12-week acceleration for AI startups with a personal manager, expertise, corporate pilots, and infrastructure support.

The AI Accelerator of the Saint Petersburg Technopark Business Incubator is a 12-week acceleration program accredited by the Innovation Assistance Fund under the "Artificial Intelligence" federal project of the "Digital Economy of the Russian Federation" national program. It is designed to support startups that have received "Acceleration-AI", "Start-AI", and "Development-AI" grants.

Who is eligible to participate?
The program is open to projects developing their own AI solutions or using machine learning technologies. Companies with a ready MVP or those capable of releasing a minimum viable product within 1.5–2 months are invited to participate.

How is the program conducted?
• Format: a combination of online and in-person meetings (for Saint Petersburg residents)
• Duration: 12 weeks
• A personal manager supervises the project from day one
• Diagnostics and selection of industry experts for your specific tasks
• Weekly meetings with mentors and industry specialists
• Individual consultations on investment, marketing, product packaging, and customer acquisition

What do participants receive?

• Personal development plan and access to an expert network
• Participation in investment attraction events and corporate piloting
• Infrastructural and technical support at the incubator site
• Certificate of successful program completion

Program benefits

• Individual approach to each project
• Access to large corporations and partner network
• Opportunity to pilot technologies in real business cases
• Networking with investors and industry peers

Service name

Cost

Pre-acceleration program for UMNIK grant recipients "From 0 to 1"

35,000 ₽

Vladislav Semenov

Senior Project Manager, Early-Stage Innovation Project Support Department (Business Incubator)

+7 (812) 670-10-85 (ext. 137)

Address

30 Zanevsky Ave, Bldg 2