List of contests, as an opportunity to "light up" a startup

Every year more and more Internet projects are launched. Participation in contests was an opportunity to stand out, find an investor and get into a startup party. In this regard, I wanted to collect a complete list of start-up events, which could be useful to many.

Competition / Event	Description	Dates	Site
Web ready	Russia's largest web project competition, which has been held since 2009. With the final in the form of an investment session. A unique platform for negotiations and deals between leading Internet projects, investors and business angels. More than 500 participants from Russia and other countries every year. Independent jury and expert council (representatives of investment funds, founders of software and Internet companies, heads of divisions).	Call for applications from April, final on November 30	www.web-ready.ru
Business Innovation Technologies (BIT)	It is held for the ninth time. It was first held in 2003. Today BIT is a federal competition. Pipeline competition covers all regions of Russia, as well as neighboring countries. This season, BIT also has a vertical structure - industry nominations (BIT-nano, BIT-connected health, BIT-mobile, as well as the Global Track program), whose partners are leading technology companies.	December 4 - April	www.bit-konkurs.ru
StartupPoint	Point is a discussion platform for entrepreneurs, activists who want to start their own business, experts and investors. Here you will always meet new people, find a partner, meet with investors and industry experts.	About 25 events per year in major cities of Russia and the capitals of other CIS countries	http://startuppoint.ru/
TechCrunch (Startup Battle)	Tehkranch is traditionally looking for new startups and hot news from the field of technology.	Dates are still unknown	http://tc.digitaloctober.ru/startup_battle
SumIT	This winter, the second SumIT startup school takes place in St. Petersburg. The top 10 young teams will be selected and they will be helped to take the first step towards creating their own startup.	Register before February 16	http://sumit.ru/
Imagine Cup	International technology competition among students and high school students, held with the support of Microsoft and other high-tech companies. Each team consists of no more than four people.	Registration by February 15, 2012	http://www.microsoft.com/rus/imaginecup/
Competition for developers of Windows Phone 7	Competition of applications on the Windows Phone 7 platform with valuable prizes.	January 16, 2012 and March 1, 2012	http://www.msdeveloper.ru/wp7/
Startup Weekend	This is a good opportunity to express your idea, to find mentors and investors in your project. For a starter lecture for developers and marketers.	Several events throughout the year	http://startupweekend.org/
Startup of the Year Award	The main objectives of the Award are to encourage beautiful and effective entrepreneurial solutions, celebrate a creative approach to building a new business, rejoice in the success of bright startups and inspire young entrepreneurs to new achievements. ') “Startup of the Year” is a kind of Oscar for startups, a spectacular and interesting show. At the awards ceremony, viewers will not only be able to read the success stories of young entrepreneurs and watch videos about nominee projects, but also vote for their favorite start-ups.	Dates are still unknown	http://award.hse-inc.ru/
Runet Prize	The strategic goals and objectives of the COMPETITION are: - Popularization of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Russia. - Consolidation and integration of the Internet community. - Assistance in implementation - National projects of the Russian Federation in the field of informatization. - Promoting the creation of a unified information society in Russia	Dates are still unknown	www.premiaruneta.ru
Competition "The Best Creative IT Startup"	The competition is aimed at young and creative entrepreneurs who want to change the world for the better with the help of IT start-ups based on mobile and cloud technologies, e-commerce and original social networks.	Dates are still unknown	http://startup-platforma.ru/competition_1.php
"New Business Idea"	Projects based on the idea of ​​their own business project in the fields of IT and e-commerce are submitted to the competition.	Deadline for application March 10, 2012	http://www.new-business-idea.ru
"Start Fellows"	The semi-charity project of Yuri Milner and Vkontakte founder Pavel Durov. They give out grants in the amount of $ 25,000 absolutely free of charge. The project started on February 8, 2011 and has already issued grants to 6 projects.	Constantly	http://milnerdurov.com/
"Start-2012"	The program's goal is government support for small innovative enterprises seeking to develop and master the production of a new product, product, technology or service using the results of its scientific and technological research, which are at the initial stage of development and have a great potential for commercialization.	Deadline February 14, 2012	http://fasie.ru/programmy/start/341-vnimaniyu-zayavitelej-po-programme-start-2012
StartupSauna	Startup Sauna supports the development of selected startups to the stage of readiness to enter the international market.	March 12, 2012 in St. Petersburg	http://startupsauna.com/ru
Competition for the best startup of the Russian Venture Fair	The winners of the Fair are selected by a panel of judges consisting of more than 20 reputable venture capital experts.	Dates are still unknown	http://www.rvf.ru/rus/rvf
Russian Startup Tour in St. Petersburg	Russian Startup Tour is a series of one-day events to be held in 10 cities of Russia: St. Petersburg and Krasnodar, Kazan and Samara, Yekaterinburg and Ufa, Tomsk and Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk and Vladivostok.	Dates are still unknown	http://www.startuptour.ru/
Harvest	These are working days off, on which participants, together with experts, work on their ideas, form working groups, which then grow into permanent teams, and in two days make monthly amounts of work.	Dates are still unknown	http://greenfield-project.ru/harvest/
