Incubators, Accelerators, Technoparks

NUMA Moscow launches its 2nd acceleration program (application deadline: June 19)

June 7, 2016

NUMA Moscow, an internationally-oriented startup accelerator in Moscow, will launch its second acceleration program in July. Startups are invited to apply until June 19. The four-month program targets globally-oriented early-stage startups with a strong team and a working prototype or MVP. Each submitted project will be evaluated by a board of at least three experts. …

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Skolkovo agrees cooperation with Algerian technoparks

May 20, 2016

In late April Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, signed a cooperation agreement with Algeria’s National Agency for the Promotion and Development of Technoparks (ANPT). This partnership came as one of the results of a visit to Moscow by the Algerian prime minister and the ANPT’s director Abdelhakim Bensaoula. As reported …

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New technopark opens in Chelyabinsk

May 10, 2016

Chelyabinsk, a city of 1.1 million inhabitants just to the east of the Ural mountains, has launched a new “IT Park” to support local tech projects, as reported by RVC last month. Officially launched last month, this 2,200-sq. m. technopark is privately owned, but has received support from the local authorities and the federal government. …

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Hong Kong delegation visits Russia’s Skolkovo to cross-pollinate fintech startups

April 18, 2016

Earlier this week a delegation from Hong Kong visited Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, to exchange experience amid an ongoing cooperation program. As reported by the Skolkovo foundation, the delegation was led by Professor KC Chan, Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of Hong Kong, who outlined how the …

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Akademgorodok: The last Soviet utopia, or the next Silicon Valley?

April 6, 2016

Located twenty miles from Novosibirsk, Akademgorodok, which literally means ‘academic town,’ was established in 1957. It quickly became a major Soviet scientific hub, with talented researchers settling there from all the country. After the fall of communism, however, salaries and funding collapsed. But Akademgorodok managed to attract a number of foreign companies including IBM, Intel and Schlumberger, …

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Ethiopian delegation visits Skolkovo to boost science and tech ties with Russia

March 31, 2016

Last week a delegation of Ethiopian officials visited Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, as the African country seeks to boost its ties with Russia in the field of science and technology. The delegation, which also visited the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), was headed by Ethiopian Deputy Prime …

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Skolkovo celebrates 2015 achievements, aims to become “a true city”

March 23, 2016

This year will see Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, become a true city, Skolkovo’s president Viktor Vekselberg stated at a board meeting last week. The first residents of the hub, which had thus far remained more virtual than physical, are due to move in to brand new housing in the …

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Tatarstan teams up with Enterprise Ireland to launch Russian startups globally

February 26, 2016

Earlier this month Pulsar Venture Capital, an early-stage investment fund from Tatarstan, an entity of the Russian Federation, announced the launch of a startup accelerator in partnership with government agency Enterprise Ireland and Dublin-based early stage investor NDRC. The accelerator promises to help startups “enter the global market and find an investor or strategic partner in 100 days.” Three locations are involved: Kazan (the capital of Tatarstan), Dublin and …

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Skolkovo to launch its first research satellites in October

February 13, 2016

Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, is preparing to expand beyond planet Earth this autumn with its subsidiary, the Skolkovo Orbital Launch Centre (SOLC), set to send satellites into space. “Our first launches are planned for October this year,” said Alexei Belyakov, head of Skolkovo Foundation’s space and telecommunications technologies …

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Almaz Capital leads 2nd round for Ukrainian-American connected pet device maker

February 11, 2016

Earlier this month Ukrainian-American startup Petcube, which has developed an interactive device to keep people connected with their pets, announced that it raised $2.6 million in its second round of funding. The round was led by Almaz Capital, an international venture fund with Russian origins, with participation from AVentures Capital, a leading Ukrainian fund, and Y Combinator, …

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French Tech launches in Moscow to bridge French and Russian innovation systems

March 31, 2016

French Tech, a government initiative which aims to to organize and promote French innovation globally, launched officially its Moscow branch on Monday. The opening ceremony took place in Skolkovo, the international tech hub under completion on the outskirts of Moscow, where French Tech Moscow has established itself. French economy minister Emmanuel Macron offered a brief speech …

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