Admitad, an international ad network with German and Russian roots, is inviting affiliate marketing specialists and all professionals interested in digital marketing to “work hard and play hard” with top advertisers and publishers in its annual business party . This year’s edition of Admitad Lounge, the seventh in a row, will take place on March …
One of the rare international acceleration programs locally available to Russian startups, Winno Moscow is preparing its fourth season this year, selecting some 10 projects among 200 applicants. After a four-month acceleration process, the selected startups will benefit from a one-week business trip in Paris, including a visit to Vivatech, France’s largest tech event, in May …
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On April 11 Kazan, the tech-friendly capital of the Republic of Tatarstan, 800 km east of Moscow, will host an array of startup and ICO entrepreneurs as well as top VCs, cryptocurrency investors, corporations and representatives of government agencies. They will meet at the Russian Venture Forum (RVF), a high-profile annual event which has become …
In late January a Russian government fund injected 305 million rubles (around $4.5 million at the current exchange rate) in Personal Medication & Health Management (PM&HM), a Novosibirsk, Siberia-based company that has developed a new approach to tuberculosis, cancer and HIV treatments. Founded by researchers from the local branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, PM&HM has designed a …
iFarm, a Novosibirsk, Siberia-based startup, has just secured $1 million in a round led by Gagarin Capital – the California-based VC firm founded by Nick Davidov and Mikhail Taver – with participation from individual Russian investors. The details of the deal have not been disclosed. This agritech startup builds vertical farms, which “use a footprint …
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Moscow-based grocery delivery service Golama has attracted 150 million ruble (approximately $2.3 million) in equity funding from an unnamed individual investor, according to media reports. The funding will be spent on expanding Golama’s network of partners, which include retail chains and stores, and its goods and services offer. Golama told Russian online tech resource Rusbase …
Food delivery service Golama raises $2.3 million, sees orders grow by “up to 30%” monthly Read More
A residential block of red bricks stretches unambitiously under the freezing sky of Irkutsk, Siberia. Inside, a series of small bitcoin mining machines are running on cheap electricity, as grandmother Valeriya’s family of domestic miners, a bullish bunch, stack up a potential fortune for the future. The granny, only identified as Valeriya, has never looked …
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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On Dec. 12 the Saratov region in Southern Russia conducted a reportedly successful blockchain election with 40,000 participants, according to a press release. Participants voted to elect members of the local Youth Parliament via the blockchain-driven electronic polling system Polys, developed by Kaspersky Lab in 2017. According to the press release, the decentralized network was …
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Russian-Indian economic cooperation may be best known for major military hardware deals, but the future lies in the exchange of hi-tech innovations, speakers resolved at the India-Russia Startup Summit held at the Skolkovo Technopark on Tuesday. Both Indian and Russian tech entrepreneurs attended the day-long event, together with representatives of business and development institutes in …
Indian and Russian players see “huge potential” in high-tech cooperation Read More
An innovations cluster is to be established in Moscow, under a decree signed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in late November. The cluster will coordinate interaction between industry, science, education, communications and other spheres with the aim of developing the Russian capital’s innovative potential, according to the presidential order. It will also coordinate support for small and medium-sized …
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The Tretyakov Gallery, a leading Moscow museum that exhibits more than 190,000 works by modern and contemporary Russian artists, has decided to use blockchain to attract private capital for the digitization of its collection. The Gallery is developing a blockchain-powered app, ‘My Tretyakov,’ which will allow individuals and companies to donate money to the museum. …
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