A startup with routes in Russia’s second city has attracted more than $221k in funding on Indiegogo. The company is called iTraq, and has developed a small device whose location can be tracked using a smartphone app. The iTraq device looks just a lot like a standard credit card, and can be carried in a wallet, …
Russian company Wicron has attracted 5 million rubles (approximately $80,000 at the current exchange rate) of investment from Ashmanov & Partners, a leading Russian web and SEO agency. The transaction took place in December 2014, but was announced only last month. This funding came in addition to a grant for the same amount offered by …
Telepresence robot developer receives $160,000 in grant and investment Read More
Investors are ready to plow up to $20 million into joint startup projects between India and Russia, the Skolkovo Foundation reported last month. “At Skolkovo alone we have 70 registered venture funds that want to invest in [Russian-Indian] innovation projects,” Skolkovo Vice-President Igor Bogachev was quoted as saying. “We could be talking about investment from $10 million …
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Samara State Aerospace University (SSAU) in the Lower Volga area has set up a laboratory to process big data for a wide range of sectors, using its own hardware and software solutions, the Association of Russia’s Innovation Regions reported last week. According to SSAU president V. A. Soifer, the results of research and data processing may help …
The Skolkovo Foundation may open a representative office in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok, the head of its space cluster, Sergei Zhukov, was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Asked about the innovation environment in the Far Eastern city of Komsomolsk-on-Amur, where projects from surrounding regions were presented to a Skolkovo expert panel, Zhukov answered: …
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RoboCV, a Moscow-based startup developing autopilot solutions for vehicles and industrial equipment, has just raised $3 million in a Series A round. The funds will be used to develop existing autopilot systems for warehouses and to develop a pre-series autopilot RoboCV X-MOTION, the company stated. Also, RoboCV has plans to implement a full-scale complex robotics …
A Russian man has filed a lawsuit against search giant Google, accusing it of violating his privacy by showing him advertisements based on comments made in private e-mails. Anton Burkov, from Yekaterinburg, filed the suit in a Moscow court when advertisements for French hotels and visa services began appearing alongside Google search results — shortly after discussing a trip to Strasbourg with friends.
The Moscow Application & Technology Expo (MATE Expo) 2015 is back in the Russian capital this spring. The international exhibition will showcase tech segments such as mobile, augmented and virtual reality, the Internet of Things, wearable technology, consumer electronics for medical use, and the connected car. The event will be held over March 12-14 at …
The interiors of the Bolshoi Theater have become the most recent addition to Google’s initiative to digitally record the world’s art. On Feb. 10, the theater’s administration and the Google Cultural Institute unveiled a virtual 3D tour of the historic building, its new stage and three digital exhibitions from the collections of its museum. Russia …
After Bolshoi, Google wants to digitalize the Kremlin Read More
Google plans to launch its Google Startup Launch program in Russia, reported Russian tech blog Firrma.ru. This international program is not time-limited and is focused on startups in the early stages of development. Startups that end up in Google Startup Launch will participate in technological, product and marketing training seminars. In addition, they will receive support from specially selected …
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Moscow and Amsterdam – Yandex (NASDAQ: YNDX) has released a new app that helps drivers in Moscow find a parking space and pay for the service without leaving their car. With the Yandex.Parking app, there is no need to drive the streets to find a parking spot or even leave your car to pay for it. The …
Startups dealing with computer graphics and so-called gamification will now be able to apply for Skolkovo grants and residency under new plans for 2015 published by the IT cluster. Graphics and gamification form one of three new technology foresights added to the cluster’s strategic development vision this year. The other two, robotics and mobile technology, …
Graphics and gamification enter Skolkovo IT cluster crosshairs for 2015 Read More
