UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Jason Weiss
December 2016
I just returned from my first trip to China, taking 5 Israeli startups to the beautiful island of Hainan to pitch and meet with dozens of Chinese investors hungry for new technology. In just 2 days of networking, I learned more about business in China than in years of working with incoming Chinese delegations in Israel.
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Axis Russia 2021 is back for a second year as a virtual event.
Axis Russia is Axis Innovation’s annual event connecting leading Israeli startups with top Russian investors and strategic companies. For the past 6 years, Axis Russia has brought over 40 leading Israeli startups on physical and virtual roadshows to Moscow for pitches, networking, and meetings with over 200 Russian investors and corporations. Adapting to the current global situation, Axis Russia 2021 will be a virtual event to continue our work connecting the best Israeli startups and Russian investors together. Over 2 days, Axis Russia 2021 will include startup pitches, investor panels, keynote speakers, and arranged 1-1 meetings in a comfortable and effective online format.
Axis Russia is organized in partnership with leading players of the Russian hi-tech ecosystem including the Israel Trade and Economic Mission, Israeli-Russian Business Council, and Runa Capital. Previous Axis Russia events led to several investments and new business deals with Israeli startups.
WHO ATTENDS?
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PANELISTS 2021
Leo Batalov
Partner
@DLA Piper
Alexander Korchevskiy
Partner
@I2BF
Andrey Nikonov
Startup engagement manager
@Kaspersky iHub
Sergey Toporov
Partner @Leta Capital
Anton Fedorov
Partner @Flashpoint VC
Julien Nicolas
Innovation Manager @Leroy Merlin
Andrey Kosmach
Investment Director @Softline Venture Partners
Ivan Savelyev
Co-Founder @Emery Capital
Iskander Giniyatullin
Partner
@Sistema VC
Kathy Dan
Executive Director @Israeli-Russian Business Council
Pavel Belov
Senior Innovation Manager
@Megafon
Maxim Barsamyan
Executive Director @SberX
Yakir Davidson
Head of the Economic and Trade Mission @Israeli Embassy in Moscow
Nataliya Martemyanova
Innovation Manager @X5 Group
Alan Vaksman
Managing Partner @Digital Horizon
Victoria Susakova
Director for Eastern Europe & Central Asia @IE University
Ksenia Golubeva
Head of Innovation
@VTB
Sergey Semenchenko
Senior Innovation Manager
@Mvideo-Eldorado
Alexander Pak
Investment Director
@TMT Investments
Elizaveta Kalenchuk
Innovation Manager @Magnit Innovation Center
Vitaly Yanko
Partner @Insta Ventures
Lev Samsonov
Innovation Manager @Hoff
Alexey Alexanov
Partner @Cabra VC
Alexander Uvarov
Head of Scouting and Partnerships @MTS Startup Hub
TESTIMONIALS
Julien Nicholas,
Innovation Manager @Leroy Merlin
Very interesting event with interesting startups especially for Leroy Merlin which is looking for startups to accelerate our digital transformation.
Roman Klein, Legal Council @Finsight Ventures
Thanks to Axis Russia I’ve met with several great companies.
Lior Shacham, CEO @PicUP
Axis Russia was a super useful event for us, helping us close a new enterprise client, and an investor. Not to mention, it was brilliantly organized and fun.
CRITERIA
STARTUP
Israel-based startup
Raising post-seed to Series B fundraising
Any tech sector
Please apply here to join the Axis Russia virtual event. Applications will be reviewed by Axis Innovation and an internal committee based on the team, technology, traction, investment potential, and relevancy to the themes and investors attending.
For companies accepted, there is a 1000 NIS registration fee and a success fee for any deals concluded through Axis Russia.
