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An annual technology award for all players in the innovation market
new opportunities for scaling projects
Recognition among leaders
the foundation of commercial success and reputation
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Market attention
Broad visibility and recognition
New partnerships
and business contacts with market leaders
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new opportunities for scaling projects
and put your project forward
and put your project forward
Explosive Growth
For startups with the strongest revenue growth over the past year
Best Youth Startup
For young founders who have built a working product, validated demand, and are ready to scale
Best AI Solution
For startups building strong AI-powered products
Best Urban Innovation
For solutions that improve city life and help develop the urban environment
International Expansion
For startups confidently entering international markets and growing their exports
Most Active Startup Studio
For startup studios that launch the most ventures and help them grow
Most Active Venture Fund
For funds actively investing in tech startups across different stages
Most Active Business Angel
For business angels with the most prominent investment activity in tech startups
Most Active Business Angel Club
For clubs most actively engaged in deal-making and startup support
Best Exit
For the most notable and successful exit from a technology asset
Best Innovative Startup Engagement Initiative
For companies launching new and effective formats of startup collaboration
Best Startup Pilot
For the strongest pilot projects delivered by a corporation together with a startup
Best Systematic Startup Engagement Practice
For companies that have built a mature, sustainable system for working with startups
Best Regional Practice in Supporting Startups and Venture Investors
For regions with the most effective support system for startups and the venture market
Best University Tech Entrepreneurship Ecosystem
For universities leading the way in fostering an entrepreneurial environment and supporting entrepreneurial initiatives
Best Media Project on Tech Entrepreneurship
For media projects that tell the story of tech entrepreneurship best
Best Tech Journalist
For journalists who cover technology and innovation with flair and professionalism
Resident, participant, or partner status unlocks additional benefits
Online venture hub
For finding and launching technology and investment partnerships
An ecosystem for startups
Grants, investment, and acceleration programs for businesses and innovators
Resident, participant, or partner status unlocks additional benefits
from application to triumph on stage
July 21 – August 31, 2026
Call for applications
Put your project forward — apply in your chosen category
September 1–20, 2026
Competitive selection
Initial screening of applications and selection of award recipients
September 30, 2026
Awards ceremony
A gala ceremony honoring innovation market players for best practices
from application to triumph on stage
highlights of 2025
highlights of 2025
the biggest names and breakthrough projects
EXPLOSIVE GROWTH
DAILO
An AI-powered conversational training platform for large-scale upskilling of frontline staff
INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION 
SmartPlayer
A multimedia screen management platform
BEST AI SOLUTION
NVI Solutions
An intelligent industrial safety system powered by edge AI
BEST URBAN INNOVATION
TION
An air quality monitoring and climate equipment management system
YOUNG FOUNDER
Tyumen NefteTechnologii
Innovative chemical reagents for the oil and gas industry
MOST ACTIVE VENTURE FUND
Voskhod Fund
A private venture capital fund (anchor investor: Interros Group), Moscow and Vladivostok
MOST ACTIVE BUSINESS ANGEL
Martin Kohlhauser
MOST ACTIVE STARTUP STUDIO
Startup Studio of the Grozny State Oil Technical University (GSTOU)
Grozny, Russia
MOST ACTIVE BUSINESS ANGEL CLUB
Investor Club of Siberia, the Urals, and the Russian Far East
BEST CORPORATE PRACTICE
Industrix
Gazprom Neft's acceleration program in exploration and production
BEST STARTUP PILOT
VkusVill х AgroQualifier
BEST INNOVATIVE STARTUP ENGAGEMENT INITIATIVE
MOEX START
A Moscow Exchange service for raising over-the-counter investment for fast-growing late-stage (pre-IPO) companies
BEST REGIONAL PRACTICE IN WORKING WITH STARTUPS AND VENTURE INVESTORS
Akademgorodok Business Incubator
A support ecosystem covering every key stage of a tech startup's growth
BEST UNIVERSITY PRACTICE IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT 
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT)
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION IN MEDIA
Startups and Business (VC.RU)
The largest platform for next-generation entrepreneurs on the Russian internet
BEST TECH JOURNALIST
Maria Nedyuk
Science Editor at the Izvestia newspaper
the biggest names and breakthrough projects
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