The first day of the 18th Russian Venture Forum started at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center. This year, the event runs for two days – from April 25 to 26. More than 4 thousand representatives of startups, venture funds, government authorities, investors, business angels, students, and other participants are taking part in the event.

The main theme of the forum this year is: "Technological Entrepreneurship: A Space of Higher Competencies." Over two days, more than 20 events will take place at the venue, divided into several blocks: ecosystem, venture investments, technological entrepreneurship, and markets. Their number has doubled compared to the previous year.

The exhibition this year includes both startups and representatives of innovation infrastructure: universities, technoparks, industrial parks, special economic zones, and IT parks.

This year, the organizing committee of the Russian Venture Forum is chaired by Valery Falkov. The Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, delivered a welcoming speech at the opening ceremony: "I am confident that the forum will serve as a convenient platform for exchanging advanced experience in commercializing breakthrough scientific and technical developments, implementing innovative projects in various sectors of the economy, and creating modern competitive goods and services."

Innovative solutions were presented by 50 projects from 15 regions of Russia. Over two days, startups will present their projects to the leading experts of the Russian venture market. 15 finalists will become participants in the acceleration program of IVF RT and ECI, and will compete for investments of up to 50 million rubles. As part of the accelerator, experts and mentors will work out a roadmap with the startups and prepare them for attracting the next round of investment.

Among the startups presenting their solutions at the Russian Venture Forum:

Vair – an innovative air recycler.

OTO Ai – a cloud-based dynamic pricing system for hotels based on AI.

CatOmka – a service for selling surplus good-quality products in cafes, restaurants, and grocery stores using surprise packs.

T-Mobis – a cloud application for business.

Smart Data Hub – an automatic digital marketing analytics platform based on AI.

Simple company – an asset performance management system for industrial enterprises.

Mobilny obkhodchik – a mobile application for automating business processes.

Agentum – software and special equipment for mapping, inventory, and personnel work management.

Gidrokaskad – forecasting key parameters at any coordinate of any water body in the country.

Tsifrovoy navigator doma – a service for automating scheduled and unscheduled maintenance work for apartment buildings.

BenefittY – a PAAS for integrating retail loyalty programs into banking services.

Insulin pump – an insulin pump that continuously delivers insulin, providing a stable glucose-lowering effect.

Sense Machine – a platform for conducting quantitative neurobiological research.

Tsels – a developer of AI-based solutions for analyzing X-rays and computed tomograms.

FoxTailBox – automation of IT specialist recruitment.

Xenia AI – an AI voice assistant for automating screening interviews of any complexity and for various positions.

ProfLab VR – a set of 30-minute practical VR classes for career guidance in various relevant labor specialties.

Lixens – an early leak detection system.

A device for training binocular vision using the method of merging sequential positive images by V.I. Pospelov.

DiaLAG+ – a non-invasive test system for diagnosing pulmonary hypertension.

BRAINPHONE – diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and other neuropsychiatric diseases by voice and speech based on artificial intelligence (AI).

Sensoria – a therapeutic multifunctional complex using AR/VR technologies to create a rehabilitation environment.

ThermaTech – a system for detecting breast diseases at an early stage.

Gertz – a personal induction loop that turns a hearing aid or cochlear implant into a Bluetooth headset via magnetic induction.

Polyptron – AI for detecting colorectal cancer.

KhochuHALAL – a modern ecosystem of online services with goods and services of the halal industry.

SmartPIM – an AI generator of product pages for placement on online storefronts.

EggRussia – a portal for egg market professionals.

Line for processing industrial hemp into fiber – production of industrial hemp fiber.

S.M.Art Metals – a project for recycling waste from water utilities and industrial enterprises.

Exo-Tech – a technology for local heat treatment using thermal projectiles, solving the problem of hydrate formation in the pipe space of wells.

Chistyye motory – a technology for hydrogen cleaning of internal combustion engines of vehicles with restoration of their resources.

LNK Composite – a project for modifying composite materials with metal nanoparticles.

Permanent – production of containers from polymer composite with filler from organic waste using the thermal molding method.

RusGroup – a project to reduce electricity consumption.

Gost.online – a hotel management system in one window.

ABA Robotics – a robotic burger restaurant on an area of 1 m², with a productivity of 140 burgers per hour.

Banki.shop – an AI-powered loan selection calculator.

PAY2U – a platform helping banks and fintech companies care for their clients' financial health and the security of their payment data.

BIMIT – a system for creating and managing a digital twin of a building based on a BIM model.

BuildDocs – a cloud service for digital as-built documentation.

Flip – a space for online collaboration individually or in a team in real-time.

Code Cruiser – a cloud low-code PaaS platform Code cruiser that allows you to independently create systems of any complexity tens of times faster than manual programming.

ISF – a digital platform for automating food production.

GBO.RF – a unified monitoring system for the gas motor fuel market.

Operating system "Atlant" – an OS built on the Debian distribution and the Linux kernel version 5.17.

Mirai Vision – a product for monitoring bottle caps, fill levels, and other defects in the production of bottled beverages.

TatVision – a recognition system that searches for free parking spaces inside residential areas using artificial intelligence from video streams from surveillance cameras.

NeuroArtist – a design tool for implementing ideas step-by-step using AI.

Skylon – a multifunctional telematics platform designed for analyzing and managing data received from monitoring objects using M2M technologies.

Damir Galiev, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan: "The Russian Venture Forum has become a traditional and important event in the republic, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and experts since 2005. This year, we are pleased to present a new format for the event, which is reaching a federal and international level. Our goal is to become a leading platform in Russia for exchanging experience and communication between startups and investors. Over 200 speakers and experts, including representatives of federal executive authorities, innovation infrastructure facilities, venture fund managers, top managers of corporations, as well as technology companies and developers, will take part in the forum. We are also pleased to welcome a delegation of foreign guests from China on the eve of the BRICS summit. Together, we will create an important space for the development of venture and innovative business in Russia and beyond."

Within the framework of the 18th Russian Venture Forum, venture games are opening as part of the BRICS universities startup summit. Participants include students from different countries developing their own technological projects.

At the end of the second day of the forum, on April 26, the night RVF will take place at the Bashir Rameev IT Park. This is a special event for investors, who are given special attention at this year's forum.

On April 27, following the conclusion of the Russian Venture Forum, a football match between investors and entrepreneurs will take place at the Trudovye Rezervy stadium. This is the first time such a match is being held in Tatarstan.

The day before the Russian Venture Forum, on April 24, a "day zero" event took place at the SEZ Innopolis. Venture market experts and corporate representatives discussed the results of the first quarter of 2024, the first deals, trends, and forecasts for the development of the venture industry in 2024. Also, as part of the "day zero," the 25th Expert Council for selecting startups for the SEZ Innopolis took place. Experts reviewed 11 projects in the fields of artificial intelligence, financial and educational technologies, digitalization of business processes, virtual reality, e-commerce, cloud technologies, and equipment diagnostics.

The Russian Venture Forum has been held in Kazan since 2005. Over the entire history of the forum, more than 2,400 companies and 700 startups have participated in the business program and exhibition. The event is organized by the Investment and Venture Fund of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Association for the Promotion of Digital Development, and the Russian Venture Investment Association (RAVI).