The KazanExpress marketplace plans to attract investments from AliExpress Russia and enter new regions, including Moscow.

 
 By the end of this year, the AliExpress Russia trading platform will increase its controlling stake in the KazanExpress marketplace. At the same time, the attraction of funds will not affect the independence of the company.

 
 It is expected that the new investment round will allow the marketplace to "become the leader in the number of orders among Russian sites by 2024." At the same time, KazanExpress plans to enter Moscow, St. Petersburg, Siberia, and southern regions. The construction of a new logistics complex with an area of ​​more than 1 million square meters has already begun. meters. KazanExpress currently owns pick-up points in 91 cities in 18 regions of Russia.

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 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/linar.khusnullin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Linar Khusnullin</a>, General Director of <a href="https://kazanexpress.ru/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">KazanExpress</a>

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 Earlier, AliExpress Russia has already <a href="https://rb.ru/news/aliexpress-rossiya/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">invested</a> billions of rubles in the marketplace, having received 30% of the company. The expansion of the company's ecosystem can also be traced. In particular, the launch of express delivery of groceries and goods, virtual kiosks and functionality for the self-employed. As for the IPO, the placement of shares is possible next year.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/marketpleis-kazanexpress-planiruet-privlechenie-investitsii-ot-aliexpress-rossiia-i-vykhod-na-novye-regiony-vkliuchaia-moskvu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

RB.ru

KazanExpress to Raise Investments from AliExpress Russia, Heads to Moscow 

Center for design, construction and operation of data centers Liberum Navitas has launched an investment project to create a network of commercial data centers, which will be united by a single fiber-optic communication line.

 
 The project provides for the construction of 15 support data centers. Moscow, St. Petersburg, Murmansk, Kaliningrad, Sevastopol, Sochi, Volgograd, Nizhny Novgorod, Tyumen, Novy Urengoy, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Khabarovsk and Vladivostok were chosen as the nodal points.

 
 Each of them provides for the placement of 500 server racks. At the same time, the largest data center will be built in Moscow, where 2 thousand racks will be placed. It is expected to deploy a network of data centers in two years.

 
 The costs are estimated at $674 million (48 billion rubles). It is assumed that Liberum Navitas and partners will invest about 10% of the funds in the project, the rest will be attracted from third-party investors. The company clarified that state participation in the project is not envisaged.

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CNews

Liberum Navitas to Build Data Centers in 15 Russian Cities 

The government is discussing the issue of transferring the 3.4-3.8 GHz frequency range for the deployment of 5G networks by cellular operators in Moscow. According to Forbes, citing a source, negotiations on the possible use of these frequencies in the capital are already underway with the mayor's office.

 
 According to the representative of the Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko, the most popular 3.4-3.8 GHz frequency range in the world is not used in Russia for the deployment of 5G networks due to the fact that it is actively used by law enforcement agencies.

 
 The interlocutor of Forbes in one of the telecom companies said that the transfer of frequencies to operators in the capital can demonstrate that the parties are able to work on these frequencies at the same time. He also added that the project can be extended to the entire territory of the country. Representatives of MTS and MegaFon declined to comment.

 
 Earlier, the State Commission on Radio Frequencies has already rejected applications from operators for the allocation of this frequency range, even for testing. Operators were offered to deploy 5G networks in the 4.8-4.99 GHz range, but, in their opinion, this “exceeds investment opportunities”, since the accumulated loss of operators from the use of 4.8-4.99 GHz frequencies by 2030 will amount to 354 , 3 billion rubles and will grow until 2040.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/v-moskve-sotovym-operatoram-mogut-peredat-chastoty-3-4-3-8-ggts-dlia-5g-kotorymi-polzuiutsia-voennye/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Forbes

Moscow Telecoms May Get 3.4-3.8 GHz Frequencies for 5G Used by the Military

Russian companies can show up to sevenfold growth in economic indicators after placing their shares on the stock exchange. This was told at a round table on the Russian capital market held in the center of New York.

 
 Victor Remsha, General Partner of Finsight Ventures Fund, noted that the capitalization of the eight largest Russian high-tech companies has doubled in 2.5 years. According to him, Russia demonstrates impressive indicators in terms of the size of the technology market. In particular, about 63 million people use electronic services in Russia, their total spending on the Internet is about $45.6 billion (3.2 trillion rubles).

 
 In addition, Russian developers managed to create analogs of electronic services widespread in the world, from ordering a taxi to distance learning, he said.

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 <a href="https://ru.linkedin.com/in/victor-remsha-56616590" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Victor Remsha</a>, the General Partner of the <a href="http://finsightvc.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Finsight Ventures</a>, founder and owner of the Finam Group

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TASS

Experts Note the Growing Interest of Foreign Investors in the Russian Tech

My.Games, a Mail.ru Group's investment division, has invested $3 million (216 million rubles) in two Moscow-based game studios, VOX and Tworogue Games, as well as Wideview Games in Minsk, Belarus.

 
 Thus, My.Games has acquired minority stakes in the studios with control options. The exact amount of investments in each developer was not disclosed.

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 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-nikolsky/?originalSubdomain=ru" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Vladimir Nikolsky</a>, co-founder of My.Games

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 Earlier it was <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mail-ru-group-invests-over-82-million-in-game-development-in-four-years/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">reported </a>that in four years Mail.ru Group's investments in the development of game projects exceeded $82 million (6 billion rubles). Since the beginning of this year, the division has concluded 10 deals with startups.

 
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VC.ru

Two Moscow-Based Game Studios Attract Investments from Mail.ru Group 

A new aggregator <a href="https://baza.vc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Baza VC</a> has been launched in Russia, which contains information on financing companies with founders from the CIS. According to the founder of the project, Alexei Mosolov, it is intended for entrepreneurs, investors, analysts and managers.

 
 At the moment, the aggregator contains several thousand records about investors, companies and their founders. Information includes contacts, classification by industry, stage, amount, and dates of foundation and funding rounds.

 
 The data is generated through parsing and natural language processing. Business media, ecosystem partners Crunchbase (contains data on more than 4 thousand venture capital firms), Dealroom (a database of more than 1 million organizations: from startups to companies worth more than $ 1 billion), PitchBook are used as sources.

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 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexmosolov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lex Molosov</a>, the Founder of <a href="https://baza.vc/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Baza VC</a>

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 Earlier, the launch of the online platform SberUnity for the interaction of startups, venture capitalists and corporations <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/sberbank-launches-sberunity-platform-for-startups-vcs-and-corporations/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">was reported</a>. With its help, investors will be able to receive an additional tool for finding startups, and large companies will be able to select relevant startups from the list or post their own requests technologies.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/v-rossii-zapustili-agregator-informatsii-o-finansirovanii-kompanii-s-osnovateliami-iz-sng/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Aggregator of Financial Information on Startups with Founders from CIS Launched in Russia

Investments in a joint venture created by <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/cards/?tags=Yandex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yandex</a>, the Lanit group of companies, a manufacturer of computer equipment Gigabyte and VTB bank, will amount to around $14 million (over 1 billion rubles).

 
 The plant will manufacture servers, storage systems, gateways and smart device components under the Openyard brand. The first devices are slated for release by the end of 2022.

 
 The commissioning work will be carried out by <a href="https://www.gigabyte.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gigabyte</a>'s specialists, and Yandex developments and technologies will be used in the server design. The production will be located in the Ryazan region.

