• What a difference a year makes

    When Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev declared at Startup Village that the Skolkovo Innovation Center is developing as planned, he was speaking as someone who’d had the benefit of several helicopter fly-bys to back up the assertion. Now, the picture...

    05 June, 10:16 Nowak David
  • Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev: Skolkovo is producing results

    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 ...

    04 June, 14:54 Nowak David
  • MTE Group invests 50 million rubles in Skolkovo resident SEMAT

    Skolkovo resident SEMAT has secured 50 million rubles in investment from Russian-Czech company MTE Group to research electrical discharge machining, a deal signed at Startup Village. Karavaev and Volkov, in light suits, during the signing. Photo: sk.ru...

    04 June, 10:23 Nowak David
  • Объявлены победители Startup Village 2015

    Победителями конкурса питч-презентаций, прошедшего в рамках конференции Startup Village 2015, стали один технологический и два медицинских проекта. "Гравитон", Tectum и RealTarget - победители Sturtup Village 2015. «Процесс был сложный...

    03 June, 19:54 Efendieva Marina
  • Ivideon gets $4 million from Impulse VC to go global

    IT cluster resident Ivideon has received a $4 million boost from Impulse VC to take its video-streaming service global. Screenshot from Ivideon website The startup’s cloud platform allows users to beam video to any device using almost any...

    03 June, 11:42 Nowak David
  • Deals worth $272 million announced on day one of Startup Village

    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...

    03 June, 10:08 Nowak David
  • Skolkovo signs deal with Turku Science Park to create 200 million euro ‘Biocity’

    The Skolkovo Foundation has signed an agreement with the Turku Science Park in Finland to create a 200 million euro ‘Biocity’ – a leading biomedical research facility. Victor Vekselberg, right, and Rikumatti Levomaki signing the deal...

    02 June, 14:09 Nowak David
  • US ambassador: America continues to support Skolkovo

    The US Ambassador to Russia, John F. Tefft, has signaled his country’s continuing support for the Skolkovo project, noting in a speech at Startup Village that the relationship will not be imperiled by political tensions. US Ambassador to Russia...

    02 June, 10:23 Nowak David
  • Prizes, prizes, prizes

    It’s not just millions of rubles and Skolkovo residency on offer for the winners of the Startup Village pitch sessions: Companies from IBM to Google and SAP are lining up to reward the top startups with investment, acceleration programs and entry into...

    29 May, 8:51 Nowak David