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24 January 2023
2023 Global outlook. A new investment playbook

Blackrock specialists in their annual review of key trends in the financial markets are looking for answers to the questions that 2022 has asked.

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3 August 2020
High-tech business in Russian regions, 2020, the National Report

The third edition of the National Report highlights regions with favorable conditions where resources are concentrated for high technologies development, as well as regions that have already succeeded in non-resource sector developing. The global goal of the Report is to identify potential points of non-resource growth of the Russian economy.

Research
28 May 2020
Adapting to a New Innovation Reality: Trends, Technologies, Prospects

Adapting to a New Innovation Reality: Trends, Technologies, Prospects is an analytical report by GenerationS. The paper examines the current global situation and its impact on companies’ attempts to innovate, both in Russia, and worldwide.

Expert opinion
6 May 2020
It Is Important to Be Flexible: How Start-ups Reshape Their Business during the Crisis

Innovations industry is feeling the effects of the COVID-19 crisis too: many start-ups have ended up in a risk zone. Yet, there are those who managed to reshape their business in time to fit the current needs. Ekaterina Petrova, Managing Director of GenerationS Corporate Accelerator told of successful examples in its experience. Many of them will have representatives at the Science Fest International Festival of Science and Innovation that the Roscongress Foundation will hold on 24–26 July 2020.


Expert opinion
5 May 2020
“We must now test completely new hypotheses in the face of uncertainty”

Anton Pronin, Acceleration Director of Skolkovo’s IT cluster, offers step-by-step instructions to startups for surviving a pandemic. The cluster is a partner of the Roscongress Foundation’s Innovation Space, and participates in every event hosted by the platform, including the Science Fest Innovation and Science Festival which is to take place online 24–26 July 2020.

Articles
23 December 2019
When, how, and from whom should a startup seek help?

The article written by Dmitry Filatov for Inc. deals with means of support for startups depending on their stage of development.

Articles
23 December 2019
Ekaterina Petrova: Startups can help corporations meet ambitious targets

In an interview to Inc., Ekaterina Petrova, Managing Director of GenerationS, a federal-level tech startup accelerator organized by the Russian Venture Company, spoke about the advantages that searching for new startups gives to traditional industries and about ways to implement tech projects in corporations.

Articles
31 October 2019
Economy of the Future: Views of the New Generation of Investors

In the current article investment patterns of active entrepreneurs from the, so called, «Millennium» generation, are revealed using conceptual and practical approaches from the point of view of their motives, priorities and strategies of investing. The article also considers the impact of changing structure of future production and consumption systems onto the modifying international business models.

Articles
29 August 2019
A Startup Springboard

The Roscongress Foundation helps promote promising tech companies in Russia. This is the second year that the eastern economic forum has included the innovation space, an area hosting specialized sessions, seminars, and master classes from leading mentors and corporate and investment fund representatives. One of the most promising events in the space is the presentation of the best innovative startups from the business priority project. We take a look at some of these projects.

Articles
3 June 2019
Stop Moaning Why being pessimistic in Russia is no longer cool

What makes the difference between a successful country and an unsuccessful one? One thing — ingrained faith in the effectiveness of reform. For a very long time, Russia had been a chronically sad country. But things are beginning to change, especially in the world of business. We talked to three entrepreneurs, who are working to build a ‘culture of optimism’ in Russia, each in their own way. Sometimes even without knowing it.

Research
11 February 2019
Venture Barometer 2018: A Study of the Russian Venture Capital Market

The report presents the results of the annual study of the Russian venture capital market carried out by the Venture Barometer project in partnership with Russian Venture Company (RVC). The data obtained through a survey reflect dynamics and main trends of the VC market.


Expert opinion
6 September 2018
“Ideas themselves are worth very little”

One of the key themes of EEF 2018 is the digital economy. Alexander Galitsky, founder of venture fund Almaz Capital and one of the bestknown entrepreneurs in the Russian IT industry, discusses whether it has become more difficult for Russian companies to break into the international market, the culture of buying innovation in Russia, and why blockchain is the future.