Applications for participation in the project are accepted until September 30, 2020. The selected projects will be selected online from October 15 to November 30.
The main organizer of the event is the Innovation Development Fund of the Republic of Sakha with the support of the Government of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).
The event is designed to support promising innovative projects in the regions of Russia aimed at solving the technological challenges of large companies. Startups, small and medium-sized innovative companies with MVP and sales, teams of scientists and specialists with MVP, mature technology companies and enterprises are invited to participate in the competition.
Participation in this event will provide technology companies with the following advantages: the opportunity to implement their solution in companies, expertise and expert advice, assistance in obtaining financial and non-financial support measures, direct access to federal and regional development institutions, an invitation to the B8 accelerator with the possibility of receiving up to 2 million rubles for the development of the project, proposals for cooperation with government agencies and large companies of the Far Eastern Federal District and the Russian Federation, media coverage of projects.
The best projects selected during the "Startup Expedition B8" will launch their projects on the basis of Partner companies. In 2020, the official partners (hereinafter referred to as Partners) of Startup Expedition B8 are companies such as ALROSA, the international company inDriver, and other large industrial and telecommunications companies.
Registration on the website.