Built in the village of Skolkovo, a few kilometers from Moscow, the Russian “Silicon Valley” is the largest technopark in Europe (almost 100,000 m²) and a marvel of engineering.

The Technopark is a research and innovation center in five areas for Russia: energy, information technology, telecommunications, biomedicine and nuclear technology.

The facility provides its startups with offices and laboratories, R&D infrastructure, acceleration, mentoring programs and so on. The Park also hosts pitch sessions from leading experts, scientists and business leaders. Skolkovo is a unique platform of unexpected ideas and innovative solutions with more than 80,000 innovators

It is the first and largest incubator in Russia. Launched in 2009 in Kazan, the IT-Park brings together more than 150 companies today.

The park provides startups with an access to their expert database, accounting and legal support, project management and marketing, assistance in attracting investments etc.

The technopark has its own data center (data processing center) for which 200 companies use the services such as Microsoft, ABBYY LS, Acronis, ICL-KPO BC, FIX, and others.

The park also has a training center: the IT-Academy which helps you master the knowledge and skills that will allow you to thrive within an IT company or establish your own.

Inaugurated by Dimitri Medvedev in June 2015, Innopolis is a new city entirely dedicated to information technology and R&D. It is the symbol of the entrepreneurial influence of Tatarstan, one of the most dynamic republics of the Russian Federation.

The city’s economy is based on high-tech industries. Today, Innopolis hosts more than 80 startups, most of them in the field of IT security, blockchain, big data. Companies like Michelin or Renault have come to establish technological partnerships with some of the most innovative companies.

The city features a Technopark for IT businesses and a University with a research center specializing in modern information technologies and in R&D.