A delegation from the United Arab Emirates visited the Skolkovo innovation city on Thursday to discuss cooperation in areas including food technology. L-R: Skolkovo's Arkady Dvorkovich, Mariam Al Mehairi and Skolkovo Ventures' Vasily Belov. Photo...
A large part of the Skolkovo innovations ecosystem is preparing to head north to Russia’s second city this week for the annual St. Petersburg International Economic Forum ( SPIEF ), which takes place on May 24-26. Skolkovo startups and foundation...
Skolkovo Ventures was named the Best Russian Consultant on the VC Market at the Russia VC Awards earlier this week. The competition’s jury noted that Skolkovo Ventures is the most active player on the market of investment consulting for tech companies...
Ten Skolkovo startups will be among the global tech companies showcasing their products and solutions at TechCrunch Disrupt in New York next week. The Skolkovo startups heading to New York next week include RoboCV, whose autopilot system turns any regular...
A delegation of European investors, VCs, corporate partners and business angels visited the Skolkovo Technopark on Wednesday in search of promising startups as part of the Russian Tech Tour. Skolkovo's senior vice president for innovations, Vasily...
The Skolkovo Foundation signed a strategic business cooperation agreement with the Russian division of Japan’s Panasonic Corporation during a state visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the island nation on Friday. Skolkovo vice president...
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...
The Skolkovo project set up to diversify the Russian economy away from energy exports has surpassed the targets set for it by the government, and its format should be rolled out around the country, parliamentary deputies and a deputy finance minister said Wednesday...
Russia and Israel look set to join forces to improve efficiency on Russian farms after Israel’s agriculture minister visited the Skolkovo Foundation last week, where it was agreed that a working group should be set up to facilitate joint research and...
Almost half of the top 50 Russian startups in 2015 selected by Russia Beyond the Headlines, a news agency publishing Russian news in foreign languages, are resident companies of the Skolkovo Foundation. A total of 24 Skolkovo startups were included in the...
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 ...
Day one of Startup Village saw deals signed or announced to the tune of $272 million, organizers have announced. .One of Tuesday's 14 deals being signed by Skolkovo's senior vice president Vasily Belov, center. Photo: sk.ru One of Startup Village’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...
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 of new high-tech companies. Intel's Valery Cherepennikov...
The inaugural Technopark Convention began at the Skolkovo Hypercube on Thursday, raising the curtain on Russia’s first wide-scale forum for knowledge exchange, idea-generation and dialogue with state officials on the current situation and prospects for...