June 24, 2025, Moscow
At the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), the head of Sberbank Herman Gref announced the launch of Moscow Startup Summit — a major event in the field of tech entrepreneurship to be held this October at SberCity in Moscow.
“We have developed a wide range of tools that help small tech businesses build their companies. We run the country’s largest business accelerator, Sber500. We’ve also launched accelerators for school and university students. I should note that we work very closely with the Moscow City Government on this front.
Moscow has created unique support mechanisms for small industrial enterprises, and I’m pleased to announce our new joint initiative: in early October, together with the Moscow City Government, we will host the first Startup Summit at our shared smart city — SberCity.
The event will focus on identifying and supporting small companies in the field of technological entrepreneurship. We aim to make it a major event for the industry — and plan to hold it annually. So I’d like to extend an open invitation to all of you to join us for this exciting new gathering in the fall.”