Skolkovo Foundation

A non-profit organization established in 2010 and acting as the managing company of the Skolkovo Innovation Center. The purpose of the Fund is to support technological entrepreneurship in Russia and commercialize the results of research activities.

The number of Skolkovo residents has already exceeded 3,000. The Foundation provides them with a range of services necessary to bring developments to the Russian and international markets. Resident status gives the company tax and customs benefits. In 2019, the revenue of residents amounted to more than 160 billion rubles. Since 2019, the law allows any organization engaged in research activities in Russia to gain access to all services and benefits of the Innovation Center.

The Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), one of the top 100 young universities in the world according to Nature Index, is located on the territory of the Skolkovo Innovation Center. The infrastructure of the Innovation Center consists, in particular, of the largest Technopark in Europe and research centers of industrial partners.

In 2019, three new partner R&D centers were opened in the Innovation Center - Sibur, TMK and Tatneft companies. On the territory of Skolkovo, a total of more than 760 thousand square meters have already been put into operation. m. of residential areas, research and educational centers. Extra-budgetary investments in the creation of infrastructure exceeded 100 billion rubles.

Currently, the Government of the Russian Federation is transforming the system of development institutions, which provides for their integration into the management perimeter of VEB.RF. On the basis of VEB.RF, a centralized investment block is being created to implement projects that contribute to the achievement of national development goals. The priority of VEB.RF Group is the consolidation of public and private investment resources for the breakthrough development of the country, improving the quality and creating comfortable conditions for people's lives.