 
 The agreement between the companies to establish a joint venture <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/yandex-lanit-gigabyte-and-vtb-will-create-a-joint-venture-to-produce-servers-in-russia/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">was announced</a> in early June. Then it was reported that Yandex and Gigabyte would provide patents, technologies and their own development of server hardware, <a href="https://lanit.ru/en/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Lanit</a> would provide the enterprise with distribution and service centers, while VTB Bank would serve as a financial investor.

 
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Yandex, Lanit, Gigabyte and VTB to Invest $14 Million in a Server Manufacturing Plant

Sberbank has created an online platform for interaction between startups, venture capitalists and corporations.

 
 With its help, investors will receive an additional tool for finding startups. Large companies will be able to select relevant startups from the list or place their own requests for certain technologies. Startups themselves will be able to independently respond to applications from funds and corporations.

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 The company expects that by the end of 2022 the number of Russian and foreign participants of the platform will exceed 5 thousand. There will also be functionality for advisers, accelerators as well as development institutions.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/sber-zapustil-platformu-sberunity-dlia-startapov-venchurnykh-investorov-i-korporatsii/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Sberbank

Sberbank Launches SberUnity Platform for Startups, VCs and Corporations

Moscow-based Brandquad raises 2.5 million euros from Skolkovo Ventures (1.5 million euros) and BPI France (1 million euros) to expand its international presence and open a research and development center.

 
 The raised funds were provided in the form of a convertible loan and a soft loan. <a href="https://www.forbes.ru/svoi-biznes/441485-startap-brandquad-privlek-eur2-5-mln-ot-fonda-skolkovo-i-bpi-france" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">According</a> to Forbes, 62% of the raised funds will be used to develop marketing and sales of Brandquad products in the markets of Europe, the Middle East and the USA. The rest of the funds will be used to develop the company’s products. For this purpose the company will establish a research and development center in Lille (France).

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 The startup raised funds from investors in previous years: <a href="http://firrma.ru/data/news/8792/?sphrase_id=36592" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> $28,750 </a> (2.1 million rubles) in the pre-seed round from IIDF in 2016, another <a href="https://www.iidf.ru/media/articles/fond/frii-investiruet-15-mln-rubley-v-pervuyu-v-rossii-pim-sistemu/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$205,350</a> (15 million rubles) from IIDF in 2017, and <a href="https://www.forbes.ru/tehnologii/372897-toplivo-dlya-it-rossiyskiy-startap-brandquad-privlek-1875-mln-rubley" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">$2.5 million</a> (187 million rubles) from IIDF and other investors in 2018.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/brandquad-privlek-eur2-5-mln-na-razvitie-i-sozdanie-tsentra-issledovanii-i-razrabotok/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Startup Brandquad Raises 2.5 Million Euros for its R&D Center

The investment fund My.Games Venture Capital (owned by Mail.ru Group) has invested more than $82 million (6 billion rubles) in the development of game projects in four years, according to Vladimir Nikolsky, co-founder of My.Games and COO of Mail.ru Group.

 
 45 studios have received investments, of which only seven have achieved the "desired results" and have fully joined My.Games, Nikolsky said. The largest investments of $27 million (2 billion rubles) went to the Novosibirsk team of Deus Craft, the most modest investments (about $ 150,000) were put into the Belarusian studio Swag Masha.

 
 In the first half of this year, My.Games' revenue increased to $301 million (22.1 billion rubles).

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 <a href="https://ru.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-nikolsky" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Vladimir Nikolsky,</a> Chief Operating Officer of Mail.ru Group

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 In September 2021, My.Games <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mail-ru-group-buys-controlling-stake-at-belarusian-gaming-company-mamboo-games/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">has acquired </a>a controlling stake in the Belarusian hyper-casual game developer Mamboo Games with payment of more than $2 million at the close, as well as a deferred payment, the amount of which will be determined depending on the performance of the business.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/mail-ru-group-za-chetyre-goda-vlozhila-v-razrabotku-igr-svyshe-6-mlrd-rublei/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Mail.ru Group Invests Over $82 Million in Game Development in Four Years

The Deputy Minister of Economic Development Vladislav Fedulov in an interview with Vedomosti newspaper named the preliminary criteria for including companies in the category of ecosystems. These include a "tight internal integration of related services other than the anchor business" and an "ongoing investment in digital innovation across industries."

 
 The main features of an ecosystem, according to Fedulov, are the presence of a “network effect”, as well as a "plurality of third-party economic activities, the number of services for consumers, a loyalty system, a logistic cut."

 
 He noted that the ministry will offer quantitative metrics for these signs, but without specific indicators for each of them. Regulation, according to Fedulov, should be the same for banking and non-banking ecosystems. “I admit that there will be a high-level framework law that will establish general principles of regulation, a kind of an ecosystem constitution,” the deputy minister said.

 
 Fedulov also admitted that the norms for regulating ecosystems can either be included in the fifth antimonopoly package (currently not adopted), or they will be highlighted in a separate bill.

 
 Earlier, the Ministry of Economic Development <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/ministry-of-economic-development-presented-the-concept-of-ecosystem-regulation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">presented</a> a roadmap for regulating the activities of companies developing various digital services based on one ecosystem.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/vladislav-fedulov-rasskazal-o-predvaritelnykh-kriteriiakh-dlia-vkliucheniia-kompanii-v-kategoriiu-ekosistem/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Vedomosti

Ministry of Economic Development Names the Key Criteria for the Development of Ecosystems

RBC media holding has completed a deal with RU-WEB.Investments for the sale of 100% of the domain registration service RU-Center Group (operates under the brands Ru-center, R01 Registrar and SpaceWeb).

 
 As a result of the agreement, RBC received 25% in RU-WEB.Investments, another 75% went to a consortium of investors (the leader is the investment company Proxima Capital Group). RBC also received cash from the sale of Ru-center, with the exact amount not disclosed.

 
 The CEO of RBC Nikolay Molibog noted the investment attractiveness of RU-Center Group. “We view RU-Center Group as an investment case: we not only keep the asset within RBC holding, but also get new partners and resources for its full-fledged development”.

 
 The new company is expected to build a digital ecosystem of services for small and medium-sized businesses and increase business capitalization not through domains and hosting, but through services, Molibog said.

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 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/nmolibog" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Nikolay Molibog</a>, the CEO of RBC

 
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 RBC became the owner of the main asset of RU-Center Group in 2012, having bought out the stake for $12.6 million (920 million rubles). At the end of 2020, the revenue of the Digital Infrastructure segment, which included RU-Center, amounted to $36.3 million (2.64 billion rubles). Earlier the company <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/rbc-to-sell-its-digital-infrastructure-division/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">announced</a> that the sale plan was approved back in April. Around that time, the search for a potential buyer began.

 
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RBC Sells Domain Registration Service Ru-Center

<a href="https://ict.moscow/en/cards/?tags=Yandex" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Yandex</a> intends to invest $30 million by the end of next year in the development of its cloud platform Yandex.Cloud in Germany.

 
 The IT company has already begun training and setting up a representative office in this country. The funds at the initial stage will be used to purchase equipment and rent data centers. The infrastructure will be located on the basis of three German sites.

 
 In addition, Yandex.Cloud also announced the G-Cloud project, a cloud service that, according to the company, will meet the security and safety requirements for hosting state information systems on it. It is slated to launch by the end of 2022.

 
 Yandex also <a href="https://rb.ru/news/cloud-desktop-g-cloud/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">announced</a> the launch of Yandex Cloud Desktop service as part of Yandex.Cloud. It will allow creating up to a thousand virtual workplaces in the cloud, Yandex notes.