Please contact for inquiries
BENEFITS OF PRESENTING:
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Pitch your company twice to curated audience of Russian investors and corporate partners
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Pre-event pitch training and investment strategy session with Axis Innovation
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Arranged 1-1 meetings with investors and corporations
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Company one pager given to all investors
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Post-event follow up and consulting
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Join the Axis Innovation network for future events, meetings with other relevant investors, and more
2020 AGENDA
JULY 14
AXIS RUSSIA VENTURE CAPITAL SUMMIT
9:45
Virtual networking
10:00
Opening Remarks
Darina Khanina, BD Associate @Axis Innovation
Ed Frank, CEO of Axis Innovation
Yakir Davidson, Head of Economic and Trade Mission at the Embassy of the State of Israel in the Russian Federation
Kathy Dan, Executive Director of the Israeli-Russian Business Council
10:20
Axis Exchange 1: Startup pitches, followed by investor feedback and questions
Panelists:
Anton Fedorov, Investment Director @Flashpoint VC
Igor Ryabenky, Managing Partner @Altair Capital
Valentina Zakirova, Investment Associate @SD Ventures
Danila Shaposhnikov, Partner @Terra.Vc
Moderator:
Jason Weiss, COO @Axis Innovation
11:00
Keynote Speakers
Tanya Levin, Partner Israel & Russia @Fincom Group
Leo Batalov, Partner @DLA Piper
11:10
Axis Exchange 2: Startup pitches, followed by investor feedback and questions.
Alexander Pak, Investment Director @TMT Investments
Alexey Alexanov, General Partner @Cabra VC
Iskander Giniyatullin, VP Investments @Sistema VC
Konstantin Gnyp, Associate @Runa Capital
Roman Ilyutkin, Associate @Millhouse
Moderator:
Leo Batalov, Partner @DLA Piper
11:50
Closing Remarks
12:00 - 13:00
1-1 Meetings
JULY 15
AXIS RUSSIA CORPORATE EDITION
9:45
Virtual Networking
10:00
Opening Remarks
Darina Khanina, BD Associate @Axis Innovation
Ed Frank, CEO of Axis Innovation
Yakir Davidson, Head of Economic and Trade Mission at the Embassy of the State of Israel in the Russian Federation
Kathy Dan, Executive Director of the Israeli-Russian Business Council
Victoria Susakova, Director for Eastern Europe & Central Asia at IE Business School & IE University
Leo Batalov, Partner and Global Сo-Head of Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital at DLA Piper
10:20
Axis Exchange 1: Startup pitches, followed by corporation feedback and questions.
Panelists:
Vadim Diakov, Investments & Innovations @ADV
Denis Levchenko, Head of Innovations Department @X5 Retail Group
Pavel Belov, Senior Innovation Manager @Megafon
Moderator:
Leo Batalov, Partner @DLA Piper
11:00
Keynote Presentation - Vitaly Mzokov, Head of Innovation Hub @Kaspersky Lab
11:10
Axis Exchange 2: Startup pitches, followed by investor feedback and questions
Panelists:
Denis Dyakonov, Innovations Development Manager @MTS
Ksenia Golubeva, Manager of Accelerator Projects @VTB
Ilya Vorobev, New Business Development Manager @Yandex Taxi
Michael Karlov, CorpDev @SberX
Moderator:
Vitaly Mzokov, Head of Innovation Hub @Kaspersky Lab
11:50
Closing Remarks
12:00 - 13:00
1-1 Meetings
DELEGATES 2020
SPONSORS 2021
PARTNERS
FLASHBACKS
AXIS RUSSIA ROADSHOW 2019
AXIS RUSSIA 2016 IN NUMBERS
EVENTS
CORPORATIONS
TOTAL GUESTS
1-1 MEETINGS
4
50+
100+
60+
Axis Innovation is an innovation platform connecting all sides of the global startup ecosystem. We help startups, investors, and corporations grow their business and better innovate through 3 main activities: investment consulting, events, and open innovation. Our strength lies in deep experience with companies across sectors, strong relationships with decision makers, and ability to identify disruptive innovation at its early stage.
Since 2014, Axis Innovation has established a recognizable brand as trusted advisors through closing over a dozen of startup investment rounds, producing over 30 boutique events attended by more than 5,000 people including over 1,000 investors, and creating open innovation projects and scouting for leading Fortune 500 companies. Axis Innovation is based in Tel Aviv with an active partner network in over 40 countries.
