Skoltech Triple Point

Energy&ESG PITCH

The Energy track is related to solving present difficulties faced by the oil and gas industry. The main goals are to reduce pollutants, increase the efficiency of applied technologies, and incorporate new innovative solutions.

Your project should to be directly related to the following topics or at least have the same direction:

1. Chemical technologies

2. ESG (Environmental, social and corporate government) and energy transition

3. Capital construction

4. New production technologies

5. New materials and coating technologies

6. Electronics (including -micro), instrumentation and industrial technologies

On the ACCELERATE stage your project should have an MVP.

Prize fund:

1 place - 200k rubles
2 place - 150k rubles
3 place - 100k rubles
Prize award - 30k rubles

Submissions open: 30 January, 2024

Deadline for submission: 12 February, 2024

Finalists will be selected before: 22 February, 2024

The date of the finals: 27 February, 2024

You can find more info about Pitch here

Apply right now!

Social tech track

Social tech touches a major human-faces problems, which can be solved or significantly decreased with the introduction of new technologies.

Your project should to be directly related to the following topics or at least have the same direction.

The main directions of the track:

1.DEI-tech (Divergency-equity-inclusion)

—Assistive tech

— Accessibility

— Technologies for representation (in equity meaning)

2.WLB-tech (Well-being)

— Ecology safety

— Economy safety

— Mental health

— Healthfulness

3.Anti-crisis-tech

—prevention and liquidation in case of emergency, humanitarian crisis, environmental disasters, first aid, etc.

Prize fund:

1 place - 200k rubles
2 place - 150k rubles
3 place - 100k rubles
Prize award - 30k rubles

Submissions open: January 30, 2024

Deadline for submission: February 24, 2024

Finalists will be selected before: March 8, 2024

The date of the finals: March 13, 2024

You can find more info about Accelerate here

Apply right now!

IT/AI TRACK

The IT/AI track focuses on utilizing technology to solve complex problems and improve efficiency in various industries.

Your project should to be directly related to the following topics or at least have the same direction.

The main directions of the track:

1. Cybersecurity-tech

—Data/network/cloud protection and security

2. AI-tech

—Machine learning

—Natural language processing

—Computer vision

3. Blockchain-tech

—Cryptocurrency

—Smart contracts

—Supply chain management

4. IoT-tech

—Smart home/city/etc

—Industrial IoT

5. Cloud-tech

—Cloud computing/storage/security

6. Virtual Reality-tech

—Gaming and entertainment

—Education and training

—Healthcare and therapy

7. Robotics-tech

—Industrial automation

—Healthcare robotics

—Service robots.

On the PITCH stage it is enough to have just an idea and be able to pitch it!

Prize fund: Right now there is no financial support for IT/AI Track, but we are looking for sponsors for IT/AI Track 2024! By the way, you will talk to our industrial partners on demo-day, recieve feedback and get useful contacts!

Format: IT/AI track will be hold in online format

Submissions open: December, 2023

Deadline for submission: December, 2023

The date of the finals: 14 December, 2023

Apply right now!

Apply for ACCELERATE

Apply for Triple Point Accelerate contest (Energy&ESG track) until 12 February, 2023

Team name

Skoltech email

Your telegram account

What your project is about?

Desribe your main project idea

Are you looking for new team members?

Yes, Im currently working alone

Yes, I would like to find more team members

No, our team is full

List of team members

Link to the 3 min video about your idea

Link to the presentation about your idea

Do you need any passes?

Yes, I need pass to Skoltech
Yes, I need pass for my car
No, I dont need any passes

I have read and I accept Skoltech Triple Point rules

Apply for Social Tech ACCELERATE!

Team name

Your telegram account

Your university

What your project is about?

Describe shortly main idea of your project (Кратко опишите основную идею вашего проекта)

List of team members

Are you looking for new team members?

Yes, Im currently working alone

Yes, I would like to find more team members

No, our team is full

Link to the 3 min video-pitch of your project

Link to the presentation of your project

Do you need any passes to Skoltech?

Yes, I need pass to Skoltech
Yes, I need pass for my car
No, I dont need any passes

I have read and I accept Skoltech Triple Point rules

Apply for LAUNCH: Energy/ESG and Social tech!

Team name

Which track are you applying for?

Energy&ESG

Social Tech

Your telegram account

Your university

What your project is about?

Describe shortly main idea of your project (Кратко опишите основную идею вашего проекта)

List of team members

Are you looking for new team members?

Yes, Im currently working alone

Yes, I would like to find more team members

No, our team is full

Link to the 5 min video-pitch of your project

Link to the materials (Video-presentation and supporting documents: piloting a product or other form of implementation, pilot intent agreements, agreements of support or intent to sell, first sales)

Do you need any passes to Skoltech?