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 Earlier it was <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/yandex-clouds-revenue-for-the-first-half-of-2021-hits-15-million/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">reported</a> that the total revenue of the cloud platform in the first half of this year reached $15 million (1.1 billion rubles), which is 3.4 times more than in the same period last year.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/iandeks-investiruet-30-mln-v-razvitie-svoego-oblachnogo-servisa-v-germanii/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Yandex to Invest $30 Million in its Cloud Service in Germany

The Chefmarket food delivery service with recipes has attracted “several million euros” from the German service <a href="https://www.hellofresh.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">HelloFresh</a>, which operates on a similar model, in exchange for a 10% stake, according to HelloFresh’s representative.

 
 The funds raised by Chefmarket will be used, among other things, to expand production and launch new products. Previously, investors of the service included Addventure, Mitsui & Co and Elbrus Capital.

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 The revenue of ChefMarket in 2020 exceeded $13.7 million (1 billion rubles), while the sales profit reached $1.3 million (99.6 million rubles) and company’s net profit amounted to $2,466 (179 thousand rubles).

 
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Delivery Service Chefmarket Raises Investments from HelloFresh

A Service for taxi drivers Muver, which collects orders from taxi aggregators and delivery services in one application, raised $1.2 million for development in the US market.

 
 The lead investor was the Russian venture capital fund Xploration Capital, the investment fund Baring Vostok, the Rapid Ladder Capital fund, the investment company A.Partners and the syndicate of investors of the Angelsdeck club also participated in the deal. The value of Muver was estimated at $8 million. Investors will receive 15% of its shares.

 
 According to the company, Muver's revenue reached $100,000 in 2020, while the number of paying users exceeded 1,500.

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 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/stanislav.levykin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Stanislav Levykin</a>, CEO of Gig Partners

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 Muver app was launched in 2018 by a Moscow company Smart City Technology. Two years later, Muver left the domestic market and began developing in the United States. The legal entity Gig Partners is engaged in the further development of the service.

 
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Aggregator for Taxi Drivers Muver Raises $1.2 Million for Development

A venture studio Sinteza was created in Moscow, which will develop startups with the prospect of entering the global market. The company will invest in early-stage projects in the areas of PropTech, EdTech, HR-Tech, Fintech, e-commerce, and retail.

 
 It is also assumed that the studio will help startups with product development, close the missing functions in the field of marketing, recruiting, and finance.

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 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ilya.krivorot" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Ilya Krivorot</a>, the Managing Partner of Sinteza

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 The founders of the venture studio include entrepreneurs Ilya Krivorot, Dmitry Podluzhny, ex-owner of Svyaznoy Maxim Nogotkov amoung others.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/sozdannaya-venchurnaya-studiya-sinteza-zajmetsya-razvitiem-i-masshtabirovaniem-startapov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

New Venture Studio for Startups Development and Scaling Created in Moscow

VTB, one of the leading Russian banks, is in the process of purchasing the PAYMO processing company, with the deal amounting to $13.7 million (1 billion rubles).

 
 According to experts, the deal will be beneficial for VTB, since PAYMO offers a convenient platform for accepting payments. It will also allow VTB to update the processing center and attract new customers from the field of online sales in various fields.

 
 VTB itself did not comment on the deal, but noted that they pay increased attention to the development of digital products and services. According to SPARK, the full owner of the company is Luxembourg-based PAYMO Investments SA. It cooperates with over 100 utility providers, conducting up to 30 thousand transactions daily.

 
 Last year, VTB <a href="https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4888707" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">acquired </a>software from the processing company OpenWay, to which a significant part of the bank's operations was eventually transferred. In addition, VTB owns holdings in the processing company MultiCarta.

 
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Kommersant

VTB to Acquire Processing Company PAYMO

Moscow-based customer data service (CDM) provider KonnektU has raised $1.6 million (120 million rubles) from MTS for the development of its online platform and data analysis tools as well as expanding sales channels and strengthening the team.

 
 In the future, the company plans to create new products and services with MTS for "analyzing consumer behavior in online and offline channels”, KonnectU stated.

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 KonnektU allows businesses to collect customer profiles from multiple channels, helping them to set up personalized ads campaigns. As for 2021, the company's databases contain more than 60 million customer IDs.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/servis-upravleniia-klientskimi-dannymi-konnektu-privlek-120-mln-rub-na-razvitie/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian) </a>

CDM service KonnektU Raises $1.6 Million 

The global crowdsourced delivery service Dostavista with Russian roots has raised $35 million, changing its international brand to Borzo.

 
 The Funding round C was led by Flashpoint, AddVenture, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), as well as VNV Global (Sweden) and the Mubadala (UAE), with terms of the deal undisclosed. Using the raised funds, the company plans to strengthen its international position under the new brand and develop new products.

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 <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-alexandrovski-ab37551/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mike Alexandrovsk</a>i and <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dmitry-n-zubkov/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dmitry Zubkov</a>, the founders of <a href="https://borzodelivery.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dostavista (Borzo)</a>

 
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 Borzo (formerly Dostavista) was founded in Moscow in 2012 by entrepreneurs Mike Alexandrovski and Dmitry Zubkov. According to the company’s <a href="https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/dostavista" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">profile</a> on Crunchbase, it currently operates in 10 countries under the brand Borzo with headquarter in Amsterdam. Its Russian service retained the brand name Dostavista.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/platforma-borzo-razvivaiushchaia-servis-dostavista-privlekla-35-mln/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Delivery Service Dostavista Raises $35 Million, Rebrands to Borzo

The international investment company GETVISION will create a venture fund Fintech Family Fundwill a valuation of $13.5 million (1 billion rubles) for startups at pre-seed and seed stages.

 
 The fund will focus on projects in the field of e-commerce, fintech, B2B software, startups with a SaaS business model, as well as companies developing AI and machine learning technologies. Priority will be given to MVP projects operating in fast-growing markets with validated demand. The volume of investments in one company is planned to be from $200,500 to $1.3 million (15-100 million rubles).

 
 According to the founder of GETVISION, Daria Vasilyeva, the company plans to open another fund with a focus on Series A/B in early 2024. Its investment volume will be $100 million (7.3 billion rubles).

 
 The founders of the Fintech Family Fund also include the founder of the Talkbank fintech platform Mikhail Popov and the co-founder of the AdTech platform Perfluence Maria Skurova.

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 <a href="https://ru.linkedin.com/in/dvasylieva" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dasha Vasyliyeva</a>, the founder of <a href="https://get-vision.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">GETVISION</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/popovmb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Mikhail Popov</a>, the founder of <a href="https://talkbank.io/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Talkbank</a>

 
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 GETVISION is an international private investment boutique with core focus on PE&VC deals. The company was founded in Moscow in 2018, with offices in Moscow and London.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/investkompaniia-getvision-zapustit-venchurnyi-fond-obemom-1-mlrd-rub-dlya-startapov-rannih-stadij/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original ( in Russian) </a>

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Investor GETVISION to Create a New Venture Fund 

DestraLegal, a Moscow-based startup that develops an online service for solving legal problems, raised $1 million in the second round led by investor Max Gutbrod as well as managers of Russian companies Bonum Capital and EXBiCO Group. DestraLegal plans to use these funds to increase brand awareness and expand the range of cases covered.

 
 The service offers users a selection of legal protection options to solve the problem, providing the necessary documents. If it is possible, the service sends the documents for the client and helps in negotiations with the defendant.

