“Don’t waste your time waiting for COVID-19 to dry out; if you have an investment project - you can start it online”. That’s what Pekka Viljakainen says, a venture investor from Finland and an advisor to the Chairman of the Board of...
"It's like Dropbox, but only for corporate passwords," Andrei Pyankov, CEO of Passwork , an Arkhangelsk-based company, briefly explains the essence of the product. This conversation took place during the Startup Tour stage in the capital...
The current CEO and the founding partner of Skolkovo Ventures, Mr. Vasily Belov will move to new employer, within technology industry. Photo: Sk.ru. Pekka Viljakainen, the chairman of the board of Skolkovo Ventures : «Within first 2 years...
Ambassadors from more than 50 countries visited the Skolkovo innovation city on Wednesday to meet with the Skolkovo Foundation’s senior management and hear more about opportunities for international tech companies and startups. An ambassador tests...
The annual Skolkovo Startup Village kicked off with two signing ceremonies and various jokes about the chilly weather on Thursday as startups, investors and major tech figures from all around the world gathered at the Skolkovo innovation city for Eastern Europe’s...
The Open Innovations forum kicked off on Monday morning at the Skolkovo innovation centre, attracting an estimated 18,000 people from all over the world to Russia’s biggest conference and exhibition devoted to homegrown innovative tech solutions. ...
The Golden Autumn agricultural trade fair is to a large extent a celebration of Russian traditions. Individual regions of Russia present their local produce on their own stand, often accompanied by people dressed in folk costumes who sing, dance or play traditional...
An innovative drug described by Skolkovo’s biomed cluster as “female Viagra” and a potentially groundbreaking system of diagnosing endometriosis – a medical condition that affects millions of women around the world – were among...
Skolkovo Foundation president Victor Vekselberg called on Moscow’s foreign diplomats to make full use of the opportunities offered to international companies by the Skolkovo innovation city on Wednesday. Skolkovo Foundation president Victor Vekselberg...
The Skolkovo innovation city is gearing up to host its biggest event of the year on June 6-7: the giant outdoor two-day Startup Village , a conference and exhibition for tech entrepreneurs and investors from all over the world. Startups can take part...
As the Skolkovo innovations city prepares to host its fifth annual Startup Village , a giant two-day festival outside Moscow for entrepreneurs and investors, the event’s godfather, Finnish entrepreneur Pekka Viljakainen , is crystal clear on its draw...
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...
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. ...
Dozens of young tech entrepreneurs left the fourth annual Startup Village elated on Friday after winning cash prizes of up to 3 million rubles ($45,000) in a competition at the culmination of the two-day event held at the Skolkovo innovation centre. Multikubik...
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says Skolkovo is starting to produce tangible results, despite being less than five years old. From left: Skolkovo president Victor Vekselberg, his advisor Pekka Viljakainen, and Prime Minister Medvedev. Photo: sk.ru ...
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...
HELSINKI, Finland – The warm welcome meted out to the Skolkovo delegation at Europe’s biggest startup conference last week shows that Russia is becoming a key player on the international tech scene, but the organization can’t rest on its laurels...
HELSINKI, Finland - Russia’s chief proponents of innovation took to the silver stage Tuesday at Slush 2014, Europe’s biggest startup conference, to share the secrets of entering the Russian market. From left: Galitsky, Viljakainen, Dvorkovich...