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• Staking on Unique: ITMO’s Startup Accelerator Revamps its Approach

  This September, ITMO University’s business accelerator Future Technologies has switched to a new working format. Instead of banking on short-term acceleration programs that didn’t fully cater to each individual startup’s distinctive features and needs, FT’s novel plan involves experts and startup teams interacting on a one-on-one basis. There are some changes to the participation rules, too; any project big or small can now apply for the Future Technologies’ resident status and work its way up from developing product prototypes to upscaling the company.

  04.10.2018

• Jeffrey Donenfeld On How Russian Startups Can Enter US Market

  Jeffrey Donenfeld, Investment Manager at Boomtown Accelerator, gave an open lecture in St. Petersburg as a part of the Professional Fellows international program. He talked about why it is important to gain support of American advisers, develop your business skills and protect your IP.

  03.05.2018

• Startups to Compete for 16 Million Rubles in GenerationS Superfinal

  12 teams took part in the DemoDay for the GenerationS TechNet Track, and five winners were named. They were invited to the GenerationS Superfinal, which will take place on April 27, and where they’ll compete for the prize of 16 million rubles.

  20.03.2018

• Future Technologies Accelerator Unveils New Projects Lineup

  The fifth acceleration program Future Technologies has recently started at ITMO University; this time, a record high number of projects passed the selection process. Various startups in the fields of VR, food, videogaming, blockchain, nanotechnologies and other will be thoroughly prepared for entering the market.

  20.12.2017

• Girls4Tech Graduates Present Final Projects

  The final event of the acceleration program Girls4Tech was held at Skolkovo Technopark, where 17 teams showcased their projects. This program was organized by ITMO University, the Moscow Polytechnic University and the Moscow office of the international accelerator NUMA. Read on to find out about the winning projects.

  11.10.2017

• ITMO Business Incubator Team Attends SHIP Festival

  From July 11 to 13, the *SHIP startup-festival was held in Kotka (Finland), attended by participants from more than 20 countries. At the festival, ITMO University’s Business Incubator introduced three startups: Laeneco, Statanly Technologies and Coffee Cycle, which are currently accelerated by Future Technologies’ START program. ITMO.NEWS had a chance to talk with members of the three teams who received praise from European experts and signed preliminary contracts with investors.

  24.07.2017

• ITMO Student Wins Phil.Tech Accelerator’s Marathon of Ideas

  ITMO University’s Master’s program student Roman Malyushkin is the winner of the Marathon of Ideas that was held on July 8 in St. Petersburg as part of the Phil.Tech accelerator organized by Rybakov Foundation in collaboration with ITMO University. The student developed the concept of a service that would make work easier for medical centers, blood banks and volunteers and would help donors avoid lines and stay up-to-date on the upcoming blood drive events.

  11.07.2017