A competition to take part in a bootcamp in London is underway for Russian tech startups seeking to expand on international markets. The U.K.-Russia Techbridge Bootcamp is a nine-day programme in London held on June 13-21 for Russian tech companies described...
Skolkovo startups won two out of four categories at the Startup of the Year awards at Moscow’s Digital October centre on Wednesday. Koshelek (CardsMobile), an app that allows users to compile all their bank, transport and discount cards into one electronic...
Copter Express , a resident startup of the Skolkovo Foundation, has taken second place in the Global Mobile Challenge , a major mobile app competition held in partnership with the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, for its system for using drones...
The world’s best face recognition algorithm is made by Skolkovo resident Vocord , according to the MegaFace platform, which rated it above Google in one of its rankings this week. Vocord's algorithm was developed to identify faces in crowds...
Hackers may be associated around the world with Russia above any other country, thanks to news reports that often describe cybercriminals as Russian, and to accusations this year that Russian hackers were behind attacks on the U.S. Democratic National Committee...
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...
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. ...
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...
A Russian Cybathlon Federation was officially set up on Tuesday to develop the creation of technology to help disabled people, with the Skolkovo Foundation among the signatories of the founding document. The first international Cybathlon was held in Zurich...
HelgiLab , a resident of Skolkovo’s space technologies cluster, is set to create a 3D map showing heat leaks from buildings and heating systems in Moscow after winning the Open Innovation Marketplace competition , which laid down 10 industry challenges...
Russian teams took part in five of six disciplines at the Cybathlon in Zurich at the weekend, in the world’s first international competition for disabled people who use hi-tech devices to help them in their everyday lives. A contestant taking part...
The head of Skolkovo resident startup Motorica , which makes hi-tech prostheses, has been awarded the Made in Russia prize for science and technology organised by Snob magazine. Motorica director Ilya Chekh pictured at the Skolkovo innovation centre earlier...
Sergei Semaikin sits motionless in his wheelchair, wearing a tight cap with wires poking out from the holes in it and leading to a small black box fixed to the cap at the base of his skull. On the computer screen in front of him, a cartoon figure runs, jumps...
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...
The face recognition algorithm of Vocord , a resident company of the Skolkovo Foundation’s IT cluster, has been named the world’s most effective in its category, beating competitors including Google. In the ranking to test various facial recognition...
The Skolkovo Foundation is on the hunt for promising virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) projects and has launched a search that will culminate in St. Petersburg next month. The competition will be held as part of Unreal Fest , an international open-air...
Moscow hosted the world’s first ever international Cybathlon today, as children and adults flocked to the city to compete to move everyday objects around using prosthetic hands, British newspaper The Sun reported on August 13. At the event, prosthesis...
Following the success of the annual Startup Village in Moscow in June, the Skolkovo Foundation is planning a spinoff event – Startup Village by the Sea – to be held on September 8 in Russia’s Far Eastern port of Vladivostok. The Startup...
Moscow will see its first ever Cybathlon on August 13 for users of bionic prosthetic hands and arms, organised by Skolkovo resident Motorica , which makes roboticised prosthetic hands for children and adults. The official trailer for the Cybathlon 2016...
Dnevnik.ru , an educational social network made by a resident of the Skolkovo Foundation’s IT cluster, is among the winners of the EdTechXGlobal All Stars Rise 20 awards for education technology. The winners of the EdTechXEurope All Stars Awards...
DRD Biotech , a resident company of the Skolkovo Foundation that makes rapid tests for diagnosing strokes and other conditions affecting the brain, won second prize at the Asian Entrepreneurship Award in Tokyo this week, taking home 500,000 yen ($4,700). ...
The Internet of Things: IT Challenge competition reached its grand finale at the Skolkovo innovation centre Friday, with prizes of 5 million rubles ($78,000) awarded to the winners in several categories. Skolkovo resident THRONE Systems scooped first prize...
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...