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St. Petersburg startup secures $200,000 to turn shy people into online daters

March 25, 2013

Blabroom, a resident company of the St. Petersburg-based technopark and incubator Ingria, has completed a seed stage round from Imperious Group, which has injected 6 million rubles (approximately $200,000) into the startup in exchange for a 20% stake. Blabroom’s site has been designed to help shy people establish their first contacts with other members of …

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Huawei opens its first Russian Network Academies

November 19, 2014

Last week Huawei, a global China-based IT product and solution provider, inaugurated its Russian series of educational programs for telecom-related academia and markets by opening two pioneering Network Academies in Moscow and St. Petersburg, ComNews.ru reported. The new vocational training programs, hosted by Moscow’s MIREA University of Radio Engineering, Electronics and Automation and St. Petersburg’s …

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“From Science to Business:” Russian and international experts to discuss globalization of innovations

March 21, 2013

Abstract submission deadline: April 1, 2013 – The VII International Forum “From Science to Business” will take place on May 15-17 2013 in St. Petersburg. Traditionally the Forum gathers representatives of universities, government, business, and institutes of development. This year’s edition is dedicated to the globalization of innovations. The organizers believe that the expansion of …

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St. Petersburg regional fund supports innovative payment solution developer

March 7, 2013

A state-supported venture fund in St. Petersburg (“The St. Petersburg regional venture fund for investment in small businesses in the scientific and technical sphere,” in Russian officialese) has announced an investment of an undisclosed amount in Breeze Technology, a startup developing innovative payment methods for public transportation. Breeze Technology has provided St. Petersburg and Moscow …

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Legendary real time Strategy Mushroom Wars makes top 5 on Apple App Store in the US in its first week

January 31, 2013

St. Petersburg, Russia – Released by i-Free Innovations, a leading Russian mobile game and app publisher, on 24 January 2013, Mushroom Wars RTS rocketed to No. 4 of the best-selling iPad apps in the US and No. 5 in Germany in less than a week and #1 Strategy in the US and other countries. The mobile edition …

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St. Petersburg to host global finale of Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2013

January 28, 2013

Microsoft, Skolkovo, and the Agency for Strategic Initiatives (ASI) are jointly organizing in St. Petersburg the final stage of ‘Imagine Cup 2013,’ this year’s international student technology contest. The event will occur in July in Russia’s former capital. Microsoft’s Imagine Cup is a leading international student technology competition. Approximately $340,000 in total prize money will …

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“Smart traffic light” and “smart bus stop” for modern jam-plagued cities

December 18, 2012

Scientists at the St. Petersburg National Research University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO) and some ethnic Russians from Componentality Oy, a Finnish-based company, have developed unique communications technologies to address transport problems in large urban areas, RusNanoNet.ru reported last week. The joint effort has reportedly resulted in the development of a “smart traffic …

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WebReady attracts startups from 13 countries to St. Petersburg, rewards JavaScript mistake monitoring and iPad app startups

December 8, 2012

WebReady, a contest organized by Ingria, a St. Petersburg-based technopark, took place in St. Petersburg last week. One of the Russian startup scene’s most notable competitions, the event included a startup exhibition, elevator pitches, conferences, and a Venture Capitalist Corner as well as a variety of other networking opportunities. Featuring Internet and mobile sections for …

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i-Free Innovations’ Everfriends artificial intelligence technology wins prestigious award

April 14, 2017

St. Petersburg, Russia – i-Free Innovations, a Russian mobile applications and games developer and publisher, today announced that Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology developed by a team led by engineer Vladimir Veselov, in cooperation with i-Free Innovations for its Everfriends Android-based virtual mobile assistant, has won the prestigious Turing100 “AI Machines Competition” held in Bletchley Park, …

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Regional rankings confirm Tatarstan’s innovation momentum; new territories emerge on Russia’s high tech map

June 25, 2012

Russia’s National Association for Innovation and IT Development (NAIRIT) has put together a Regional Innovation Ranking for 2011. The study was aimed at highlighting the Russian regions showing the most initiative in promoting applied science and innovation. According to NAIRIT, for the second year running Moscow ranked as the undisputed number one in 2011 among …

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