February, 2015 - Skolkovo Community

Skolkovo puts biomed startups at disposal of oncological community
27.02.2015

Cyclops to monitor Russian roads for traffic violations
26.02.2015

Innovating on the Pacific: Skolkovo branch planned for Vladivostok
25.02.2015

Skolkovo technology gets $5 million investment in US
Texas-based Propell Technologies, which owns an exclusive license to use clean fracking technology developed by a Skolkovo resident, has received a $5 million investment from Roman Abramovich's Ervington...
25.02.2015

Rostelecom recruits Skolkovo resident to improve networks
A Skolkovo resident IT firm will investigate ways leading telecommunications company Rostelecom can reduce its costs by improving data networking and decreasing reliance on foreign software. ARCCN had...
24.02.2015

Startup Tour leaves 2 million rubles in Nizhny Novgorod, invites 6 projects to Moscow
The third stage of the Russian Startup Tour concluded this week in Nizhny Novgorod, where two startups won million-ruble investments and six were invited to Startup Village in Moscow this summer. The finalists...
19.02.2015

RoboCV secures $3 million in round A investment
Space cluster resident RoboCV has secured $3 million in new investments, allowing the autopilot vehicle developer to launch new international projects. The firm announced in a press release on Wednesday...
18.02.2015

Medvedev notes Skolkovo’s role in boosting global patents out of Russia
Skolkovo is playing a key role in redressing Russia’s import-export imbalance when it comes to innovations, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev speaking in Novocheboksarsk...
18.02.2015

Intel partners Startup Tour, Startup Village
U.S. tech giant Intel on Tuesday announced it had become a partner to the Russian Startup Tour and the summer's Startup Village, two of Russia’s most important events to encourage the growth...
17.02.2015

Big food retailer adopts OSA system developed by Skolkovo startup
Skolkovo resident GoodsForecast has secured a major contract with one of Russia’s biggest food retailers to optimize on-shelf availability through cloud computing. O'KEY operates in 27 cities...
16.02.2015

Nizhny Novgorod offers 29 projects for Russian Startup Tour
The Russian Startup Tour gathers pace this week with a visit to Nizhny Novgorod, where 29 finalists are to compete for places at June’s Startup Village and a special guest will provide a glimpse...
16.02.2015

Investors ready to plow $20 million into Russian-Indian innovations – Skolkovo VP
Investors are ready to plow up to $20 million into joint startup projects between India and Russia, Skolkovo vice president Igor Bogachev told the TASS news agency Friday. “At Skolkovo alone we have...
13.02.2015

RST2015: Five winners emerge from Tomsk pitch battle
Skolkovo’s top startup expert Pekka Viljakainen on Thursday announced the five winners of the pitch sessions at stage two of the Russian Startup Tour in the Siberian city of Tomsk. Three victors...
12.02.2015