Startup Tour returns to Tatarstan

On April 7, at the IT Park in Kazan, the stage of the All-Russian Startup Tour organized by the Foundation «Skolkovo» will be held. As many as 97 applications from all over the country were submitted for the contest. The winner of the grand final will receive a prize of 300,00 roubles and the opportunity to introduce the project at Startup Village.

The largest in Russia contest of technological start-ups will be held for the fifth time in Tatarstan. This year, innovators compete in three tracks. The most popular became «Information Technologies» - 47 applications, «Industrial and energy technologies» with 37 applications ranked second and «Biotechnology in medicine and agriculture» with 13 applications ranked third.

“The Startup Tour contest is a great opportunity for start-up companies to announce themselves, attract the attention of investors and receive government support. Tatarstan has always paid great attention to the development of the startup community. For more than 10 years of operation of IT Park Business Incubator over 600 startups have received the status of residents and the opportunity to take advantage of various benefits, including support of the Skolkovo Foundation,” Tatarstan Minister of Digitalization Ayrat Khayrullin said.

The Startup Tour 2022 programme will include a virtual exhibition of companies, an educational part and a contest itself, in which projects will be evaluated by recognized experts in the field of technology and business development. Participants who are not yet ready to make a broad statement will be able to participate in a face-to-face group mentoring session, receive feedback and suggestions that will help to improve the project and adapt it to interaction with venture investors. Participation in the event is free.