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• Top Projects of ITMO’s First FoodTech Accelerator

  In 2022, ITMO launched its first accelerator for foodtech projects, where participants learned to manage teams, choose the most appropriate markets for their products, and attract investments. Read on to learn more about the projects that went through to the final and were presented in front of experts.

  19.12.2022

• ITMO Accelerator Launches First Program to Support FoodTech Startups

  Apart from the regular acceleration program, this year, ITMO Accelerator launches a special track for foodtech projects, where participants will be guided by Uralchem Innovation and the university’s own experts. Those joining the program will learn to manage a team, choose markets, and find investors for their foodtech startups. The best startup teams will have the chance to launch their projects with the partner company. Here is all you need to know about the new program.

  26.09.2022

• Best Startup Projects at ITMO Accelerator’s Demo Day 2022

  Twice a year, ITMO Accelerator is running a three-month course for would-be entrepreneurs striving to learn to develop ideas from scratch, attract investments, find strategic partners, and, finally, present their ideas to experts. With another Demo Day passed, ITMO.NEWS prepared a brief recap of ITMO Accelerator’s Demo Day 2022. Keep reading to discover its top projects!

  15.08.2022

• ITMO Graduate Daria Yakovleva on Building a Career in IT, Working at VK, and Launching NFT Startup

  Daria Yakovleva got her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from ITMO and is now a PhD student at the Information Technologies and Programming Faculty. Her career in IT began during her Master's studies with an internship in Silicon Valley and becoming a team lead at VK. Recently, Daria launched her own NFT startup that has already won the international hackathon by Algorand and was named best in its cohort at ITMO Accelerator. In this interview, we asked Daria about finding her purpose and why she left a corporate job behind to focus on her startup. 

  14.04.2022

• Results of Latest Demo Day at ITMO Accelerator

  Another season has come to a close at ITMO Accelerator. Over the course of three months, students of various Russian universities learned how to launch and grow their startup. During the final Demo Day, they presented their ideas to an expert jury. ITMO.NEWS reports on the top five projects.

  09.03.2022

• Active Winter Holidays with ActiveTrip.me

  There are two types of people during the winter break: the ones who are ready to leave the comfort of their bed only to finish off the New Year’s salads and the ones who are eager to jam-pack their time off with various activities. For those who can’t imagine their holidays without moving their feet, a participant of ITMO Accelerator has created a special service called ActiveTrip.me that will help them create routes for active and adventurous travel. Read on to learn how the website works and why it’ll be handy for everyone, not only experienced campers.

  05.01.2022

• Startup Life: Find Your Silicon Valley Internship With ITMO Accelerator’s Latest Project

  Last month, ITMO Accelerator and ITMO Technopark launched a project that connects students with Silicon Valley startups. In this article, you will learn all about the selection process, the skills you need for a successful application, and the benefits of the internship. 

  02.12.2021

• Apply Students Founder Vladislav Efimov on Launching Study-Abroad Startup During the Pandemic

  The Apply Students startup specializing in international education was ranked third at ITMO Accelerator. In this article, the company’s CEO Vladislav Efimov speaks about starting a global business in the midst of the pandemic, preparing for studying abroad, and applying to a university overseas.

  09.09.2021

• ITMO Accelerator Winners on Their Virtual Dressing Room Project

  This summer, another season came to a close at ITMO Accelerator. At the final Demo Day, the first place went to EasyTry – a startup working on a virtual dressing room for online stores. Thanks to a new algorithm and a proprietary computer vision technology, the team’s app can grab clothes from one photo and transfer them to another. The algorithm doesn’t require any pre-made 3D models or multi-angled photos of the product. We spoke to Daniil Andreev, founder and CEO of EasyTry, about the project’s origins and how the developers overcame challenges to become breakout stars on the market.

  08.09.2021

• Metrica Founders on How Their Platform Helps Analyze the Market and Make Business Decisions

  In 2020, Dmitriy Komarentsev and ITMO graduate Nikolai Golos launched the Metrica analytics service. In this article, Dmitriy talks about how their service facilitates decision-making, what startupers need to know about their competitors, and how the developers plan to enter the European market.

  23.08.2021