Forecast of trends that will affect the state of the market
● Growth of investments at the seed stage, due to the development of digital platforms for finding startups, as well as the development of regional accelerators for the needs of high-tech industries and the need for innovative developments at an early stage
● Maintaining the trend for investments in software
● Maintaining high demand for import substitution
● Activation of accelerators and programs necessary to support projects and attract investments
● Changing the positioning of startups and switching to a dividend model
● Growing trend towards the activation of corporations in the field of high-tech development (creation of their own venture studios and corporate accelerators to find new technological solutions on the market, as well as a change in priority ways of developing corporate innovations)
● Active development of regional innovation centers
● Strengthening the role of the state and corporations in the venture market
“Startup Valley”: project status as of February 2024:
● The total number of projects in the funnel - 1436
● The number of projects that received pilot integrations - 342
● The volume of bank financing exceeded 1 billion rubles
● The total volume of contracts in the domestic market is estimated at more than 500 million rubles
● 35 million rubles have already been attracted to implement innovative projects within the program
● More than 80% of companies increased revenue and profit, and also improved key performance indicators
Strategic plans of the “Opportunity Accelerator”:
● Implementation of projects for the comprehensive digitalization of business processes of large companies
● Formation of a strong personnel reserve in the field of R&D and innovation, expansion of presence in the regions of the Russian Federation
● New project financing mechanisms
“Over the past two years, the venture market in Russia has faced a high level of uncertainty and difficulty in forecasting the economic situation. However, as a result of working with almost 1,500 projects within the framework of the “Startup Valley” and the acquired deep expertise, we managed to form a clear consolidated understanding of how the Russian innovation market will develop as a whole, and how to build work there. The financial results and KPIs of companies participating in this acceleration program once again confirm this,” — commented Maxim Vozhagov, General Director, Opportunity Accelerator at the MSU Science and Technology Park “Vorobyovy Gory”.