Three Skolkovo teams – WayRay, “NPO Sodis Laboratory” and 3D Bin – participated in the semi-final pitches and demo show on the Slush. Vitaly Ponomaryov, CEO of WayRay, became a real star – he has achieved the finals, and an international...
A data exchange platform for medical centers and insurance companies developed by GBooking, a Skolkovo resident, has been on the Top 100 list of startups at the Slush conference, Helsinki. The company has created a platform for exchanging medical records...
Dear friends, we have great news On October 23, Alexander Gnatusin, CEO Kick Ecosystem LLC, attended a startup event - “How to Hack Slush” on the Digital Business Space in Moscow. At the pitch session organized by “Helsinki Center, NewCo Helsinki, and Helsinki...
Moscow 29.11.2018 22 Skolkovo startups to present their projects at Slush The Skolkovo Foundation, the leading Russian innovation agency, brings 22 startups to Slush. The companies will be showcased at 2 booths organized together with Russian Export Center...
Two resident startups of the Skolkovo Foundation’s IT cluster were among the top 10 companies at Slush Singapore this week, as selected by a jury of investors. Svetlana Yefimova presenting her company Oz Forensics at Slush Singapore. Photo: Oz Forensics...
Samocat Sharing , a resident startup of the Skolkovo Foundation’s energy-efficient technologies cluster, is expanding its kick scooter sharing scheme to the Finnish city of Espoo. Sergei Pisarenko, cofounder of Samocat Sharing, rides a scooter around...
At the stand hosting Skolkovo projects at the recent Slush tech startup event in Helsinki, there was one company that was under constant siege from fascinated onlookers. Among the talking robots, on-screen demonstrations and a miniature cinema – complete...
Nearly 50 resident startups of the Skolkovo Foundation took part in this year's Slush event, a major tech startup conference held on November 30-December 1 in the Finnish capital Helsinki. The startups exhibited their projects on a stand shared with...
HELSINKI - A new Russian venture fund formed jointly by the Skolkovo Foundation and Russian Venture Capital, a state investment vehicle, was presented to an international audience Wednesday at the Slush tech conference in Helsinki. The new fund, Skolkovo...
HELSINKI — Marvelmind Robotics , a Skolkovo resident startup that makes high-precision indoor navigation systems, has made it through to the semifinals of the Slush 100 Pitching Competition in Helsinki. Maxim Tretyakov, CEO of Marvelmind Robotics...
HELSINKI — The Skolkovo startups currently taking part in Slush, the annual large-scale tech startup event held in Helsinki, are better prepared than ever before, the Skolkovo Foundation’s vice president for strategy and investment, Ekaterina Inozemtseva...
HELSINKI — Slush , the biggest event for tech startups in northern Europe, opened Wednesday in the Finnish capital Helsinki with the unmistakable strains of Finnish cello metal music, a pyrotechnics show and a record 17,000 participants, including many...
More than 50 resident startups of the Skolkovo Foundation are heading to Helsinki next week for Slush , the biggest event for tech startups in Northern Europe. Below are just a few of the companies that will be on the hunt for investors, partners and expert...
An armada of Skolkovo startups will head to Helsinki next week for Slush , one of the biggest events in Europe for tech entrepreneurs. Slush attracts thousands of tech entrepreneurs and investors from around the world. Photo: Affe Tavasti / Slush. ...
As Slush , one of Europe’s biggest events for tech entrepreneurs, draws closer, Skolkovo startups have been attending a two-day boot camp headed by a prominent Finnish entrepreneur and coach. Finnish entrepreneur and mentor Aape Pohjavirta, left...
Marvelmind Robotics , a resident startup of the Skolkovo Foundation that makes indoor GPS technology, has won the first prize of 5 million yuan ($740,000) at the Slush Shanghai pitching competition for the best seed-stage companies. Marvelmind Robotics...
Budding tech entrepreneurs from across Russia’s Far East gathered in the Pacific port city of Vladivostok on Thursday for Startup Village by the Sea, an event organised by the Skolkovo Foundation with the aim of propelling young startups towards commercial...
“Investors are like predators: when one smells the blood, the rest will follow – in a positive way!” says Pekka Viljakainen of the large numbers of investors expected at this year’s Startup Village, the massive open-air event for tech...
The co-founder of a Skolkovo resident startup has been included on Forbes’ list of 30 influential people under 30 for his company’s work creating what the magazine describes as “friendly, intuitive, promotional robots.” Oleg Kivokurtsev...
Skoltech graduate Ekaterina Kotenko-Lengold has made a Skoltech history, as she was announced “the runner-up with the bold idea” in the Slush100 pitching competition, during the SLUSH conference in Helsinki, Finland. This is the biggest achievement...
The Skolkovo Foundation brings 45 companies to Slush - the biggest tech show in Norther Europe, gathering entrepreneurs, top-tier investors and executives of major corporations. Slush will take place on November 11-12th in Helsinki, Finland. This year...
Home security firm Graviton has destroyed the field to win the 2015 Startup Village pitch competition, impressing the judges with its sensor-based system to win the 3 million ruble prize and an invitation to become a Skolkovo resident. Graviton's...
Improvements in this version of Startup Village: Record crowds, new setting, creative catering. Like the leading smartphone apps, Startup Village is constantly evolving. The third edition of Russia and Eastern Europe’s biggest startup event is no...
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Friday expressed gratitude to the Skolkovo Foundation’s Ekaterina Inozemtseva and Alina Suslova for their work in promoting entrepreneurship in Russia. Inozemtseva is the Foundation’s director of strategy...
Slush is the biggest startup conference for the Baltics, Northern Europe and Russia. It is a platform for meetings between newbie companies and investors, the media, and representatives from some of the largest companies in the world. Artquant Ltd. was one...