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 Connect with

 
 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/daniel.feldman.773" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Daniel Feldman</a>, the founder of <a href="https://destralegal.ru/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">DestraLegal</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/max.gutbrod.7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Max Gutbrod</a>, angel investor

 
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 The DestraLegal startup was launched in 2019. In 2020, it raised $300,000 in the first round from four investors, with one of them being Max Gutbrod, a private investor and a former partner of Baker McKenzie.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/legaltech-startap-destralegal-poluchil-1-mln-na-razvitie/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian)</a>

Moscow-based LegalTech Startup DestraLegal Raises $1 Million 

A new dark kitchen delivery service Gde Eda has been launched by Moscow-based taxi company Evrotransservis. The company is owned by Bogdan Konoshenko, the head of the taxi transport committee of the Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

 
 The service does not yet intend to compete with major players in the market and has abandoned partnerships with the Delivery Club and Yandex.Eats food services, Konoshenko said. The startup is limited to covering a territory with a population of around 130 thousand people. Despite that fact, Konoshenko does not rule out the possibility of expanding the business in the future. 

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 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/gde-eda/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Gde Eda</a>, <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/delivery-club/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Delivery Club</a>, <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/yandex-eats/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: rgb(250, 250, 250);">Yandex.Eats</a>, and <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/kukhnia-na-raione/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Local Kitchen</a>

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 According to the company’s concept, the service is similar the Local Kitchen foodtech service, which was launched in 2017. However, Local Kitchen does not see the presence of competitors in the segment, the company representatives said.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/v-moskve-zapustili-novyi-servis-dostavki-gotovoi-edy/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian) </a>

A New FoodTech Service Launched in Moscow

Moscow has moved up four positions in this year's international fDi and TNW Tech Cities of the Future ranking, taking 14th place among 76 European cities with the most promising prospects for start-ups, technology and innovation investment, leaving behind Frankfurt am Main, Warsaw, Vilnius, Milan, and others. The three leaders included London, Paris, and Dublin.

 
 In addition, Moscow took sixth place in top 10 cities with the best startup environment. Analysts also examined such indicators as “innovation and attractiveness”, “economic potential”, “efficiency of foreign direct investment” and “economic efficiency”. The ranking of technological cities of the future has been conducted by fDi Intelligence since 2020.

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 Read fDi and TNW <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/tech-cities-of-the-future-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tech Cities of the Future 2021</a> report online

 
 

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 The Financial Times' fDi Intelligence provides comprehensive offering of services related to foreign direct investment and innovation. For this ranking, data was collected, analysed and ranked for 76 cities across 31 European countries under five categories: Cost Effectiveness, Economic Potential, FDI Performance, Innovation & Attractiveness and Start-Up Environment.

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Moscow Climbs 4 Positions in the Tech Cities of the Future 2021 Ranking

15 Moscow-based startups from the StartHub.Moscow incubator program raised more than $7.9 million (580 million rubles) for scaling, according to the<a href="https://innoagency.ru/en.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> Moscow Agency of Innovations</a>.

 
 The list includes cryptocurrency payment service Joys, which intends to channel funds for infrastructure development and product launch to new markets, as well as the SalesChain platform for working with banks and leasing companies. Using the raised funds, SalesChain plans to promote the service in Russian regions outside Moscow as well as enter new markets in Europe, Africa, and Latin America. 

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 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/joys-digital/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joys</a>, <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/intelligent-university/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">SalesChain</a>, <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/intelligent-university/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Intelligent University</a>, <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/icowork/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">ICowork</a>

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 In addition, the funding was raised by Intelligent University platform to develop online education in robotics for children and by ICowork, an aggregator of coworking spaces in Moscow.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/moskovskie-startapy-joys-saleschain-intelligent-university-i-icowork-privlekli-investitsii-na-masshtabirovanie/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Original (in Russian) </a>

15 Moscow Startups Raise $7.9 Million for Scaling

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 Main news about Moscow's projects, developers, technologies

 
 Moscow Hosts ICPC World Championship 2021 Finals 

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 Source:&nbsp;ICPC
 

 
 

 
 From October 1 to October 6, 2021, for the first time, Moscow holds the finals of the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC).

 
 More than 60,000 student programmers from more than 3,000 universities from up to 115 countries participate in qualifying rounds each year, and only the best of them reach the finals.

 
 The upcoming final will feature 100 teams with 15 from Russian teams, including five from Moscow. These are students of MIPT, Lomonosov Moscow State University, HSE, National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, and Moscow Aviation Institute.

 
 The current champion is the Moscow team, which won two consecutive years. Last year, due to the pandemic, the final was not held, and in 2019 it was held in Porto (Portugal), 10 Russian teams took part in it, including three from Moscow.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/online-conference-for-the-opening-of-the-icpc-international-programming-championship-held-in-moscow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Read more →</a>

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 Other stories:

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 <li>Face Pay <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/face-pay-launched-on-all-moscow-metro-stations/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Implemented</a> on All Moscow Metro Stations</li>
 <li>Skoltech <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/skoltech-joins-the-international-consortium-3gpp/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Joins</a> the International Consortium 3GPP</li>
 <li>Research Institute of Radio to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/research-institute-of-radio-to-conduct-a-study-of-5g-and-6g-implementaion-in-russia/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Conduct</a> a Study of 5G and 6G Implementation in Russia</li>
 <li>Yandex to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/yandex-to-invest-30-million-in-its-cloud-service-in-germany/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Enter</a> German Market with Cloud Service</li>
 <li>BelkaCar <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/belkacar-heads-for-business-expansion/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Heads</a> for Business Expansion</li>
 <li>NTI to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/nti-to-test-computer-vision-system-for-autonomous-vehicles-by-the-end-of-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Test</a> Computer Vision System for Autonomous Vehicles by the End of 2021</li>
 <li>Tinkoff Bank <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/tinkoff-bank-tests-neural-network-on-customer-behavior-using-smartphone/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Tests</a> Neural Network on Customer Behavior Using  Smartphones</li>
 <li>Russian Post to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russian-post-to-use-blockchain-for-logistics/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Use</a> Blockchain for Logistics</li>
 <li>Moscow-Based Fintech TalkBank <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/moscow-based-fintech-talkbank-included-in-top-100-companies-using-ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Included</a> in World’s Top 100 Companies Using AI</li>
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 Ministry of Transport <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/the-ministry-of-transport-presents-a-bill-defining-the-legal-obligations-of-taxi-aggregators/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Presents</a> a Bill Defining the Legal Obligations of Taxi Aggregators
 Telecoms and the Ministry of Digital Development <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/telecoms-and-the-ministry-of-digital-development-developing-a-standard-for-smart-homes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Developing</a> a Standard for Smart Homes
 The Central Bank Binds Banks to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/central-bank-binds-banks-to-implement-fps-for-individual-payments-with-qr-codes/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Implement</a> FPS for Individual Payments with QR Codes
 Ministry of Economic Development <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/ministry-of-economic-development-names-the-key-criteria-for-the-development-of-ecosystems/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Names</a> the Key Criteria for the Development of Ecosystems
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 VC, IPO AND OTHER DEALS&nbsp;
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 <li>Mail.ru Group <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mail-ru-group-sees-aliexpress-russia-going-public-in-2022/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sees</a> AliExpress Russia Going Public in 2022</li>
 <li>Sberbank <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/sberbank-announces-a-possible-ipo-of-samokat-and-delivery-club-in-2022-2023/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Announces</a> a Possible IPO of Samokat and Delivery Club in 2022–2023</li>
 <li>Softline to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/softline-to-conduct-a-double-listing-to-raise-500-million/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Conduct</a> a Double Listing to Raise $500 Million</li>
 <li>Startup Brandquad <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/startup-brandquad-raises-2-5-million-euros-for-r-d-center/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Raises</a> 2.5 Million Euros for R&amp;D Center</li>
 <li>Mail.ru Group <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mail-ru-group-invests-over-82-million-in-game-development-in-four-years/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Invests</a> Over $82 Million in Game Development in Four Years and <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mail-ru-group-buys-controlling-stake-at-belarusian-gaming-company-mamboo-games/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Buys</a> Mamboo Games</li>
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 ANALYTICS AND INSIGHTS
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 researches, monitorings, reports and other analytics of Moscow and Russian IT market

<ul>
 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/conversational-ai-market-in-russia-2020-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">JUST AI</a>: Conversational AI market in Russia 2020-2025 →</li>
</ul>

 
 Comprehensive research and a forecast of Russian conversational AI market through 2025. 