Forbes Startup Competition	Projects from any field of business can take part in the competition of startups. This may be the creation of computer programs or a kindergarten, the cultivation of vegetables or LED crystals. In any case, the project must pursue commercial objectives: to have a clear business scheme, clear sources of income, measurable payback. Start-ups based on an interesting, bright idea can claim to win the competition.	Dates are still unknown	http://www.forbes.ru/svoi-biznes/startapy/69701-kak-podat-zayavku-dlya-uchastiya-v-konkurse-startapov-forbes
Prize "Zvorykinsky project"	The National Innovation Award for Young Scientists and Specialists is an annual competition of innovative projects, which is held by the Federal Agency for Youth Affairs within the framework of the “Zvorykin project” program. The competition is one of the main tools for the search and selection of innovative projects within the Program.	Dates are still unknown	http://www.innovaterussia.ru/premium/start
CONTEST SYNERGY GLOBAL HOUSE	The top 10 projects will receive seed investment. Their authors will go to San Francisco to the business accelerator Synergy Global, where they will be given the opportunity to work on the development of the projects and present them to the largest American and European venture funds in a few months together with experts from Silicon Valley.	March 22, 2012	http://synergyglobalhouse.com/
The competition of Internet projects "IVolunteer"	The main objective of the competition: the development and implementation of Internet projects aimed at raising public awareness about the Universiade, promoting the volunteer movement and promoting the value of a healthy lifestyle among young people.	Submission of the competitive application and presentation of the competitive project (from December 15 to January 15, 2012). Implementation of the project in practice and the presentation of an intermediate or final result (from January 15 to February 15, 2012).	http://vsekonkursy.ru/?p=4414
Grant competition for high-tech innovative youth projects	The participation in the Competition is allowed to authors of innovative projects related to high-tech industries, whose age at the time of application does not exceed 35 years. Preference will be given to projects that relate to the most promising areas of economic modernization: energy efficiency, information technology and software, biotechnology, medical technology, telecommunications, robotics, environmental management and ecology, and others.	Deadline December 27, 2011	http://www.kulibin.org/
Young entrepreneur of Russia	The purpose of the Competition is to promote entrepreneurship as an effective life strategy among young people. The objectives of the Competition are: - identifying and promoting active and gifted young people engaged in entrepreneurial activities; - creation of role models in the youth environment; - formation of a positive image of youth entrepreneurship as an important factor in the economic and social progress of the country.	Dates are still unknown	http://vsekonkursy.ru/?p=2520
National Competition Innovation Projects	The 2nd National Competition for Innovative Projects is a unique opportunity to demonstrate your abilities for scientific creativity, curiosity of mind and propensity to generate creative solutions. Contestants will be able to demonstrate their ideas and abilities through the development of projects, the best of which will receive support and will be implemented.	Register before April 1, 2012	http://nkip.ru/
“YourBusiness - Your Fame”	The program “YourBusiness - Your Fame” (YBYF) was created in order to accelerate the development of cloud services in Russia and help the best of them enter the international market.	The program starts on January 1, 2012 and ends on April 19, 2012.	http://www.ybyf.ru/about
Contest for mobile developers from Microsoft BizSpark	Microsoft announces a special initiative to support Microsoft BizSpark start-up program participants in mobile development on the Windows Phone 7 platform.	February 29 - March 31	http://www.microsoft.com/ru/ru/ms-start/programs/contests/windows-phone-app.aspx
IT BREAKTHROUGH	The goal of the competition is to find talented young people who are able to offer innovative innovative ideas and projects for the modernization of our country. Schoolchildren, students, graduate students, IT specialists, as well as school teachers and university professors can participate in the IT project BREAKTHROUGH.	Dates are still unknown	http://tvoystart.ru/about/
"BUSINESS IDEA"	Communication platform for start-up entrepreneurs, experienced businessmen, investors and companies offering services for business.	Dates are still unknown	http://www.idea-business.biz/
Tech Cup	All-Russian student competition of innovative projects. We help young scientists to display their products and technologies in the real economy, turn scientific ideas into business.	Dates are still unknown	http://technocup.ru/
GAZELLE Business - 2012	International project to support small and medium-sized businesses.	The end of May 2012	http://www.dp.ru/a/2012/02/01/GAZELLE_BIZNESA__2012/
Russian Innovation Contest	Aims to identify and promote the best innovative projects.	until February 25, 2012	http://www.inno.ru/
Hackday	The event is in the “working weekend” format, where participants are given the opportunity to implement prototypes of their ideas, find the missing specialists in the team, receive expert advice and advice, and also receive investments for development.	Several events throughout the year	http://hackday.ru/
Factory of Success	This is a platform for communication of young entrepreneurs with representatives of the business and business community. Here, the young generation of business presents its bright ideas and interesting projects, which in the future may become a successful business. In turn, businessmen and teachers of the project will be ready to provide expert, educational and investment support in the implementation of these ideas.	Dates are still unknown	http://businessfactory.ru/

It would be interesting to hear the opinions of people who took part in one of the above contests. Tell us about the pros and cons of participation.