RVC and Italian Incubator Almacube Agree On Exchange of Innovation

Moscow (ots/PRNewswire) -

RVC's GenerationS corporate accelerator and Almacube incubator of
the University of Bologna have agreed to exchange technical
innovations to improve technological development in Russia and Italy.

The aim of the partnership is to simplify links between the
innovation ecosystems - startups, corporations and experts of the two
countries. GenerationS and Almacube will exchange information on
technology trends taking place in their countries and invite startups
to participate in the acceleration programs.

The founders of Russian startups will have the opportunity to
attend educational activities in Italy, gaining industry knowledge in
the business development field, participating in international
markets and even receiving investments. In 2019, the University of
Bologna's "Start-up Unit" accelerator program is planning to invest
in startups up to EUR 125,000.

GenerationS will not only offer acceleration support to the
Italian startups, but will also help them build partnerships with
major Russian corporate clients.

"The partnership with AlmaCube began after we visited Bologna
looking for startups for corporate accelerator of Unilever. We are
convinced of the importance of the partnership and its perspectives:
these joint efforts will help turn the scientific developments of our
two countries into successful commercial projects, attract startups
from the University of Bologna to our accelerator and help them in
building mutually-beneficial partnerships with Russian business. Our
ultimate aim is to improve the quality of projects coming to the
Russian market of innovations and increase the pace of their
subsequent growth", explained Ekaterina Petrova, director of the
GenerationS corporate accelerator. Fabrizio Bugamelli, CEO of
AlmaCube, said that "this agreement will facilitate the
internationalization of hi-tech spinoff and startup of the University
of Bologna towards the Russian market which is a strongly innovative
ecosystem."

About GenerationS

GenerationS is a federal platform for the development of corporate
acceleration tools. The platform has been ongoing at RVC since 2013.
The accelerator's infrastructure includes more than 14,000 start-ups
from 30 different countries and 400 corporate and ecosystem partners.
GenerationS was the first Russian accelerator to become part of the
GAN international accelerator network, created by Techstars.

http://www.generation-startup.ru

About Almacube

Almacube is the incubator and innovation center of the University
of Bologna. Created in 1999, Almacube is a non-commercial incubator,
certificated by Italy's Ministry of Economic Development.

https://www.almacube.com

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