Acceptance of applications for the technology award has started in Moscow

The acceptance of applications for the Moscow Government and Sber Technology Awards for participants of the Russian innovation market has begun in Moscow. It is awarded as part of the Moscow Startup Summit to highlight effective industry development practices, as well as inspire large companies and investors to participate in supporting start-up entrepreneurs and developing the economic potential of the regions, said Natalia Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of the capital.

"Last year, applications were received from almost all regions of Russia. Technological entrepreneurship is of fundamental importance for the development of the country. Moscow creates comfortable conditions for doing and scaling business, develops the necessary infrastructure and supports promising areas such as robotics, photonics, artificial intelligence and quantum technologies. A separate nomination of the competition is dedicated to the solutions already implemented in the capital," Sergunina said.

According to her, the winner of this nomination in 2026 will be determined by Muscovites. Experts will form a shortlist of 10 innovative projects, after which the users of the Active Citizen platform will choose the best ones.

The award includes 17 nominations in total. Startups, investors, representatives of corporations and regional development institutions, as well as media projects covering technological entrepreneurship can participate in the competition.

According to Alexey Katkov, Senior Vice President and Director of Sberbank's Center for Advanced Investments, last year the competition received more than 1,700 applications from 79 regions of the country.

"This response clearly demonstrates that the award can become not just a tool for recognizing outstanding technological achievements, but also a platform for dialogue between all market participants. We see how, thanks to such initiatives, a unified space for interaction between startups, investors and corporations is being formed, which directly contributes to the deployment of an ecosystem of open innovations in various parts of our country," he stressed.

Applications will be accepted until August 31. The award ceremony will be held in the fall as part of the Moscow Startup Summit.