, 2017

The fifth edition of Startup Village, the biggest startup conference in Russia and neighboring countries, will be held in Skolkovo on the outskirts of Moscow on June 6-7. The program will feature no less than 150 interactive sessions about hi-tech trends, emerging markets, business models transformation and breakthrough technologies in business. Three sessions will be …

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Blockchain and banking discussed in Saint Petersburg (June 22)

May 20, 2017

On June 22, Saint Petersburg will host the international Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference as part of a series of events held in Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, the Czech Republic and Sweden. Blockchain in banking and digital currencies legislative regulation will be among the main topics covered at the event, with industry experts and executives, entrepreneurs, startups …

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