"Smart money" from Microsoft and FRIA for startups

Within the framework of a new joint project, Microsoft and DFI, startups can receive grant funding from Microsoft, investments from IIDF and take part in a unique acceleration program with a focus on industrial IT solutions, including consulting and educational services, infrastructure and technology support, as well as support in collaboration with industry customers in order to implement pilot implementation projects. In addition, project participants will be assisted in further attracting investment.

Who can participate

The accelerator can take part start-ups that provide applied industry services to solve problems of large business in the following areas: education, health, trade, manufacturing and services, the financial sector, as well as urban services.
Projects that already have a developed prototype of a product with a minimum required set of functions are considered, but are at an early stage of business development. At the time of acceleration, it is necessary to have a legal entity and a team of at least 3 people (2 business + 1 technical) ready to work constantly on the Accelerator site.

Submission of applications - until October 15!

Member Benefits

• Grant 300,000 rubles from Microsoft
• "Cloud grant" for 2,000,000 rubles in the form of resources on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform
• 1 500 000 investment from IIDF. For 7% in your project, the Fund gives 750 thousand rubles. to the account and 750 thousand rubles. for mandatory acceleration services
• Intensive Business Development Program
• Technological support
• Work with the best market experts

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Acceleration program

• Duration 4 months. More than 150 hours of seminars and trainings, personal tracker project.
• Placement on the IIDF site along with the best teams on the market
• Help in choosing and setting up customer attraction channels
• Technological support in the finalization of the product, including UI / UX design, consulting on architecture, etc.
• Assistance in establishing contacts with leading enterprises in their industry
• Meetings with leading market experts
• Assistance in attracting investments in the following rounds. The opportunity to receive up to 14,000,000 rubles from the IIDF at the end of the acceleration program. Demo day with the invitation of the leading venture capital funds.

More about the industrial acceleration program
APPLY FOR REGISTRATION
Register for the Open Day on October 7 (a broadcast will be organized).