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Skolkovo Ventures attracts over $8 million from QIWI co-founder and Russian Helicopters

October 27, 2018

After investing $17 million in Telegram’s ICO private presale this past winter, Sergey Solonin, a co-founder of payment operator Qiwi, has committed to invest 220 million rubles (roughly $3.5 million at the current exchange rate) in Skolkovo Digital, the IT fund managed by Skolkovo Ventures, Skolkovo announced on June 1. Skolkovo Digital primarily targets startups in the …

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Skolkovo signs agreement with Indian telecom venture fund at SPIEF

May 29, 2018

Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, signed a memorandum of understanding with Bhaum Telecom Ventures Private Limited, a daughter structure of India’s Kanoria Foundation, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) last week. The MoU, signed by Skolkovo Foundation’s chairman of the board Igor Drozdov and Bhaum Telecom …

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20,000 participants from 80 countries expected at Russia’s Startup Village

May 15, 2018

On May 31 – June 1, Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, will play host to the sixth edition of Startup Village. Presented as the largest startup conference in Russia and neighboring countries, the event expects to bring together some 20,000 participants from 80 countries. The conference will be a …

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Skolkovo agrees cooperation with Antwerp city authorities

May 11, 2018

In late April Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, welcomed a large delegation from the Belgian city of Antwerp. The delegation comprised about 100 representatives of Antwerp businesses, the city administration and the University of Antwerp, and was headed by Antwerp Mayor Bart De Wever. As a city that is …

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E-marketers from across the world to discuss traffic and monetization issues in St. Petersburg (April 26)

April 5, 2018

On April 26, St. Petersburg, the northern capital of Russia, will host the fifth edition of CPA Life, a leading annual conference on Internet advertising, affiliate marketing, and traffic monetization. The event will bring together top managers of leading CPA networks in Russia, neighboring countries, Europe, the USA and Hong Kong. Among the expected attendees are …

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Moscow to host international AI conference (April 19)

March 27, 2018

On April 19, the Russian capital will host the second edition of the international conference on artificial intelligence application in business AI Conference. The event is a platform for developers, entrepreneurs, startups, creators of Big Data-powered platforms and AI-powered companies to network. Experts will discuss the use of artificial intelligence in medicine, retail, insurance, marketing, …

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Digital healthcare enthusiasts to discuss latest industry trends in Moscow (April 3)

March 19, 2018

On April 3, Moscow will host the fourth edition of the annual M‑Health Congress. This international event is dedicated to the development of mobile medicine and innovative technologies in healthcare. The conference will bring together entrepreneurs, representatives of health authorities, managers of IT companies, investors and developers of mobile devices in the medical field. Experts …

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International blockchain and cryptocurrency experts to gather in Kazan (April 9-11)

March 6, 2018

On April 9-11, Kazan, a city 800km east of Moscow in Tatarstan, will play host to the ICO Summit Kazan, an international gathering of innovators and early adopters of blockchain and cryptocurrency across a variety of industries and market segments, including healthtech and biotechnology. Among the expected speakers are Dr. Ron Ribitzky of R&D Ribitzky …

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Skolkovo signs cooperation agreement with Luxembourg

February 15, 2018

The Skolkovo Foundation, which manages the Skolkovo international tech hub on the outskirts of Moscow, signed a cooperation agreement on Wednesday with Luxinnovation, the national agency for innovation and research of Luxembourg. Skolkovo’s Yury Saprykin (left) and Luxinnovation’s Ian Cresswell sign the agreement in Moscow on Wednesday as the deputy prime ministers of Belgium, Russia …

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Crypto rush in Russia: Miners from nuclear research center may face up to 20 years behind the bars

February 15, 2018

The cryptocurrency fever can push people to a variety of ill-advised steps. In Russia, a group of employees of a nuclear research center in Sarov were detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) for “unauthorized use” of the facility’s supercomputers to mine cryptocurrency. The news was reported last week by the online publication TJournal, which cited …

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Tinkoff Bank now valued at $4 billion, launches R&D center at Skolkovo

February 12, 2018

On February 9, Tinkoff Bank, the Russian digital lending giant, announced the launch of an R&D center at Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow. The new center will focus on Blockchain-based solutions and cryptoeconomics research in order to  boost the Tinkoff’s financial ecosystem. “The ideas and prototypes developed at …

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Next-gen cancer diagnosis lab opens at Skolkovo

February 6, 2018

In late January the Russian startup UNIM opened the country’s first digital cancer lab at Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow. UNIM uses Digital Pathology – the conversion of glass slides into digital slides – to allow patients to obtain a histological, immunohistochemical or molecular analysis of their tumour and consultation on …

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