Skoltech
Triple Point
Skoltech Triple Point is the first Russian student-led entrepreneurial challenge similar to MIT$100K (MIT) and Tiger Launch (Princeton).
Inspired by MIT$100K, we launch a yearly series of three competitions, each targeted to the specific stage of Skoltech students' startups and with the corresponding prize funds provided by our sponsors. The prizes are really prizes, so no company stake or any other tie for the winners.
Inspired by MIT$100K, we launch a yearly series of three competitions, each targeted to the specific stage of Skoltech students' startups and with the corresponding prize funds provided by our sponsors. The prizes are really prizes, so no company stake or any other tie for the winners.
Experience sharing: lectures and insights from the industry top experts
Networking: opportunity to meet industry leaders, VCs, and potential customers
Skoltech Support: PR, prototyping, operations, and legal help
Win the grand prize for the development of your project
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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.
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.
- 3 min showcase to join and accelerate with our mentors.
- Solid business presentation, describing key aspects and traction.
Triple Point Tracks
Track #1.
Together with GazpromNeft
Main project lines:
• Chemical technologies
• ESG (Environmental, social and corporate government) and energy transition
• Capital construction
• New production technologies
• New materials and coating technologies
• Electronics (including -micro), instrumentation and industrial technologies
• Chemical technologies
• ESG (Environmental, social and corporate government) and energy transition
• Capital construction
• New production technologies
• New materials and coating technologies
• Electronics (including -micro), instrumentation and industrial technologies
This year we are launching a joint track in cooperation with Gazpromneft and Spb EnergoTechHub to supporting startups in oil&gas and related industries.
PITCH prizes:
1st place — 240k ₽
2nd place — 160k ₽
3rd place — 80k ₽
Audience award — 20k ₽
- 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
- Deadline for submission: November 13, 2022
- Finalists will be selected before: December 5, 2022
- The date of the finals: December 8, 2022
- 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: January-February 2023
- Deadline for submission: TBD
- Finalists will be selected before: TBD
- The date of the finals: TBD
Meanwhile, join our Telegram chat to receive fresh news and ask questions
- A business presentation describing key business model aspects and traction of a startup
- 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
- 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: May-June 2023
- Deadline for submission: TBD
- Finalists will be selected before: TBD
- The date of the finals: TBD
Meanwhile, join our Telegram chat to receive fresh news and ask questions
Skoltech Triple Point is the condition of particular heat and outside pressure when the team tends to coexist simultaneously in three states of Science, Technology, and Entrepreneurship
invented by Semyon Fast, Skoltech Alumnus
- I am a committed supporter of the Skoltech Triple Point initiative in enhancing the entrepreneurial environment. I would be very happy to assist the project leaders in any way appropriate in terms of judging or mentoringStuart LawsonMember of the Board of Directors of Skolkovo Ventures,
EY Senior Advisor, RBCC Board Member
April 13, 2021 - I believe that initiatives of this kind are good and need to further develop entrepreneurial ecosystem in Moscow and Russia. I think the partnership between MIT and Skoltech is an excellent base for building successful competition of this kind. I strongly support this effort and hope to participate as a mentor and jury member.Vitaly PolekhinPresident of the International Investor Organization INVESTORO, Chairman of the International Cooperation Committee of EBAN, Investor of Delivery Club
May 5, 2021 - All the biggest companies started from a very small. And all of their founders took the first, most important step in the beginning. Do it yourself! Without the first step, nothing will workAlexander GornyiСo-founder of United Investors
September 13, 2021
Meet our judges
- Adeniyi AdebayoM.Sc. Skoltech AlumnusCBDO at Yango, ProctorEdu, Starta Capital (VC)
Aleksey Marakhin
M.Sc. Skoltech AlumnusCo-founder and COO of Phystech.Genesis hackathon provider- Nikita RodichenkoM.Sc. Skoltech AlumnusCEO and Founder of Flyfire, CTO of Tsuru Robotics
- Alexander MartynovPh.D. Skoltech AlumnusHead of Bio-IT at RBV Capital
- Evgeny ShilovPh.D. Skoltech AlumnusCo-founder and CTO of LABADVANCE.
