Experts of the Opportunity Accelerator, one of the largest Russian operators of innovation activity (according to a study by Dsight), shared their forecast of trends in the Russian venture market for 2024, as well as the company's strategic plans and current results of the “Startup Valley”, the largest acceleration program for technology companies in Russia
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”.
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