No. All competitions are targeted to the particular levels of students' startups and do not require participation in the sequential order. For example, if you've already started to develop the product and test your business model, you may apply to ACCELERATE competition without participating in the PITCH one.

No. Any Russian startup project with at least one actual Skoltech student as a decision-making team member is eligible to participate.

No. The prizes are no-dilution meaning that they do not dilute your company's stakeholders' shares. So, by this meaning they can be called "free," and no one will ask you to give them back or provide a company share.

In general, on everything related to the startup project, i.e., marketing and PR activities, salaries, team-building events, and startup-related appliances.

We do not regulate any IP-related affairs. However, you should be sure that you are eligible to use the IP, on which your technology is based. For instance, if you team includes Skoltech employees, you should have a clear understanding of your related rights and obligations. In this case, we strongly recommend to consult with the Skoltech KTO.

We do not sign any NDAs because it does not make sense at this stage. In case of getting to the finals, please, be ready to provide few sentences about your project for the website and present your startup during a public live event.

Submit your pitch and wait for the updates. We will organize team forming events for all participants. Also, you can join our Telegram chat and network with other interested students.

No. The only thing you need to take into account is that one of your team members should be a current Skoltech student.