Partners

Investment and Venture fund of the Republic of Tatarstan is the founder and partner of Pulsar Venture Company. The fund was founded on 17 November 2004 in order to realize the republic program of developing the innovation activity in Tatarstan in 2004-2010.

Russian Venture Company is founded in compliance with the decision of the government and aimed to stimulate the creation of venture investments industry in Russia, the development of innovative sectors of economy and the promotion of the Russian high technology products to the global market

MICEX was established in 1992 and since then has been the main exchange for trading in currencies, the center of liquidity and price formation for the Russian assets. By the aggregate turnover, MICEX is among the TOP 20 global exchanges. The RTS Stock Exchange was founded in 1995 and since then has been actively developing the derivatives market. RTS has the biggest share in trading volume of Russian derivatives and is among the TOP 10 global derivatives exchanges. The aggregate turnover of both exchanges by results of 2010 hit a record figure of USD3.5 trillion

Russian Venture Capital Association (RVCA) – first in Russia professional organization which unites the PE&VC funds’ representatives.

The RVCA activities is aimed at promotion of the Russian private equity and venture capital (PE&VC) market formation, the innovative activity intensification, and the competitive growth of real economy sector of Russia increase.

NVCA serves as the definitive resource for venture capital data and unites its 400 plus members through a full range of professional services. 

NBAA(R) is a country wide industry body for business-angels, seed funds, and other early stage VC market players. The association was founded in December 2009.

The members are major early stage VC market players in Russia – well established angels networks, seed and early stage funds scattered all over the country.

The National Association of Innovations and Information Technology Development (NAIR-IT) was created in 2006 within the limits of the presidential program of innovations support in Russia. As its founders have acted institutes of Russian Academy of Sciences, Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, branch state enterprises, largest innovative companies, developers groups of perspective innovative technologies. For today NAIR-IT unites more than 1500 innovative companies and creative groups over all Russia.

The list of association problems includes Russian innovative potential consolidation, organization of interaction of association members with representatives of venture funds, assistance to funds in choice of priority objects for distribution of the finance (the companies, creative groups etc.).

The Russian Association for Entrepreneurship Education (RAEE) was founded in 2008 to foster entrepreneurship through university education, research, and international collaboration between professors, entrepreneurs, investors, and policy makers.  RAEE membership is open to all individuals and organizations interested in enhancing entrepreneurship development. 

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, United States that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computingthrough its various product divisions. Established on April 4, 1975 to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems.

The University of Maryland, College Park is a public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C. Founded in 1856, the University of Maryland is the flagship institution of the University System of Maryland. With a fall 2010 enrollment of more than 37,000 students, over 100 undergraduate majors and 120 graduate programs, Maryland is the largest university in the state and the largest in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

George Mason University  is a public university based in unincorporated Fairfax County, Virginia,United States, south of and adjacent to the city of Fairfax. Additional campuses are located nearby in Arlington County, Prince William County, and Loudoun County. Today, Mason is recognized for its strong programs in economics, law,creative writing, computer science, and business. In recent years, George Mason faculty have twice won the Nobel Prize in Economics. The university enrolls over 32,500 students, making it the largest university by head count in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

ESOMAR (The European Society for Opinion and Market Research) - European Society for the Study of the market and public opinion, founded in 1948, currently has over 4000 members from over 100 countries

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tatarstan (CCI RT) was registered as public independent non-profit organization on November 11, 1992 by the RT Department of Justice. It is located in the historic building of the former Free Economic Society of Kazan at Pushkin Street, 18. Now it is the property of the Chamber.

Association of enterprises and entrepreneurs of the Republic of Tatarstan" was created on January 26, 1990. The main goals of AEE RT are representation of interests and defence of employers' rights. 

Association of small and medium enterprises of the Republic of Tatarstan actively participates within economic and social life of the Republic: preparation and implementation of important legal initiatives, influencing Russia's and Tatarstan's business development.