The Internet Initiatives Development Fund launches the ninth competitive selection for the Sprint accelerator
The Internet Initiatives Development Fund has launched the 9th round of the Sprint Accelerator. The acceptance of applications started on August 15, 2023 and will run until September 26, 2023.
Russian technology companies can take part in the selection with IT products ready for start-up and scaling of sales. Sprint Accelerator is a three-month intensive development programme for developers of IT solutions in the new Internet communication technologies: products for content management, data processing, online learning, collaboration and other tasks. The acceleration is designed for 12 weeks and is aimed at developing the management competencies necessary for business scaling and building a sales system for IT products.
The programme is implemented by Internet Initiatives Development Fund with the support of the Ministry of Digital Development of Russia under the federal project «Digital Technologies» of the national programme «Digital Economy of the Russian Federation». The current selection is the third in 2023 and the ninth ever. In total, 313 finalists of the previous Sprint accelerator selections attracted over 33,000 new customers and received an additional revenue of 410 million roubles.