Applications Now Open for Winter HSE Startup Cup 2022
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The HSE University Business Incubator has started accepting applications for the HSE Startup Cup. The competition, which is being held for the fourth time, has become a large-scale event for the best student startups from all of the university’s campuses. Participants of the competition have the opportunity to launch a startup and receive financing for their projects.
According to Nina Feodosiadi, Head of the HSE Business Incubator, the HSE Startup Cup makes a major contribution to the development of business competencies in early-career entrepreneurs.
Nina Feodosiadi, Head of HSE Business Incubator
‘This year, the competition promises to be bigger due to the participation of all four HSE University campuses: Moscow, St Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod, and Perm. Over the last three years, more than 1,200 participants have taken part in the competition for the chance to implement their ideas in a working and competitive startup. We invite anyone interested to participate in this community, which was created with the aim of uniting entrepreneurs who value a shared environment.’
Elena Kharykina, Head of the HSE Startup Cup project, explained the benefits of the competition for participants. She also stressed that this is an excellent opportunity for students to get support for their startups at the university.
Elena Kharykina, Head of the HSE Startup Cup project
‘We strive to help teams reach a new level, find like-minded thinkers, and learn to give presentations on stage to experts. We believe that the competition helps projects to develop.'
Main Competition Stages
- October 15: Application deadline.
- October 20–December 15: Competitors can attend open lectures on technology entrepreneurship and take part in pitch sessions.
In the finals, the strongest participants will give presentations to industrial partners, market experts, foundations and investors. Students of the Faculty of Computer Science who defend their ideas and projects as part of the conference can apply for the Young Entrepreneur FCS 2022 scholarship (in Russian).
This year’s competition is divided into several fields:
First Step — for projects at the idea stage.
Top Class (in conjunction with the Moscow Aviation Institute) and Scale Up — for projects at the MVP stage.
Participants of the HealthNet, TechNet, SportNet, EduNet and FoodNet accelerator tracks will gain new knowledge and skills for entering the startup market.
HSE Startup Cup winners in the ‘Idea’ and ‘MVP’ categories will receive prize money to develop their startups and pilot their project at HSE University. Outstanding startups will compete in the following categories:
Best Faculty Project
Best Project as Chosen by Partner
Best Investment Project
Best Project as Chosen by the Audience
Best Project Implemented at the University
Best Social Project
Best University Development Project
Best Project Per Campus/City
Best Project Per Track
The competition is open to HSE University bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral students, lecturers and staff.
The HSE University Business Incubator is the first university incubator in Russia. Since 2006, it has supported HSE University students in implementing startups and developing the university’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by popularising entrepreneurship and educational activities. In the last three years, more than 1,500 teams have participated in the incubator’s programmes and its graduates have attracted more than 2.6 billion roubles in funding for their projects. From 2017 to 2019, the HSE Business Incubator held the leading position in the UBI Global World Ranking of University-Linked Business Accelerators.
Nina Feodosiadi
Head, HSE Business Incubator
Elena Kharykina
Manager, HSE Business Incubator
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