Moscow has announced the results of the Startup Village conference held in Skolkovo on June 2 and 3. Five technological projects of graduates from the GenerationS federal accelerator have won in the industry categories of the special competition within StartupVillage and went into the super final. A total of 20 startups have reached the StartupVillage super final. Each finalist received RUB 300,000 from the fund of Skolkovo.
Elena Levina ("NanoServ" biotechnology for treatment of sludge and scum), the winner of GenerationS 2014 in the category of clean technologies, has become the finalist in the track of energy efficient technologies at StartupVillage. Elena Levina has also won the nomination titled "Industrial Quarter" and received a grant of RUB 5 mn from the fund of Skolkovo.
Alexey Yuzhakov ("Promobot" robo-assistants), the winner of GenerationS in the category of industrial technologies, has become the finalist in the track ITB2BStartupVillage.
Alexander Mikhailov ("Zinoferr" rust-proof paint), a graduate from GenerationS 2014 in the category of clean technologies, has become a finalist of the track High-ПРОМ StartupVillage.
Mikhail Gorshenin ("Tectum" styptic), a graduate from GenerationS 2014 in the category of BioTechMed, has become a finalist of the track of biomedical technologies at Startup Village.
Anton Yakubenko (GeoCV project for 3D space measurements), a graduate GenerationS in the category of information technology, has become a finalist of the track ITB2B StartupVillage.
According to Elena Levina, co-owner and CEO, NanoServ, "Thanks to GenerationS I've learned to define the main objectives and values of my business, and convey them to any audience. This helps to attract customers and partners, and communicate with officials. As this StartupVillage has shown, the GenerationS school is a serious thing. Our guys now can draw attention to their projects and stand out."