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/attitude-of-russians-to-biometric-authentication-methods/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">NAFI</a>: Attitude of Russians to biometric authentication methods →</li>
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 The awareness and perception of authentication using biometric data. 

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/the-russian-market-for-legal-online-video-services-first-half-of-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TELECOMDAILY</a>: Russian market for legal online video services. The first half of 2021 →</li>
</ul>

 
 Financial results of Russian video streaming services. 

<ul>
 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/russian-e-commerce-ecosystem-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">DATA INSIGHT</a>: Russian e-commerce ecosystem 2021 →</li>
</ul>

 
 The study presents an ecosystem of more than 1300 services. 

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/" target="_blank">More analytics →</a>

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 KEY ACTORS
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 discover people who stand behind the innovative companies and projects in Moscow

 
 Vladimir Urbansky, Director for Digital Products of the Russian Post | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vurbanskiy" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>

 
 Dmitry Lakontsev, Head of NTI Center of Excellence in Wireless and IoT в Skoltech | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dmitry.lakontsev" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>

 
 Elena Muradova, Managing Partner at BelkaCar| <a href="https://www.facebook.com/elena.muradova.9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>

 
 Philipp Denisov, Co-Founder and CEO of Brandquad | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/philipp.denisov" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>

 
 Mikhail Popov, Founder and CEO of TalkBank | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/popovmb/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>

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 <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=moNDlIoGXrU" style="" target="_blank">Video</a> from the Opening Ceremony of the International Collegiate Programming Contest In Moscow held on October 1-6, 2021. 

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 Main news about Moscow's projects, developers, technologies

 
 The first 5G Polygon in Russia to Appear on the Basis of Botkin Hospital in Moscow 

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 Starting from September 15, Moscow city authorities plan to double the number of Moscow Metro stations with Face Pay system and by October 15 the system should work on all stations.

 
 As for the beginning of September, 15 thousand people have already submitted their biometric data. The system allows writing off funds from a bank card account, as well as from the Troika electronic card. The turnstiles that support the new technology are marked with a round black sticker on the floor.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/the-first-5g-polygon-in-russia-to-appear-on-the-basis-of-botkin-hospital-in-moscow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Read more →</a>

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 Other stories:

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 <li>Yandex <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/yandex-repels-the-largest-ddos-attack-in-history/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Repels</a> the Largest DDoS Attack in History</li>
 <li>Sberbank <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/sberbank-starts-building-a-55-thousand-sq-m-data-processing-center/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Starts</a> Building a 55 Thousand sq.m. Data Processing Center</li>
 <li>Sensors for Solid Waste Control <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/sensors-for-solid-waste-control-installed-on-trash-bins-in-moscow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Installed </a>on Trash Bins in Moscow</li>
 <li>Yandex <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/yandex-launches-the-first-driverless-taxis-in-south-moscow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">to Launch</a> the First Driverless Taxis in South Moscow as part of the Pilot Project by the Ministry of Economic Development</li>
 <li>A Technology Park for Healthcare Startups <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/a-technology-park-for-healthcare-startups-created-in-moscow/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Created</a> in Moscow</li>
 <li>Moscow <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/moscow-names-top-ai-services-used-in-the-citys-healthcare-system/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Names</a> Top AI Services Used in the City's Healthcare System</li>
 <li>Startup BaseTrack <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/startup-basetrack-plans-to-launch-commercial-driverless-cargo-transportation-in-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Plans </a>to Launch Commercial Driverless Cargo Transportation in 2021</li>
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 GOV AGENDA
 Russian Citizens<a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russian-citizens-to-get-mortgages-through-blockchain-based-platform/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> to Get</a> Mortgages through Blockchain-based Platform 
 Bank of Russia <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/bank-of-russia-to-test-digital-ruble-from-january-2022/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">to Test </a>Digital Ruble from January 2022
 Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/the-ministry-of-finance-and-the-central-bank-present-strategy-for-financial-market-development-through-2030/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Present </a>Strategy for Financial Market Development through 2030
 Russia <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russia-approves-a-standard-in-the-field-of-digital-twins/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Approves </a>a Standard in the Field of Digital Twins
 IT Companies<a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russian-it-companies-to-develop-an-open-source-strategy/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> to Develop</a> An Open Source Strategy
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 INVESTMENT DEALS&nbsp;
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 <li>CIAN <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/cian-heads-for-an-ipo-this-fall/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Heads </a>for an IPO this Fall</li>
 <li>MTS <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mts-buys-out-sistema-capital-management-company/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Buys</a> Out Sistema Capital Management Company</li>
 <li>Delivery Service Chefmarket <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/delivery-service-chefmarket-attracted-investments-from-hellofresh/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Raises </a>Investments from HelloFresh</li>
 <li>Softline <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/softline-buys-squalios-licensing-business" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Buys </a>Squalio's Licensing Business</li>
 <li>Veon <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/veon-sells-tower-assets-in-russia-to-service-telecom-for-1-billion/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Sells </a>Tower Assets in Russia to Service-Telecom for $1 Billion</li>
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 ML with a Human Face: Can Interfaces Make Machine Learning Accessible? 

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 Recently, the popularity and adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into various business processes has been actively growing. However, the use of AI in business processes is accompanied by a rather significant stop factor: in order to effectively use ML algorithms to solve problems, you need to be a specialist in ML and AI.

 
 Is the field of AI on the verge of a tipping point, when, thanks to such specialized interfaces, ML will in fact become a publicly available tool that does not require deep specialized knowledge? ICT.Moscow discussed this issue with the lead author of a scientific article on transfer learning from Cornell University Swati Mishra, with Russian ML-developers from Yandex, Sberbank, consulting company GlowByte, among others.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mlgui/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Read the full article →</a>

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 ANALYTICS AND INSIGHTS
</h2>

 
 researches, monitorings, reports and other analytics of Moscow and Russian IT market

<ul>
 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/overview-of-virus-activity-in-july-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">DR.WEB</a>: Overview of virus activity in July 2021 →</li>
</ul>

 
 In Q2 of 2021, after a prolonged decline, the share of spam in global mail traffic started to grow again and averaged 46.56%. 

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/russian-online-cinema-market-results-of-the-first-half-of-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TMT CONSULTING</a>: Russian online cinema market. The first half of 2021 →</li>
</ul>

 
 A study of the Russian VoD market 

<ul>
 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/top-15-digital-industrial-technologies/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">HSE</a>: Top 15 digital industrial technologies  →</li>
</ul>

 
 Based on big data analyses, researchers identified the most significant digital technologies that are already used in Russian and global manufacturing industry. 

