Spirit has got $ 1 million from Skolkovo for development of a navigation program

Spirit-Navigation Company (member of Spirit Group) has got $ 1 million grant from Skolkovo Foundation for development of hybrid receiver GPS+”Glonass” for indoor navigation.

RVC will render an expert support to the "Technostart:Ural" competition

Russian Venture Company will render an expert support to the Open competition of innovation mechanical engineering projects “Technostart:Ural” organized by the “United Mechanical Engineering” Group and the Ural Federal University named after B.N. Yeltzin.

IPOboard and "Strogino" Technopark starting co-operation

In January, "Strogino" Technopark and IPOboard signed Agreement on co-operation.

Program of 1st Yenisei Venture Fair

We offer you the Program of 1st Yenisei Venture Fair

Russian Venture Fair for the first time will be held in Novosibirsk

On December 10, Vasily Yurchenko, the Novosibirsk Oblast Governor hold a business meeting with Albina Nikkonen, executive Director of Russian Venture Capital Association.

Memorandum of Understanding between Russian Venture Capital Association (RVCA) and French Venture Capital Association (AFIC)

November 27, 2012, Paris – Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Executive Director of RVCA and Chairman of French Venture Capital Association (AFIC). The document includes the main clauses on collaboration in innovation sphere as well as the order of actions directed to bilateral cooperation in the venture capital area.

Albina Nikkonen took part in the Russian-Taiwan Innovation Forum

Within the framework of acting Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed by Russian Venture Capital Association (RVCA) and Chinese Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA) on October 4, 2012, Albina Nikkonen, the RVCA Executive Director, took part in the Russian-Taiwan Innovation Forum and in the largest innovation exhibition of China − China Hi-Tech Fair.

RVC SmartFuture: Russian and international experts notify of high potential of the Russian technology investment market

The most efficient instruments of new high-tech projects financing, advantages of large corporations’ venture funds and their cooperation with R&D departments, effective networking of start-ups and investors – these and many other issues were under discussion at the InvestDay events within the RVC Smart Future program.

RVC SmartFuture: the LP Unlimited Conference showed the actuality of private capital attracting to venture sphere

Within the frames of “Open Innovations” Forum, the LP Unlimited Conference was conducted for existing and potential investors in technological start-ups – Limited Partners и General Partners. The prospects for private and corporate investments attraction in venture capital industry was under discussion at the Conference.

The MARCHMONT Business LAB experts will put innovators wise to new investment opportunities on November 14–16 in Penza Oblast, Russia.

November 14–16, in Penza Oblast, Russia, MARCHMONT Capital Partners will present a new program – a conference and individual consultations for innovators of MARCHMONT Business Lab: “Commercialization of technologies demanded by market – best practices in the area of the intellectual property rights protection and transfer of technologies”.

BVCA Summit

Meeting between Albina Nikkonen, CEO of RVCA, and Mark Florman, Director General of BVCA, took place on October 18 in London within the frames of Summit that was organized by the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA). The meeting has become one more step towards building the lasting partnership between the Associations, which was declared in the signed in 2011 Memorandum of Understanding.

RVCA–AFIC – alliance of associates

October 17, in Paris, at the session of Russian-French work group on cooperation in the innovation sphere, a meeting of Albina Nikkonen, CEO of RVCA, and Paul Perpère, Managing Director of French Private Equity Association (AFIC), took place.

Russian Venture Capital Association (RVCA) and Chinese Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA) signed Memorandum of Understanding

In the framework of the Forum "Global Innovation Partnership 2012" which was conducted on October 2−4 in Moscow, Russian Venture Capital Association (RVCA) and Chinese Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (CVCA) signed Memorandum of Understanding.

Format of 13th Russian Ventuire Fair & 3rd Baikal Venture Fair

We offer you the Format of 13th Russian Venture Fair and 3rd Baikal Venture Fair.

50 best startups have been selected for the International Conference and Startup Exhibition

207 startups took part in the screening process, competing for the chance to pitch to the leading Russian and European VCs and Angels.