Published on: 2026-10-02
Source: Moscow Government – Правительства Москвы –
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More than 4,500 people participated in the second Moscow Startup Summit, held on September 29 and 30. The event brought together tech entrepreneurs, investors, representatives of large businesses, the scientific community, and specialized agencies from Russia and 21 other countries. Its online broadcasts garnered 50 million views. The summit was organized by Government of Moscow and Sber.
“Hundreds of presentations, negotiations, business sessions, and discussions were held at the summit. As a result, 50 agreements were signed aimed at creating, testing, and implementing innovative solutions in various fields,” she noted
Natalia Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow.
This time, special attention was given to the interaction between startup representatives and investors. Entrepreneurs held 540 meetings, presenting their products and services to potential partners and customers.
“In just two days of work at the site, investment proposals and deals totaling 2.02 billion rubles were announced. These figures clearly confirm that the summit has become a key point of convergence between startups and capital, where technology teams find their investors, and investors — projects with the potential for multiple growth,” said Alexey Katkov, Senior Vice President, Director of Sber’s Center for Advanced Investments.
Prospective partnership
During the Government of Moscow summit, Moscow Bank of Sberbank agreed to cooperate within the framework of two new directions. One of them is related to expanding the capabilities of the capital’s program “Academy of Innovators“. Its graduates will gain access to special to the bank’s proposals, and specialists from the financial organization will participate in the development of master classes and other training events of the accelerator.
The second direction involves joint efforts to increase the recognition of domestic technological products and services abroad.
For the same purpose, the city signed memorandums with companies from Qatar, Ecuador, and the Philippines.
More than 100 solutions for business and the urban environment will be presented at the Moscow Startup SummitA new approach to promoting scientific developments will be presented at the Moscow Startup Summit
Several agreements signed by the capital city relate to the development of the recently opened media technology cluster. For example, the Bauman Moscow State Technical University will provide scientific, technical, and expert support to the residents. Representatives of the university will act as mentors for entrepreneurs. Together with another partner, a well-known Russian online cinema, a series of video podcasts dedicated to the cluster participants’ developments is planned to be launched.
Best innovations
Modern solutions could be seen at the exhibition, which brought together 102 high-tech products of Russian and foreign production. For example, the residents Moscow Innovation Cluster demonstrated an agricultural robotics specialist, a mobile system for detecting pipeline leaks, a simulator for training medical professionals, and much more.
The participants of the annual city competition “Innovator of Moscow” and the “Techlab Moscow” program also presented their projects to a wide audience. The authors of the best solutions received grants and attracted investments.
An analytical series of meetings “Startup Cafe: Talents” will take place in MoscowThe Moscow startup summit will take place on September 29–30
An important event of the summit was the ceremony of awarding the technology prize established by the Moscow Government and Sber.
“10 out of 17 awards went to Moscow nominees. Among them are startups, investors, large companies, and media projects. The best innovation for the city was chosen by the citizens of the capital themselves. In the project voting “Active Citizen“more than 175 thousand people have joined,” added Natalia Sergunina.
The first place in this category was awarded to a robotic system for cleaning public spaces. It has already undergone testing in the shopping malls of the metropolis.
This year, about two thousand applications were submitted for the award from 76 regions of Russia — 15 percent more than in 2025. The most popular category is “Best AI Solution,” which accounted for almost 70 percent of all projects proposed by startups.
“The award was conceived as a tool to recognize the merits of all participants in the innovation ecosystem. Its key distinction lies in encompassing not only startups but also investors, corporations, regional development institutions, universities, and media that make a systemic contribution to supporting and promoting technological entrepreneurship. A new feature this year was the presentation of a special prize for the ‘Best Use Case of GigaAgent Implementation.’ The contenders for this award were teams that created solutions to enhance the efficiency of work processes using the service. The award was given to the authors of the digital Ingush language dictionary,” Alexey Katkov specified.
The capital provides support domestic developments at all levels — from idea to implementation. When selecting the best solutions, they consider the prospects of their practical application in the social sphere, urban economy and management, the impact on service delivery, as well as the possibility of scaling the technology to the city and the country.
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