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/deeptech-outlook-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">PSYTECH VENTURES</a>: DeepTech Outlook 2021 →</li>
</ul>

 
 Top 10 sectors for investment in deeptech 

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/attitudes-of-russians-towards-ai-in-medicine/" style="" target="_blank">SUPERJOB:</a> Attitudes of Russians towards AI in medicine →</li>
</ul>

 
 According to the recent study, 44% of Russians don’t trust AI in medical diagnosis and treatment 

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/" target="_blank">More analytics →</a>

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 KEY ACTORS
</h2>

 
 discover people who stand behind the innovative companies and projects in Moscow

 
 Evgeny Novikov, Adviser to the Deputy Head of Moscow Department of Information Technologies | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/evgeny.novikov.142" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>

 
 Vyacheslav Shulenin, CEO of ANO "Moscow Center for Innovative Technologies in Health Care" | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vvshulenin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook </a>

 
 Andrey Vavilin, CEO of BaseTrack | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrey-vavilin-8228ab7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn </a>

 
 

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 <a href="https://www.mobileworldlive.com/mobile360eurasia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Video</a> from the GSMA’s International conference Mobile 360 Eurasia, held on September 14-15, 2021. Eurasia’s brightest thinkers to explore the region’s most pressing challenges across FinTech, Value Creation, 5G, and Digital Resilience. Below is the video recording of the live stream, where lead experts discuss such topics as data-driven society, AI, UrbanTech, and others.

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Tech in Moscow #29

ML developers on the role of machine learning interfaces in technology accessibility to non-specialists

ML with a Human Face: Can Interfaces Make Machine Learning Accessible?

Top tech stories from August 23 – September 3

 
 

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 MARKET IN BRIEF
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 Main news about Moscow's projects, developers, technologies

 
 

 
 Face Pay to be Implemented on all Moscow Metro Stations on October 15 

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 Source: Moscow Transport Department&nbsp;
 

 
 

 
 Starting from September 15, Moscow city authorities plan to double the number of Moscow Metro stations with Face Pay system and by October 15 the system should work on all stations.

 
 As for the beginning of September, 15 thousand people have already submitted their biometric data. The system allows writing off funds from a bank card account, as well as from the Troika electronic card. The turnstiles that support the new technology are marked with a round black sticker on the floor.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russian-citizens-can-submit-their-biometric-data-directly-via-app-from-october-1/" target="_blank">Read more →</a>

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 Other stories:

<ul>
 <li>NtechLab’s Facial Recognition System <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russian-facial-recognition-system-launched-on-indian-railways/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Launched </a>on Indian Railways</li>
 <li>Moscow Biometric System Face Pay <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/moscow-face-pay-biometric-system-reaches-techfest-finals/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Reaches </a>TechFest Finals</li>
 <li>Avant Space <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/avant-space-to-launch-a-solution-for-adverising-from-satellites/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">to Launch</a> a Solution for Advertising from Satellites</li>
 <li>MTUCI <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mtuci-to-launch-a-research-project-on-implementing-6g-in-russia/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Preparing </a>a Research Project on Implementing 6G in Russia</li>
 <li>Moscow <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/moscow-department-of-transport-introduces-samsung-pay-to-troika/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Integrates </a>Samsung Pay with Troika Virtual Fare Card</li>
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 GOV AGENDA
 Russia <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russia-to-create-a-unified-digital-platform-for-science/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">to Create</a> a Unified Digital Platform for Science
 Market Players <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/market-players-speak-on-the-upcoming-roadmap-for-digital-platforms-and-ecosystems-regulation/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Speak </a>on the Upcoming Regulatory Document for Digital Platforms and Ecosystems
 Government <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/government-approves-a-roadmap-for-electric-transport-development-in-russia-through-2030/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Presents </a>a Roadmap for the Development of Electric Transport and End-to-End Technologies
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 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/" style="" target="_blank">More news →</a>

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 INVESTMENT DEALS&nbsp;
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 <li>Yandex <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/yandex-to-acquire-ubers-interest-in-foodtech-delivery-and-self-driving-businesses/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">to Acquire</a> Uber’s Interest in FoodTech, Delivery and Self-Driving Businesses</li>
 <li>Sberbank <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/sberbank-might-bring-part-of-its-ecosystem-to-ipo-in-2023/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Might Bring</a> Part of its Ecosystem to IPO in 2023</li>
 <li>Delivery Service Dostavista <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/delivery-service-dostavista-raises-35-million-rebrands-to-borzo/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Raises </a>$35 Million, Rebrands to Borzo</li>
 <li>MegaFon <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/megafon-estimates-its-share-in-aliexpress-at-1-6-billion/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Estimates </a>its Share in AliExpress Russia at $1.6 Billion</li>
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 OPINION
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 What Russian AI industry has to offer the world?

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 Source: Yandex
 

 
 

 
 Despite the industry’s heavy reliance on government support, Russian AI-based companies manage to come up with some of the leading solutions on a global scale. The problem is, oftentimes those solutions are not visible on the world AI map.

 
 ICT.Moscow discussed the specifics of the industry with a lead expert, a chief analyst at the MIPT Center for Artificial Intelligence Igor Pivovarov. He shared some of his insights on how foreign actors view AI in Russia, talked about the problems of the industry, the impact of the pandemic on the demand for technologies, and Russia’s entry into international markets. 

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/what-russian-ai-industry-has-to-offer-the-world/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Read the full article →</a>

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 ANALYTICS AND INSIGHTS
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 researches, monitorings, reports and other analytics of Moscow and Russian IT market

<ul>
 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/spam-and-phishing-in-q2-of-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">KASPERSKY LAB</a>: Spam and phishing in Q2 of 2021 →</li>
</ul>

 
 in Q2 of 2021, after a prolonged decline, the share of spam in global mail traffic started to grow again and averaged 46.56%.

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/the-largest-integrators-of-industrial-robots-in-russia-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">TADVISER</a>: The largest integrators of industrial robots in Russia 2021 →</li>
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 Data from 72 Russian integrators were obtained and assessed for the survey of the largest Russian integrators of industrial robots.

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/map-of-the-russian-arttech-market/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">RUSBASE</a>: Map of the Russian ArtTech-market →</li>
</ul>

 
 Based on big data analyses, researchers identified the most significant digital technologies that are already used in Russian and global manufacturing industry.

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/russian-public-opinion-research-center-vtsiom-popularity-of-online-medicine-purchases-in-russia/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">VCIOM</a>: Online medicine purchases in Russia →</li>
</ul>

 
 The study is designed to analyze transport systems in 25 cities of the world and to benchmark critical aspects of their performance that have the most effect on city residents’ transport needs and quality of life.

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/ranking-of-edtech-companies-in-russia-at-the-end-of-q2-of-2021/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">SMART RANKING</a>: Top EdTech companies in Russia at the end of Q2 of 2021 →</li>
</ul>

 
 Smart Ranking has compiled a ranking of the largest EdTech companies in Russia.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/" target="_blank">More analytics →</a>

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 DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FROM MOSCOW
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 a showcase of some AI-based solutions using biometric data 

<ul>
 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/face-pay/" target="_blank">Face Pay</a></li>
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 Metro fare payment service.

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/luna-platform/" target="_blank">LUNA Platform</a></li>
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 System of data management and person verification and indentification.

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/findface-multi/" target="_blank">FindFace Multi</a></li>
</ul>

 
 A multi-object video analytics platform that allows recognizing faces and silhouettes of people, cars, and license plates in the video stream.

