9/4/2019
X5 Retail Group: startups from Europe have a positive attitude to the Russian market
X5 Retail Group together with GoTech Innovation completed the first stage of startups selection in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania for implementation in Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Karusel stores. The company is looking for technological solutions for four key retail areas - consumer experience, store operations, supply chain and back office.
Evgeny Babaev, Head of Innovation Search and Selection Projects, X5 Retail Group, talks about how European startups who submitted applications attracted the organizers of the contest, what are their prospects for implementation and what key mistakes they made while participating in the selection.
8/29/2019
«Beeline» is looking for 5G startups
“Beeline”, a leading Russian telecommunications operator and digital service provider, together with GoTech launched a contest to find breakthrough projects using 5G technology. Startups will be provided with a platform equipped for testing solutions in the new generation network.
8/22/2019
GoTech 2019 opportunities and nominations
Let’s find out all of the GoTech Contest opportunities for technological startups – see which nominations are suited best for your company!
8/13/2019
VTB Bank is looking for startups to launch a pilot project at the GoTech 2019 contest
VTB Bank became an Official partner of GoTech Arena forum and established a special award at Arena Pitch nomination. One of the finalists will be able to launch a pilot project with the Bank.
8/5/2019
Results and winners of Startup Connect Сontest
On August 1 and 2, Vellamo Center of Kotka, Finland, held *Ship startup festival and Final of Startup Connect Contest. Read all about the contest and its winners.
8/5/2019
X5 Retail Group: cooperation with startups has to be effective
X5 Retail Group, the largest retailer in Russia, announced its entry into foreign markets to monitor innovations and search for startups for implementation in its own retail-chains (Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, Karusel stores). Now X5 technology scouting takes place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The selection was organized jointly with GoTech Innovation and will last until September 17. Best startups will get a chance to implement a pilot project in the X5 Lab Innovation laboratory. The focus of the X5 is on shelving control projects, flexible pricing systems, robotics, automation of quality control and freshness of products, tracking of goods. X5, in turn, is ready to make the necessary investments and provide infrastructural opportunities for cooperation.
Denis Levchenko, Head of Innovations at X5 Retail Group, spoke about how cooperation between X5 and startups will be organized, who have the greatest chances to implement their projects and what criteria will become key when choosing solutions.
8/1/2019
LevelUp Startup Accelerator for tech companies
The application period for the LevelUp Startup Accelerator began – an accelerator program for early-stage technology projects interested in developing in the global market. The organizer is Cursor Oy. Sprint #1 of the program is organized by GoTech Innovation.
