The second stage of the qualifying round of the start-up program “IDEA-1000”

Until March 6, the acceptance of applications for participation in the second stage of the qualifying round of the IDEA-1000 startup program, the Start-2 contest, will continue. No more than 6 projects will become the winners and will receive financing of the Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan in the amount of 3 million rubles.

You can take part in the competition in three areas:

IT - mobility (marketplace, new media technologies, industrial solutions, educational technologies);

Industrial Internet (Internet of things, software, digitalization of manufacturing enterprises);

New devices and hardware systems (drones, industrial robotics).

At the same time as the Start-2 contest, participants are given the opportunity to apply for the Pulsar Venture Capital acceleration program and become a contender for investments of up to 3 million rubles in one project.

Summing up the results of the Start-2 contest will be held as part of the Russian Venture Forum on April 17, 2020. You can leave an application on the website: https://russianventureforum.ru/registration/startup/start2/

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The Russian Venture Forum is the largest international platform for discussions and negotiations - a meeting place for Russian and foreign participants in the venture capital industry. The Forum is a unique platform for those who are looking for new partners and customers, who know how to lay the foundation for future business development, for those who are looking for the opportunity to become a co-investor with leading industry experts, for those who are the first to know promising sectors for investment.

Over the 15 years of its existence, the Russian Venture Forum has become a unique communication platform, consisting of two parts: the International Congress for the Investment Community and StartupExpo - a unique platform for pitch sessions, hackathons and bootcamp high-tech projects.

This year the event will be held on April 16-17 with assistance of the Government of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan, RVC AO, RAWI, ASI, IT Park of the Republic of Tatarstan, Fund for the Promotion of Small Business Development in the Scientific and Technical Field, NABA, SKOLKOVO, International Venture Club, GTS, TECHTOUR.