 
 

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/search/?searchText=blockchain&category=card" target="_blank">More solutions →</a>

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 KEY ACTORS
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 discover people who stand behind the innovative companies and projects in Moscow

 
 Igor Pivovarov, chief analyst at the MIPT Center for Artificial Intelligence | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorpivovarov/" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a>

 
 Daniil Shuleyko, head of E-Commerce and Ridetech group of Yandex | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniil-syleiko-b183b254/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>

 
 Mike Alexandrovski, founder and CEO of Borzo (fromer Dostavista) | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-alexandrovski-ab37551/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>

 
 Alexander Malinin, Technical Director of Avant Space | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100005029988267" target="_blank">Facebook</a>

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Top tech stories from August 23 – September 3

Tech in Moscow #28

In May, the American organization CNA (Center For Naval Analyses) <a href="https://www.cna.org/CNA_files/centers/CNA/sppp/rsp/russia-ai/Russia-Artificial-Intelligence-Autonomy-Putin-Military.pdf" target="_blank">published </a>a report "Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy in Russia", which provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of civilian and military artificial intelligence in Russia.

 
 ICT.Moscow discussed the report and the specifics of the industry with a lead expert <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/igorpivovarov" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Igor Pivovarov</a>, chief analyst at the MIPT Center for Artificial Intelligence, creator of analytical report "<a href="https://aireport.ru/en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Almanac Artificial Intelligence</a>", organizer of the OpenTalks.AI conference, researcher and entrepreneur. He shared his insight on how foreign actors view AI in Russia, talked about the problems of this industry and possible ways to overcome them, the impact of the pandemic on the demand for technologies and the entry of Russian AI into foreign markets. Full interview in Russian is <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/interview-pivovarov/" target="_blank">available </a>at ICT.Moscow.

 
 

 
 WHAT THE CNA REPORT OVERLOOKED

 
 The study more or less clearly and accurately describes the state of affairs in Russia. Among the essential factors, the authors point out insufficient funding. They also note that in Russia the state is a major actor in the field of AI. I disagree with this point in particular, but they are right that some state-owned companies play a big role. Globally, the market is a driving force for AI technologies, because it is a matter of competition between companies, as well as their survival and business profitability. In Russia, the market is much less competitive.

 
 On the other hand, they did not write at all about Yandex, which in my opinion is the number one company in AI, a trendsetter and a global leader in certain technological areas. The authors conclude that the main dynamics and vectors of development in AI are set by large state-owned companies, primarily Sberbank. Yes, Sberbank is a key driver in AI regulation, but we also have a lot of private companies that are engaged in and apply these technologies. All that was largely overlooked. AI EDUCATION IN RUSSIA

 
 Another roadblock that the report touches upon is the brain drain. Russia holds high standards for education, but we don't know how to keep specialists from leaving the country. I was involved in the development of the national AI strategy and If I were to decide where to spend all the money, I would spend everything on education. I realized that education is Russia's key strategic advantage, but its potential hasn’t been achieved yet.

 
 In Russia, we have a fundamentally different educational system as compared to those in the West. Ours was built this way because of the state-planned economy we had in the past, which distributed a specific number of physicists, engineers, nuclear scientists, etc., annually. It turns out that we are initially stronger in fundamental education, but we lose in terms of the speed of adjusting today's educational programs to present-day needs

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 According to the new<a href="https://pages.coursera-for-business.org/rs/748-MIV-116/images/coursera-global-skills-report-2021.pdf" target="_blank"> Global Skills Report 2021</a> made by the educational online platform Coursera, Russia ranks 9th in the world in terms of competencies in business, technology and data science. Russian specialists demonstrate exceptionally high results in the field of computer programming, working with databases and web development. Last year, Russia was the country with the highest level of technology skills.  
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 RUSSIA ON THE AI WORLD MAP

 
 I'm afraid there are two reasons why Russian AI startups aren't considerably visible abroad. First of all, objectively, Russia isn’t up front in this field. The AI ​​market here in 2019 was estimated at 291.5 billion rubles ($3.8 billion), which is approximately 2% of the world market. There are around 500 companies on the Russian AI map, and about 250 of them are startups, compared to about 5,000 AI startups in the world.

 
 There is one more thing. Historically, Russian science mostly dealt with fundamental things, which often don’t even have any applied value. One of the most cited Russians in AI is Dmitry Vetrov. His <a href="https://bayesgroup.ru/about/" target="_blank">team </a>is engaged in deep mathematics in the field of neural networks. They make Bayesian ensembles, and they are broadly cited in academia. The media won’t cover their accomplishments, because they are doing something that lies much deeper than practical application. In the future, based on their results, developers will make neural networks with practical applications. In this sense, I have high hopes for our businesses. Yandex can offer a lot of great things for the media to write about.

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 AI Venture Labs 2020 map with AI solutions against COVID-19 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/top-100-ai-startups-companies-at-war-against-covid-19/" target="_blank">shows </a>three startups out of 100 having Russian roots.  
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 AI Venture Labs
 

 
 

 
 WHAT CHANGED AFTER THE PANDEMIC

 
 We have not yet published the data on the growth of the AI market in 2020, but over the year the market has grown significantly, both in Russia and abroad, precisely because of COVID-19. The pandemic has pushed mainly online services, and AI was a key factor. It has had an impact on healthcare, diagnostics as machine learning helps to classify images and react to them faster, predict what will happen next and shape the situation. In this sense, AI turned out to be in great demand, although it seems to me that it still has difficulties finding its way into healthcare. The medical community is too cautious and has very tough regulators.

 
 

 
 AI IN HEALTHCARE 

 
 There are three big problems with AI in healthcare in Russia. One of them is data, which is complex, unstructured, erroneous, and personal. Everything is complicated there. Another big problem is certification. It is not very clear how to certify something that does not have a clear order of action or an algorithm. In Covid times, everyone simply had to close their eyes on this in order to get the result. In peacetime, the problem takes years to be solved.

 
 The third problem is specific to Russia and generally very complex, which most of our companies have not even reached yet, but will soon: the payment problem. In this country, as in the rest of the world, everything is paid for through healthcare insurance, or compulsory medical insurance, in particular. The introduction of a new product for healthcare payment is always a difficult thing. The rest of the world at least knows how to deal with it, but in Russia, no one really knows. In this regard, I would say that the market is, in fact, too dependent on state policies. Something needs to be done to enable private companies to develop, while the state should become a transparent, fast and reliable buyer of services.

 
 

 
 GLOBAL THINKING

 
 Many Russian companies understand the need to become international, but selling abroad is not easy. To do this, you need to make a product that is competitive internationally, and for this, you need a general understanding of how to make such products. Overall, we have cases, we know that it’s possible. For example, we have the Prisma app that became quite popular globally. So, Russians are able to make good world-class products.

 
 There’s also a certain psychological factor, not only in Russia but all over the world. The Chinese look at China first, the Americans look at America. Only rare countries such as Israel understand that there is no one to sell to domestically. In Russia, people look at the Russian market primarily.

 
 

 
 MAKING RUSSIAN STARTUPS VISIBLE

 
 I do not see any particular difficulties for Russian companies to enter the international market. On the other hand, today's world is highly politicized, and, conventionally, when Huawei sells its cloud all over the world, people view it politically. I know for a fact that some of the biggest, high-profile international companies use Russian solutions, but they don't really want to be public about it, since, apparently, this carries certain political risks for them. It’s quite possible that there are much more of such cases than we know of.

 
 Grigory Sapunov's company Intento is a good example of an international company. It’s an American startup made by Russians, an aggregator of cloud APIs. It offers customers its API and internally mounts it on the API of different clouds. Intento shows exceptional growth in America, and its service is popular among big companies. So we can see positive cases and let's hope there will be more of them every year.

