From September to December, the annual Accelerator Programme will be held on the basis of the private Technopark "Kalibr". This year participants will be able to choose a track that suits their project development goals at contemporary stage.                                                       

For example, if you have a project at the idea stage that needs structuring and technical expertise, you can apply for free participation in the Smart City track co-organised by Bauman Moscow State Technical University.

For existing startups and SMEs in need of project "storming" and updating, investment and networking there is an opportunity to take part in the "2stars* accelerator" track with payment of a membership fee and an opportunity to present the technology/development to investors ready to provide the best projects with a total of over 60,000,000 roubles.

"Joint accelerators bring initiatives to a new level and help project teams to enter new markets with the support of partners. We (Technopark Kalibr - note) have been promoting the development of innovative technologies since 2019, helping the startup community to get support measures and scale the business. Over 4 years, we have attracted more than 2,000,000 rubles, over 400 participants and 50 experts. We are confident that this year will be an asset for us, and the project participants will become reliable partners of each other and Kalibr PJSC," said Mikhail Kogan, the head of the accelerator's expert jury and co-owner of Kalibr PJSC.

Members of the expert jury will be Sergey Chumak (Expert Practitioner with 10 years of international experience in strategic consulting), Anastasia Novozhilova (Chief Specialist of the Technological Infrastructure Development Directorate of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovative Development of Moscow), Denis Channov (mentor, coach, business development consultant, startup and product launch specialist), Egor Brus (Director of Business Analytics and Consulting Department of Wanta Group), and others.

The accelerator partners will be MIK Foundation, Lomonosov Cluster, CUPPER Engineering, Engerta - Design and Survey Company, METROPOLIS, Alta-Soft, Octava - ElektronDesign.

You can apply for participation and learn more about the Accelerator and its tracks at the following link: https://autonomous.moscow.

Kalibr Technopark - a specialised area created for scientific, industrial and innovation activities and combining industrial and administrative facilities, laboratories and collective use centres, and event venues.

N.E. Bauman Moscow State Technical University - in the RAEX global rating the university ranks 6th, and in the subject rating of the best Russian universities it ranks 1st in engineering and technology, mechanical engineering and robotics. According to the RAEX rating, Bauman Moscow State Technical University ranks 1st among technical universities in terms of the level of demand for graduates.

2stars* is an ecosystem for startups to go from early stage to unicorn. An incubator, accelerator and startup community for the development of startup culture and the growth of startup entrepreneurs.