Second round of All-Russia programme on development and support of technology entrepreneurship Russian Startup Tour to be held in Kazan on February 6

Second round of All-Russia programme on development and support of technology entrepreneurship Russian Startup Tour will be held in Kazan on February 6 at Kazan IT-park at 10 a.m. Experts of Russian innovative and venture investment market will meet with authors of Tatarstan innovative projects.

Russian Deputy Minister of Communication and Mass Media Mark Shmulevich, Russian Deputy Minister of Finance Andrey Ivanov, the Presidential Adviser of the Skolkovo Fund Pekka Viljakainen, Board Chairman of the Skolkovo Fund Andrey Burenin will open the event.

The meeting will be held within the framework of the Road Show of development institutes Russian Startup Tour that is held on January 20 – April 27 in 27 Russian cities.

Russian Startup Tour is organized by Skolkovo Fund, Federal Agency for Youth Affairs, Russian Venture Company, State Corporation Rosnanotech (ROSNANO). It aims to find high-tech innovative projects, give impetus to development of innovative business activity in regions, help young entrepreneurs to develop efficient strategies for implementation of their projects, and lay foundation to formation of business associations and successful start-up teams.

We invite young developers of innovative projects, start-up teams, technology entrepreneurs, senior students, residents of business incubators and technology parks to take part in the events.

Russian Startup Tour 2014 is meant for innovative projects at design and initial commercialization stages.