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 See ICT.Moscow's special project <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/projects/ai/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">AI IN RUSSIA</a> to get more information on the topic: cases of implementation, market overview, open datasets.

An interview with a lead AI expert in Russia Igor Pivovarov 

What Russian AI industry has to offer the world?

Past week’s top tech stories from Moscow

 
 

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 MARKET IN BRIEF
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 Source:&nbsp;Wikipedia
 

 
 

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 <li>McKinsey <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mckinsey-names-moscows-transport-system-worlds-most-efficient/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Names </a>Moscow’s Transport System World’s Most Efficient</li>
</ul>

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 <li>Moscow Metro App to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/moscow-transport-app-to-add-payment-with-facial-recognition/" target="_blank">Add</a> Payment with Facial Recognition</li>
 <li>Goldman Sachs <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/goldman-sachs-values-sberbanks-non-financial-ecosystem-at-17-6-billion/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Values </a>Sberbank’s Non-Financial Ecosystem at $17.6 billion</li>
</ul>

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 <li>Russian Radio Research Institute (NIIR) to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russia-to-test-5g-on-6-7-6-8-ghz-band/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Test</a> 5G on 6.7-6.8 GHz Band</li>
</ul>

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 <li>T1 Group, VTB and Huawei to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/t1-group-vtb-and-huawei-to-launch-a-fintech-jv-in-moscow/" target="_blank">Launch</a> a FinTech JV in Moscow</li>
 <li>New IT Platform for Telemedicine to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/new-it-platform-for-telemedicine-to-launch-in-moscow/" target="_blank">Launch</a> in Moscow </li>
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 GOV AGENDA
 Russian Regulator <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russian-regulator-proposes-collecting-biometric-data-from-taxi-drivers-and-car-sharing-users/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Proposes </a>Collecting Biometric Data from Taxi Drivers and Car-Sharing Users
 Russian Supplier Portal <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/russian-supplier-portal-added-to-g20s-list-of-innovative-procurement-practices/" target="_blank">Added</a> to G20’s List of Innovative Procurement Practices
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 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/" target="_blank">More news →</a>

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 INVESTMENT DEALS&nbsp;
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 <li>15 Moscow Startups <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/15-moscow-startups-raise-7-9-ml-for-scaling/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Raise</a> $7.9 ml for Scaling</li>
 <li>Mail.ru Group to <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/mail-ru-group-to-invest-60-ml-in-aliexpress-russia/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Invest</a> $60 ml in AliExpress Russia</li>
 <li>Sberbank <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/sberbank-buys-jivo-communication-platform/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Buys </a>Customer Service Platform Jivo</li>
</ul>

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 <li>AI Startup ZeBrains <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/news/ai-startup-zebrains-raises-1-ml/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Raises </a>$1 ml</li>
</ul>

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<h2>
 ANALYTICS AND INSIGHTS
</h2>

 
 researches, monitorings, reports and other analytics of Moscow and Russian IT market

<ul>
 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/voice-ai-in-russia-2020-2025/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">JUST AI</a>: Voice AI in Russia 2020-2025 →</li>
</ul>

 
 An overview of voice AI market in Russia, which is expected to reach $120 million in 2021.

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/top-russian-federation-predictive-analytics-startups/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">STARTUP PILL</a>: Russia’s 11 Best Predictive Analytics Startups of 2021 →</li>
</ul>

 
 Best startups that take a variety of approaches to innovating the Predictive Analytics industry.

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/top-15-digital-solutions-in-manufacturing-industry/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">HSE</a>: Top 15 Digital Solutions in Manufacturing Industry →</li>
</ul>

 
 Based on big data analyses, researchers identified the most significant digital technologies that are already used in Russian and global manufacturing industry.

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 <li><a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/urban-transportation-systems-of-25-global-cities/" target="_blank">MCKINSEY: Urban transportation systems of 25 global cities →</a></li>
</ul>

 
 The study is designed to analyze transport systems in 25 cities of the world and to benchmark critical aspects of their performance that have the most effect on city residents’ transport needs and quality of life.

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/research/" target="_blank">More analytics →</a>

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 DIGITAL SOLUTIONS FROM MOSCOW
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 a showcase of some Moscow-based emerging startups 

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/intelligent-university/" target="_blank">Intelligent University</a>

 
 Online learning platform for up-to-date fields of study: environment, new media, entrepreneurship, soft skills, science and technology, art and culture

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/icowork/" target="_blank">ICowork</a>

 
 An online service that allows to choose, book and pay for the rental of a workplace in Moscow

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/card/saleschain/" target="_blank">SalesChain</a>

 
 A cryptocurrency platform for working with banks and leasing companies

 
 

 
 

 
 <a href="https://ict.moscow/en/search/?searchText=blockchain&category=card" target="_blank">More solutions →</a>

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 MOSCOW IT: KEY ACTORS
</h2>

 
 discover people who stand behind the innovative companies and projects in Moscow

 
 Sergey Solovyov, CEO of T1 Group | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergey-solovyev-67146b1b/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a>

 
 Ruslan Fazlyev, founder and CEO of Ecwid | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aznakai" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>

 
 Timur Valishev, CEO of Jivo | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/timur.valishev" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>

 
 Denis Shvetsov, CEO of Doctor Ryadom | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/denis.shvetsov.56/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a>

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The weekly observer of Moscow's tech stories

Tech in Moscow #27 (9 August - 13 August 2021)

According to McKinsey’s “Urban Transportation Systems of 25 Global Cities” report, Moscow is ranked first for its transport efficiency, with Shenzhen, and Singapore behind. Russia’s capital city has high public-transport efficiency, ranking first in the subcategory as well.

 
 Analysts highly regarded the level of electronic transport services in Moscow, including the development of transport mobile applications and the availability of Wi-Fi. According to this indicator, the Russian capital ranks third, behind only Madrid and Hong Kong.

 
 The Russian capital has secured a top ranking in improvement in several subgroups, including rail transport (where it ranks fifth), shared transport (sixth), and external connectivity (first). In addition, the city was ranked sixth in transport availability index and the second among the leading cities with top improvements in transport availability.

 
 Since 2018, Moscow has implemented several large-scale projects designed to upgrade its airport infrastructure. For example, Domodedovo has become Russia’s first airport to deploy baggage storage robotization systems and automated turnstiles; the air haven is currently testing a face recognition system.

 
 McKinsey’s “Urban Transportation Systems of 25 global cities” selected 25 cities for global ranking using five separate metrics: "availability", "affordability", "efficiency", "convenience", as well as "safety and sustainable development". In order to be included in the report, the population of the city must exceed five million people, with GRP per capita more than $10,000 and the number of cars more than 150 per 1,000 people.

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 Read McKinsey’s “<a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/mckinsey/business%20functions/operations/our%20insights/building%20a%20transport%20system%20that%20works%20new%20charts%20five%20insights%20from%20our%2025%20city%20report%20new/elements-of-success-urban-transportation-systems-of-25-global-cities-july-2021.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Urban Transportation Systems of 25 Global Cities</a>” report online

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 In November 2020, Moscow authorities <a href="https://transport.mos.ru/en/news/104216" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">announced</a> plans to launch a MaaS-platform (Mobility-as-a-Service) in the city. It will combine all city and several private transport services. To learn more, read ICT.Moscow's <a href="https://ict.moscow/news/maas-in-global/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">insight</a> on the prospects of MaaS in global cities.

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