Yes, I need pass to Skoltech
Yes, I need pass for my car
No, I dont need any passes

I have read and I accept Skoltech Triple Point rules

Apply for IT/AI PITCH

Team name

Your telegram account

Your university

What your project is about?

Describe shortly main idea of your project

List of team members

Are you looking for new team members?

Yes, Im currently working alone

Yes, I would like to find more team members

No, our team is full

Link to the video about your project (3 min)

Link to the presentation (optionally)

I agree with Skoltech Triple Point terms

Application for Energy and ESG LAUNCH is closed!

You can register on LAUNCH event as a guest!

Track updates in our telegram chat!

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Application for Social Tech LAUNCH is closed

You can register as a guest!

Track updates in our telegram chat!

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Application for IT/AI Accelerate 2024 is closed!

Track updates in our telegram chat!

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Skoltech Triple Point challenge includes three distinct competitions — each one is targeting startups on a particular level of development:

PITCH: it is enough to have just an idea and be able to pitch it

ACCELERATE is organized for startups, which have entered (or are ready to enter) the business model validation process with an MVP version of a product.

LAUNCH is intended to support Seed-level startups, i.e., which are ready to enter the market with almost functional products and validated (at least, partly) their business model.

Pitch your startup idea in 90-sec video, get to the finals, and have a chance to win a money prize.

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3 min showcase to join and accelerate with our mentors.

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Solid business presentation, describing key aspects and traction.

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Estimated deadline for application - November, 20, 2024

2024 PITCH prizes*:

1st place — 110k ₽

2nd place — 90k ₽

3rd place — 60k ₽

Audience award — 20k ₽

*Information is relevant only for Energy&ESG and Social Tech Tracks

A 90-second video about your startup idea to apply for participation
No slides, videos, charts, or any other visual materials. Just you and your pitch.
A product may be in the form of a prototype, description, or any other form of an MVP.

Firstly, applications get a quality assessment by the organizing committee
Secondly, they are assessed by the external jury members, and from 10 to 20 finalists are selected
Thirdly, finalists present their ideas to the panel of judges at the public live (online or offline) event and answer their questions
The applications are assessed according to the pitch quality, clarity of a problem, clarity of a solution and value, potential viability.
The application should comply with the general program rules

Deadlines for submission: 20 November, 2024
Finalists will be selected before: End of November, 2024
The date of the finals: 04 December - IT/AI Track, 11 December - Energy&ESG Track, 18 December - Social Tech Track

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APPLICATION FOR ACCELERATE 2025 WILL BE OPENED IN FEBRUARY 2025!

A 3-min showcase presentation (video+presentation, here is the example) about your startup to apply for participation
A product should be partly functional and may be tested among potential users

Firstly, applications get a quality assessment by the organizing committee
Secondly, they are assessed by the external jury members, and from 5 to 10 finalists are selected. The finalists get assigned a business development mentor to accelerate the business model creation and validation
Thirdly, finalists present their showcases to the panel of jury at the public live (online or offline) event and answer to their questions
The applications are assessed according to the clarity of the problem, clarity and potential viability of the solution (MVP), clarity of the business model, and commercial potential. During the finals, the judges will also assess the traction you made during the acceleration part of the competition
The application should comply with the general program rules

Submissions open: TBC
Deadline for submission: TBC
Finalists will be selected before: TBC
The date of the finals: TBC

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APPLICATION FOR LAUNCH 2025 WILL BE OPENED IN MARCH 2025!

A business presentation describing key business model aspects and traction of a startup (5 minutes oral presentation with slides)
A product should be mainly functional and ready to be distributed among potential customers

Firstly, the applications get a quality assessment by the organizing committee
Secondly, they are assessed by the external jury members, and from 5 to 8 finalists are selected
Thirdly, finalists present their startups to the panel of jury at the public live (online or offline) event and answer to their questions kmk
The applications are assessed according to the presentation quality, level of business model validation, and the level of a product readiness
The application should comply with the general program rules

Submissions open: April 22, 2024
Deadline for submission:May 7, 2024
Finalists will be selected before: May 24, 2024
The date of the finals:May 28, 2024

Meanwhile, join our Telegram chat to receive fresh news and ask questions

Prepare

We recommend to start with reading the rules of the Skoltech Triple Point challenge, checking the MIT$100K website, and watching some of their previous competitions

Describe

Explain your idea/startup in a 90-sec video about your startup for participating in PITCH. Test it with you comrades and rework if needed

Apply

Fill the form and wait for our reply. You have two attempts to apply: after the first tryout, we provide you the recommendations for improvement (if needed) and the next submission will be counted as the final. Have doubts? Leave us your email and get more info from the organizing team

Participate

Be selected for the finals by our external judges and be ready to pitch during the live event (90 seconds presentation + 3 minutes questions session0