- Simon Bradley
Founder of The Funnel Investor, Member Of The Board Of Advisors at Skoltech, Founder at Percent Edge, UK
- Alexey ThrashcheevCEO at "Sintez" LLC, Co-Founder of SGL LTD, Lead of Russian part in Go Global World Community
- Boris TrigubHead of Skoltech Student Support Center, has experience as Deputy director of the Agency for Innovation and Development
- Geoffrey Carr-Harris
Co-founder and Creative Director at Coeval Media SA, Director of Research and Partner at Wyiiz Enterprises Limited, AI Content Manager at beingAI
- Michael K. AkimovHead of Skoltech Industrial Practice CoE NTI "Wireless & IoT", Investment and innovation management professional
- Kendrick Davis WhiteVice Rector for Commercialization at Almaty Management University, Director of Technology Commercialization Center
- Laurent MonodPartner at Corecam Family Office, a trusted investment advisor to global entrepreneurs and their families
- Irina GaydaExpert of Skoltech Energy Transition and ESG center
- Larisa KopylovaDeputy Director Accelerator Mendeleev, expert in chemical industry and engineering
- Ilya GoldtManaging Director and Partner of the New Industry Investment Fund
- Aleksandr NovichikhinSenior Innovation Specialist TMK R&D Center, Ph.D
- Maxim BardinHead of Acceleration Programs at Gazprom Neft Technology Partnerships
- Kseniya OparovskayaHead of projects in Technology Partnerships and Import Substitution Department, Gazprom Neft
- Irina MuhinaPhD in AI, Founder of Innovative Educational Center of Art and Science at iECARUS, Toronto
- Oleg PertsovskiyOperations Director of the Energy Efficient Technologies Cluster of the Skolkovo Foundation
- John Robert SuttonCEO of JR Sutton & Co. Specializing in international F&B commerce and payments technology.
- Ivana YovichChief Specialist of the Capital Construction Department, Gazprom Neft PJSC, Capital Construction Accelerator Coordinator
- Julia ShadrinaDirector of Innovation Development, R&D TMK, AMBA Innovation and Entrepreneurship, EMBA Operations Management
- Olesya VaninaHead of the Supplier System Development Program, Department of Technological Partnerships and Import Substitution of Gazprom Neft PJSC, Project Manager of Energotechnohab Petersburg
How to participate
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Describe
Explain your idea/startup in the format needed for a competition you'd like to apply. E.g., if you are going to participate in PITCH, prepare a 90-sec oral presentation without slides or any other visual material. Test it with you comrades and rework if needed
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Apply
Fill the form below 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
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Participate
Be selected for the finals by our external judges and be ready to pitch during the live event
Application
is open until 12 March, 2023
is open until 12 March, 2023
Application form for the Track#1 Accelerate competition is open until midnight 12 March, 2023
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FAQ
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. The only thing we would ask you is to spend them accurately and according to the very flexible and low-bureaucracy Agreement of participation, which you will need to sign in order to participate in finals.
In general, on everything related to the startup project, i.e., marketing and PR activities, salaries, team-building events, and startup-related appliances. The detailed list of the available expenditures will be provided in the Agreement of participation, which you will need to sign in order to participate in finals.
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.
Meet Our Team
Cool guys who want
to help Skoltech startups grow:
to help Skoltech startups grow:
- Andrei ChemikhinSkoltech AlumniCo-Founder and Program Coordinator
- Arina IvanovaSkoltech AlumniCo-Founder and Program Coordinator
- Maria KornevaSkoltech Ph.D. StudentOperations Vice-President
- Vitaly KazakuSkoltech M.Sc. StudentMarketing Vice-President
- Tatiana AlekhinaSkoltech M.Sc. StudentPR Vice-President
- Egor PurlatsSkoltech M.Sc. StudentEvents Vice-President
- Arsenii ChekalovSkoltech M.Sc. StudentWebsite manager
- Alina KhayrullinaSkoltech M.Sc. StudentSMM manager
- Rimma IshberdinaSkoltech M.Sc. StudentOperations manager
- We have various opportunities and great plans!
Our Supervisors
Experienced professionals who help our program develop:
- Alexey CheremisinSkoltech Triple Point LeaderFull Professor at Skoltech Center for Hydrocarbon Recovery, CEO at LABADVANCE
- Elena SokolovaSkoltech Triple Point DevelopmentHead of Innovations Ecosystem Development at Skoltech Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Alexey NikolaevSkoltech Triple Point MethodologyProfessor of the Practice at Skoltech Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Our Partners
Those who are strongly supporting Triple Point enterpreneural spirit and ideas
Join the Skoltech Triple Point managing student team!
Leave us your email and we will contact you soon to discuss the possible opportunities for you as a team member! Why to join:
- Understand the entrepreneurial industry from a different perspective
- Develop your professional network
- Get a line in CV
- Become a part of the best rising entrepreneurial competition in Russia
- Advance your managerial skills