Microsoft Russia Seed Fund

Category:

NGO / Not For Profit

Description:

Microsoft Seed Fund provides grants for the creation of start-ups IT products and helps to attract investments to develop projects. The Fund was established in December 2010 to support start-ups in the technology industry. The Foundation provides grants ranging from $ 30,000 to $ 100,000 (the size of the grant depends on each case) in the form of grants to companies and individual developers, provides an idea of promising projects to professional investors working in the Russian market as well as attracting technology experts to assist companies create a product on the technologies Microsoft. Foundation works only with companies and developers that are in Russia. In addition, the Fund aims at the overall development of technological entrepreneurship through training and assistance to start-up companies to market participants in the selection of interesting projects. The Foundation works in cooperation with professional venture capital market. Partners Fund participate in the selection committee, as well as view them as potential sites for their own investments. Among the Fund's partners leading Russian development institutions and venture funds. A complete list of partners, you can find below.

Location:

Russian Federation