The Startup tour is an annual event of the Skolkovo Foundation, one of the largest and longest-running projects in Russia aimed at supporting technological entrepreneurship in the regions and involving them in the innovation ecosystem of the country and the world.
In 2023, the Startup Tour returns to an offline format: Perm will host it on April 7. Applications are accepted until March 28.
The main elements of the event programme:
- competition of startups in the areas of "information technology", "biotechnology in medicine and agriculture", "industrial and energy technologies"
- mentoring sessions for all semi-finalists of the competition
- mentor panel on the day of the event, available to everyone, regardless of participation in the competition
- panel discussion with the participation of representatives of regional authorities and a number of other sessions on the topic of the creative industry
- networking (through the “Participants” section of the website, you can send a personal message to any of them and arrange a meeting)
- an online exhibition of technological projects of the Startup Tour (in your personal account, tick “I want to apply for participation in an online exhibition”, open the “Exhibition” section, fill out a questionnaire about your project and wait for confirmation from the organizing committee).
The prize fund includes a prize for winners amounting to 300,000 roubles and a ticket to the Startup Village 2023 conference for technology entrepreneurs.